MURTHA, JOHN P. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Appendices

Sections in the Committee on Appropriations (House) Report Regarding Fiscal Management and Contracting Out at the Dept. of Defense, H9969-H9971 [4AU]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1591, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act, H3672 [19AP]

———H.R. 3043, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H12348 [31OC]

———H.R. 3222, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H12480 [5NO]

Select Intelligence Oversight Panel of Committee on Appropriations (House), H863 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 122), H11395 [9OC]

Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H11071 [1OC]

Anaheim Ducks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 471), H7657 [11JY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H2487 [13MR]

———ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, or advertised in the U.S. and require the labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling Act (see H.R. 891), H4753 [9MY]

Armed Forces: allow active member to terminate or suspend certain service contracts entered into prior to notice of transfer or deployment and penalize violations of interest rate limits (see H.R. 3298), H9657 [2AU]

———enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see H.R. 718), H4176 [25AP]

———enhance protection of credit ratings of active duty military personnel who are activated for service (see H.R. 513), H6828 [20JN]

———improve benefits and services for members, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans (see H.R. 1354), H2242 [6MR]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of remembrance of the victims and in honor of the veterans of the peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 887), H16834 [18DE]

———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H.J. Res. 14), H573 (see H. Con. Res. 33), H572 [16JA]

———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see H.R. 3793), H13861 [13NO]

Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H15468 [13DE]

Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H9710 [3AU]

Bush, President: urge full cooperation by former political appointees, current Administration officials, and friends and associates with congressional investigations (see H. Res. 689), H11027 [27SE]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 237), H12740 [5NO]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H7340 [27JN]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 3010), H15317 [11DE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1890), H3474 [17AP]

———require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see H.R. 1889), H3474 [17AP]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1063), H1969 [27FE]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H343 [10JA]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H2166 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish searchable database of names and citations of members of the Armed Forces and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see H.R. 3769), H11315 [4OC]

———make a grant to the National D-Day Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National World War II Museum (see H.R. 2923), H15317 [11DE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4156), H13858 [13NO]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H14157 [4DE]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3430), H9707 [3AU]

Dept. of Justice: require sex offenders to register online identifiers with the National Sex Offender Registry in order to protect users of social networking websites (see H.R. 719), H2744 [20MR]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 346), H8186 [19JY]

Dept. of Transportation: limit authority to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 1773), H4294 [1MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: change the length of the obligated period of service on active duty required for receiving certain educational benefits (see H.R. 3882), H11935 [23OC]

Disasters: protect disaster assistance employee reservists activated by FEMA from demotion or termination in their places of employment (see H.R. 1099), H1789 [15FE]

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 1553), H12021 [24OC]

———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H4965 [14MY]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H7011 [22JN]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H11316 [4OC]

———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 81), H14085 [15NO]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1399), H3477 [17AP]

Education: provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2373), H5470 [17MY]

Electric power: revise the use of eminent domain authority for the construction of electric power lines (see H.R. 809), H4487 [3MY]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2164 [5MR]

FAA: exempt airports in economically depressed communities from matching grant obligations under the Airport Improvement Program (see H.R. 237), H4628 [8MY]

———reform Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 3004), H9469 (see H.R. 3004), H9545 [1AU]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 2802), H9469 (see H.R. 2802), H9545 [1AU]

FDIC: establish industrial bank holding company regulation (see H.R. 698), H2744 [20MR]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1073), H3081 [26MR]

———establish certain protections for preference eligibles selected for involuntary geographic reassignment (see H.R. 728), H3400 [16AP]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 861), H1565 [13FE]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 1229), H2437 [12MR]

———prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H6957 [21JN]

Health: improve pain care research, education, access, and outreach (see H.R. 2994), H14157 [4DE]

———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 971), H2121 [1MR]

———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H1153 [31JA]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1134), H13412 [8NO]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H2165 [5MR]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H13860 [13NO]

Homeless Assistance Act: consolidate housing assistance programs for homeless persons (see H.R. 840), H12455 [1NO]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunters for their continued commitment to safety (see H. Con. Res. 193), H9469 (see H. Con. Res. 193), H9546 [1AU]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 1287), H3363 [29MR]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 4088), H13203 [6NO]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 758), H11250 [3OC]

International relations: express need for a more comprehensive diplomatic initiative led by the U.S., Iraq, and international community (see H. Con. Res. 274), H16948 [19DE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H6439 (see H.R. 503), H6476 [14JN]

Iraq: provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see H.R. 3071), H7982 [17JY]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 800), H1208 [5FE]

Lance Corporal Dennis James Veater Post Office, Jessup, PA: designate (see H.R. 3911), H13412 [8NO]

Lane Evans Post Office Building, Rock Island, IL: designate (see H.R. 521), H945 [24JA]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 688), H1565 [13FE] (see H.R. 3440), H10320 [7SE]

