MURPHY, TIM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Articles and editorials

Run for Your Life, Bud Shuster, Altoona (PA) Mirror, E832 [31MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 649), H1607 [13FE]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 881), H8025 [13JY]

American Dental Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 204), H4735 [23AP]

American Legion Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 679), H8809 [24JY]

Animals: enhance and increase the number of veterinarians trained in veterinary public health (see H.R. 2999), H7145 [23JN]

Armed Forces: commend Navy SEALS, Matthew McCabe, Jonathan Keefe, and Julio Huertas for capturing alleged terrorist, Ahmed Hashim Abed, in Iraq and support members serving in harm's way (see H. Res. 988), H15502 [16DE]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 208), H1159 [10FE]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see H.R. 667), H4129 [30MR]

———improve support and services for members and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and their families (see H. Res. 443), H6307 [8JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see H.R. 1177), H8185 [15JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H3706 [19MR]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H4999 [29AP]

———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H2836 [25FE]

Army Community Covenant: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 170), H13002 [16NO]

Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see H.R. 624), H12197 [2NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H36 [6JA]

Business and industry: establish congressional review of Presidential decisions on ITC recommendations for relief for businesses jeopardized by a surge of Chinese imports (see H.R. 471), H194 [13JA]

———require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 3621), H11167 [8OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and place an educational display in the Capitol Visitor Center to explain the significance of the naming of Emancipation Hall (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5581 [13MY]

———engrave the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 131), H6416 [9JN]

Children and youth: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H6307 [8JN]

China: condemn manufacture and export of unsafe products, disregard for environment, and exploitation of workers and encourage U.S. suspension of importation and purchase of goods (see H. Res. 44), H1080 [9FE]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins to recognize and commemorate the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg and President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H.R. 3712), H14827 [11DE]

Clean Air Act: promote certification of aftermarket conversion systems and thereby encourage increased use of alternative fueled vehicles (see H.R. 3431), H13069 [17NO]

———reduce number of boutique fuels (see H.R. 392), H2836 [25FE]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3707 [19MR]

Commission on the Foreclosure and Mortgage Lending Crisis: establish (see H.R. 1285), H4688 [22AP]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H4584 [21AP]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 614), H1045 [4FE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 634), H1045 [4FE]

———provide penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property (see H.R. 430), H780 [28JA]

Dedication Day: honor Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H. Res. 736), H11714 [22OC]

Dept. of Commerce: reduce matching requirement for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program participants (see H.R. 4393), H15501 [16DE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S. or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in the U.S. (see H.R. 1012), H1517 [12FE]

———require State approval and Presidential notification and certification before transfer or release of individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in the U.S. (see H.R. 2294), H5668 [14MY]

Dept. of HHS: carry out a demonstration program to test the feasibility of using elementary and secondary schools as influenza vaccination centers (see H.R. 2596), H6010 [21MY]

———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 1378), H9397 [9SE]

———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 2115), H4839 [27AP]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H7446 [25JN]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H15503 [16DE]

———require a criminal background check for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3287), H14827 [11DE]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2531), H5891 [20MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: award grants to regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining surge capacity to be used to respond to acts of bioterrorism or outbreaks of infectious diseases (see H.R. 1150), H3438 [16MR]

———prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 3116), H12588 [6NO]

Dept. of Labor: carry out a grant program to provide reintegration services through programs and facilities that emphasize services for homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children (see H.R. 293), H2632 [24FE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3401 [12MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: create a program to guarantee loans made to manufacturing companies in order to promote increased domestic lending to the U.S. manufacturing industry (see H.R. 2936), H7021 [18JN]

———transmit copies of documents on break-up of, negotiations on additional assistance, and payment of executive bonuses to American International Group, Inc. (AIG) (see H. Res. 251), H4584 [21AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H5168 [5MY]

———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 3787), H13267 [18NO]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H2602 [23FE]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 1211), H5308 [6MY]

———improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 949), H3749 [23MR]

———make certain improvements to laws relative to benefits for severely injured veterans (see H.R. 3407), H13467 [2DE]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H3338 [11MR]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H5169 [5MY]

———reauthorize the small business loan program (see H.R. 294), H2632 [24FE]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 775), H779 [28JA]

Diseases: continue research into causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, commend those involved, and support designation of Latino Diabetes Awareness Month (see H. Res. 69), H7706 [26JN]

———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 2112), H13386 [1DE]

———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 930), H3749 [23MR]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H11458 [15OC]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H3749 [23MR]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2413), H6904 [16JN]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H8586 [22JY]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H11714 [22OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H14446 [9DE]

Executive Office of the President: require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 185), H9999 [25SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 42), H7086 [19JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 912), H1079 [9FE]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H2631 [24FE]

———prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 226), H68 [7JA]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 626), H3641 [18MR]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H3641 [18MR]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H1157 [10FE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H7146 [23JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H6620 [11JN]

