MURTHA, JOHN P. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Addresses
America—We Must Move Toward Coal: by, 22748
Amendments offered by, to
Appropriations: emergency supplemental (H.R. 2072), 7526 [26AP]
Appointments
Committee on Appropriations (H. Res. 9), 83 [3JA]
Conferee: H.R. 2072, emergency supplemental appropriations, 11578 [13JN], 12757 [21JN]
———H.R. 2788, appropriations for the Dept. of the Interior, 20368 [13SE]
———H.R. 3014, legislative branch appropriations, 21488 [25SE]
———H.R. 3015, Dept. of Transportation appropriations, 24114 [11OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Dept. of Defense: appropriations (see H.R. 3072), 17334 [1AU]
Steel Import Stabilization Act: extend (see H.R. 904), 1746 [7FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: anniversary of State Cooperative Extension Service (see H.J. Res. 124), 3568 [7MR]
Air pollution: clean air standards (see H.R. 3030), 16563 [27JY]
———reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen (see H.R. 3211), 22875 [3OC]
American Coal Miner Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 146), 26590 [31OC]
Angola: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 203), 22068 [27SE]
Antitrust policy: evidentiary standards for Federal civil claims based on resale price fixing (see H.R. 1236), 24130 [11OC]
Artists: collective bargaining for employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 2025), 19332 [4AU]
Census: count relative to congressional apportionment (see H.R. 1468), 4488 [16MR]
China, People's Republic of: readjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 2712), 15437 [20JY]
Clean Air Act: amend (see H.R. 2909), 23300 [4OC]
Coal: transfer pension funds to health benefit fund (see H.R. 3413), 23413 [5OC]
Collective bargaining: building and construction industry (see H.R. 931), 19332 [4AU]
Colleges: information on student-athlete graduation relative to Federal financing (see H.R. 1454), 20403 [13SE]
Commission on Alternative Utilization of Military Bases: requirements (see H. Res. 250), 22068 [27SE]
Community Foundation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 425), 26345 [26OC]
Courts: immunity from personal civil liability relative to volunteers working on behalf of nonprofit organizations and Government entities (see H.R. 911), 14076 [11JY]
Decade of the Brain: designate (see H.J. Res. 174), 6333 [12AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: issuance of Drug War Bonds (see H.R. 2972), 22069 [27SE]
Diseases: clarify the intent of Congress relative to eligibility for black lung benefits (see H.R. 814), 2618 [23FE]
Drug abuse: commission to study the use of former military installations as rehabilitation centers (see H.R. 1591), 5270 [23MR]
Economic conditions: appropriations (see H.R. 3029), 16563 [27JY]
———development and employment programs for certain areas (see H.R. 10), 2553 [22FE]
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 133), 20404 [13SE]
Executive departments: corps of administrative law judges to preside at certain Federal proceedings (see H.R. 1179), 3098 [1MR]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), 1152 [27JA]
Farms: estate tax valuation (see H.R. 2336), 14076 [11JY]
Fasteners: inspection, testing, and certification (see H.R. 3000), 16202 [25JY]
Federal employees: extend certain civil service retirement provisions to INS, Customs Service, and IRS law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1083), 10443 [31MY]
———participation in political process (see H.R. 20), 5274 [23MR]
Fire fighters: bill of rights (see H.R. 3587), 29606 [16NO]
Fire Safety at Home Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 346), 23414 [5OC]
Fish and fisheries: cease drift-net fishing in the South Pacific (see H. Con. Res. 214), 25239 [19OC]
Franklin, Benjamin: bicentennial commemorative coin (see H.R. 3587), 29606 [16NO]
———bicentennial commemorative coin (see H.R. 3056), 17096 [31JY]
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 104), 6806 [17AP]
Ghost Squadron of the Confederate Air Force: designate as U.S. Ambassador for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of World War II (see H.J. Res. 285), 24235 [12OC]
Groundwater: authorizing research activities (see H.R. 37), 3568 [7MR]
Guam: establish as a commonwealth (see H.R. 98), 28335 [9NO]
Hazardous substances: Sec. of Agriculture study of effects of reclassification of anhydrous ammonia (see H.R. 371), 4113 [14MR]
