MURTHA, JOHN P. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4258 [20JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4939, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery, H3030 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 5229), H1915 [27AP]

Armed Forces: enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see H.R. 5200), H3497 [7JN]

———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1681 [6AP]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: extend (see H.R. 4586), H1320 [29MR]

Cameron, James: tribute (see H. Res. 867), H4008 [14JN]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H646 [7MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H2706 (see H.R. 2369), H2758 [17MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H2503 [10MY]

———establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H4795 [28JN]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see H.R. 4695), H1060 [15MR]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H2339 [9MY]

Disasters: address needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning and relief efforts and increase accessibility of post-disaster replacement housing built with Federal funds (see H.R. 4704), H566 [2MR]

———protect disaster assistance employee reservists activated by FEMA from demotion or termination in their places of employment (see H.R. 4998), H1129 [16MR]

Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see H. Con. Res. 174), H26 [31JA]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5225), H4009 [14JN]

Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation (see H.R. 3628), H3497 [7JN]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H450 [28FE]

FAA: replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (see H.R. 4755), H2102 [3MY]

Federal employees: establish uniform appointment process and term of service for Architect of the Capitol, Comptroller General, and Librarian of Congress and prohibit salary from exceeding that of a Member of Congress (see H.R. 4446), H3309 (see H.R. 4446), H3361 [25MY]

———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H1742 [25AP]

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: improve safety of mines and mining (see H.R. 5432), H3227 [24MY]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 4547), H274 [14FE]

H. Gordon Payrow Post Office Building, Bethlehem, PA: designate (see H.R. 4786), H388 [16FE]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H2706 (see H.R. 2567), H2758 [17MY]

Health: improve access to oral health services and prevent oral health diseases (see H. Res. 722), H1744 [25AP]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5134), H1677 [6AP]

Iraq: disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 90), H4520 [22JN]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H333 [15FE]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3016 [22MY]

Mark O. Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Foundation: establish (see H.R. 2788), H451 [28FE]

Medicare: improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H2175 [4MY]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H1681 [6AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4722), H2174 [4MY]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H2706 (see H.R. 2421), H2758 [17MY]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H3138 [23MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H1453 [4AP]

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (see H.R. 5389), H2640 [16MY]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H2102 [3MY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H1853 [26AP]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1060 [15MR]

Office of Veterans Identity Protection Claims: establish to reimburse persons for injuries suffered due to unauthorized use, disclosure, or dissemination of stolen identifying information (see H.R. 5520), H3724 [9JN]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H1131 [16MR]

Robert Linn Memorial Post Office Building, Beaver, PA: designate (see H.R. 4768), H2102 [3MY]

Taxation: allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 5177), H2503 [10MY]

Veterans: reduce incidence of suicide (see H.R. 5771), H5127 [12JY]

Essays

Iraq—We Need a Strategy, Not Empty Slogans: Sanford H. Winston, H4115 [15JN]

Letters

U.S. policy on use of Armed Forces against Iraq: Sanford H. Winston, H4114 [15JN]

Remarks

Apple Valley, CA: prohibit funding for the Lewis Center for Education Research, H4306 [20JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), H1103 [16MR]

Armed Forces: allow the public, press, and military families to be present at the arrival at military installations of remains of members who died in Iraq or Afghanistan, H4308 [20JN]

Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H4275 [20JN]

Cuba: treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, H4271 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4254, H4258, H4259, H4270, H4271, H4275, H4276, H4277, H4295, H4306, H4308, H4309 [20JN]

———Perpetually Available and Secure Information Systems Program funding, H4258 [20JN]

———prohibit funding for waiver or modification of certain National Security Personnel System regulations declared illegal, H4295 [20JN]

———prohibit funding for wind demonstration project, H4275 [20JN]

———prohibit funding to establish a military base agreement with Iraq, H4270 [20JN]

———prohibit funding to support overthrow of democratically elected governments, H4254 [20JN]

———prohibit the awarding of contracts based on data from the Defense Contract Audit Agency, H1103 [16MR]

———prosthetic research funding, H4259 [20JN]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees, H4254 [20JN]

Fort Leonard Wood, MO: prohibit funding for the Leonard Wood Research Institute, H4309 [20JN]

Intelligence services: prohibit funding for domestic electronic surveillance not in compliance with certain statutes, H4276, H4277 [20JN]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H4108 [15JN], H4140 [16JN]

Terrorism: commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq (H. Res. 861), H4026, H4030, H4034, H4037, H4039, H4040, H4041, H4103, H4108 [15JN], H4140, H4141, H4146, H4148, H4149, H4150, H4155 [16JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H1094 [16MR]