MURPHY, TIM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 356), H3556 [18MY]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H12050 [16DE]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 601), H11654 [14DE]

Air Force: tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5100 [23JN]

Annan, Kofi: call for resignation as U.N. Secretary General (see H. Res. 277), H4144 [26MY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H2103 [14AP]

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. 1871), H2646 [27AP]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H984 [3MR]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H11110 [6DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H12290 [18DE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 3373), H7566 [28JY]

Children and youth: improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 2423), H4188 [7JN]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1505), H4297 [8JN]

China, People's Republic of: clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H6205 [20JY]

———require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see H.R. 3004), H4895 [21JN]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance and encourage efforts of prospective citizens to become citizens (see H.R. 4168), H10039 [8NO]

———restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H11220 [7DE]

Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see H.R. 687), H4896 [21JN]

Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 29), H719 [16FE]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H4144 [26MY]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1689), H11035 [18NO]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1372 [10MR]

Cuba: express support to the organizers and participants of the historic meeting of the Assembly to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba (see H. Res. 193), H1846 [6AP]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: consider homeland security contributions and value when reviewing list of military installations recommended for realignment or closure (see H.R. 2667), H6107 [19JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see H.R. 3160), H5741 [12JY]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H8342 [22SE]

Dept. of Commerce: issue regulations requiring testing for steroids and other performance-enhancing substances for certain sports associations engaged in interstate commerce (see H.R. 3084), H5361 [28JN]

Dept. of HHS: encourage dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology (see H.R. 4157), H9361 [27OC]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H72 [4JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H5362 [28JN]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H11653 [14DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish enhanced process for funding veterans health care programs and standards for access to health care (see H.R. 2735), H4141 [26MY]

———improve the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program (see H.R. 3147), H5741 [12JY]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H1969 [13AP]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H2472 [21AP]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H5604 [30JN]

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 869), H4187 [7JN]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H3198 [11MY] (see H.R. 314), H4486 [14JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H1025 [8MR]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 23), H80 [4JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability provisions (see H.R. 1177), H11504 [13DE]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 859), H5435 (see H.R. 859), H5479 [29JN]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9641 [3NO]

Federal employees: deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 4548), H11653 [14DE]

———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H11110 [6DE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H4143 [26MY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H848 [1MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H848 [1MR]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 1216), H1696 [17MR]

———enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (see H.R. 3283), H6108 [19JY]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H8163 [20SE]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (see H.R. 2123), H4188 [7JN]

Health: improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 3205), H5915 [14JY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H4143 [26MY]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (see H.R. 2520), H3767 [23MY]

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 125), H6328 [21JY]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (see H.R. 4437), H11504 [13DE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: exempt boilermakers from the numerical limitation applicable to nonimmigrants issued a visa or provided status (see H.R. 3644), H8735 [6OC]

Indian Americans: recognize and honor contributions to economic innovation and society (see H. Res. 227), H2472 [21AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3145), H9696 [4NO]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1851 [8AP]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1068), H980 [3MR]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3696 [19MY]

———recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 588), H5914 [14JY]

Mayor Joseph S. Daddona Memorial Post Office, Allentown, PA: designate (see H.R. 2490), H3693 [19MY]

Medicaid: provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H11504 [13DE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H2739 [28AP]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 1125), H983 [3MR]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1632), H10910 [17NO]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H5252 [27JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H2738 [28AP]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4047), H9426 [28OC]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H7861 [13SE]

———establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 823), H8388 [27SE]

———increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 158), H7862 [13SE]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H1970 [13AP]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H6328 [21JY]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 144), H4074 [25MY]

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. 2721), H4561 [15JN]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9277 [26OC]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H7566 [28JY]

National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 41), H413 [8FE]

No Child Left Behind Act: improve (see H.R. 1506), H11035 [18NO]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11111 [6DE]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 892), H1265 [9MR]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see H. Res. 512), H9275 [26OC]

Pennsylvania: designate portions of Pennsylvania Route 60 and U.S. Routes 22 and 30 as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (see H.R. 929), H793 [17FE]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 186), H1848 [6AP]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H196 [25JA]

Power reources: reduce growth of energy use and limit impact of growing energy use on the economy, environment, and national security through reductions in energy demand (see H.R. 3263), H5963 [18JY]

