MURPHY, AUSTIN J. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Amendments offered by, to
American Samoa: minimum wage determination (S. 2930), 31023, 31024 [18OC]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3030, clean air restoration and standards, 16158 [28JN]
———H.R. 5269, Comprehensive Crime Control Act, 34094 [25OC]
———S. 566, National Affordable Housing Act, 25156 [19SE]
Articles and editorials
Nuclear Energy Weapon, John O. Sillin, Wall Street Journal, 29507
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Black Lung Benefits Act: amend (see H.R. 5510), 22528 [3AU]
House of Representatives: apply certain compensatory time off provisions to certain employees (see H. Res. 363), 5032 [22MR]
———apply rights and protections of compensatory time provisions to employees (see H. Res. 436), 17588 [16JY]
Minimum wage: clarify coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 5382), 19769 [26JY]
Shipping industry: civil penalties for operating a vessel in a negligent manner (see H.R. 3913), 751 [30JA]
Social Security Administration: ensure compliance with decisions by U.S. courts of appeals on medical improvement claims (see H.R. 4797), 10009 [10MY]
Trucking: training and certification for industrial truck operators (see H. Con. Res. 318), 9092 [1MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Aeronautics: establish an Office of Airline Passenger Advocacy within Dept. of Transportation (see H.R. 5453), 22086 [2AU]
———rehiring of certain former air traffic controllers (see H.R. 5490), 22527 [3AU]
Agriculture: establish farmland resource conservation programs (see H.R. 4714), 15850 [27JN]
———prohibit the sale of milk produced by cows injected with bovine growth hormone (see H.R. 4004), 4378 [14MR]
Allegheny River: designate segments in Pennsylvania as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5402), 20548 [30JY]
Allies Fair Share Defense Act: enact (see H.R. 107), 23924 [11SE]
American Textile Industry Bicentennial Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 518), 27669 [4OC]
Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3677), 10010 [10MY]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.R. 3802), 4573 [20MR]
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 493), 13264 [6JN]
Banks and banking: require notice to borrowers on transfer of the servicing of mortgage loans (see H.R. 4594), 10475 [15MY]
Bicentennial Anniversary of the Legacy of Benjamin Franklin: designate (see H.J. Res. 439), 1290 [6FE]
Budget: inclusion by the President a statement of revenues from the sale of Government property (see H.R. 4125), 16186 [28JN]
Census: enumeration of members of the Armed Forces assigned outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4903), 12098 [23MY]
Central Valley project: restoration of fish and wildlife habitats (see H.R. 4700), 9092 [1MY]
Chesapeake Bay: restore (see H.R. 5858), 31069 [18OC]
Civil rights: strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 4000), 1550 [7FE]
Clean Air Act: amend to provide benefits to workers terminated as a consequence of revision of that act's standards (see H.R. 4460), 8304 [25AP]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: limit liability of lending institutions acquiring facilities through foreclosure (see H.R. 4494), 12248 [24MY]
Construction industry: improve inspections, investigations, reporting, and recordkeeping, and to establish safety and health programs (see H.R. 4652), 9329 [3MY]
Continental shelf: prohibit the issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions (see H.R. 3751), 752 [30JA]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 557), 22088 [2AU]
Dept. of Defense: termination of B-2 stealth bomber development (see H.R. 3978), 6673 [4AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expansion of services to sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3037), 17963 [18JY]
Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 419), 16188 [28JN]
Doherty, Joseph P.: application for political asylum (see H. Con. Res. 62), 18381 [19JY]
Drug abuse: funding for resistance education programs by local educational agencies (see H.R. 5064), 14110 [14JN]
Eating Disorders Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), 26909 [1OC]
Education: adult illiteracy (see H.R. 3123), 465 [24JA]
———guarantee students from selected high schools a chance to go to college (see H.R. 5859), 31069 [18OC]
———improve (see H.R. 4379, 5115), 5237 [26MR], 15337 [21JN]
———promote writing (see H.R. 5127), 15337 [21JN]
———recruitment and training of teachers (see H.R. 4130), 2932 [28FE]
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 568), 18380 [19JY]
Employment: prevent potential abuses of electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 2168), 7339 [18AP]
Farm Animal and Research Facilities Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 3270), 9329 [3MY]
Federal employees: cost of living adjustments for civil service retirees (see H. Con. Res. 252), 9905 [9MY]
Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 436), 2309 [22FE]
Federal Taxpayers' Right-to-Know Act: enact (see H.R. 4555), 7338 [18AP]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 559), 9092 [1MY]
Flight Attendant Safety Professionals' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 533), 10475 [15MY]
Foreign trade: imports of textiles, apparel, and footwear (see H.R. 4496), 6670 [4AP]
———treatment of semimanufactured and manufactured glass products (see H.R. 4368), 5032 [22MR]
Forests and forestry: protect remaining ancient forests in Washington, Oregon, and California (see H.R. 4492), 13263 [6JN]
Franklin, Benjamin: minting of commemorative coins and enacting fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 4098), 2307 [22FE]
GATT: exclude civil air transport services as a negotiation item (see H. Con. Res. 280), 10011 [10MY]
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 512), 9329 [3MY]
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 469), 7984 [24AP]
Great Britain: Birmingham Six' detention case (see H. Con. Res. 249), 3669 [7MR]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 473), 4378 [14MR]
