MURPHY, TIM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Articles and editorials
Support for U.S. Forces in Iraq, Dom DeFranco, McMurray (PA) Almanac, H1740 [15FE]
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. 3442), H10320 [7SE]
———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 618), H4553 [7MY]
America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 122), H11492 [10OC]
Armed Forces: expedite the prompt return of the remains of deceased members to their loved ones for burial (see H.R. 691), H4487 [3MY]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H3399 [16AP]
———provide for certain members of the Selected Reserve to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1211), H1967 [27FE]
———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1439), H4914 [10MY]
———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see H.R. 3793), H13296 [7NO]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 230), H11490 [10OC]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H11639 [16OC]
Budget: require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use both dynamic and static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H.R. 1789), H3358 [29MR]
Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (see H.R. 255), H4175 [25AP]
———require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 1776), H6111 [6JN]
Charlie Norwood Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta, GA: designate (see H.R. 1808), H3359 [29MR]
Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2134), H6008 [5JN]
———require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms (see H.R. 1120), H1969 [27FE]
China, People's Republic of: 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. 321), H4914 [10MY]
Coal: provide for research, development, and demonstration of coal gasification technology as an energy source in ethanol production (see H.R. 931), H1413 [8FE]
Colleges and universities: establish a pilot program to provide grants to eligible institutions to establish pregnant and parenting student services offices (see H.R. 1088), H7433 [28JN]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H7491 [10JY]
Congress: pledge faithful support to members of the Armed Forces serving in harm's way (see H.R. 511), H1055 [30JA]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 1673), H3477 [17AP]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1063), H1787 [15FE]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H515 [12JA]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H9468 (see H.R. 1154), H9545 [1AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: designate farmland protection program funds for grants to encourage purchase of conservation easements by States, counties, or other eligible entities (see H.R. 1152), H1969 [27FE]
———reauthorize conservation and energy programs and modify the operation and administration of these programs (see H.R. 1551), H2745 [20MR]
Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 1838), H4967 [14MY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H4753 [9MY]
———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 2063), H8187 [19JY]
———establish and maintain a National Amniotic and Placental Stem Cell Bank (see H.R. 1892), H5928 [24MY]
———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 1132), H2303 [7MR]
———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3430), H9707 [3AU]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office (see H.R. 884), H1969 [27FE]
Dept. of Justice: develop a national strategy to eliminate illegal operations of certain international drug gangs (see H.R. 367), H2039 [28FE]
———safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 2941), H7983 [17JY]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 346), H435 [11JA]
Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see H.R. 2942), H12455 [1NO]
———repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H3279 [28MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 327), H2671 [19MR]
———establish enhanced process for funding veterans health care programs and standards for access to health care (see H.R. 1041), H2122 [1MR]
———improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 4023), H12383 [31OC] (see H.R. 4089), H13203 [6NO]
———increase authorization for the major medical facility project to consolidate medical centers in Pittsburgh, PA (see H.R. 3102), H8184 [19JY]
———provide certain improvements in the treatment of individuals with traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 2199), H5725 [23MY]
———repeal offset from surviving spouse annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation and annuity authority for certain dependents (see H.R. 1589), H4294 [1MY]
———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 1470), H5725 [23MY]
———screen certain veterans for symptoms of traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1944), H9710 [3AU]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (see H.R. 4104), H13413 [8NO]
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia: expand and intensify research (see H. Res. 524), H10902 [25SE]
Disabled: enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 1198), H13204 [6NO]
Diseases: establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H5928 [24MY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H2303 [7MR]
———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H5928 [24MY]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H2166 [5MR]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1399), H9656 [2AU]
Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 1779), H5473 [17MY]
———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 2668), H13860 [13NO]
———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 51), H343 [10JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability and assessment provisions (see H.R. 1711), H13523 [9NO]
———amend certain accountability provisions (see H.R. 2946), H13860 [13NO]
———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H13522 [9NO]
———clarify certain Federal requirements (see H.R. 1169), H13860 [13NO]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H11171 [2OC]