Hotels and motels: fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 94), 14694 [13JY]
House of Representatives: prevent distortions in reapportionment (see H.R. 744), 1204 [31JA]
Industry: conformance of certain fasteners to specifications (see H.R. 777), 13623 [27JN]
International Year of Bible Reading: designate (see H.J. Res. 275), 18673 [3AU]
Interstitial Cystitis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 291), 28336 [9NO]
Iron and steel industry: implement the steel trade liberalization program (see H.R. 3275), 20441 [14SE]
Labor unions: hiring of permanent replacement workers during a strike (see H.R. 1383), 22068 [27SE]
Law enforcement officers: adjust administratively uncontrollable overtime pay of Federal officers and agents (see H.R. 215), 25916 [25OC]
Local government: appropriations to resume payment to fiscal assistance trust fund (see H.R. 2540), 10502 [1JN]
Maritime industries: increase capacity (see H.R. 2463), 10159 [24MY]
Mount Rushmore National Memorial: anniversary commemorative coin (see H.R. 1028), 12809 [21JN]
National Academy of Space, Science, and Technology: establish (see H.R. 2957), 16818 [28JY]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 117), 4113 [14MR]
National Arab-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 241), 16565 [27JY]
National Barbershop Quartet Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 107), 4202 [15MR]
National Bipartisan Commission on Central America: establish (see H. Con. Res. 55), 2552 [22FE]
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 132), 7614 [27AP]
National Cities Fight Back Against Drugs Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 416), 31245 [21NO]
National Critical Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242), 20205 [12SE]
National Culinary Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), 24744 [16OC]
National Drinking Water Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134), 2902 [28FE]
National Drive for Life Weekend: designate (see H.J. Res. 257), 12284 [19JN]
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 429), 31246 [21NO]
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 389), 21500 [25SE]
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), 21004 [20SE]
National Korean War Veterans Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 130), 2619 [23FE]
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 273), 12494 [20JN]
National Library Card Sign-Up Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 231), 17335 [1AU]
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 277), 13279 [23JN]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 112), 2072 [9FE]
National Quality Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), 17097 [31JY]
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 225), 17097 [31JY]
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 150), 3102 [1MR]
National Visiting Nurse Association Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255), 20404 [13SE]
National Week of Outreach to the Rural Disabled: designate (see H.J. Res. 146), 23414 [5OC]
National Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 148), 2902 [28FE]
NSF: promote teaching in math and science (see H.R. 1293), 10869 [6JN]
Occupational health and safety: system to identify and notify persons at high risk (see H.R. 3067), 17333 [1AU]
Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 60), 1748 [7FE]
Philadelphia, PA: include Washington Square area within Independence National Park (see H.R. 1528), 5684 [6AP]
Polish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 347), 13961 [29JN]
Postal Service: budget treatment (see H.R. 982), 3101 [1MR]
Power resources: effectiveness of State energy conservation programs (see H.R. 711), 10050 [23MY]
Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to repeal limit on number of terms (see H.J. Res. 264), 8845 [10MY]
Social Security: payment reductions to hospitals under medicare part A (see H. Con. Res. 40), 2555 [22FE]
Steel Fair Trade Review Act: enact (see H.R. 3093), 18188 [2AU]
Take Pride in the Flag Day: designate (see H. Res. 189), 13847 [28JN]
Taxation: assessment of retail dealer occupational taxes (see H.R. 2285), 28846 [14NO]
———deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 2121), 10503 [1JN]
———interest on postponed estate tax (see H.R. 1214), 3100 [1MR]
———permanent exclusion of funding for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 2037), 13962 [29JN]
Terrorism: U.S. policy relative to hostages (see H. Con. Res. 189), 19331 [4AU]
