Rep. John P. Murtha

Recent Activity

• Jan. 26 Cosponsored HR4547: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 119 Station Road in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, as the "Captain Luther H. Smith, U.S. Army Air Forces Post Office".

• Jan. 25 Cosponsored HR3813: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the approval of certain programs of education for purposes of the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program.

• Jan. 18 Cosponsored HRES1015: Congratulating the Penn State women's volleyball team on winning the 2009 NCAA Division I National Championship.

• Cosponsored HR4466: To amend section 1502 of title 5, United States Code, to permit law enforcement officers to be candidates for sheriff, and for other purposes.

• Jan. 12 Cosponsored HR3752: To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

• Dec. 14 Cosponsored HRES971: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding guidelines for breast cancer screening for women ages 40 to 49.

• Dec. 10 Cosponsored HR4300: To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit card accounts under open end consumer credit plans, and for other purposes.

• Nov. 18 Cosponsored HR4130: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a temporary surtax to offset the costs of the Afghanistan war.

• Nov. 15 Cosponsored HRES864: Congratulating President Obama for winning of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.

• Nov. 05 Cosponsored HRES664: Congratulating and honoring Barnes Jewish Hospital, Henry Ford Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Integris Baptist Hospital for the completion of a successful 16 person kidney transplant.

• Nov. 04 Cosponsored HR3907: To amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally.

• Nov. 02 Cosponsored HR1220: To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide certain exemptions to drivers of intrastate commercial motor vehicles engaged in agricultural purposes, and for other purposes.

• Oct. 28 Cosponsored HRES877: Expressing support for Chinese human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging in peaceful expression as they seek answers and justice for the parents whose children were killed in the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008.

• Oct. 27 Cosponsored HR3947: To accelerate locomotive fuel savings nationwide and provide incentives for owners of high polluting locomotives to replace such locomotives with newly-built or newly-remanufactured fuel efficient and less polluting locomotives.

• Oct. 22 Cosponsored HRES863: Recognizing the scourge of pneumonia, urging the United States and the world to mobilize cooperation and focus resources to fight pneumonia and save children's lives, and recognizing November 2 as World Pneumonia Da.

• Oct. 12 Cosponsored HCONRES198: Recognizing Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury as the leading cause of death and disability in the United States for children and young adults from birth until 25 years of age and endorsing the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan to develo…

• Cosponsored HR3790: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner.

• Oct. 07 Cosponsored HCONRES158: Expressing support for the designation of an Early Detection Month for breast cancer and all forms of cancer.

• Cosponsored HRES816: Mourning the loss of life caused by the earthquakes and tsunamis that occurred on September 29, 2009, in American Samoa, Samoa, and Tonga.

• Oct. 05 Cosponsored HRES736: Honoring President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on "Dedication Day", November 19, 2009.