———suspend authority to eliminate, consolidate, deconsolidate, colocate, or plan for such activities relative to air traffic control facilities and services (see H.R. 2443), H6009 [5JN]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H11491 [10OC]
FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 2802), H7983 [17JY]
———prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 2905), H9657 [2AU]
FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 63), H1211 [5FE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1073), H2122 [1MR]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H7203 [26JN]
Finucane, Patrick: urge full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer by British-loyalist paramilitaries (see H. Con. Res. 20), H988 [29JA]
Firearms: modify State and Federal regulations to allow current and former law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across State lines (see H.R. 2726), H7657 [11JY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 9), H2487 [13MR]
Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 1229), H2957 [22MR]
———prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H10017 [4AU]
———provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy and clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency (see H.R. 782), H6735 [19JN]
Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 605), H10246 [6SE]
Head Start Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1429), H2957 [22MR]
Health: improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H6007 [5JN]
———improve emergency medical services for children (see H.R. 2464), H7491 [10JY]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H4753 [9MY]
———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see H.R. 1237), H4753 [9MY]
———provide State grants for developing trauma care systems (see H.R. 727), H2486 [13MR]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1273 [6FE]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: tribute (see H. Res. 687), H11027 [27SE]
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 5), H988 [29JA]
History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H13860 [13NO]
House Rules: require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 786), H13205 [6NO]
Human rights: express concern over use of human shields in violation of international humanitarian law and the law of war, including Hezbollah's embedding of its forces among civilians during the conflict with Israel (see H. Res. 125), H2401 [9MR]
Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 1940), H9710 [3AU]
———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H11491 [10OC]
———prohibit issuance of State driver's licenses or other government-issued photo identification to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4176), H13958 [14NO]
———require State and local law enforcement to determine immigration status of persons arrested for a felony, report such persons to Dept. of Homeland Security, and require detention pending removal (see H.R. 4201), H14081 [15NO]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H13522 [9NO] (see H.R. 821), H2039 [28FE]
Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1076), H4967 [14MY]
Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see H.R. 2347), H7777 [12JY]
———call for immediate and unconditional release of British marines and sailors (see H. Res. 267), H3080 [26MR]
———encourage divestiture of current investments, prohibit future investments, and require disclosure to investors of information on such investments (see H.R. 1357), H8397 [24JY]
———end World Bank disbursements until the International Atomic Energy Agency certifies compliance with certain U.N. Security Council resolutions and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (see H. Con. Res. 235), H13413 [8NO]
———enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H7070 [25JN]
Iraq: require President to report on extent of progress of Iraqi cooperation with U.S. stability efforts, achieving security for its citizens, and denying terrorists a sanctuary (see H.R. 1062), H1787 [15FE]
Juniata College: tribute to women's volleyball team (see H. Res. 216), H4915 [10MY]
Lance Corporal Dennis James Veater Post Office, Jessup, PA: designate (see H.R. 3911), H12156 [29OC]
Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 688), H2039 [28FE]
Macedonia: stop utilization of materials that violate agreement with Greece regarding ``hostile activities or propaganda'' and work to find a mutually-acceptable official name for the former Yugoslav republic (see H. Res. 356), H14158 [4DE]
Master Sergeant Sean Michael Thomas Post Office, Hughesville, PA: designate (see H.R. 2765), H7071 [25JN]
Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H7433 [28JN]
———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1279), H4753 [9MY]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H2620 [15MR]
———disapprove rule relative to coverage of the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in the treatment of anemia in cancer patients (see H.J. Res. 54), H16951 [19DE]
———establish a separate definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services so that direct payment to speech-language pathologists may be made (see H.R. 1774), H5054 [15MY]
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H2399 [9MR]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H7433 [28JN]
———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1823), H11316 [4OC]
———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H2120 [1MR]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H4628 [8MY]
———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 621), H1969 [27FE]
Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 2073), H6111 [6JN]
———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1457), H4629 [8MY]
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1367), H2300 [7MR] (see H.R. 1424), H2397 [9MR]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4175 [25AP]
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H987 [29JA]
Michael A. Marzano Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Hermitage, PA: designate (see H.R. 1594), H2743 [20MR]
Middle East: call for release of Israeli soldiers held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah (see H. Res. 107), H2437 [12MR]