Food: require disclosure of nutritional information on food offered for sale in food service establishments (see H.R. 1398), H5582 [13MY]

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H8100 [14JY]

Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2378), H5580 [13MY]

———eliminate barriers to exports of U.S. goods and services, restore rights under trade remedy laws, and strengthen enforcement of intellectual property rights and health and safety laws at U.S. borders (see H.R. 496), H323 [14JA]

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H5000 [29AP]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H8025 [13JY]

Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see H.R. 2736), H6264 [4JN]

———prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (see H.R. 3571), H9671 [16SE]

Harvey, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 223), H3146 [10MR]

Health: establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible (see H.R. 2360), H5582 [13MY]

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H4583 [21AP]

———intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 877), H3706 [19MR]

———recognize orthopedic industry for innovation in providing devices that relieve pain of, and restore mobility to, members of Armed Forces, veterans, and patients from all walks of life (see H. Res. 577), H8101 [14JY]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 13), H1045 [4FE]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 798), H12045 [28OC]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H8009 [10JY]

Honduras: support people, condemn illegal attempt to alter Constitution of Honduras, and seek peaceful resolution on election referendum (see H. Res. 619), H8496 [21JY]

House of Representatives: require any conference committee or other meetings held to determine health care legislation be conducted publicly (see H. Res. 847), H11582 [21OC]

House Rules: require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H11869 [27OC]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 1868), H10408 [30SE]

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H4688 [22AP]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 3308), H9731 [17SE]

———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. 1663), H3748 [23MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]

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. 1327), H4583 [21AP]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H6266 [4JN]

———support all citizens struggling for freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and protection of the rule of law and condemn violence against demonstrators (see H. Res. 549), H7024 [18JN]

Irish-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 254), H3527 [17MR]

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. 595), H381 [15JA]

IRS: repeal authority to enter into private debt collection contracts (see H.R. 796), H4734 [23AP]

John Scott Challis, Jr., Post Office, Freedom, PA: designate (see H.R. 987), H1247 [11FE]

Johnson, Jimmie: tribute (see H. Res. 957), H15504 [16DE]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H9281 [31JY]

Medicaid: provide for a demonstration project on reimbursements for stabilization of emergency medical conditions by non-publicly owned or operated institutions for mental diseases (see H.R. 1415), H5485 [12MY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H8356 [17JY]

———require States to cover medical nutritional therapy (see H.R. 3092), H7704 [26JN]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H4250 [31MR]

———ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price (see H.R. 1392), H5582 [13MY]

———preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 2443), H8356 [17JY]

———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1927), H4584 [21AP]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H380 [15JA]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H13002 [16NO]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H13466 [2DE]

———require that certain tests performed by an independent laboratory of a specimen collected by a hospital be treated as services for which payment may be made directly to the laboratory (see H.R. 1699), H4025 [25MR]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H6904 [16JN]

Members of Congress: deny automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H325 [14JA]

Memorial Day: urge all Americans and people of all nationalities to visit national cemeteries, memorials, and markers (see H. Res. 360), H5170 [5MY]

Mental health: establish national centers of excellence for the treatment of depressive and bipolar disorders (see H.R. 4204), H13519 [3DE]

———integrate services with physical health services, improve access to underserved areas, and provide grants to recruit mental health professionals (see H.R. 1011), H1517 [12FE]

———promote mental and behavioral health services for underserved populations (see H.R. 2066), H4731 [23AP]

Mental Health America (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 160), H1521 [12FE]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 437), H5666 [14MY]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H8025 [13JY]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H9900 [23SE]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H7147 [23JN]

National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial: rededicate (see H.R. 482), H780 [28JA]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 349), H5097 [4MY]

National Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 914), H13266 [18NO]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 442), H9281 [31JY]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 180), H9341 [8SE]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2632), H8026 [13JY]

National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 142), H6307 [8JN]

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 84), H5063 [30AP]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H9670 [16SE]

NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 758), H1046 [4FE]

———establish Office of Mitochondrial Medicine (see H.R. 3502), H9278 [31JY]

Nuclear weapons: strengthen legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by Iran (see H.R. 1208), H3706 [19MR]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4397 [1AP]

Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI): recognize as the leading cause of death and disability of children and young adults and endorse the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H. Con. Res. 198), H11298 [13OC]

Pennsylvania: tribute to National Guard (see H. Res. 754), H9730 [17SE]

Pittsburgh Penguins (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 594), H7705 [26JN]

Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 110), H922 [3FE]

Poland: recognize anniversary of Soviet and Nazi invasion, strengthen NATO and European Union alliances, and honor historic ties with the U.S. (see H. Res. 715), H11112 [7OC]

Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (see H.R. 22), H3145 [10MR]

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 819), H920 [3FE]

Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (see H.R. 3633), H11384 [14OC]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H3402 [12MR]

Public welfare programs: allow funds provided to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to be used for alternative-to-abortion services (see H.R. 636), H1045 [4FE]