Greyhound Co.: strike of employees (see H. Con. Res. 316), 8404 [26AP]
Harriet Tubman Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), 3669 [7MR]
Hazardous substances: improve transportation safety (see H.R. 2584), 465 [24JA]
Head Start Program: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 490), 7340 [18AP]
Health: increase support for medical rehabilitation personnel and enhance allied research programs (see H.R. 4484), 8304 [25AP]
———national nutrition plan (see H.R. 1608), 24755 [17SE]
Home Health Aide Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 618), 18381 [19JY]
Human Services Reauthorization Act: enact (see H.R. 4151), 7442 [19AP]
Indians: renegotiation of certain leases of the Seneca Nation (see H.R. 5367), 26176 [26SE]
International Visitors' Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 459), 18923 [24JY]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 482), 4378 [14MR]
Israel: reopen universities in West Bank and Gaza (see H. Con. Res. 315), 13673 [12JN]
Japan: foreign trade actions (see H. Con. Res. 312), 8404 [26AP]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 501), 9093 [1MY]
Korean War: commemorative silver dollar coin (see H.R. 5053), 16896 [11JY]
Korean War Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 575), 13993 [13JN]
Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 3936), 2308 [22FE]
Labor unions: collective bargaining over trust funds providing financial assistance for employee housing (see H.R. 4073), 2306 [22FE]
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: appropriations (see H.R. 3851), 37 [23JA]
Medicaid: State options to provide community care to the elderly (see H.R. 3933), 5780 [28MR]
Medicare: equalize the standardized amounts paid to hospitals in rural and urban areas (see H.R. 4481), 10010 [10MY]
———exempt home health services from budget sequestration order (see H.R. 5516), 33826 [24OC]
———supplemental insurance policy standards (see H.R. 4840), 21676 [1AU]
Middle East: national day of prayer for members of the Armed Forces and U.S. hostages (S.J. Res. 381) (see H.J. Res. 673), 30251 [17OC]
Mines and mineral resources: remining of certain abandoned coal mine lands (see H.R. 4053), 2123 [21FE]
National Academies of Practice: recognize (see H.R. 1047), 22177, 22530 [3AU]
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), 24329 [13SE]
National Agricultural Research Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 548), 17841 [17JY]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 474), 4276 [13MR]
National Arbor Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 23), 7850 [23AP]
National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 426), 910 [31JA]
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 481), 6673 [4AP]
National County Government Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 613), 16185 [28JN]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 7340 [18AP]
National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 535), 15716 [26JN]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 602), 20549 [30JY]
National Drinking Water Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 460), 7442 [19AP]
National Drug-Free Schools and Communities Education and Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 639), 27669 [4OC]
National Ellis Island Month: designate (see H. Res. 455), 22087 [2AU]
National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 532), 5780 [28MR]
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 525), 26651 [28SE]
National Federation of the Blind Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 667), 31069 [18OC]
National Give Kids a Fighting Chance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 515), 15040 [20JN]
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 552), 15716 [26JN]
National Invent America Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 565), 12249 [24MY]
National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 608), 15039 [20JN]
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 554), 13993 [13JN]
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 530), 10927 [17MY]
National Medal of Honor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 652), 35448 [26OC]
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 566), 30090 [16OC]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 468), 20939 [31JY]
National Prevent-a-Litter Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 441), 3281 [5MR]
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 583), 25524 [24SE]
National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 475), 4789 [21MR]
National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 595), 26909 [1OC]
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 616), 17324 [12JY]
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 591), 13345 [7JN]
National Sheriffs' Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 497), 12249 [24MY]
National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 585), 12247 [24MY]
National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 290), 7340 [18AP]
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 509), 15716 [26JN]
National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: designate (see H.J. Res. 502), 15040 [20JN]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 543), 6671 [4AP]
Native American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 577), 15339 [21JN]
Olympic games: commemorative coins to support the training of U.S. athletes (see H.R. 4962), 15040 [20JN]
Pediatric AIDS Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 661), 28698 [11OC]
Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for certain Government retirement programs (see H.R. 3914), 9904 [9MY]
Pepper, Claude: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 149), 7341 [18AP]
Physician Regulatory Relief and Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 4475), 6669 [4AP]
Poland: anniversary of adoption of the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 669), 30089 [16OC]
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 604), 20940 [31JY]
