MURTHA, JOHN P. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, H2282 [22AP]
———H.R. 1905, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H5216 [1JY]
———H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H9285 [4OC]
———H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H8128 [13SE]
Articles and editorials
Sidestepping Bosses, Four Star General Lobbied for Jetliner, S12572 [14OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), H375 [2FE]
Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities (see H.R. 628), H481 [8FE]
———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H11144 [28OC]
Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 466), H375 [2FE]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 1193), H4912 [24JN]
———protect students from commercial exploitation (see H.R. 2915), H8556 [22SE]
Clean Air Act: prohibit listing of liquefied petroleum gas (see H.R. 1301), H5335 [1JY]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H8556 [22SE]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 90), H7885 [5AU]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H5093 [29JN]
Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 1658), H4025 [9JN]
Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 2436), H8967 [28SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance quality assurance program within the Veterans Benefits Administration (see H.R. 1214), H2998 [11MY]
———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Pittsburgh, PA, metropolitan area (see H.R. 1973), H3709 [27MY]
———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park (see H.R. 1961), H3693 [26MY]
Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1509), H2272 [21AP]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H7885 [5AU]
———increase public awareness, encourage regular testing and examinations, and extend research programs for prostate cancer (see H. Res. 211), H4471 [16JN]
———increased support and funding to combat diabetes (see H. Res. 325), H10725 [21OC]
———promote research into, and the development of an ultimate cure for, the disease known as fragile X (see H.R. 1445), H2471 [28AP]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H3171 [13MY]
Electric power: provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity (see H.R. 1138), H1334 [16MR]
EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers (see H.R. 1391), H1971 [13AP]
———require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see H.R. 828), H8967 [28SE]
FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), H1972 [13AP]
Federal employees: provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage errors (see H.R. 416), H271 [19JA]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 933), H5093 [29JN]
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: restore the stenographic preference for recording depositions (see H.R. 771), H1260 [11MR]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H5179 [30JN]
Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), H12796 [18NO]
Fisher, Zachary: confer status as an honorary veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 46), H2469 [28AP]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]
Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1505), H8149 [13SE]
———eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 842), H11703 [8NO]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 2723), H7881 [5AU]
———regulatory burdens on home health agencies (see H. Con. Res. 79), H1973 [13AP]
———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 925), H5179 [30JN]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H6199 [21JY]
``In Memory'' Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6600 [29JY]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H10725 [21OC]
Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3319), H11954 [10NO]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H2636 [4MY]
Iron and steel industry: limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see H.R. 506), H377 [2FE]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1011 [4MR]
———respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H.R. 412), H379 [2FE]
Kosovo: tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 145), H5091 [29JN]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H4734 [22JN]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2921 [6MY]
Medicare: exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), H8469 [21SE]
———improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 2228), H4341 [15JN]
———limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2241), H6965 [3AU]
———modify treatment of certain patient days for purposes of determining the amount of disproportionate share adjustment payments to hospitals (see H.R. 1529), H2299 [22AP]
———prohibit collection of data from home health agencies under the OASIS data collection program from non-Medicare patients (see H.R. 2246), H8100 [9SE]
———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), H6964 [3AU]
———revise payment amounts to home health agencies (see H.R. 2240), H4616 [17JN]
———treatment of payments to Medicare+Choice organizations relative to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1103), H7886 [5AU]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3860 [8JN]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H5093 [29JN]
National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 4), H458 [4FE]
Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H6019 [20JY]
NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 1265), H3695 [26MY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H714 [23FE]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1697 [24MR]
Pennsylvania: protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution (see H.R. 659), H538 [9FE]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer education programs (see H.R. 380), H2810 [5MY]
Philadelphia, PA: designate certain Postal Service buildings (see H.R. 100), H2470 [28AP]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H9303 [4OC]
Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1450), H2131 [15AP]
Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 2363), H4992 [25JN]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H3711 [27MY]
Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H11372 [2NO]
Russia: propose principles governing the provision of IMF assistance (see H.R. 3027), H9410 [5OC]
Samuel J. Roberts Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Erie, PA: designate (see H.R. 3068), H10032 [13OC]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1422), H12795 [18NO]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]
———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (see H.R. 1180), H1471 [18MR]
———provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies (see H.R. 557), H3086 [12MY]
Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H955 [3MR]
———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H3211 [14MY]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1407 [17MR]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed areas (see H.R. 1660), H7886 [5AU]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H2921 [6MY]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H2921 [6MY]
Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy: designate (see H.R. 52), H1697 [24MR]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H4993 [25JN]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), H2636 [4MY]
VFW: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Res. 115), H2138 [19AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: increase basic pay and revise the retired pay computation formula applicable to certain veterans (see H.R. 500), H377 [2FE]
Health: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (see H.R. 2404), H5178 [30JN]
Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of Marine Corps participation (see H.R. 2663), H6759 [30JY]
Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 52), H2920 [6MY]
Letters
Prostate Specific Antigen testing: Arnold Palmer, E1145
Motions
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2490), conference report, H8351 [15SE]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H2815 [6MY]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 80), H12117 [17NO]
———making emergency supplemental for military operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 1664), H2881, H2882 [6MY]
Armed Forces: improve pay and extend certain bonuses and special pay, H6273 [22JY]
———prohibit funding for participation in foreign airshows or trade exhibitions involving military equipment, H6293 [22JY]
Dept. of Defense: F-22 fighter funding, H6251 [22JY]
———funding, H11110 [28OC]
———LHD-8 vessel funding, H6278 [22JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2561), H6273, H6278, H6292, H6293 [22JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2561), conference report, H9913 [13OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2561), consideration (H. Res. 257), H6251 [22JY]
———prohibit funding for cluster bombs procurement, H6292 [22JY]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H6032 [21JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11110 [28OC]
Diseases: use of Prostate Specific Antigen testing, E1145
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 3064), conference report, H11110 [28OC]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H4593 [17JN]
———shorten turn around time for background checks at gun shows, allow face to face deals between gun dealers, and increase penalties for the criminal use of guns with large capacity ammunition feeding devices, H4593 [17JN]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 33), H4804
IMF: funding for Republic of Korea, E226
Iron and steel industry: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for steel and iron ore companies (H.R. 1664), H7231 [4AU]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: restrict nuclear cooperation relative to compliance with international nuclear weapons agreements, H6032 [21JY]
Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law, H2881, H2882 [6MY]
———require report on effectiveness of NATO air campaign against Serbia, H6293 [22JY]
Power resources: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for oil and gas producers (H.R. 1664), H7231 [4AU]
Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 3075), H11623
Statements
Economic Recovery in the Republic of Korea: Dave Roderick and Tom Usher, Korea-U.S. Business Council, E226
Tributes
Ball, David, E83
Carpenter, Mary Chapin, E83
Cody, William F., E705
King, Carole, E83
Lego, James A., Jr., E1377
McCabe, James, E1377
McCabe, Leo, E1377
Pasquerilla, Frank J., E766
Roberts, Joseph, E764
Roderick, David, E603
Tronzo, Lou, E2357