MURPHY, AUSTIN J.(a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Amendments offered by, to
Corps of Engineers: authorize construction of various infrastructure improvement projects (H.R. 5754), H9240 [23SE]
Water: conservation and development of water resources (H.R. 5754), H9240 [23SE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 776, Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act, H8105 [12AU]
———H.R. 3489, reauthorize Export Administration Act, H4024 [3JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of certain lands in Fayette County, PA, Monongalia and Preston Counties, WV (see H.R. 5869), H8145 [12AU]
States: prevent reduction of unemployment compensation benefits relative to service in the military reserves (see H.R. 5685), H6582 [23JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Aeronautics: establish commission on the 1985 crash of U.S. 101st Airborne Division at Gander, Newfoundland (see H.R. 5024), H2808 [29AP]
American Wine Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 489), H8966 [22SE]
Arms sales: moratorium on the sale, transfer, or export of antipersonnel landmines abroad (see H.R. 5957), H8647 [16SE]
Bonds: availability of U.S. savings bonds (see H.R. 2734), H2291 [2AP]
Braille Literacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 353), H6584 [23JY]
Budget: consideration by Congress of Presidential proposals to rescind amounts of authority (see H.R. 2164), H8810 [18SE]
Bureau of Labor Statistics: time use surveys of unremunerated work and calculate the monetary value of such work (see H.R. 3625), H3452 [19MY]
California: restoration of fish and wildlife and their habitat in the Central Valley (see H.R. 5099), H3087 [7MY]
CHAMPUS: eligibility of certain members of the Armed Forces relative to medicare coverage of hospital insurance (see H.R. 1124), H524 [24FE]
Coins: mint in commemoration of the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games (see H.R. 3654), H398 [7FE]
College of William and Mary: anniversary (see H. Res. 524), H7726 [6AU]
Columbus, Christopher: honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 152), H6349 [21JY]
Crime: national policy to control crime against women (see H.R. 1502), H2496 [8AP]
Delaware River Port Authority: grant supplemental compact (see H.R. 5452), H5042 [22JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: repeal market promotion program (see H.R. 4211), H848 [27FE]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit transfer of excess construction and fire equipment to foreign governments (see H.R. 5299), H4448 [9JN]
Diseases: establish cancer registries relative to studies on the elevated rate of mortality for breast cancer (see H.R. 4206), H397 [7FE]
Drugs: tribute to individuals who lost their lives combating drug-related crimes (see H.J. Res. 414), H588 [25FE]
Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 421), H2676 [9AP]
Ecology and environment: stabilize emissions of carbon dioxide (see H.R. 4750), H2713 [28AP]
Economy: community development and housing assistance (see H.R. 4073), H1997 [26MR]
Education: compliance and accountability measures under the National School Lunch Act (see H.R. 4338), H1268 [12MR]
———financial assistance to rural agencies (see H.R. 2819), H121 [28JA]
———financial planning program for secondary schools (see H. Res. 428), H5324 [25JN]
———locally based private citizens' scholarship programs (see H.R. 5331), H8576 [15SE]
———restructure system (see H.R. 4323), H673 [26FE]
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 410), H674 [26FE]
82d Airborne Division 50th Anniversary Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), H6861 [28JY]
ERISA: amend relative to preemption of certain State laws (see H.R. 2782), H1346 [18MR]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 1886), H3964 [2JN]
Federal employees: apply certain early-out retirement opportunities to mine safety and health inspectors (see H.R. 583), H329 [5FE]
———extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793), H1100 [5MR]
———restore the 3-year basis recovery rule relative to certain annuities for income tax purposes (see H.R. 576), H2324 [3AP]
———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20), H1268 [12MR]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 3429), H10100 [1OC]
Financial institutions: enhance competition and enforcement of capital standards for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 192), H2202 [31MR]
Fleet Reserve Association: grant charter (see H.R. 2070), H120 [28JA]
Foreign trade: assure fair trade of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts (see H.R. 4100), H2673 [9AP]
———relation of agreements to health, safety, labor, and environmental laws of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 246), H398 [7FE]
Gillespie, John Birks (Dizzy): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5842), H10101 [1OC]
Government: economic and local impact of the Federal decisionmaking process (see H.R. 5545), H5979 [2JY]
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (see H.R. 4471), H1290 [16MR]
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 542), H9537 [25SE]
Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act: amend relative to limits on appropriations for certain projects (see H.R. 4276), H478 [19FE]
Hostages: condemn treatment of William F. Buckley, William Higgins, and Peter Kilburn (see H. Res. 322), H589 [25FE]
House of Representatives: prohibit assignment of motor vehicles and drivers to political party whips (see H. Res. 416), H2258 [1AP]
Housing: coordination of neighborhood development program activities (see H.R. 6107), H10778 [2OC]
Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 425), H2676 [9AP]