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 26), H3707 [19MR]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1050), H3642 [18MR]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2365), H11868 [27OC]

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. 1067), H3105 [9MR]

———improve access to State Children's Health Insurance Program by providing exemptions to eligibility waiting period requirements (see H.R. 2496), H5791 [19MY]

———increase maximum level of fees authorized to be charged by representatives relative to claims of entitlement to past-due benefits and require cost-of-living adjustments to such fees (see H.R. 1093), H10070 [29SE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H3105 [9MR]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 1352), H3054 [5MR]

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): observe anniversary of Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure and commend transition to Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure (see H. Con. Res. 109), H6016 [21MY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H3704 [19MR]

———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. 1203), H4583 [21AP]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve for compensation paid during active military duty (see H.R. 433), H780 [28JA]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H602 [27JA]

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H8495 [21JY]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H7706 [26JN]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H4734 [23AP]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3758), H14877 [14DE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H8873 [27JY]

———permanently extend and modify credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel (see H.R. 3916), H12142 [29OC]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see H.R. 1245), H7837 [8JY]

———provide a credit to employers for the cost of implementing wellness programs (see H.R. 1897), H13266 [18NO]

———provide a credit to individuals who pay their mortgages on time (see H.R. 1317), H4583 [21AP]

———provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology (see H.R. 2963), H7084 [19JN]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 537), H13069 [17NO]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 205), H1159 [10FE]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H4734 [23AP]

Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see H.R. 1110), H2601 [23FE]

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H6307 [8JN]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 236), H4689 [22AP]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (see H. Res. 867), H12142 [29OC]

U.N. World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance: prohibit funding for and participation in Durban Review Conference and its preparatory activities (see H. Res. 42), H5000 [29AP]

Uganda: develop a strategy to support efforts to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and authorize funds for relief, reconstruction, and transitional justice (see H.R. 2478), H8026 [13JY]

Veterans: expand authorized concurrent receipt of disability pay from the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs to cover all veterans who have a combat-related disability (see H.R. 593), H2603 [23FE]

———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), H11581 [21OC]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H2875 [26FE]

Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 2894), H7706 [26JN]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H4580 [21AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: enhance criminal penalties for killing a member (see H.R. 2871), H6805 [15JN]

Dept. of HHS: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1745), H4062 [26MR]

Health care facilities: require public reporting of health care-associated infections data by hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 3104), H7704 [26JN]

Pensions: suspend minimum distribution requirements for certain retirement plans (see H.R. 424), H161 [9JA]

Power resources: enhance energy independence and economic and national security, conserve energy use, promote innovation, achieve lower emissions, cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner land (see H.R. 2227), H5095 [4MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H12591 [7NO]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), earmark declaration, E1661 [7JY]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H5895 [21MY]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E397 [25FE], E1043 [30AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H572 [27JA], H724 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1302 [12FE], H1524 [13FE]

Armed Forces: improve support and services for members and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and their families, H6095, H6097 [3JN]

———reduce post-traumatic stress disorder and other combat-related stress disorders among military personnel, H5587 [14MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), earmark declaration, E1522 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2053 [28JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of uniforms and other textile apparel unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced, H724 [28JA]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), earmark declaration, E1575 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E1962 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E1891 [22JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E1824 [16JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8254 [16JY]

Health: guarantee rights of patients and doctors against Federal restrictions or delay in the provision of privately-funded health care, H6609 [11JN]

———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, H6607 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H2839 [26FE], H2985 [5MR], H3740 [23MR], H4769, H4772 [27AP], H6605, H6607, H6608, H6609, H6611 [11JN], H6978 [18JN], H7254 [25JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8189 [16JY], H8436 [21JY], H8898 [28JY], H9400 [10SE], H11115 [8OC], H11386, H11446 [15OC], H11813, H11841 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12552 [6NO], H12591 [7NO]

———strengthen privacy protections for consumer access to electronic medical records, H3740 [23MR]

House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H9538 [15SE]

Medicare: solvency, H11446 [15OC]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 437), H6095, H6097 [3JN]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, H3645 [19MR]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1243), H4860 [28AP]

Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute (H. Res. 110), H1266 [12FE]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H5895 [21MY], H7634 [26JN]

———enhance energy independence and economic and national security, conserve energy use, promote innovation, achieve lower emissions, cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner land (H.R. 2227), H5312 [7MY]

SBA: prohibit funding for Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland (nonprofit corporation) Defense Procurement Assistance Program, H8254 [16JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), earmark declaration, E1420 [15JN]

Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (H.R. 1110), H14946 [15DE]

Votes: correction, H12118 [29OC]

———position on missed, H7013 [18JN], H7067 [19JN], H9121 [30JY], H12981 [16NO], H13093 [18NO], H13411 [2DE], E2241, E2246 [10SE], E2378 [25SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H9547 [15SE], H14978 [15DE]

Tributes

Shuster, Bud, E832 [31MR]