MURTHA, JOHN P. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4404, making supplemental appropriations, 9310 [3MY]
———H.R. 5399, legislative branch appropriations, 34144 [25OC]
———H.R. 5769, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, 34080 [25OC]
———H.R. 5803, making Dept. of Defense appropriations, 29924 [16OC]
Articles and editorials
What the Media Have Missed in Eastern Europe, Alexander F. Webster, Washington (DC) Post, 22035 [2AU]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (see H.R. 5803), 28447 [10OC]
Energy Corp. of the Northeast: establish and authorize financial guarantees (see H.R. 5915), 33825 [24OC]
Real property: evaluate taxation by State and local governments (see H.R. 5914), 33825 [24OC]
Somerset County, PA: exchange certain Laurel Hill recreational area lands for public park, recreational, or conservation purposes (see H.R. 4936), 12246 [24MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Aged: clarify certain protections relative to employee benefit plans (see H.R. 3200), 1551 [7FE]
Air traffic controllers: provide employment benefits to attract and retain qualified (see H.R. 4741), 33826 [24OC]
Allegheny River: designate segments in Pennsylvania as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5402), 20548 [30JY]
Banks and banking: extend period for issuing mortgage bonds and credit certificates (see H.R. 1200), 18547 [20JY]
Bicentennial Anniversary of the Legacy of Benjamin Franklin: designate (see H.J. Res. 439), 40 [23JA]
Bureau of the Census: service treatment of temporary Federal positions (see H.R. 5282), 20549 [30JY]
Business: prohibit profiteering of essential commodities during national emergencies (see H.R. 5582), 27669 [4OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate the Lindy Claiborne Boggs Congressional Women's Reading Room (see H. Res. 525), 34453 [25OC]
Census: enumeration of members of the Armed Forces assigned outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4903), 12098 [23MY]
Clean Air Act: amend to provide benefits to workers terminated as a consequence of revision of that act's standards (see H.R. 4460), 7984 [24AP]
Coins and coinage: mint and circulate $1 coins (see H.R. 1068), 465 [24JA]
Columbus, Christopher: honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 374), 9093 [1MY]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: limit liability of lending institutions acquiring facilities through foreclosure (see H.R. 4494), 15850 [27JN]
Congressional Gold Medal: award to Frank Capra, James Stewart, and Fred Zinnemann (see H.R. 1699), 5032 [22MR]
Construction industry: improve inspections, investigations, reporting, and recordkeeping, and establish safety and health programs (see H.R. 4652), 17493 [13JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expansion of services to sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3037), 21676 [1AU]
Education: adult illiteracy (see H.R. 3123), 465 [24JA]
———promote writing (see H.R. 5127), 18380 [19JY]
Federal employees: allow periods of certain service under Federal-State cooperative programs to be creditable toward civil service retirement (see H.R. 3129), 18380 [19JY]
———cost of living adjustments for civil service retirees (see H. Con. Res. 252), 6358 [3AP]
Foreign trade: imports of textiles, apparel, and footwear (see H.R. 4496), 6670 [4AP]
Franklin, Benjamin: minting of commemorative coins and enacting fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 4098), 2307 [22FE]
GATT: exclude civil air transport services as a negotiation item (see H. Con. Res. 280), 7984 [24AP]
Gerald R. Ford House of Representatives Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H. Res. 402), 12247 [24MY]
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 469), 1288 [6FE]
Great Britain: Birmingham Six' detention case (see H. Con. Res. 249), 3669 [7MR]
Greyhound Co.: strike of employees (see H. Con. Res. 316), 8404 [26AP]
Harriet Tubman Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), 2717 [27FE]
Health: national program (see H. Con. Res. 375), 26176 [26SE]
Home Health Aide Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 618), 20940 [31JY]
Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 546), 7442 [19AP]
Korean War: commemorative silver dollar coin (see H.R. 5053), 16896 [11JY]
Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 3936), 7339 [18AP]
Lebanon: temporary protected status of certain nationals in the U.S. (see H.R. 3267), 3281 [5MR]
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: appropriations (see H.R. 3851), 2308 [22FE]
Medicaid: permit State matching payments through voluntary contributions and State taxes (see H.R. 4181), 7442 [19AP]
Medicare: payment for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 3899, 4485), 3668 [7MR], 6669 [4AP]
———respiratory therapy (see H.R. 4095), 9904 [9MY]
———supplemental insurance policy standards (see H.R. 4840), 23678 [10SE]
National Arab-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 462), 16690 [10JY]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (see H.J. Res. 570), 25177 [19SE]
National Digestive Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), 6358 [3AP]
National Drive for Life Weekend: designate (see H.J. Res. 627), 22088 [2AU]
National Drug-Free Schools and Communities Education and Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 639), 27669 [4OC]
National Ducks and Wetlands Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 599), 16187 [28JN]
National Federation of the Blind Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 667), 30251 [17OC]
National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 364), 4461 [15MR]
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 554), 12100 [23MY]
National Prevent-a-Litter Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 441), 1896 [20FE]
National Quarter Horse Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 345), 506 [25JA]
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 583), 29471 [15OC]
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 616), 17324 [12JY]
National Rice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 637), 27395 [3OC]
National Sheriffs' Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 497), 7340 [18AP]
National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 290), 7340 [18AP]
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 427, 611), 40 [23JA], 27395 [3OC]
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 509), 18547 [20JY]
National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: designate (see H.J. Res. 502), 17589 [16JY]
National Wild Turkey Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 615), 25276 [21SE]
