Rep. Christopher S. Murphy

Recent Activity

• Jan. 26 Cosponsored HRES1047: Commending The Ohio State University Buckeyes football team for its victory in the 2010 Rose Bowl.

• Jan. 12 Sponsored HR4451: To reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric licenses and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects.

• Jan. 11 Cosponsored HR4295: To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish and carry out a program to provide loans directly to small business concerns, and for other purposes.

• Dec. 18 Cosponsored HR3589: To reauthorize the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000.

• Dec. 15 Cosponsored HR4330: To provide high-quality public charter school options for students by enabling such public charter schools to expand and replicate.

• Cosponsored HR3943: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HR4351: To amend the Buy American Act to increase the requirement for American-made content, to tighten the waiver provisions, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HR4376: To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.

• 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. 07 Cosponsored HRES55: Expressing support for the designation of a National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month to raise awareness of and promote research into this challenging disorder.

• Cosponsored HR4116: To reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, and for other purposes.

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

• Nov. 03 Cosponsored HR3791: Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009

• Nov. 02 Cosponsored HR1126: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.

• Cosponsored HR3554: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

• 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. 28 Cosponsored HR1835: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage alternative energy investments and job creation.

• Cosponsored HR3973: To establish a competitive grant program assisting the development of innovative early learning curricula for low-income children.

• Oct. 19 Cosponsored HR2502: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for the conduct of comparative effectiveness research and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HR2906: To amend the Public Health Service Act to specifically include problem and pathological gambling in programs of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and to establish a national program to address the harmful consequences …