Minimum wage: increase and provide an alternative as an incentive to an employer to provide health care and child care benefits (see H.R. 239), H344 [10JA]
———level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 3059), H9277 [31JY]
———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and promote the domestic development and production of advanced technology vehicles (see H.R. 2927), H9657 [2AU]
Nate DeTample Post Office Building, Morrisville, PA: designate (see H.R. 3297), H9467 (see H.R. 3297), H9544 [1AU]
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 273), H16948 [19DE]
National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 62), H1970 [27FE]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 119), H1970 [27FE]
National Health Information Technology Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 149), H5291 [16MY]
National Infection Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 766), H11934 [23OC]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1157), H3279 [28MR]
National Teen Driver Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 165), H6110 [6JN]
Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H12021 [24OC]
Natural gas: end prohibition on production of offshore supplies and dedicate portions of royalties to environmental restoration, renewable energy and carbon sequestration research, and weatherization and energy assistance (see H.R. 2784), H8293 [23JY]
———oppose efforts by major natural gas exporting countries to establish a cartel or other mechanism to manipulate the supply or prices of natural gas in the world market (see H. Res. 500), H7491 [10JY]
No Child Left Behind Act: improve (see H.R. 2087), H14084 [15NO]
———improve method of determining adequate yearly progress (see H.R. 2166), H13960 [14NO]
Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (see H. Res. 222), H2487 [13MR]
———support new power-sharing Government (see H. Res. 482), H7491 [10JY]
Nuclear energy: enhance management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste and ensure expansion of clean nuclear power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance domestic energy security (see H.R. 3358), H11491 [10OC]
Oklahoma: anniversary of statehood (see H. Con. Res. 254), H13960 [14NO]
Pennsylvania: recognize hunters for continued commitment to safety and for setting a State safety record (see H. Con. Res. 135), H5055 [15MY]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H4554 [7MY]
POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 156), H7433 [28JN]
Power resources: promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities (see H.R. 370), H1969 [27FE]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H3185 [27MR]
Rachel Carson Post Office Building, Springdale, PA: designate (see H.R. 1434), H2398 [9MR]
Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 983), H2571 [14MR]
Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area: include Butler County, PA (see H.R. 1083), H1789 [15FE]
Rocky Mountain Senior Games: anniversary (see H. Res. 290), H4488 [3MY]
Schools: improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 2928), H14157 [4DE]
Senior citizens: improve elderly suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4897), H16947 [19DE]
Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 368), H4293 [1MY]
———permit States the option to provide nurse home visitation services under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3024), H7775 [12JY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H2121 [1MR]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H6661 [18JN]
Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2332), H8397 [24JY]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 2329), H5929 [24MY]
———allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 2091), H12103 [25OC]
———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 898), H3363 [29MR]
———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. 1110), H7776 [12JY]
———allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental procedures (see H.R. 3109), H15215 [10DE]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 943), H1414 [8FE]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H10245 [6SE]
———improve and expand education savings accounts (see H.R. 87), H3362 [29MR]
———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 549), H2039 [28FE]
———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H1417 [8FE]
———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2682), H9468 (see H.R. 2682), H9545 [1AU]
———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H7490 [10JY]
———modify the refined coal credit to include qualified coal waste sludge recycling (see H.R. 1976), H3723 [20AP]
———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 2287), H5055 [15MY]
———provide permanent relief for sales tax deduction, child credit, repeal of estate tax, and deduction for higher education expenses (see H.R. 411), H790 [19JA]
———provide special disposition rules for unused benefits in flexible spending arrangements of individuals called to active duty (see H.R. 4368), H15470 [13DE]
Telephones: eliminate automatic removal of telephone numbers on the Federal ``do-not-call'' registry (see H.R. 3541), H12238 [30OC]
———prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see H.R. 251), H886 [23JA] (see H.R. 740), H1149 [31JA]
Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 734), H2341 [8MR]
Treaties and agreements: express that the U.S. should not engage in the construction of a NAFTA Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 40), H11640 [16OC]
U.N. Security Council: charge Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with violating the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide because of his call for the destruction of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 21), H760 [18JA]
University and College Union: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 467), H7491 [10JY]
Veterans: expand and make permanent the benefit for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries (see H.R. 358), H1969 [27FE]
———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H11847 [22OC]
———extend period of eligibility after discharge or release for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf Conflict or future hostilities (see H.R. 612), H5724 [23MY]
