MURPHY, TIM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3606 [14JN]

EPA: require a report on economic impact of certain energy-related rules and prohibit finalization of such rules that will cause significant adverse effects to the economy (H.R. 1582), H5286 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H3015 [3JN]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H5476 [10SE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2965 [24MY]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H599 [15FE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H1430 [14MR]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian and contractor personnel, Coast Guard, and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3232), H6174 [2OC]

——— ensure allowances of members covered by Pay Our Military Act include Dept. of Defense military tuition assistance programs (see H.R. 3275), H6411 [8OC]

——— exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H8125 [19DE]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H659 [26FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3790), H8125 [19DE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by requiring inclusion of Social Security numbers as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3788), H8124 [19DE]

——— tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 128), H1631 [19MR]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any issued orders (see H.R. 1014), H4598 [17JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7111 [14NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H4310 [9JY]

C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H1720 [20MR]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H6676 [22OC]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H1861 [9AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H1547 [15MR]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H86 [14JA]

Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 454), H1860 [9AP]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H3253 [6JN]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H546 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H5587 [17SE]

——— provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 1971), H4040 [25JN]

——— require victims of attack at Fort Hood, TX, and their families be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and honors accorded to September, 11, 2001, terrorist attack victims and families (see H.R. 705), H2299 [24AP]

Dept. of HHS: ensure women who access federally funded family planning services are given pregnancy option counseling including professional adoption counseling (see H.R. 3539), H7357 [21NO]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H1993 [12AP]

Dept. of HUD: require section 8 rental assistance recipients to stay current with local taxes and authorize public housing agencies to divert such assistance to pay owners’ tax debts (see H.R. 1193), H1426 [14MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: increase seigniorage and mint and issue coins celebrating American Liberty, ‘‘The Union’’, and American values, and continue production of Presidentially-themed coins (see H.R. 2535), H5175 [30JY]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H4524 [16JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H5402 [2AU]

——— improve mental health treatment provided to veterans who served in classified missions (see H.R. 3387), H6951 [30OC]

——— report cases of certain infectious diseases at departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 2153), H2953 [23MY]

——— report cases of reportable infectious diseases at departmental medical facilities in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 1792), H3760 [18JN]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H4214 [8JY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7311 [20NO]

EPA: apply emission limits to hydrogen chloride and sulfur dioxide emitted by electric utility steam generating units that use circulating fluidized bed technology to convert coal refuse into energy (see H.R. 3138), H7395 [2DE]

——— disapprove rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants (see H.J. Res. 64), H5884 [26SE]

——— prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. (see H.R. 959), H981 [5MR]

——— prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 2791), H8127 [19DE]

——— provide guidance and clarification relative to issuance and renewal of coal mining permits for dredged or fill material (see H.R. 1829), H3016 [3JN]

——— require congressional review of certain rules (see H.R. 2916), H5342 [1AU]

FDA: strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (see H.R. 3204), H5921 [27SE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 367), H294 [25JA]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H1717 [20MR]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H3357 [12JN]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H950 [4MR]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H949 [4MR]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico (see H. Res. 35), H3689 [17JN]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H5436 [9SE]

Internet: affirm U.S. policy to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model (see H.R. 1580), H2065 [16AP]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H984 [5MR]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 904), H2535 [8MY]

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. 1817), H2393 [26AP]

IRS: prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2720 [16MY]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2067 [16AP]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1837 [25MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn continuing acts of aggression, expressed intent to break Korean War Armistice Agreement, and repeated violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H. Res. 134), H4215 [8JY]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H4214 [8JY]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2804 [20MY]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H5175 [30JY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H4485 [11JY]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H3097 [4JN]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1274), H4309 [9JY]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 2810), H5176 [30JY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H2067 [16AP]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H7365 [22NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H7365 [22NO]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H2575 [13MY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1829 [21MR]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (see H.R. 1900), H4214 [8JY]

Navy: encourage commissioning of U.S.S. Somerset (LPD–25) in Philadelphia, PA (see H. Res. 125), H1568 [18MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3350), H6827 [28OC] (see H.R. 3522), H7357 [21NO]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5922 [27SE]

——— delay implementation, operation, and coordination of a Federal Data Services Hub used to determine or verify eligibility for health plans (see H.R. 2837), H5088 [25JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H7689 [11DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H5554 [16SE]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges or other newly created plans by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees (see H.R. 1780), H5513 [11SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2913 [22MY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H278 [23JA]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6493 [10OC]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see H. Res. 103), H1320 [6MR]

Peralta, Rafael: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1630 [19MR]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 2077), H3357 [12JN]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (see H.R. 2218), H4081 [26JN]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2959 [23MY]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see H.R. 2797), H4978 [23JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H2719 [16MY]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H5404 [2AU]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H8126 [19DE]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 8), H950 [4MR]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4040 [25JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H410 [6FE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H5589 [17SE]

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. 303), H372 [5FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 2703), H4597 [17JY]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 2093), H2910 [22MY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit use of estimate on social cost of carbon in any regulatory impact analysis until a Federal law is enacted authorizing such use (see H.R. 3042), H5398 [2AU]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 2957), H5343 [1AU]

IRS: prevent from unnecessarily seizing protected health information (see H.R. 3041), H5398 [2AU]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H8107 [12DE]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 212), H2574 [13MY]

Power resources: use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (see H.R. 787), H595 [15FE]

Social Security: establish a procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Funds (see H.R. 1713), H2297 [24AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (H.R. 2703), H4598 [17JY]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (H.R. 2093), H2912 [22MY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit use of estimate on social cost of carbon in any regulatory impact analysis until a Federal law is enacted authorizing such use (H.R. 3042), H5402 [2AU]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (H.R. 2957), H5347 [1AU]

IRS: prevent from unnecessarily seizing protected health information (H.R. 3041), H5402 [2AU]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (H.R. 3717), H8110 [12DE]

Power resources: use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (H.R. 787), H598 [15FE]

Social Security: establish a procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Funds (H.R. 1713), H2299 [24AP]

Remarks

Armed Forces: require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (H.R. 833), H1343 [12MR]

Colleges and universities: affordability, H4866 [23JY]

Dept. of the Interior: reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), H4113 [27JN]

EPA: prohibit the use of the ‘‘social cost of carbon’’ valuation, H5287, H5288 [1AU]

——— require a report on economic impact of certain energy-related rules and prohibit finalization of such rules that will cause significant adverse effects to the economy (H.R. 1582), H5287, H5288 [1AU]

FDA: strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), H5964 [28SE]

Firearms: role of mental health reporting in preventing mass shootings, H5657 [19SE]

GAO: require audit of Federal funding for mental illness diagnosis, research, and treatment, H1868 [10AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6142 [2OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2639, H2642, H2643, H2645, H2646 [15MY], H2684 [16MY]

IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, H2643 [15MY]

Mental health: improve programs related to mental health disorders, H1872 [10AP], H6291 [5OC], H7264 [20NO]

——— make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (H.R. 3717), H7697 [12DE]

NIH: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), H6142 [2OC]

Obama, President: evaluation of policies relative to coal industry, H4090 [27JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), H7133 [15NO]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4552 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4552 [17JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7092 [14NO]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2639, H2642, H2643, H2645, H2646 [15MY], H2684 [16MY]

Votes: position on missed, H5792• [20SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5800 [20SE]

Tributes

Alderson, Wayne, H633 [26FE]