MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S. (a Representative from Connecticut)
Amendments
Amtrak: reauthorize (H.R. 6003), H5258 [11JN]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7312 [29JY], H7631 [30JY], H7765 [31JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2150 [9AP]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H2553 [22AP]
———tribute to the 28th Infantry Division (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7308 [29JY]
Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 3652), H10132 [26SE]
Baytown, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 934), H872 [12FE]
Boston Celtics (basketball team): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 376), H6473 [14JY]
Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H1417 [6MR]
Bush, President: remove authority to waive certain provisions of defense authorization legislation (see H.R. 5167), H555 [29JA]
Children and youth: expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations (see H.R. 2371), H5328 [11JN]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1155 [27FE]
Commission on Comprehensive Strategies for the Placement of Natural Gas Infrastructure: establish (see H.R. 6720), H7785 [31JY]
Contracts: require disclosure by Federal contractors of certain violations relative to the award or performance of Federal contracts (see H.R. 5712), H2356 [15AP]
Crime: enable increased Federal prosecution of identity theft crimes and allow restitution to victims of identity theft (see H.R. 6060), H3885 [14MY]
CWO Richard R. Lee Post Office Building, Wallingford, CT: designate (see H.R. 6834), H7853 [8SE]
Dept. of Defense: ensure that personal protective equipment undergoes survivability testing before full-scale production (see H.R. 5875), H2657 [23AP]
Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H3186 [7MY]
Dept. of Energy: suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 6022), H3778 [13MY]
———suspend filling of Strategic Petroleum Reserve for one year or until price of oil drops below a certain level in order to increase supply and reduce costs (see H.R. 5473), H2356 [15AP]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases (see H.R. 6251), H6010 [24JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish Office of Insurance Information (see H.R. 5840), H7165 [24JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: change method for determining the mileage reimbursement rate, eliminate all deductibles, and ensure full participation for veterans under the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 6695), H7854 [8SE]
———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see H.R. 6625), H7306 [29JY]
———provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5595), H2267 [14AP]
———require forgiveness of certain debts of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities incurred on active duty in a combat zone (see H.R. 5155), H5111 [9JN]
d'Harnoncourt, Anne: tribute (see H. Res. 1348), H6734 [21JY]
Dink, Hrant: condemn murder of Turkish journalist (see H. Res. 102), H2554 [22AP]
Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 1553), H4322 [20MY]
———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1560), H871 [12FE]
———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H1032 [25FE]
Economy: encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to invest in renewable energy and energy-efficient products and services (see H. Res. 987), H994 [14FE]
Education: recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 1229), H4831 [22MY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H3885 [14MY]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H10856 [20NO]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H2070 [8AP]
Farenholt (U.S.S.): recognize crew for valor and bravery in the South Pacific during service in World War II (see H. Res. 1248), H5730 [19JN]
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]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H2266 [14AP]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H2553 [22AP]
FHA: create a voluntary program that provides mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market (see H.R. 5830), H2485 [17AP]
Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (see H.R. 5541), H2443 [16AP]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H390 [22JA]
Foreign policy: condemn use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world and find remedies to end this practice (see H. Con. Res. 75), H1221 [4MR]
Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H1822 [31MR]
Germany: anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass (see H. Res. 1435), H8579 [22SE]
Hamilton College: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 1259), H5214 [10JN]
Health: provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see H.R. 1237), H1539 [11MR]
Health care professionals: provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see H.R. 3404), H10845 [19NO]
History: authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program (see H.R. 3981), H6230 [8JY]
Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H390 [22JA]
India: condemn terrorist attacks in Mumbai, urge Pakistan to investigate possible connection to groups based in Pakistan, and bolster U.S. counterterrorism cooperation with India (see H. Res. 1532), H10867 [9DE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see H.R. 4188), H2948 [30AP]
Iran: respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony (see H. Con. Res. 362), H7165 [24JY]
Iraq: provide for congressional consultation relative to certain long-term agreements and ensure that such agreements are in the form of a treaty to which the Senate has given advice and consent (see H.R. 4959), H622 [6FE]
Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2267 [14AP]
LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 6427), H6728 [17JY]