———health care funding (see H.R. 2514), H5924 [24MY]
———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 797), H2436 [12MR]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H4753 [9MY]
VFW Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 663), H10625 [19SE]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (see H. Res. 326), H4177 [25AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: provide criminal punishment for killing a member (see H.R. 3884), H11775 [18OC]
Children and youth: permit educational agencies and institutions to disclose information to parents of students who may pose a significant risk to their own safety or well-being or to the safety or well-being of others (see H.R. 2220), H4628 [8MY]
Medicare: eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 1571), H2671 [19MR]
———require public reporting of health care-associated infections data and establish pilot program for incentives to hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to eliminate the rate of occurrence (see H.R. 1174), H1894 [16FE]
Public Health Service Act: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1626), H2821 [21MR]
Tariff: Bayowet C4 (see H.R. 4348), H15314 [11DE]
———Bayowet FT-248 (see H.R. 4345), H15314 [11DE]
———Baypure DS (see H.R. 4347), H15314 [11DE]
———Disflamoll DPK (see H.R. 4350), H15314 [11DE]
———Disflamoll TOF (see H.R. 4349), H15314 [11DE]
———ferroniobium (see H.R. 3885), H11775 [18OC]
———thionyl chloride (see H.R. 4346), H15314 [11DE]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H1567 [14FE], H4179 [26AP], H11731 [18OC]
Remarks
Armed Forces: improve management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members receiving medical care in an outpatient status (H.R. 1538), H3229 [28MR]
———improve training for health care professionals in order to detect mental health conditions among returning military members, H3229 [28MR]
———increase basic pay (H. Con. Res. 162), H5992 [5JN]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1740 [15FE]
Budget: deficit, H5992 [5JN]
Children and youth: permit educational agencies and institutions to disclose information to parents of students who may pose a significant risk to their own safety or well-being or to the safety or well-being of others (H.R. 2220), H4763 [10MY], H11254 [4OC], H12388 [1NO]
China, Republic of: U.S. policy, H10196 [6SE]
Colleges and universities: limit liability for providing parental access to student records in cases of mental health, suicide risks, homicide, and physical assaults, H4180 [26AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5282 [16MY], H5990 [5JN]
Dept. of Energy: Fossil Energy Research and Development Program funding, H6707 [19JN]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2643), H7220, H7221 [27JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (H.R. 327), H2776 [21MR]
Economy: encourage purchase of American-made products during the holiday season, H14255 [6DE]
Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 51), E187
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2641), H6707 [19JN]
FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and enhance postmarket authorities relative to the safety of drugs (H.R. 2900), H7602 [11JY], H7662 [12JY]
Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H5991 [5JN]
Health: improve patient safety by preventing health care-associated infections, H1275 [7FE], H7662 [12JY]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 3), H360 [11JA]
House Rules: permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union (H. Res. 78), consideration (H. Res. 86), H894 [24JA]
Insurance: expand and improve coverage of mental health services, H2490 [14MR]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2082), motion to recommit, E1039
———increase CIA human intelligence funding through reductions in the National Drug Intelligence Center and require study of the National Drug Intelligence Center, E1039
Iraq: provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (H. Res. 97), H5990 [5JN]
Medicare: expand and improve coverage of mental health services, H1569 [14FE]
———require public reporting of health care-associated infections data and establish pilot program for incentives to hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to eliminate the rate of occurrence (H.R. 1174), H5984 [5JN], H8124 [19JY], H11732, H11756 [18OC], H12023 [25OC], H16916 [19DE]
Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of patient management services for chronic health care conditions, H3482 [18AP]
Northern Ireland: support new power-sharing Government (H. Res. 482), H7618 [11JY]
Oakdale, PA: allow Army Charles E. Kelly Support Facility commissary and exchange stores to remain open after facility closes, H5282 [16MY]
Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H14234 [5DE]
Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), H14234 [5DE]
———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), Senate amendment, H14430 [6DE]
———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 1252), H5633 [23MY]
Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (H.R. 4040), H16883 [19DE]
Public Health Service Act: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers, H2275, H2276 [7MR]
Social Security: reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, H10888 [25SE]
Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission: funding, H7220, H7221 [27JN]
Suburban areas: national objectives priority assignments, H2275, H2276 [7MR]
Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), Senate amendments, H10888 [25SE]
Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (H.R. 740), H2793 [21MR]
Veterans: improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces, H841 [23JA]
Votes: correction, H9644
———position on missed, H5067 [16MY], H8162
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 720), H2354 [9MR]
Wildwood, NJ: tribute to Elizabeth Forward High School rescue efforts, E1034
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3775 [23AP]
Special order: granted, H4173 [25AP], H6003 [5JN], H10231 [6SE], H10899 [25SE], H11773 [18OC], H12101 [25OC], H16940 [19DE]
Tributes
Carpico, Lawrence, H13961 [15NO]
Deiuliis, Sarah, H13961 [15NO]