MURTHA, JOHN P. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Amendments offered by, to
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 395), 34006 [3DE]
Appointments
Committee on Appropriations (H. Res. 9), 19 [6JA]
Conferee: H.J. Res. 324, public debt limit extension, 22257 [4AU]
———H.J. Res. 395, continuing appropriations, 35453 [14DE]
———H.R. 2712, making appropriations for the Dept. of the Interior, 27961 [15OC]
———H.R. 2714, making appropriations for the legislative branch, 27961 [15OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Heritage Preservation Commission: establish (see H.R. 3313), 24677 [21SE]
Steel Import Stabilization Act: amend (see H.R. 1102), 3301 [11FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Administrative law judges: establish corps (see H.R. 2726), 16775 [18JN]
Aeronautics: accidents (see H.R. 2238), 33776 [2DE]
Aged: correct Social Security benefit disparity (see H. Con. Res. 15), 3903 [23FE]
Agriculture: protection of poultry growers and sellers (see H.R. 3457), 26990 [8OC]
Air traffic controllers: rehiring of certain (see H.R. 378), 15368 [10JN]
Airlines: fair treatment of employees in merger cases (see H.R. 1101), 10586 [29AP]
Animals: study effectiveness of regulations protecting dogs raised for sale to pet stores from inhumane treatment (see H.J. Res. 287), 37627 [21DE]
Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact: grant consent (see H.R. 3025), 21377 [28JY]
Bankruptcy: amend code relative to retired employees (see H.R. 1186), 14187 [1JN]
———priority to certain unsecured claims of retired former employees (see H.R. 1040), 2991 [5FE]
Black Lung Benefits Act: continue tax exemption on benefits (see H. Res. 71), 4450 [2MR]
Census: distortions in the reapportionment (see H.R. 3639), 31634 [10NO]
Clean Water Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 307), 19901 [15JY]
Communications: comparative renewal process relative to radio and television stations (see H.R. 1140), 4920 [5MR]
Communications Act: clarify congressional intent concerning requirements that broadcasters afford opportunity for discussion of conflicting views (see H.R. 1934), 7780 [2AP]
Congress: joint session at Philadelphia to honor bicentennial of Constitution (see H. Con. Res. 44), 3260 [10FE]
Constitution: ratification by Pennsylvania (see H.J. Res. 406), 33063 [20NO]
Conventional Defense Advisory Board: establish (see H.R. 52), 8669 [9AP]
Dept. of Defense: establish Conventional Defense Advisory Board (see H.R. 52), 8669 [9AP]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for superconducting supercollider program (see H.R. 3228), 23078 [7AU]
Disasters: response (see H.R. 2707), 16568 [17JN]
Drum and Bugle Corps Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 342), 24891 [22SE]
Ducks Unlimited (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 106), 8668 [9AP]
Ecology: reduce depletion of atmospheric ozone layer (see H. Con. Res. 47), 5865 [17MR]
Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 1122), 6777 [25MR]
82d Airborne Division Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 1782), 28346 [19OC]
Eisenhower, Dwight D.: $1 coins to commemorate 100th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 3654), 32683 [18NO]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on basis of cancer history (see H.R. 1546), 15584 [11JN]
EPA: data collection and dissemination relative to chemical emissions (see H.R. 2800), 23081 [7AU]
Espionage: penalties (see H.R. 1337), 5865 [17MR]
FAA: screening of airline passengers for weapons and explosives (see H.R. 2862), 20906 [23JY]
Federal employees: authority of Sec. of the Treasury to enter into agreements with certain cities or counties for withholding of taxes (see H.R. 755), 10274 [28AP]
———include INS inspectors, Customs Service inspectors, and IRS revenue officers within hazardous occupations retirement provisions (see H.R. 2532), 33063 [20NO]
———right to participate in political process (see H.R. 3400), 28010 [15OC]
———study on annuities, personnel management, and individual retirement planning (see H.R. 388), 3260 [10FE]
Foreign trade: documentation of Canadian vessels (see H. Con. Res. 157), 19136 [9JY]
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 195), 19564 [13JY]
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180), 19137 [9JY]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 383), 33231 [30NO]
House of Representatives: distortions in the reapportionment (see H.R. 3639), 31634 [10NO]
Immigration: permit entry of Vietnamese Amerasians (see H.R. 3171), 25482 [29SE]