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), H3051 [5MY]
Malaria Awareness Day: observance (see H. Res. 389), H2760 [24AP]
Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2225 [10AP]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H8128 [15SE]
———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H8397 [17SE]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H5044 [5JN]
———delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H10132 [26SE]
———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H5044 [5JN]
———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), H5215 [10JN]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H1702 [13MR]
———require continued application of budget neutrality on a national basis in calculation of the urban hospital wage floor (see H.R. 6966), H8476 [18SE]
Mental health: integrate services with physical health services, improve access to underserved areas, and provide grants to recruit mental health professionals (see H.R. 5176), H7058 [23JY]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2658 [23AP]
Middle East: express grave concern for Iran and Syria's continued and systematic violations of U.N. resolutions relative to Lebanon (see H. Res. 690), H1418 [6MR]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 5611), H2554 [22AP]
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H4062 [15MY]
National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1106), H3110 [6MY]
National Brain Cancer Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 424), H2012 [3AP]
National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H2659 [23AP]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 1097), H2444 [16AP]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 6568), H7809 [1AU]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: require disclosure of information on the fair market value and safety of damaged motor vehicles (see H.R. 1029), H621 [6FE]
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 369), H3187 [7MY]
National STD Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1131), H2553 [22AP]
National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3020 [1MY]
Nautilus (U.S.S.): anniversary of crossing the North Pole (see H. Res. 1067), H1889 [1AP]
New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 3543), H4975 [4JN] (see H.R. 6594), H7854 [8SE]
New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 960), H815 [7FE]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1702 [13MR]
Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H10828 [3OC]
Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1000), H6408 [10JY]
Pittsfield, MA: recognize as home to the earliest known reference to the word ``baseball'' and as the birthplace of college baseball (see H. Res. 1050), H1702 [13MR]
Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H9974 [25SE]
———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H1772 [14MR]
Power resources: encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities (see H.R. 6078), H4060 [15MY]
———prevent excessive speculation in derivatives markets for certain energy commodities by limiting participation to those capable of producing or taking delivery of the commodities (see H.R. 6264), H5797 [20JN]
Pran, Dith: tribute (see H. Res. 1109), H2444 [16AP]
Sendler, Irena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H7308 [29JY]
Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see H.R. 2452), H622 [6FE]
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), H2070 [8AP]
———nullify effectiveness of a guidance letter proposing rules relative to the Federal-State financial partnerships under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5998), H3402 [8MY]
———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 6259), H7629 [30JY]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H8477 [18SE]
States: permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles (see H.R. 5560), H1417 [6MR]
Sudan: urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see H. Res. 1245), H5409 [12JN]
Taxation: allow temporary refundable credit for residential heating costs and for fuel costs of farmers, small businesses, and fishermen, and increase and make permanent nonbusiness energy property credit (see H.R. 6804), H7807 [1AU]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H8397 [17SE]
———modify penalty on the understatement of taxpayer's liability by tax return preparers (see H.R. 4318), H2070 [8AP]
———provide tax incentives for the remediation of contaminated sites (see H.R. 3080), H2853 [29AP]
Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H6406 [10JY]
Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 7152), H10131 [26SE]
U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 380), H6090 [25JN]
———ensure members meet obligations to women agreed to in resolution on women, peace, and security, and implement international law protecting rights of women and girls during and after conflicts (see H. Res. 146), H623 [6FE]
———provide support to the U.N. Population Fund to carry out activities to save women's lives, limit incidence of abortion and maternal mortality associated with unsafe abortion, and promote access to family planning (see H.R. 2604), H7629 [30JY]
Veterans: 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. 333), H1821 [31MR]
———honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H4322 [20MY]
Voting: prohibit States from refusing to accept balloting materials solely because the materials do not meet certain requirements not clearly necessary to prevent election fraud (see H.R. 4237), H1221 [4MR]
———promote participation of absent overseas voters in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 4173), H943 [13FE]
World Refugee Day: observance (see H. Res. 1290), H6578 [15JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses for FERC projects (see H.R. 7161), H10131 [26SE]