Infrastructure: grants to State and local government for projects in distressed areas (see H.R. 4175), H524 [24FE]
Irish Brigade Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 427), H1268 [12MR]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 500), H6246 [9JY]
Israel: elections and U.S. visit of Yitzhak Rabin (see H. Con. Res. 355), H7884 [10AU]
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 400), H8148 [12AU]
Jefferson, Thomas: anniversary of birth (see H.R. 4432), H3019 [6MY]
Law enforcement officers: policing standards and protection of everyone's rights in alleged cases of police misconduct (see H.R. 4270), H3336 [14MY]
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: funding (see H. Con. Res. 282), H478 [19FE]
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 459), H4158 [4JN]
Mason, George: approve memorial location (see H.J. Res. 402), H588 [25FE]
Medicare: operating costs of inpatient urban hospital services (see H.R. 4214), H1290 [16MR]
Mining: reclamation and restoration of abandoned coal mine lands (see H.R. 4381), H1181 [11MR]
Motor vehicles: manufacturer listing of estimated domestic content (see H.R. 4230), H848 [27FE]
National Adult and Cooperative Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 432), H2811 [29AP]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), H933 [3MR]
National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), H330 [5FE]
National Awareness Week for Life-Saving Techniques: designate (see H.J. Res. 442), H3241 [13MY]
National Bone Marrow Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 551), H10015 [30SE]
National Cancer Institute: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 5340), H5980 [2JY]
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 469), H6147 [8JY]
National Convenience Store Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 391), H119 [28JA]
National Credit Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 431), H2713 [28AP]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 466), H2714 [28AP]
National Customer Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 474), H10779 [2OC]
National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 486), H4590 [10JN]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 433), H3919 [28MY]
National Education First Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 543), H8576 [15SE]
National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 412), H1009 [4MR]
National forests: issuing of certain special use permits on public lands (see H.R. 4971), H2671 [9AP]
———issuing of ski area permits on public lands (see H.R. 4970), H2671 [9AP]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 388), H2713 [28AP]
National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 409), H848 [27FE]
National Guard: make civilian technicians part of the competitive service (see H.R. 723), H847 [27FE]
———protections for technicians relative to reductions in pay and furloughs (see H.R. 722), H847 [27FE]
National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 406), H1009 [4MR]
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 499), H5324 [25JN]
National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 399), H10101 [1OC]
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 503), H6246 [9JY]
National Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 455), H4855 [17JN]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), H6022 [7JY]
National Parents of Murdered Children Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 336), H6979 [29JY]
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 550), H10015 [30SE]
National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 396), H1347 [18MR]
National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 467), H6861 [28JY]
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 411), H524 [24FE]
National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 444), H2885 [30AP]
National Small Independent Telephone Company Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 452), H6584 [23JY]
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 470), H3337 [14MY]
National Walking Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 547), H8147 [12AU]
National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 395, 546), H289 [4FE], H8735 [17SE]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 495), H4755 [16JN]
Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 422), H7386 [4AU]
Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund: establish (see H.R. 4549), H1691 [24MR]
Nuclear energy: combine construction permit and operating license for nuclear reactors (see H.R. 4488), H2810 [29AP]
OPIC: extend authorities (see H.R. 4996), H2712 [28AP]
Pennsylvania: designate certain river segments for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5778), H7532 [5AU]
Peru: Presidential action to rescind democracy (see H. Con. Res. 306), H2496 [8AP]
Petroleum: anticompetitive pricing practices by refiners (see H.R. 2966), H3240 [13MY]
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 5000), H2943 [5MY]
Pharmaceuticals: revise orphan drug provisions of law (see H.R. 3930), H1997 [26MR]
Polish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 532), H7060 [30JY]
Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 430), H1134 [10MR]
Railroad Retirement Board: taxation of tier II benefits (see H.R. 4083), H199 [30JA]
Real property: estate tax rates and land values relative to conservation easements (see H.R. 5469), H5081 [23JN]
Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 531), H8576 [15SE]
Romania: human rights of Hungarians in Transylvania (see H. Res. 415), H5183 [24JN]
