MURTHA, JOHN P. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments offered by, to

Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3085 [13MR], H3247 [15MR]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1159), H3073 [13MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H8640, H8644 [7SE]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Kim Young Sam Into the House Chamber, H7703 [26JY]

Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness, H3844 [28MR]

———H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H8887 [13SE], H8915 [14SE], H10255 [18OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Dept. of Defense: treatment of future actuarial gains and losses to the military retirement fund (see H.R. 568), H398 [19JA]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 94), H5983 [14JN]

Taxation: treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums (see H.R. 2410), H9591 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 131), H14764 [13DE]

Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 754), H969 [31JA]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. Con. Res. 118), H14311 [12DE]

Budget: deficit (see H. Res. 94), H3156 [14MR]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H4619 [9MY]

Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1363), H4031 [30MR]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H1908 [16FE]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H593 [24JA]

Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H8904 [13SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H2584 [2MR]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H8537 [4AU]

Ecology and environment: establish revolving loan funds for cleanup of distressed areas with investment potential (see H.R. 1620), H4873 [11MY]

———State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low and medium priority sites (see H.R. 1621), H4873 [11MY]

Families and domestic relations: require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125), H167 [9JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]

Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H4620 [9MY]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H14927 [14DE]

H. John Heinz III, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 2760), H14310 [12DE]

Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1955), H6699 [30JN]

House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12127 [10NO]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H6200 [21JN]

Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, PA: designate (see H.R. 1718), H14003 [5DE]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7550 [24JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H7550 [24JY]

———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2600), H11939 [8NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 940), H1751 [14FE]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H296 [17JA]

Mississippi: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area (see H.R. 2552), H10994 [26OC]

Motor vehicles: improve traffic safety performance of high risk drivers (see H.R. 1866), H7461 [21JY]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H4619 [9MY]

National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H8597 [6SE]

National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96), H8536 [4AU]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H14173 [6DE]

Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H468 [20JA]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13340 [18NO]

Public utilities: deregulation of the electric power industry (see H.R. 2562), H11586 [31OC]

Radio: permit recreational radio operations without licenses (see H.R. 963), H5753 [8JN]

Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 1249), H3276 [15MR]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 52), H164 [9JA]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13930 [4DE]

Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1908 [16FE]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 2323), H13870 [30NO]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H10047 [12OC]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H468 [20JA]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (H.R. 1535), consideration (see H. Res. 160), H5608 [25MY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H4431 [7AP]

Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H3327 [16MR]

———establish confidential database for the collection of medical information (see H.R. 798), H4795 [10MY]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H4874 [11MY]

Letters

Medicare reform: Carolyn Scanlan, Hospital Association of Pennsylvania, E2239 [28NO]

Remarks by, on

Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), conference report, H11874 [8NO]

Armed Forces: amend the War Powers Resolution defining the congressional and Presidential role in the use of troops overseas, H5670 [7JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), H8116 [1AU]

———lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), consideration (H. Res. 204), H8083 [1AU]

———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), H13237 [17NO]

———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2770), H14846 [13DE]

———U.S. military intervention, H8644, H8645 [7SE], H9700 [29SE]

———U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 247), H11399 [30OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), E166 [24JA]

———deficit, H3247 [15MR]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3247 [15MR]

Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber development, H8617 [7SE]

———corporate executive bonus pay for Federal contracts, H8640 [7SE], H9703 [29SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H8058 [31JY], H8617, H8640, H8642, H8643, H8644, H8645, H8654, H8657 [7SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), conference report, H9698, H9699, H9703, H9705, H9707 [29SE], H13051, H13056, H13057, H13058, H13061 [16NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 271), H13048 [16NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), motion to instruct conferees, H10251, H10252 [18OC]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), H1988, H2001 [22FE]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), consideration (H. Res. 92), H1980 [22FE]

———performance of abortions at military medical facilities, H9705 [29SE]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5670 [7JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), H15300 [20DE]

Foreign aid: prohibit use of funds for Russian Federation military housing, H8643 [7SE]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H8599, H8601 [7SE]

Indiana, PA: opening of Jimmy Stewart Museum, E801 [6AP]

Johnstown, PA: anniversary of Our Mothers of Sorrows Parish, E2007 [24OC]

———anniversary of the Franklin Borough Fire Dept., E1761 [12SE]

Journal: question of approval, H6659 [30JN]

Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that certain defense contractors can use for lobbying purposes, H8642 [7SE]

Medicaid: reform, E2239 [28NO]

Medicare: reform, E2239 [28NO]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10368 [19OC]

National Foreign Intelligence Program: funding, H8654 [7SE]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1837 [15FE]

Nuclear weapons: inclusion of space based interceptors in national missile defense system, H1837 [15FE]

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), conference report, H11874 [8NO]

———production of oil and gas resources in the Gulf of Mexico, H11874 [8NO]

Somerset County, PA: anniversary, E695 [24MR]

Uniontown, PA: observance of Americanism Day, E756 [3AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2174 [23FE]

Schedules

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): Subcommittee on Civil Service: Federal Retirement System, D330 [10MR]

Committee on Rules (House): budget authority rescissions, D200 [15FE]

———Dept. of Defense appropriations, D947 [28JY]

———supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness, D200 [15FE]

Tributes

Flinn, John A., E319 [10FE]

Reck, John, E255 [2FE]

Urban, Matt, E756 [3AP]