MURPHY, TIM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Annan, Kofi A.: call for resignation as Secretary General of the U.N. due to allegations of fraud and mismanagement of the U.N. Oil for Food Program (see H. Res. 869), H10926 [6DE]

Aviation: provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations (see H.R. 1084), H575 [24FE]

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H2266 [21AP]

Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3800), H2154 [2AP]

Children and youth: improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (see H.R. 4504), H3780 [3JN]

Crime: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 2387), H2658 [5MY]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H3605 [1JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H6128 [20JY]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H575 [24FE]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H6706 [22JY]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 492), H35 [20JA]

Federal employees: eliminate provisions limiting certain election opportunities available to individuals participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 4324), H2814 [11MY]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3716), H1740 [30MR]

GAO: prepare statements for committee reports on congressional legislation on whether new entities, programs, or functions are redundant or could be performed more efficiently by existing entity, program, or function (see H.R. 2743), H434 [10FE]

Government: establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions (see H.R. 3213), H1740 [30MR]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H872 [4MR]

Housing: facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities (see H.R. 4363), H3606 [1JN]

Immigration: prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H1011 [10MR]

Iran: urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H1117 [16MR]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 4730), H5536 [12JY]

Israel: support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1594 [25MR]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H8859 [7OC]

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4894 [23JN]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1359), H36 [20JA]

Mining and mineral resources: reauthorize collection of reclamation fees, revise abandoned mine reclamation program, promote remining, and authorize Office of Surface Mining to collect black lung excise tax (see H.R. 3778), H1323 [18MR]

National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 514), H1741 [30MR]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4108), H4647 [21JN]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1173), H1370 [23MR]

Pennsylvania State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 703), H5195 [6JY]

Pittsburgh (U.S.S.): tribute to crew for heroism in March 1945 for rendering aid and assistance to the U.S.S. Franklin and its crew (see H. Con. Res. 438), H3440 (see H. Con. Res. 438), H3539 [20MY]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H2917 [12MY]

Public lands: extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 4492), H3719 [2JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H245 [28JA]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 4881), H6555 [21JY]

Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3890), H870 [4MR]

Tariff: electron guns for cathode ray tubes (CRT's) with a certain high definition television screen aspect ratio (see H.R. 5201), H8038 [4OC]

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H700 [26FE]

Taxation: allow employers a tax credit for increasing employment (see H.R. 4307), H2727 [6MY]

———create lifetime savings accounts (see H.R. 4078), H1789 [31MR]

———encourage investing of foreign earnings within the U.S. for productive business purposes (see H.R. 767), H2266 [21AP]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 3412), H2154 [2AP]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4227), H2549 [4MY]

———increase child tax credit (see H.R. 4359), H3015 [13MY]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (see H.R. 4275), H2656 [5MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (see H.R. 4181), H2264 [21AP]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2978), H1116 [16MR]

———repeal the medicine and drugs limitation on the deduction for medical care (see H.R. 3596), H2154 [2AP]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see H.R. 3717), H576 [24FE]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 4284), H3094 [17MY]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H391 [4FE]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (see H.J. Res. 93), H3606 [1JN]

———anniversary of Battle of the Bulge (see H.J. Res. 110), H9746 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Federal employees: establish programs to make supplemental dental and vision benefits available to Federal employees, retirees, and dependents, and expand OPM contracting authority (see H.R. 5295), H9047 [8OC]

Medicare: establish demonstration program to offset costs of electronic prescribing systems of health care providers (see H.R. 4805), H5470 [9JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5199 [7JY]

Memorandums

Timeline of Major Terrorist Activities: by, H6689 [22JY]

Remarks

Bobby Marshall Gentry Post Office Building, Raeford, NC: designate (H.R. 4176), H3051, H3052 [17MY]

California: court ruling requiring Catholic charities to cover birth control in employees' health insurance plans, H756 [3MR]

Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, H2339 [22AP]

Congress: tribute to Republican House Members-elect, H9701 [16NO]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H608 [25FE]

Donald G. Brotzman Post Office Building, Boulder, CO: designate (H.R. 5370), H10055 [19NO]

Federal employees: establish programs to make supplemental dental and vision benefits available to Federal employees, retirees, and dependents, and expand OPM contracting authority (H.R. 5295), H9033 [8OC]

———establish programs to make supplemental dental and vision benefits available to Federal employees, retirees, and dependents, and expand OPM contracting authority (S. 2657), H10913 [6DE]

Flag Day: observance, E1175 [18JN]

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), H3049 [17MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), conference report, E2129 [20NO]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4548), H4850 [23JN]

———support for employees, H4850 [23JN]

Iraq: abduction and killing of civilians by enemy combatants, H2784 [11MY]

———affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom, H1232 [18MR]

———U.N. Oil for Food Program, H2485 [29AP]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (H. Res. 605), H2596 [5MY]

National Visiting Nurse Association Week: designate (S. Con. Res. 8), H10055 [19NO]

Oscar Scott Woody Post Office Building, Roxboro, NC: designate (H.R. 3740), H3049, H3050 [17MY]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H4504 [17JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), E1173 [18JN]

———national energy policy, E1173 [18JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3850 [9JN]

Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3890), H5215 [7JY]

Stepanek, Matthew J.T. (Mattie): tribute (H. Res. 695), H6678 [22JY]

Taxation: permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), H2434 [28AP]

Votes: position on missed, H3413 [20MY], E1703 [24SE]

Wheeling Jesuit University: anniversary, E1709 [24SE]

Zarqawi, Abu Musab: terrorist activities, H2784 [11MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H630 [25FE], H1069 [11MR], H2196 [20AP], H2481 [28AP], H2812 [11MY], H3960 [14JN]

Tributes

Zangas, Bob, H1329 [23MR], E453 [26MR]