John P. Murtha

HR 8224 — A bill to apply for a three-year period the quantitative limitations (formerly in effect as escape-clause actions) on the importation of specialty steel products.

HR 5054 — A bill to amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to provide that persons who own and operate surface mines without employing any other persons to perform any work at such mines shall be exempt from the provisions of such Act.

HR 5055 — A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, relating to repair of energy impacted highways.

HR 4946 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a taxpayer a deduction from gross income for expenses paid by him for the education of any of his dependents at an institution of higher learning.

HR 4848 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exempt nonprofit volunteer firefighting or rescue organizations from the Federal excise taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel, and certain other articles and services.

HR 4846 — A bill to authorize the Administrator of the National Fire Prevention and Control Administration to make grants to volunteer fire departments which are unable to purchase necessary firefighting equipment because of the increased cost of such equipment as the result of inflation.

HR 4847 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a deduction for clothing purchased and used by taxpayers serving in volunteer firefighting organizations.

HR 4720 — A bill to amend the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 to provide for contributions to remedy damage done to railroads by disasters to the same extent contributions are presently available for damage to publicly owned airport facilities and streets and highways.

HR 4721 — World War I Pension Act of 1979

HR 4605 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, so as to impose mandatory minimum terms with respect to certain offenses, and for other purposes.

HR 4603 — Uniform Consumer Dairy Sanitation Act of 1979

HR 4604 — A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code with regard to the additional sentence imposed for commission of a felony while using or unlawfully carrying a firearm.

HR 4296 — A bill to provide that, with respect to disaster loans made by the Small Business Administration in connection with the Johnstown flood of July 1977, $5,000 of each such loan shall be canceled and the interest rate shall be reduced to 1 percent.

HR 4150 — A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to repeal the special tariff treatment accorded to articles assembled abroad with components produced in the United States.

HR 3800 — A bill to establish standards of fair practices that shall be observed by handlers and associations of producers in their dealings in agricultural products.

HR 3801 — A bill to repeal the carryover basis provisions added by the Tax Reform Act of 1976.

HR 3442 — Fair Trade Enforcement Act of 1979

HR 2286 — A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to provide needed reforms in the program of aid to families with dependent children with emphasis upon improving the administration of such program.

HR 2285 — A bill to provide for an alternative amortization period for pollution control facilities.

HJRES 642 — A joint resolution providing for convening of the first regular session of the 97th Congress on January 5, 1981, and for other purposes.

HJRES 311 — A joint resolution to authorize the President to proclaim the 22d day of April of each year as Queen Isabella Day.

HRES 136 — A resolution amending clause 4(e) of Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to transfer to panels of Members of the House selected by lot the authority of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to make findings and recommendations respecting alleged violations by Members, officers, or employees of the House of Representatives of the Code of Official Conduct or of any law, rule, regulation, or other standard of conduct applicable to the conduct of Members, officers, and employees of the House.

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HJRES 73 — To redeploy U. S. Forces from Iraq.

HJRES 21 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to school prayer.

HCONRES 470 — Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should immediately replace the Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld.

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HR 3326 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010

HR 2022 — K-IRA Act

HR 5497 — Kids IRA Act of 2008 (K-IRA)

HR 3222 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008

HR 1027 — To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the spouse and siblings of a recipient of the Purple Heart medal to become associate members in the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated.

HJRES 18 — To redeploy U.S. forces from Iraq.

HJRES 13 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to school prayer.

HJRES 12 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.

HR 3399 — To suspend temporarily the duty on electron guns for certain cathode ray tubes, liquid crystal display panel assemblies for use in liquid crystal display projection type televisions, and plasma display panel assemblies for use in plasma flat panel screen televisions.

HR 3277 — Marine Corps 230th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

HR 1521 — Johnstown Flood National Memorial Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004

HR 1520 — Forks of the Ohio National Scenic Trail Study Act of 2003

HJRES 68 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to school prayer.