Public Health Service Act: increase affordability of inpatient drugs for Medicaid and safety net hospitals (see H.R. 3547), H11880 [15DE]

Randall D. Shughart Post Office Building, Newville, PA: designate (see H.R. 2062), H4487 [14JN]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H9277 [26OC] (see H.R. 4128), H9436 [31OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H3198 [11MY]

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 142), H2151 [19AP]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H4143 [26MY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H524 [9FE]

Social Security: provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H1896 [12AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H3435 [17MY]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H286 [1FE]

Tariff: electron guns for high definition cathode ray tubes (CRT's) (see H.R. 1733), H2393 [20AP]

———liquid crystal device (LCD) panel assemblies for use in LCD direct view televisions (see H.R. 1734), H2393 [20AP]

———liquid crystal device (LCD) panel assemblies for use in LCD projection type televisions (see H.R. 1732), H2393 [20AP]

Taxation: allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H5176 [24JN]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H4400 [13JN]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4096), H9042 [20OC]

———modify depreciation of property used in the transmission of electricity (see H.R. 1379), H1691 [17MR]

———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H4143 [26MY]

———provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 4400), H11033 [18NO]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H2395 [20AP]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2034), H3056 [5MY]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (see H.R. 1134), H1372 [10MR]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 3908), H8644 [29SE]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1956), H11655 [14DE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H847 [1MR]

———repeal the medicine and drugs limitation on the deduction for medical care (see H.R. 3428), H8248 [21SE]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H9472 [1NO]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 1092), H981 [3MR]

White House Fellows Program: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9043 [20OC]

William F. Clinger, Jr., Post Office Building, Warren, PA: designate (see H.R. 3549), H7558 [28JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Clayton J. Smith Memorial Post Office Building, Pittsburgh, PA: designate (see H.R. 3825), H8102 [19SE]

Congressman James Grove Fulton Memorial Post Office Building, Pittsburgh, PA: designate (see H.R. 3256), H5740 [12JY]

Courts: infringement by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District (see H. Res. 547), H10157 [10NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish a health information technology grant program (see H.R. 2234), H3112 [10MY]

Diseases: anniversary of development of Salk polio vaccine (see H. Res. 208), H1895 [12AP]

Medicaid: provide health information technology grants to States and reduce number of medical and medication errors, unnecessary hospitalizations, infections, and inappropriate care (see H.R. 4142), H9102 [25OC]

National Hepatitis B Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 250), H2738 [28AP]

Pipelines: require notification of appropriate emergency response authorities when damage to underground pipeline facilities occurs or is discovered (see H.R. 2958), H4721 [17JN]

Public Health Service Act: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1313), H1508 [15MR]

Tariff: ammonium bifluoride (see H.R. 2443), H3555 [18MY]

———aspirin (see H.R. 2433), H3555 [18MY]

———Bayowet C4 (see H.R. 2444), H3555 [18MY]

———Bayowet FT-248 (see H.R. 2449), H3555 [18MY]

———Baypure DS (see H.R. 2440), H3555 [18MY]

———Baysilone fluid (see H.R. 2451), H3555 [18MY]

———Baytron and Baytron P (see H.R. 2436), H3555 [18MY]

———Baytron C-R (see H.R. 2434), H3555 [18MY]

———Baytron M (see H.R. 2435), H3555 [18MY]

———BOPA (see H.R. 2441), H3555 [18MY]

———Crelan (self-blocked cycloaliphatic polyuretdione) (see H.R. 2432), H3555 [18MY]

———DEMT (see H.R. 2448), H3555 [18MY]

———Desmodur (see H.R. 2452), H3555 [18MY]

———Desmodur BL XP 2468 (see H.R. 2437), H3555 [18MY]

———Desmodur HL (see H.R. 2453), H3555 [18MY]

———d-mannose (see H.R. 2454), H3555 [18MY]

———flame retardent plasticizers (see H.R. 2439), H3555 [18MY]

———hydrazine hydrate (see H.R. 2438), H3555 [18MY]

———Mondur P (see H.R. 2446), H3555 [18MY]

———PHBA (see H.R. 2445), H3555 [18MY]

———PNTOSA (see H.R. 2450), H3555 [18MY]

———p-phenylphenol (see H.R. 2447), H3555 [18MY]