Marine Corps: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 246), H13861 [13NO]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 61), H515 [12JA]

Master Sergeant Sean Michael Thomas Post Office, Hughesville, PA: designate (see H.R. 2765), H6736 [19JN]

McCarthy, Leo T.: tribute (see H. Res. 180), H1896 [16FE]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 440), H6111 [6JN]

Medicaid: ensure beneficiary access to generic drugs by setting pharmacy reimbursement based on retail acquisition cost and to promote use of generic drugs (see H.R. 3140), H12385 [31OC]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H14157 [4DE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H3724 [20AP]

———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3932), H13412 [8NO]

———disapprove rule relative to coverage of the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in the treatment of anemia in cancer patients (see H.J. Res. 54), H13861 [13NO]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H3478 [17AP]

———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H2399 [9MR]

———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H15318 [11DE]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H5927 [24MY]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1823), H9710 [3AU]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H4966 [14MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H6007 [5JN]

———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H343 [10JA]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims and prohibit inclusion of pharmacy information (see H.R. 1474), H2745 [20MR]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1367), H2300 [7MR] (see H.R. 1424), H2397 [9MR]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H2165 [5MR]

Michael A. Marzano Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Hermitage, PA: designate (see H.R. 1594), H2743 [20MR]

Middle East: require the President to seek to institute a regional diplomatic plan (see H.R. 3797), H12385 [31OC]

Military Order of the Purple Heart: extend eligibility for associate membership to the spouse and siblings of Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 1119), H2957 [22MR]

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect and enhance the health of miners (see H.R. 2769), H6734 [19JN]

———establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (see H.R. 2768), H6734 [19JN]

Nate DeTample Post Office Building, Morrisville, PA: designate (see H.R. 3297), H9467 (see H.R. 3297), H9544 [1AU]

National AmeriCorps Week: observance (see H. Res. 385), H4968 [14MY]

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. 1157), H1969 [27FE]

National Kidney Cancer Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 123), H5929 [24MY]

National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 138), H8187 [19JY]

National Writing Project (organization): reauthorize (see H.R. 3357), H9704 [3AU]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H515 [12JA]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H12238 [30OC]

NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H11028 [27SE]

Nord, Nancy A.: express no confidence in performance of duties as Acting CPSC Chair and urge the President to request her resignation (see H. Res. 803), H13523 [9NO] (see H. Res. 804), H13204 [6NO] (see H. Res. 819), H13859 [13NO]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see H.R. 1700), H4553 [7MY]

Parsons, Benny: tribute (see H. Res. 69), H988 [29JA]

Pavarotti, Luciano: tribute (see H. Res. 708), H11171 [2OC]

Pavlik, Kelly: tribute (see H. Res. 731), H12385 [31OC]

Pennsylvania: recognize hunters for continued commitment to safety and for setting a State safety record (see H. Con. Res. 135), H4292 [1MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 380), H342 [10JA]

Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H4417 [2MY]

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 156), H2121 [1MR]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H5622 [22MY]

Rachel Carson Post Office Building, Springdale, PA: designate (see H.R. 1434), H2398 [9MR]

Racial relations: express that hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for intimidation and which under certain circumstances can be investigated and prosecuted as a criminal act (see H. Res. 826), H13959 [14NO]

REAL ID Act: repeal provisions on State requirements for security of identification cards and driver's licenses and reinstitute negotiated rulemaking and guidelines for such documents (see H.R. 1117), H15738 [17DE]

Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area: include Butler County, PA (see H.R. 1083), H1789 [15FE]

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. 2032), H10511 [18SE]

Social Security: disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 649), H941 [24JA]

———extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see H.R. 3533), H12456 [1NO]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H1896 [16FE]

Taxation: allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 2091), H5293 [16MY]

———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 898), H1424 [9FE]

———establish a temporary surtax to offset the current costs of the Iraq war (see H.R. 3948), H11934 [23OC]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H16834 [18DE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H117 [5JA]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 1687), H6008 [5JN]

Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H15209 [6DE]

Valenti, Jack: tribute (see H. Res. 361), H4488 [3MY]

Veterans: expand and make permanent the benefit for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries (see H.R. 358), H4753 [9MY]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 797), H2436 [12MR]

Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins American Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 630), H10511 [18SE]

Women: establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 3192), H8741 [26JY]

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H4176 [25AP]

World War II: tribute to 303d Bombardment Group (Heavy) (see H. Res. 604), H10363 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (see H.R. 3222), H8833 (see H.R. 3222), H9052 [30JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 12), H434 [11JA]

Iraq: provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see H.J. Res. 18), H672 [17JA]

