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1. H.CON.RES.162 : Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress and the President should increase basic pay for members of the Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (65)
Committees: House Armed Services; Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 11/8/2007
Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
2. H.RES.97 : Providing for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 1/24/2007) Cosponsors (64)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2007
House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.
3. H.RES.467 : Condemning the decision by the leadership of the University and College Union of the United Kingdom to support a boycott of Israeli academia.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 6/6/2007) Cosponsors (70)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/11/2007
Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0, 2 Present (Roll no. 618).
4. H.RES.468 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that officials of local governments who are also members of the National Guard or Reserves and are deployed as part of their service in the Armed Forces should be granted reasonable accommodation to fulfill their governmental duties while so deployed.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 6/6/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/6/2007
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
5. H.R.2072 : -- Private Bill; To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor to Richard Gresko, of Newtown, Pennsylvania, for acts of valor in the Republic of Vietnam on March 11 and 12, 1970, while serving as a lance corporal in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 4/26/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2007
Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
6. H.R.2194 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize an allowance for civilian clothing for members of the Armed Forces traveling in connection with medical evacuation.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 5/7/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2007
Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
7. H.R.2195 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the education loan repayment program for members of the Selected Reserve.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 5/7/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2007
Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
8. H.R.2385 : To provide and enhance education, housing, and entrepreneur assistance for veterans who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 5/17/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; House Armed Services; House Small Business
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2007
Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
9. H.R.2699 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal authority for adjustments to per diem payments to homeless veterans service centers for receipt of other sources of income, to extend authorities for certain programs to benefit homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 6/13/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2007
Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
10. H.R.2853 : To require the Environmental Protection Agency to promptly notify State and local authorities and the public of certain enforcement actions under environmental laws.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 6/25/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2007
Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
11. H.R.3214 : To provide greater accountability in reviewing the national security considerations of free trade agreements.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 7/27/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2007
Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
12. H.R.3297 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 950 West Trenton Avenue in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, as the "Nate DeTample Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 8/1/2007) Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-123 [GPO: Text, PDF]
13. H.R.3298 : To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow individuals called to military service to terminate or suspend certain service contracts entered into before the individual receives notice of a permanent change of station or deployment orders and to provide penalties for violations of interest rate limitations.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 8/1/2007) Cosponsors (90)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2008
House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
14. H.R.3429 : To authorize a competitive grant program to assist members of the National Guard and Reserve and former and current members of the Armed Forces in securing employment in the private sector, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 8/3/2007) Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2007
Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
15. H.R.3623 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for contributions of real property made for conservation purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 9/20/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 9/20/2007
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
16. H.R.3856 : To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the right of deployed members of the Armed Forces who are elected members of State and local legislatures to vote on matters pending before such legislatures.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 10/16/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/16/2007
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
17. H.R.3879 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 10/17/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 10/17/2007
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
18. H.R.4149 : To limit excessive fluctuations in tuition to help students and families plan for college costs.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 11/9/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2008
Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
19. H.R.5467 : To amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 2/14/2008) Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2008
Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
20. H.R.5516 : To increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other first responders.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 2/28/2008) Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 4/17/2008
Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
21. H.AMDT.820 to H.R.3121 Amendment provides for the creation of the position of National Flood Insurance Advocate within FEMA; and requires the National Flood Insurance Advocate to report to Congress with analysis of the major problems facing the National Flood Insurance Program.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 9/27/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2007
House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Murphy, Patrick amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.
22. H.AMDT.954 to H.R.4137 Amendment helps students and families plan financially for higher education by requiring that colleges provide information about the anticipated cost of a post-secondary degree. Institutions would have the option of offering either a multi-year tuition and fee schedule or a traditional, single-year tuition and fee schedule with a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of a student's net costs.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 2/7/2008) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2008
House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Murphy, Patrick amendment (A022) Agreed to by voice vote.
23. H.AMDT.1083 to H.R.6003 Amendment requires Amtrak, within one year of enactment, to report to Congress on the results of an evaluation of passenger rail between Cornwells Heights, PA, and New York City, NY, and between Princeton Junction, NJ, and New York City, NY, to determine whether to expand passenger rail service by increasing the frequency of stops or reducing commuter ticket prices for this route.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8]
(introduced 6/11/2008) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2008
House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Murphy, Patrick amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.
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