U.S. flag: prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 304, 305), 13624 [27JN], 14077 [11JY]
———Supreme Court ruling on desecration (see H. Res. 186), 13622 [27JN]
United Services Organization: commemorative coins (see H.R. 2761), 13621 [27JN]
Vietnamese Conflict: location of a memorial to women veterans (see H.J. Res. 421), 28018 [8NO]
Washington Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 410), 25411 [20OC]
Wetlands Conservation Act: amend (see H.R. 1526), 9408 [16MY]
Wilderness Act: anniversary of National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.J. Res. 163), 11243 [7JN]
World War II: memorial and museum (see H.R. 537), 2618 [23FE]
———memorial to members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2807), 14017 [10JY]
Bills and resolutions relative to
Committee on Appropriations: election (see H. Res. 9), 83 [3JA]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, 29467 [16NO]
Essays
Drive Sober, Drive Smart: Jennifer Lawhead, 5465
Lists
U.S. Air Force teams involved in rescue of vessel Yarrawonga, 1355
Motions offered by
Dept. of Defense: appropriations (H.R. 3072), close conference committee meeting, 26803 [1NO]
———appropriations (H.R. 3072), conference report, 29009-29012, 29014-29036 [15NO]
Poems
``Ballad of John Baker,'' Marion Gladys, 10169
Remarks by, on
Alcoholic beverages: labeling requirements, 7526 [26AP]
Anti-Drug Abuse Act: funding (H.R. 2442), 10125 [24MY]
Apollo, PA: anniversary of Poke Run Presbyterian Church, 26105
Appropriations: emergency supplemental (H.R. 2072), 7524, 7526 [26AP]
Catholic Schools Week: observance, 1360
Dept. of Defense: appropriations (H.R. 3072), 19088, 19092, 19094, 19095, 19097, 19098, 19104, 19105, 19110, 19111 [4AU], 26803 [1NO]
———appropriations (H.R. 3072), conference report, 29006, 29012, 29024, 29033 [15NO], 30091, 30092 [19NO]
———appropriations (H.R. 3072), consideration of conference report, 28471 [13NO]
———appropriations for military construction (H.R. 3012), waiver of certain points of order against consideration (H. Res. 215), 17037, 17038 [31JY]
———appropriations for military functions (H.R. 2461), 16193 [25JY], 16534 [27JY]
Dept. of the Interior: appropriations (H.R. 2788), 14423 [12JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: appropriations (H.R. 2990), permission to file conference report, 23395 [5OC]
Energy: U.S. policy, 19447
Hamilton AFB, CA: environmental cleanup, 19110 [4AU]
House of Representatives: adjournment, 14015 [10JY]
Iron and steel industry: extend voluntary restraint agreements, 6816
Jeannette, PA: tribute to Sacred Heart Church, 28034
Johnstown, PA: anniversary of 1889 flood, 10168
———observance of Goodwill Week, 5327
———tribute to St. Therese Holy Name Society, 27814
Marine Corps: Hurricane Hugo relief assistance, 29635
Monocacy Battlefield, MD: funding, 14423 [12JY]
States: Dept. of Defense reports on benefits from program before congressional approval, 19105 [4AU]
Steel Import Stabilization Act: extend (H.R. 904), 1882
Technology: advanced submarine technology program, 19111 [4AU]
University of Pittsburgh's Award for Innovation in Coal Conversion: recipient, 22748
Westmoreland County Area Agency on Aging: tribute, 5472
Yarrawonga (vessel): rescue by U.S. Air Force teams, 1355
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 2880 [28FE], 5269 [23MR], 6803 [17AP], 10048 [23MY], 10158 [24MY], 13958 [29JN], 18669 [3AU], 22742 [2OC], 25912 [25OC], 27806 [7NO], 28007 [8NO], 29603 [16NO]
Reports
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 1136 [27JA], 2880 [28FE], 31209 [21NO]
Reports by conference committees
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 2883), 29058-29068 [15NO]
Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 3072), 28423 [13NO]
Reports filed
Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 3072) (H. Rept. 101-208), 17333 [1AU]
———committee of conference (H.R. 3072) (H. Rept. 101-345), 28595 [13NO]
Tables
Defense budget add-ons, 19089 [4AU]
Defense budget reductions, 19089 [4AU]
Testimonies
Committee on Rules: Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 3072), D525 [3AU]
Committee on Ways and Means: Steel Import Stabilization Extension Act (H.R. 904), D349 [13JN]
Tributes
Chappell, Bill, Jr., 5888
Cignetti, Frank J., 5469
Gollas, John B., 14009
Murtha, John F., 1375 [2FE]
Oravec, Christian R., 10066
O'Toole, Joseph, 10178
Pencola, Peter, 10054
Roberts, Richard, 3075
Rozum, Julia A., 27811