Military Order of the Purple Heart: extend eligibility for associate membership to the spouse and siblings of Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 1027), H1563 [13FE]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 13), H435 [11JA]

Bills and resolutions relative to

House of Representatives: condemn misuse of the powers of the chair (see H. Res. 612), H9709 [3AU]

Political ethics: reprimand for violating Code of Official Conduct rule prohibiting a Member from conditioning inclusion of earmark funding on any vote cast by another Member (see H. Res. 428), H5621 [22MY]

Tauscher, Representative: investigate actions taken as Speaker Pro Tempore during consideration of resolution condemning certain actions of Representative Murtha and correct relevant parts of Congressional Record (see H. Res. 623), H10017 [4AU]

Conference reports

Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 3222), H12814-H13183 [6NO]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H9659 [3AU]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3222), H12480 [5NO]

House of Representatives: condemn misuse of the powers of the chair (H. Res. 612), H9696 [3AU]

Remarks

Apple Valley, CA: prohibit funding for Lewis Center for Educational Research, H10006 [4AU]

Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), H2896, H2917, H2920, H2921 [22MR], H2964, H2971, H2974 [23MR]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), conference report, H4152 [25AP]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 2206), H4862 [10MY]

Armed Forces: provide an additional day of leave per month for members of the military deployed in combat zones, H10001 [4AU]

Concurrent Technologies Corp.: prohibit funding, H10004 [4AU]

Dept. of Defense: allow public-private competition or certain other activities relative to competition for contracts, H9992 [4AU]

———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, H13923 [14NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), H9967, H9986, H9992, H9998, H9999, H10000, H10001, H10002, H10003, H10004, H10005, H10006, H10007 [4AU], H12480 [5NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), conference report, H13321 [8NO]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 4156), H13923, H13933 [14NO]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 4156), motion to recommit, H13942 [14NO]

———Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles funding, H13933 [14NO]

———national missile defense system funding, H9999, H10000 [4AU]

———National Security Personnel System funding, H10000 [4AU]

———prohibit funding for National Intelligence Program budget disclosure, H9999 [4AU]

———prohibit funding to award a grant or contract based on race, ethnicity, or sex of applicant, H10001 [4AU]

Doyle Center for Manufacturing Technology (organization): prohibit funding, H10005 [4AU]

Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, H3667, H3670 [19AP]

———prohibit Dept. of Defense funding to be conditioned upon redeployment of U.S. forces, H13942 [14NO]

———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces, H13923, H13933 [14NO]

———redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq (H.R. 2237), H4803 [10MY]

———remove the imposition of certain conditions from limiting the availability of funds for U.S. Armed Forces, H4865 [10MY]

Johnstown, PA: prohibit funding for National Drug Intelligence Center, H10007 [4AU]

Marine Desalination Systems, Inc.: prohibit funding for atmospheric water harvesting, H10003 [4AU]

Russia: Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction Account funding, H9986 [4AU]

San Francisco, CA: prohibit funding for Presidio Trust, H9998 [4AU]

Scientific Solutions, Inc: prohibit funding for Swimmer Detection Sonar Network, H10002 [4AU]

Sherwin-Williams Co.: prohibit funding for Paint Shield for Protecting People from Microbial Threats project, H10001, H10002 [4AU]

University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown: anniversary, E1886 [17SE]

Remarks in House relative to

House of Representatives: condemn misuse of the powers of the chair (H. Res. 612), H9695 [3AU]

Reports filed

Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3222) (H. Rept. 110-434), H13203 [6NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3222) (H. Rept. 110-279), H8833, H9052 [30JY]

Rulings of the Chair

House of Representatives: condemn misuse of the powers of the chair (H. Res. 612), H9696 [3AU]

Statements

Waters-Boehner Coalition: Scott Lilly, Center for American Progress, H2976 [23MR]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, H10417 [17SE]

Tables

Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 3222), H9972-H9975 [4AU]

———conference report, H13325-H13327 [8NO]

Dept. of Defense contract-service management and oversight, H13324 [8NO]

Dept. of Defense emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 4156), H13924-H13931 [14NO]

Selected weapons systems funding recommendations for fiscal year 2008, H9969 [4AU]

Selected weapons systems recommendations, H13323 [8NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 428, reprimand Representative Murtha for violating Code of Official Conduct prohibiting a Member from conditioning inclusion of earmark funding on any vote cast by another Member, H5513 [21MY], H5584 [22MY]

H. Res. 612, condemn misuse of the powers of the chair, H9695 [3AU]

H. Res. 623, investigate actions taken by Representative Tauscher as Speaker Pro Tempore during consideration of resolution condemning certain actions of Representative Murtha and correct relevant parts of Congressional Record, H9914 [4AU]

Tributes

Brady, Patrick H., E1232 [11JN]

Macfarlane, James G., E405 [27FE]