Insurance companies: clarify application of Clayton Act relative to rates filed with State agencies (see H.R. 1766), 18734 [7JY]
Iran: deny most favored nation status (see H.R. 3338), 24956 [23SE]
Kongsberg Vaapenfabrik Co.: import ban (see H.R. 2698), 18368 [30JN]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: location in District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 405), 33063 [20NO]
Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 129), 2741 [4FE]
Made in U.S.A. Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), 17698 [26JN]
Marine transportation: counter unfair practices (see H.R. 1290), 7780 [2AP]
Marshall plan: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207), 11947 [11MY]
Medical care: catastrophic illness insurance for aged and handicapped (see H.R. 1280), 10274 [28AP]
———registration of certain nonprofit entities which provide health services (see H.R. 186), 10274 [28AP]
Medicare: coverage for hospital-based comprehensive care program (see H.R. 679), 4550 [3MR]
———improve availability of home health services (see H.R. 2138), 29738 [28OC]
———payment for services of physician assistants outside institutional settings (see H.R. 2474), 30390 [2NO]
———provide catastrophic illness care coverage (see H.R. 1281), 10274 [28AP]
———retain payment methodology for physicians' services (see H. Con. Res. 30), 3518 [19FE]
———voluntary insurance option to cover certain gaps in coverage (see H.R. 680), 4550 [3MR]
Medicare Part A Catastrophic Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 1280), 10274 [28AP]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 144), 15369 [10JN]
Minimum wage: establish fair and equitable (see H.R. 1834), 9647 [23AP]
Motor vehicles: counter restrictive practices in maritime transportation (see H.R. 1364), 4549 [3MR]
National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 268), 21470 [29JY]
National Asparagus Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 137), 13827 [27MY]
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 158), 8124 [7AP]
National Catfish Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), 10587 [29AP]
National Ceramic Arts Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 96), 19056 [8JY]
National Child Safety Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 32), 9082 [21AP]
National Dairy Goat Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 17), 9647 [23AP]
National Fishing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), 6777 [25MR]
National Food Bank Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 368), 30649 [3NO]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 289), 22589 [5AU]
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 257), 28518 [20OC]
National Labor Relations Act: amend provision relative to collective bargaining in building and construction industry (see H.R. 281), 4161 [26FE]
National lottery: reduction of public debt (see H.R. 189), 857 [7JA]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 189), 5864 [17MR]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 410), 33333 [1DE]
National Reye's Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 335), 19563 [13JY]
National Safety Belt Use Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 338), 23650 [9SE]
National School Yearbook Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 231), 16291 [16JN]
National Shut-In Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 145), 9647 [23AP]
National Stuttering Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 304), 29936 [29OC]
National Teacher Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), 9326 [22AP]
National Tourist Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255), 9646 [23AP]
National Watermen's Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 303), 28518 [20OC]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 43), 20781 [22JY]
NBS: consideration of H.R. 2160, authorizing appropriations (see H. Res. 184), 21633 [30JY]
Noncommissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A.: charter (see H.R. 2248), 23649 [9SE]
Occupational illness: establish system to identify, notify, and prevent illness among workers at high risk (see H.R. 162), 2005 [27JA]
Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 173), 4918 [5MR]
Pipe and tube products: correct tariff rate inversion on certain iron and steel (see H.R. 1336), 7729 [1AP]
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 266), 17103 [23JN]
Polygraphs: prohibit use by employers involved in or affecting interstate commerce (see H.R. 1212), 4920 [5MR]
Population: decennial censuses (see H.R. 3814), 36481 [18DE]
Prescription Drug Marketing Act: enact (see H.R. 1207), 10274 [28AP]