Russia: economic assistance relative to removal of armed forces from the Baltic States (see H.R. 5282), H4755 [16JN]
Ships and vessels: regulation of Dept. of Defense repair contracting with foreign contractors (see H.R. 4222), H1778 [25MR]
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H. Con. Res. 274), H479 [19FE]
———payment of benefits for the month of recipient's death (see H.R. 5396), H4695 [15JN]
Spain: support the planting of 500 California redwood trees in commemoration of the quincentenary of Christopher Columbus' voyage (see H.J. Res. 529), H7533 [5AU]
Sports: minting of commemorative coins in honor of the World University Games (see H.R. 5476), H6349 [21JY]
Surplus Government property: efficient use of excess heavy equipment and construction materials (see H.R. 4141), H6147 [8JY]
Tariff: semimanufactured and manufactured glass products (see H.R. 5917), H8219 [9SE]
Taxation: allow credit for first-time home buyers (see H.R. 4724), H2676 [9AP]
———exclude from gross estate value of certain land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see H.R. 2149), H407 [11FE]
———health care for coal industry retirees (see H.R. 4013), H122 [28JA]
———refundable credits for qualified cancer screening tests (see H.R. 3464), H199 [30JA]
Television: protect cable consumer (see H.R. 3560), H329 [5FE]
U.N.: contributions to peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 4548), H1691 [24MR]
———U.S. participation in Conference on Environment and Development (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1267 [12MR]
Unemployment: repeal certain optional rollover distribution procedures (see H.R. 5745), H8148 [12AU]
Vietnam: withhold normalization of diplomatic and economic relations pending report on missing American servicemen in Southeast Asia (see H. Con. Res. 233), H3919 [28MY]
Virgin Islands: amend Revised Organic Act (see H.R. 4901), H3644 [20MY]
———U.S. policy (see H. Res. 401), H1346 [18MR]
Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 371), H1692 [24MR]
World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 538), H9443 [24SE]
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), H2201 [31MR]
World War II: establish a memorial to veterans in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5437), H4982 [18JN]
Year of American Craft—A Celebration of the Creative Work of the Hand: designate (see H.J. Res. 380), H9867 [29SE]
Year of Reconciliation Between American Indians and Non-Indians: designate (see H.J. Res. 358), H848 [27FE]
``Year of the American Indian, 1992—Congressional Recognition and Appreciation'': printing of book (see H. Con. Res. 328), H4448 [9JN]
Yugoslavia: prohibit U.S. assistance to Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 5117), H3919 [28MY]
———recognize independence of Croatia and Slovenia (see H. Con. Res. 224), H848 [27FE]
Court documents
House records: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H3275, H3283 [14MY], H3432 [19MY], H8162 [9SE]
Letters
Issuance of subpoenas: by, H6624 [24JY], H7131 [31JY]
Remarks by, on
Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (H.R. 1637), H10152, H10157, H10158, H10161, H10162, H10163, H10164 [1OC]
———improve (H.R. 1637), consideration (H. Res. 584), H10151• [1OC]
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H10164 [1OC]
Conservation of energy: promote (H.R. 776), H3481 [20MY], H3768, H3774 [27MY]
Corps of Engineers: authorize construction of various infrastructure improvement projects (H.R. 5754), H9240 [23SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: purchase process of U.S. savings bonds, E395• [25FE]
Economy: implement programs to improve employment and other social conditions, H3098 [12MY]
Education: student loan program, H1913 [26MR]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 3), conference report, H2517 [9AP]
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), veto, H9931 [30SE]
———requirements for State apprenticeship and training programs, H7291 [4AU]
ERISA: amend relative to preemption of certain State laws (H.R. 2782), H7291 [4AU]
Food: grants to State programs providing food to certain nutritionally at risk individuals (H.R. 3711), H4996 [22JN]
Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3553), H1748 [25MR], H1913 [26MR]
———reauthorization (S. 1150), conference report, H6102 [8JY]
House of Representatives: tribute to departing Members of Pennsylvania delegation, H10168 [1OC]
House Rules: amend relative to administrative operation (H. Res. 423), H2565 [9AP]
———amend relative to providing a chief financial officer, H2565 [9AP]
Iron and steel industry: expiration of voluntary restraint agreement, E923• [1AP]
Mining: extend the abandoned mine land tax, H3774 [27MY]
Pennsylvania: tribute to Green Thumb Program, E401• [25FE]
Power resources: making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 5373), H4815 [17JN]
Railroads: settlement of labor-management disputes (H.J. Res. 517), H5316 [25JN]
Rehabilitation Act: revise and extend programs (H.R. 5482), permission to file conference report, H10164 [1OC]
Research: superconducting supercollider funding, H4815 [17JN]
Social Security: treatment of disability payments, E1406 [14MY]
Television: consumer protection and competition in cable television (H.R. 4850), H6543 [23JY]
VA: supervision of benefits, H1139 [11MR]
Water: conservation and development of water resources (H.R. 5754), H9240 [23SE]
World War II: establish in the District of Columbia a memorial to veterans (H.R. 1624), H4991 [22JN]
Testimonies
Committee on Rules: Black Lung Benefits Act (H.R. 1637), D1247 [30SE]
Committee on Ways and Means: Social Security Notch Issue, D942 [28JY]
Tributes
Heinz, John, H2274 [2AP]