Crime: provide Federal penalties for home invasions (see H.R. 6058), H3885 [14MY]
Dept. of Justice: clarify use of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants for corrections and community corrections programs and enhance data from the National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center (see H.R. 6059), H3885 [14MY]
Government: strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal spending (see H.R. 6411), H6175 [26JN]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend relative to juveniles who have committed offenses (see H.R. 5537), H1341 [5MR]
National Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (see H.R. 5772), H2224 [10AP]
Schools: express that all public elementary schools and secondary schools should display a copy of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights (see H. Res. 1417), H7853 [8SE]
Letters
New England National Scenic Trail Designation Act: Adam R. Moore, Connecticut Forest and Park Association, H526 [29JA]
———Ian Bowles, H529 [29JA]
———M. Jodi Rell, Governor of Connecticut, H526 [29JA]
———Richard A. Davis, Simsbury Land Trust (organization), H526 [29JA]
———Robert Breckinridge, Avon Land Trust (organization), H526 [29JA]
Remarks
Amtrak: expand commuter rail between New Haven, CT, and Springfield, MA, H5258, H5259 [11JN]
———reauthorize (H.R. 6003), H5258, H5259 [11JN]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5312 [11JN]
Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, H4978 [5JN]
BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (H.R. 2016), H2102 [9AP]
Budget: allocation of funds, H604, H605, H606, H607, H608, H609, H610 [6FE], H800, H801, H802, H803, H804 [7FE]
———deficit, H800, H801, H803, H804 [7FE], H6327 [9JY]
Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H804 [7FE], H7998 [10SE], H8387 [17SE]
Business and industry: require certain Government contractors and other entities receiving most of their revenue from Federal sources to disclose names and salaries of their most highly compensated officers (H.R. 3928), H2576, H2645 [23AP]
Contracts: reform acquisition practices of the Federal Government, H4773 [22MY]
Danbury (CT) News-Times: anniversary, E1764
Democratic Party: national agenda, H2641, H2645 [23AP], H4442, H4445, H4446 [21MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4773 [22MY]
———funding, H608 [6FE]
Dept. of Energy: suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H.R. 6022), H5312 [11JN]
Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H604 [6FE]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases (H.R. 6251), H6094 [26JN]
———release of Inspector General report on mismanagement in Minerals Management Service Royalty-in-Kind Program, H7998 [10SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (H.R. 6625), H8375
———reverse regulation prohibiting nonpartisan voter registration drives on VA property, H7765 [31JY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7765 [31JY]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H2641 [23AP], H8387 [17SE]
———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H799 [7FE]
———regulation of U.S. financial markets, H8387 [17SE]
Education: funding, H606 [6FE]
Employmnet: job training programs funding, H607 [6FE]
House of Representatives: importance of bipartisanship, H799 [7FE], H4442, H4445, H4446 [21MY]
———reform earmark process, H605 [6FE]
Housing: provide needed housing reform, H7007
———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, H7007
Iraq: require the Dept. of Defense to commence reduction of the number of U.S. forces to a limited presence by a certain date (H.R. 2956), H4444 [21MY]
Lebanon: support democratically elected Government and condemn attacks by Hezbollah forces (H. Res. 1194), H4436 [21MY]
LIHEAP: funding, H607 [6FE]
Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), H1290 [5MR]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and promote the domestic development and production of advanced technology vehicles, H5312 [11JN]
Myers, Todd M.: Dept. of Justice Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor recipient, E266
National Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (H.R. 5772), H8358, H8361, H8363 [17SE]
New England National Scenic Trail: designate (H.R. 1528), H525 [29JA]
NIH: funding, H606 [6FE]
Office of Congressional Ethics: establish (H. Res. 895), adoption (H. Res. 1031), H1520 [11MR]
Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H6463 [14JY]
Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H2455 [17AP], H2583, H2645 [23AP], H5311, H5316 [11JN], H6330, H6331 [9JY]
———quarterly profits of oil companies, H7053 [23JY]
———year-end profits of oil companies, H2645 [23AP], H5316 [11JN], H6330 [9JY], H6469 [14JY]
Power resources: national energy policy, H2455 [17AP], H5310, H5316 [11JN], H6330, H6331 [9JY], H6367, H6368 [10JY], H6463, H6466, H6469 [14JY], H7052, H7053 [23JY], H7998 [10SE]
———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendment, H7007
———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels, H5311 [11JN]
Public debt: debt held by foreigners, H801 [7FE]
SBA: improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 5819), consideration (H. Res. 1125), H2583 [23AP]
Southbury, CT: tribute to the B'nai Israel Human Rights Festival, H4326 [21MY]
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves to lower gasoline price levels, H6463 [14JY], H6828 [23JY]
Taxation: impose windfall profit tax on oil companies, H5311 [11JN]
———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 5351), H1139, H1140 [27FE], H1158 [28FE]
———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax, H608 [6FE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 1420), E1845
Veterans: health care funding, H610 [6FE]
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail: designate (H.R. 1286), H6367, H6368 [10JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H4450 [21MY]
Tributes
Haddad, George, E1285
Lewis, Jason D., E1407