MURTHA, JOHN P. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Adopt-a-Platoon Soldier Support Effort (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 959), H621 [6FE]

Air pollution: accelerate development and early deployment of systems for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel electric generation facilities (see H.R. 6258), H5406 [12JN]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H9974 [25SE]

Armed Forces: mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see H.R. 5714), H6825 [22JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H2487 [17AP]

———tribute to the 28th Infantry Division (see H. Con. Res. 390), H6727 [17JY]

Army: expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members who participated in combat during which they engaged the enemy on or after December 7, 1941 (see H.R. 2267), H2553 [22AP]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1153), H3021 [1MY]

Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]

Bureau of Prisons: provide stab-resistant personal body armor to all correctional officers and require such officers to wear such armor while on duty (see H.R. 6462), H8128 [15SE]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Res. 645), H6728 [17JY]

Challenger (space shuttle): anniversary of crash (see H. Res. 943), H479 [28JA]

Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 76), H480 [28JA]

Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H3403 [8MY]

———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1363), H4453 [21MY]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1155 [27FE]

Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 285), H557 [29JA]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H295 [16JA]

Congressional Club: anniversary (see H. Res. 1026), H2761 [24AP]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 1673), H5481 [17JN]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H5408 [12JN]

Dept. of Justice: require Bureau of Prisons provision of secure storage areas in prison facilities for employees authorized to carry a firearm (see H.R. 5674), H2443 [16AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program emblematic of prominent civil rights leaders and important events advancing civil rights (see H.R. 6701), H7809 [1AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modernize disability benefits claims processing system to ensure accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors (see H.R. 5892), H3778 [13MY]

Diseases: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H8578 [22SE]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 6884), H8478 [18SE]

———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H7058 [23JY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of, and additional research relating to scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 268), H1032 [25FE]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 2210), H4322 [20MY]

———provide activities to increase the awareness and knowledge of health care providers and women relative to ovarian and cervical cancer (see H.R. 2468), H8276 [16SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H7784 [31JY]

Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see H.R. 2343), H5729 [19JN]

———increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other first responders (see H.R. 5516), H3186 [7MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H1445 [10MR]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 6209), H6089 [25JN]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H2487 [17AP]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H2266 [14AP]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H25 [15JA]

Firefighters: assist volunteer fire companies in coping with the precipitous rise in fuel prices (see H.R. 6461), H8050 [11SE]

Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 6730), H7786 [31JY]

GSA: reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for 2008 general elections and for costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting results (see H.R. 5036), H1822 [31MR]

Haiti: commemorate soldiers that fought for American independence in ``Siege of Savannah'' and for Haiti's independence and renunciation of slavery (see H. Res. 909), H25 [15JA]

Health: establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 5897), H10331 [28SE]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (see H.R. 5192), H556 [29JA]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H3019 [1MY]

House Rules: observe a moment of silence in the House of Representatives on the first legislative day of each month for those killed or wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H. Res. 1183), H4834 [22MY]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H813 [7FE]

International relations: express need for a more comprehensive diplomatic initiative led by the U.S., Iraq, and international community (see H. Con. Res. 288), H621 [6FE]

Iraq: express the need for a more comprehensive diplomatic initiative by the U.S., Iraq, and the international community (see H. Con. Res. 321), H1973 [2AP]

Iron and steel industry: require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 5935), H5215 [10JN]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H1702 [13MR]

Lloyd, Earl: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 286), H995 [14FE]

Medicare: extend physician payment rates (see H.R. 6129), H4829 [22MY]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 2122), H8578 [22SE]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2948 [30AP]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3109 [6MY]

National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 892), H1418 [6MR]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1392), H8478 [18SE]

National Miner's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1006), H6090 [25JN]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1771 [14MR]

Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1000), H6408 [10JY]

Postal Service: provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H8578 [22SE]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H3404 [8MY]

Product safety: require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls (see H.R. 5069), H349 [17JA]

Public Health Service Act: revise and expand the drug discount program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2606), H8578 [22SE]

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 39), H4322 [20MY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: tribute (see H. Res. 1352), H7166 [24JY]

Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H1539 [11MR]

———limit application of tax-exempt bond financing to property of certain newly included counties in the Gulf Opportunity Zone (see H.R. 6722), H7785 [31JY]

———repeal dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts (see H.R. 1264), H1889 [1AP]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 6180), H4973 [4JN]

Veterans: celebrate partnership between the Government and State veterans homes (see H. Res. 1335), H7630 [30JY]

———presume service-connection for diseases associated with exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112/Shipboard Hazard and Defense (see H.R. 5954), H5111 [9JN]

West Virginia University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 938), H456 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Taxation: provide for tax preferred savings accounts for individuals under age of 26 (see H.R. 5497), H1074 [26FE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, H9289 [24SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendment, H3938, H3949 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendments, H5700 [19JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), Senate amendment, H9289 [24SE]

Graczyk, Patrick M.: National Association of Elementary School Principals National Distinguished Principals Award recipient, E1981 [25SE]

Herminie, PA: tribute to Yough High School rocketry team, E908 [14MY]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H3938 [15MY]

Richland Township, PA: anniversary, E1656 [1AU]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 1420), H8037 [11SE]

Washington (PA) Observer-Reporter: anniversary, E1611 [30JY]

Tables

Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9291-H9295 [24SE]

Tributes

Arcurio, George, Jr., E1975 [25SE]

Barry, Albert P., E621 [15AP]

Cody, Richard A., E1516 [22JY]

Kimball, L. Robert, E910 [14MY]

Knoll, Catherine Baker, E2266 [19NO]

Pittman, King G., E1279 [19JN]

Roth, John, E2074 [27SE]

Sutton, Nancy, E1361 [26JN]

Tompkey, Mary, E2074 [27SE]

Wade, Larry M., Sr., E2155 [29SE]