Price fixing: evidentiary standards for Federal civil antitrust claims (see H.R. 585), 16290 [16JN]
Radon: tax credit for reducing levels in principal residence (see H.R. 1108), 3301 [11FE]
Railroads: protect employees affected by the sale or other disposal of a rail line (see H.R. 3332), 28619 [21OC]
Senate: limit outside earned income (see H.R. 965), 2736 [4FE]
Service academies: eligibility for benefits for certain cadets and midshipmen (see H.R. 3485), 27929 [14OC]
Social Security: correct benefit disparity (see H. Con. Res. 15), 3903 [23FE]
———vision, hearing, and dental services and prescription drugs (see H.R. 678), 4550 [3MR]
Syndicated Television Music Copyright Act: enact (see H.R. 1195), 9325 [22AP]
Tariff: stainless steel, 29936 [29OC]
Taxation: make permanent the credit for increases in research expenses and for basic research payments (see H.R. 1957), 26707 [6OC]
———reinstate 5% investment credit for certain property (see H.R. 936), 2519 [3FE]
———restore special 3-year basis recovery rule in computing amount of employee's annuity (see H.R. 1007), 11362 [6MY]
Tax-exempt organizations: encourage States to grant liability to certain volunteer workers (see H.R. 911), 28009 [15OC]
Textile and Apparel Trade Act: enact (see H.R. 1154), 3515 [19FE]
Toshiba Corp.: import ban (see H.R. 2698), 18368 [30JN]
Turkey: preparation to hold open elections (see H. Con. Res. 211), 30911 [4NO]
VA: establish as an executive department (see H.R. 1707), 12388 [13MY]
———establish as executive department (see H.R. 3471), 31964 [16NO]
———opposition to budget reductions (see H. Con. Res. 27), 4161 [26FE]
Water resources development: research activities of Geological Survey (see H.R. 791), 3518 [19FE]
William Penn Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 169), 14261 [2JN]
Wyeth, Andrew: gold medal (see H.R. 593), 1074 [8JA]
Letters
Chemical weapons ban: George P. Shultz, Sec. of State, 11723
Clean Air Act: Bob Bolen, 34008 [3DE]
———by, 34008 [3DE]
———James K. Hambright, EPA, 34011 [3DE]
———Lee M. Thomas, EPA, 34009 [3DE]
———Representative Dingell, 34008 [3DE]
Talks on strategic weapons: by, to Mikhail Gorbachev (1985), 11338 [6MY]
Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: by, 27323 [9OC]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: Pennsylvania dairy farms, 24249
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 395), 34007, 34010, 34029 [3DE]
Berlin, PA: anniversary, 24242
Bishop-Carroll High School girls' basketball team, Ebensburg, PA: tribute, 8914
Boy Scouts: tribute to Westmoreland-Fayette Council, Pennsylvania, 23886
Chemical warfare: negotiations, 11724
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1748), 13065 [20MY]
Dept. of Pennsylvania, China, Burma, India Veterans Association: reunion, 24700
Ebensburg, PA: tribute to Bishop-Carroll High School girls' basketball team, 8914
Foreign countries: international security and development assistance (H.R. 3100), 34685 [10DE]
Foreign trade: World Trade Center in Dublin, Ireland, 22346
Johnstown, PA: Goodwill Industries tribute, 10043
National Day of Remembrance of Victims of the Armenian Genocide: consideration of H.J. Res. 132, designate (H. Res. 238), 23049 [7AU]
Nicaragua: recognize democratic resistance, 13065 [20MY]
Peace Corps: programs (H.R. 3100), 34685 [10DE]
Pennsylvania: dairy farms, 24249
Respiratory Care Week: observance, 23882
Roads and highways: authorizing funds (H.R. 2), enrollment corrections (H. Con. Res. 77), 6178 [18MR]
———repeal 55-mile-per-hour speed limit, 6178 [18MR]
Salvation Army: tribute to Johnstown, PA, corps, 9329
Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3), 10512 [29AP]
University of Pittsburgh: girls' basketball team, 9333
Windber, PA: high school basketball team, 8924
Women: Vietnam veterans, 22162
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 2517 [3FE], 3514 [19FE], 8664 [9AP], 9322 [22AP], 10022 [27AP], 11863 [8MY], 21375 [28JY], 22125 [3AU], 22312 [4AU], 23875 [14SE], 24133 [16SE], 24676 [21SE], 27713 [13OC], 33333 [1DE], 36479 [18DE]
Leave of absence: granted, 18095 [29JN]
Reports
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 12417 [14MY], 22787 [6AU], 33055 [20NO]
Statements
Clean Air Act: U.S. Conference of Mayors, 34007 [3DE]
Tables
EPA list of nonattainment areas having construction moratorium as of October 1987, 34007 [3DE]
State implementation plans construction sanctions: EPA, 34009 [3DE]
Tributes
Bodolosky, Michael, 33556
Burton, Sala, 2390
Chew, Paul A., 27741
Gaines, Emily E., 21405
Pegg, Gary, 3890
Skone, Timothy J., 3890
Walker, Benjamin, 11726
Watson, Sheron, 36653
Weinberger, Caspar W., 36511