National Wild Turkey Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 615), 25276 [21SE]
Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for certain Government retirement programs (see H.R. 3914), 6357 [3AP]
Pepper, Claude: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 149), 7341 [18AP]
Poland: anniversary of adoption of the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 669), 30089 [16OC]
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 604), 20940 [31JY]
Public utilities: clarify the application of the functional relationship test to gas utility holding companies (see H.R. 5224), 26176 [26SE]
Reciprocity of Foreign Investment Act: enact (see H.R. 3699), 466 [24JA]
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 3986), 9093 [1MY]
Roads and highways: authorizing appropriations for the Appalachian highway system (see H.R. 5086), 20549 [30JY]
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Family Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 596), 13671 [12JN]
South African Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 588), 15716 [26JN]
Take Pride in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 508), 9904 [9MY]
Taxation: investment credit for property used in manufacturing and production (see H.R. 5921), 34452 [25OC]
———treatment of certain real estate activities (see H.R. 3732), 6673 [4AP]
———treatment of interest on certain postponed estate taxes (see H.R. 5369), 19273 [25JY]
Tennessee: anniversary of law which established the territorial government (see H.J. Res. 555), 12100 [23MY]
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. House of Representatives Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H. Res. 402), 12247 [24MY]
Thrift institutions: limitations on house loans to one borrower (see H.R. 4565), 9329 [3MY]
Trails: designation of the Underground Historic Trail as part of the National Trails System (see H.R. 3863), 3475 [6MR]
Trucking: training and certification for industrial truck operators (see H. Con. Res. 318), 15851 [27JN]
U.S. Naval Reserve Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), 4243 [12MR]
University of Nevada: tribute to basketball team (see H. Con. Res. 300), 13347 [7JN]
Veterans: presumption of service connection between certain diseases and active duty during the Vietnamese conflict (see H.R. 3004), 21676 [1AU]
———receive compensation concurrently with retired pay and without deductions from either (see H.R. 303), 7339 [18AP]
Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 574), 29471 [15OC]
Wyoming Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 510), 16187 [28JN]
Year of the Eagle Scout: designate (see H.J. Res. 419), 27152 [2OC]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, 19701 [26JY], 29645 [16OC]
Motions offered by
Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 4404), conference report, amendments in disagreement, 12158 [24MY]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5803), close conference committee meetings, 30108 [17OC]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, 27687 [5OC]
Remarks by, on
Air pollution: clean air standards (H.R. 3030), 11948, 11998
Appropriations: making further continuing (H.J. Res. 660), veto, 27917
———making supplemental (H.R. 4404), 6278
———making supplemental (H.R. 4404), conference report, amendments in disagreement, 12154, 12160, 12162 [24MY]
Budget: setting forth congressional budget for 1991-95 (H. Con. Res. 310), 9031 [1MY]
Cambria County, PA: anniversary of Community Action Council, 23083
Central America: authorizing supplemental economic assistance to Panama and Nicaragua (H.R. 4636), 11539 [22MY]
Clean Air Act: compensation for unemployment resulting from implementation, 11948 [23MY]
Committee on Appropriations: appreciation to Members on the defense subcommittee, 34102 [25OC]
Congress: waive adjournment provisions of Legislative Reorganization Act (S. Con. Res. 142), 21238 [1AU]
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 34095 [25OC]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5803), 28724, 28733, 28747, 28749, 28750, 28752, 28754, 28756, 28758 [12OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5803), close conference committee meetings, 30108 [17OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5803), conference report, 34095, 34099, 34102 [25OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5803), permission to file conference report, 33704 [24OC]
———SRAM-T missile development, 28733 [12OC]
———use of surplus equipment, 12160, 12162 [24MY]
District of Columbia: amend provisions relative to the Washington metrorail system (H.R. 1463), 5763 [28MR]
Drug abuse: narcotics traffic, 4323
El Salvador: economic assistance, 11539 [22MY]
Federal-state relations: revenue sharing programs, 7348
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5114), 15818 [27JN]
Hempfield Township, PA: litter and trash clean up, 16633
House of Representatives: tribute to Speaker and minority leader, 36825 [27OC]
Jeannette, PA: tribute to James Clarkson, 13590
Johnstown, PA: documentary on the flood, 5557
———St. Stephen's Church anniversary, 7393
———tribute to Goodwill volunteers, 6254
National Guard: tribute to marksmen of Pennsylvania 28th Signal Battalion, 13802
Panama: U.S. military intervention, 6858
Southwest Greensburg, PA: centennial, 12547
Weapons: construction of an RDX explosive production facility in Louisiana, 12154 [24MY]
Yugoslavia: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, 22034 [2AU]
Remarks in House relative to
Arizona: grazing fees on public lands, 34478 [26OC]
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 5534 [27MR], 7334 [18AP], 12243 [24MY], 13658 [12JN], 16183 [28JN], 19768 [26JY], 22515 [3AU], 23918 [11SE], 25175 [19SE], 31068 [18OC]
Reports
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 3663 [7MR], 13663 [12JN]
Reports by conference committees
Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 5803), 33756-33802 [24OC]
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act (H.R. 5399), 37018-37022 [27OC]
Reports filed
Dept. of Defense Appropriations: committee of conference (H.R. 5803) (H. Rept. 101-938), 33825 [24OC]
———Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 5803) (H. Rept. 101-822), 28447 [10OC]
Schedules
Committee on Appropriations: hearings, 3063
Testimonies
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Miscellaneous Measures (H.R. 4227, 4687, 4936), D454 [12JY]
Committee on Rules: Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 5803), D717 [11OC]
Tributes
Adams, Robert L., 12539 [24MY]
Bianconi, Thomas N., 12539 [24MY]
Grove, Harry and Dan, 19786
Guggenheim, Charles, 5557
Moschetti, Michael G., 25191
Myers, David B., 13805
Palmer, Arnold, 5446 [27MR]
Truscello, Anthony, 23941