Pollution: taxation of fuels based on their carbon content or their carbon emissions (see H. Res. 438), 20244 [27JY]
Public utilities: clarify the application of the functional relationship test to gas utility holding companies (see H.R. 5224), 16185 [28JN]
Racism: remove certain legislative language permitting segregation in federally funded land-grant colleges (see H.R. 4898), 12098 [23MY]
Railroads: treatment of revenue attributable to the taxation of certain railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 5625), 27669 [4OC]
Recreation areas: river corridor planning and assistance (see H.R. 4250), 4573 [20MR]
Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 638), 24756 [17SE]
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 3986), 1549 [7FE]
Rockefeller, Laurance S.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3625), 910 [31JA]
Smith River National Recreation Area, CA: establish (see H.R. 4309), 24755 [17SE]
Solid Waste Disposal Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3735), 7339 [18AP]
South Africa: economic sanctions (see H. Con. Res. 270), 4243 [12MR]
South African Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 588), 15041 [20JN]
State-Supported Homes for Veterans Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 452), 10926 [17MY]
Student loans: reduce interest rate for entering teaching profession (see H.R. 3256), 18923 [24JY]
Synthetic fuels: extend tax incentives, establish standards, and studies on ethanol fuel use (see H.R. 3906), 1552 [7FE]
Take Pride in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 508), 3668 [7MR]
Taxation: assessment of retail dealer occupational taxes (see H.R. 2285), 5780 [28MR]
———deduction of State and local income and property taxes (see H. Res. 459), 28800 [12OC]
———incentives for small investors in oil and natural gas exploration (see H.R. 4675), 22087 [2AU]
———method of rounding used in adjusting tax rates and certain other amounts for inflation (see H.R. 4488), 8405 [26AP]
———oppose Federal excise tax increase (see H. Res. 134), 15851 [27JN]
———sale of principal residence (see H.R. 1287), 4460 [15MR]
———treatment of certain real estate activities (see H.R. 3732), 11597 [22MY]
Telephones: operating companies to provide certain services and equipment to consumers (see H.R. 2140), 8304 [25AP]
Trademarks: limit infringement actions relative to registered marks of professional sports teams (see H.R. 5411), 23478 [5SE]
Trails: designation of the Underground Historic Trail as part of the National Trails System (see H.R. 3863), 37 [23JA]
U.S. Naval Reserve Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), 4461 [15MR]
U.S.S. Potomac National Historical Site: establish (see H.R. 5695), 27773 [5OC]
Veterans: presumption of service connection between certain diseases and active duty during the Vietnamese conflict (see H.R. 3004), 8404 [26AP]
———time period during which leukemia is presumed service-connected (see H.R. 4941), 13264 [6JN]
Voting Rights Celebration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 625), 20940 [31JY]
Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3859), 3856 [8MR]
White House Conference on Aging: convene (see H. Con. Res. 333), 15041 [20JN]
World War II: District of Columbia memorial to members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2807), 4460 [15MR]
———mint coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of U.S. involvement (see H.R. 4365), 5031 [22MR]
Wyoming Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 510), 16187 [28JN]
Youth: establish school-based community service programs (see H.R. 4330), 4787 [21MR]
Yugoslavia: support democracy (see H. Con. Res. 321), 9329 [3MY]
Remarks by, on
Air pollution: clean air standards (H.R. 3030), 11946 [23MY]
American Samoa: minimum wage determination (S. 2930), 31021, 31023 [18OC]
Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 4404), 6293 [3AP]
Black Lung Benefits Act: amend (H.R. 5510), 23102
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 268), 17757 [17JY]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 268), consideration (H. Res. 434), 17744 [17JY]
Central America: authorizing supplemental economic assistance to Panama and Nicaragua (H.R. 4636), 11503 [22MY]
———economic assistance, 6293 [3AP]
Clean Air Act: compensation for unemployment resulting from implementation, 11946 [23MY]
Congressional employees: staff appropriations, 31681 [21OC]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5257), conference report, 31972 [22OC]
Education: Bush administration budget initiatives, 2883
———improve (H.R. 5115), 18505
Federal employees: increase allowance for services of attendants (H.R. 3911), 29204 [15OC], 34168 [25OC]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 350), 15251 [21JN]
———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.R. 5091), 15324 [21JN]
Handicapped: discrimination prohibition (H.R. 2273), 10859 [17MY]
House of Representatives: apply certain compensatory time off provisions to certain employees (H. Res. 363), 4990 [22MR]
Legislative branch: making appropriations (H.R. 5399), 31681 [21OC]
Lithuania: independence anniversary, 2303
Minimum wage: adjust (H.R. 2710), 19786
———clarify coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act (H.R. 5382), 19786
Nuclear energy: potential, 29507
Nuclear warfare: compassionate payments for injuries due to exposure to radiation (H.R. 2372), 12636 [5JN]
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: automotive fuel posting requirements (H.R. 5520), 32765 [23OC]
Power resources: encourage solar, wind, and geothermal power production by removing the size limitations in the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (H.R. 4808), 32762 [23OC]
Shipping industry: civil penalties for operating a vessel in a negligent manner (H.R. 3913), 865
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982, 13911 [13JN], 14690
Social Security Administration: ensure compliance with decisions by U.S. courts of appeals on medical improvement claims (H.R. 4797), 10116
Trucking: training and certification for industrial truck operators (H. Con. Res. 318), 9116
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 9090 [1MY], 31024 [18OC]