———thionyl chloride (see H.R. 2442), H3555 [18MY]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified expenditures paid or incurred to replace certain wood stoves (see H.R. 3928), H8512 [28SE]

———provide for a transferable credit against income tax for production of energy from waste coal (see H.R. 3580), H7559 [28JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2741 [2MY]

Letters

EPA New Source Review Program clarification: Bill Cunningham, Unions for Jobs and the Environment, H8784 [7OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2741 [2MY], H7961 [15SE]

Remarks

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), consideration (H. Res. 560), H10543 [17NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (H. Con. Res. 129), E1886 [19SE]

Clayton J. Smith Memorial Post Office Building, Pittsburgh, PA: designate (H.R. 3825), H9980 [8NO]

Congressman James Grove Fulton Memorial Post Office Building, Pittsburgh, PA: designate (H.R. 3256), H9062 [25OC]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H5040 [23JN]

Courts: infringement by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District (H. Res. 547), H10313, H10316 [16NO]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 554), H8928 [19OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish a health information technology grant program (H.R. 2234), H3265 [16MY], H9643 [4NO]

———prohibit use of funding to implement a universal mental health screening program, H5146 [24JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5040 [23JN], H5146 [24JN]

Diseases: anniversary of development of Salk polio vaccine (H. Res. 208), H2172, H2173 [20AP]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, H9939, H9940 [7NO], H10148 [10NO]

Drugs: promote fairer prescription drug pricing through Internet sites supported by public-private partnerships, H11658 [15DE]

———review expiration dates for prescription drugs, H4300 [9JN]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 23), H243 [1FE]

Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), H6449 [26JY]

Health: combat obesity, H5806 [14JY]

———effects of smoking during pregnancy, H8251 [22SE]

———ensure sufficient vaccine supply, H3586 [19MY]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, H1219, H1221, H1223, H1224 [9MR]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H8715, H8717, H8718, H8719 [6OC]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (H.R. 3205), H6208 [21JY]

———integrate medical and mental health services to coordinate more effective diagnosis and treatment, H2399 [21AP], H9943 [7NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H174 [25JA], H8959, H8961, H8964, H8965 [19OC]

———national policy to provide preventative health care, H2983 [5MY]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (H.R. 2520), H3803 [24MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3827 [24MY]

———use of electronic medical records to decrease health care costs and improve patient safety, H569 [10FE], H8715 [6OC], H9365 [28OC], H9941, H9943 [7NO]

Medicaid: funding, H9946 [7NO]

———reform, H8987 [20OC]

Medicare: eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (H.R. 1125), H1757 [5AP]

———prescription drug benefit coverage, H10212, H10213 [15NO]

———reform, H8987 [20OC]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: implementation and funding, H1757, H1759, H1760, H1762, H1763 [5AP]

Mental health: protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (H.R. 1790), H10187 [15NO]

National Hepatitis B Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 250), H3028 [5MY]

Natural gas: provide additional requirements for the siting, construction, or operation of liquefied natural gas import facilities, H2433 [21AP]

Pennsylvania: flood control projects funding, H5869 [14JY]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8784 [7OC]

———expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8745 [7OC]

Pharmaceuticals: development of electronic prescribing systems to improve patient safety and quality of care for patients, H722 [17FE]

———establish uniform standards for restocking of unused drugs, H2652 [28AP]

———require pharmacists manage and monitor medications for patients with chronic illness, H8737 [7OC]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (H.R. 22), H6516 [26JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2433 [21AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H6961 [28JY]

Public Health Service Act: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (H.R. 1313), H1678 [17MR], H8717 [6OC]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9584 [3NO]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified expenditures paid or incurred to replace certain wood stoves (H.R. 3928), E1975 [28SE]

———provide for a transferable credit against income tax for production of energy from waste coal (H.R. 3580), E1678 [29JY]

Votes: correction, H2702 [28AP]

———position on missed, H4860 [21JN], H5437 [29JN], H6884 [27JY]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H5869 [14JY]

Women: prenatal care for pregnant women funding, H7962 [15SE]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (H.J. Res. 27), H4312 [9JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H188 [25JA], H280 [1FE], H576 [10FE], H1688 [17MR]

Tributes

Kovacicek, Ryan, E1635 [27JY]

Pokorny, Joseph R., E2646 [22DE]

Woodruff, Wilma Bane, E1574 [21JY]