HR 5368 — Paths to the Ohio Trail Study Act of 2002

HR 4682 — Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site Boundary Revision Act

HR 3917 — Flight 93 National Memorial Act

HR 3659 — Children's Dental Health Improvement Act of 2002

HR 3545 — Medicare Rural Ambulance Service Improvement Act of 2001

HR 3472 — Patient Care Innovation Act of 2001

HR 3393 — Urgent Counter-Terrorism Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2002

HR 2575 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for caregivers of individuals with long-term care needs.

HR 2346 — Medicare Rural Ambulance Service Equity Act of 2001

HR 2310 — Military Pay Raise Act of 2001

HR 1497 — To revoke the authority to extend permanent normal trade relations to the People's Republic of China.

HR 510 — Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Act

HR 244 — Military Pay Equity Act of 2001

HJRES 52 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to school prayer.

HR 5268 — Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Act

HR 5269 — National Parks Preservation Stamp Act

HR 4420 — To reauthorize the Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, and for other purposes.

HR 3562 — To amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to set the rates for the basic allowance for housing for members of the uniformed services based on the costs to members for adequate housing and to remove the limitation on the total amount of all such allowances that may be paid in a fiscal year.

HR 2663 — United States Marine Corps Commemorative Korean War Coin Act

HR 2404 — Personal Medical Information Protection Act of 1999

HR 500 — Military Pay and Retirement Reform Act of 1999

HJRES 52 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to school prayer.

HR 17302 — Black Lung Benefit Act

HR 17134 — Black Lung Benefit Act

HR 16897 — Black Lung Benefit Act

HR 16838 — Small Business Tax Simplification and Reform Act

HR 16511 — Black Lung Benefit Act

HR 16281 — A bill to amend section 118(c) of title 28, United States Code, to establish a place for the holding of Federal district court in Johnstown, Pa.

HR 16184 — A bill to amend title 23 of the United States Code to add 90 miles to the Interstate System and provide for the inclusion of a critical north-south highway corridor.

HR 16188 — A bill to amend title 23 of the United States Code to add 522 miles to the Interstate System and provide for the inclusion of a critical north-south highway corridor.

HR 16185 — A bill to amend title 23 of the United States Code to add 337 miles to the Interstate System and provide for the inclusion of a critical north-south highway corridor.

HR 16186 — A bill to amend title 23 of the United States Code to add 320 miles to the Interstate System and provide for the inclusion of a critical north-south highway corridor.

HR 16187 — A bill to amend title 23 of the United States Code to add 272 miles to the Interstate System and provide for the inclusion of a critical north-south highway corridor.

HR 15706 — A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 by designating a portion of the Allegheny River, Pa., for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

HR 14641 — A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to provide service pension to certain veterans of World War I and pension to the widows of such veterans.

HR 14104 — A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to provide service pension to certain veterans of World War I and pension to the widows of such veterans.

HR 13939 — Federal Paperwork Burden Relief Act

HCONRES 674 — Concurrent resolution to establish a target for budget outlays for fiscal 1975 in the amount of $300 billion.

HR 15735 — Government Economy and Spending Reform Act

HR 15734 — Regulatory Reform Act

HR 15659 — A bill to provide for the burial in the Memorial Amphitheater of the National Cemetery at Arlington, Va., of the remains of an unknown American who lost his life while serving overseas in the Armed Forces of the United States during the Vietnam conflict.

HR 14480 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the rate of tax imposed on tax preferences from 10 percent to 14 percent and to reduce the amount of tax preference exempt from such tax.

HR 13823 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a deduction for clothing purchased and used by taxpayers serving in volunteer firefighting organizations.

HR 13822 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exempt nonprofit volunteer firefighting or rescue organizations from the Federal excise taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel, and certain other articles and services.

HR 13821 — A bill to authorize the Administration of the National Fire Prevention and Control Administration to make grants to volunteer fire departments which are unable to purchase necessary firefighting equipment because of the increased cost of such equipment as the result of inflation.

HR 13593 — Middle-Aged and Older Workers Employment Act

HR 13321 — A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to provide needed reforms in the program of aid to families with dependent children with emphasis upon improving the administration of such program.

HR 12552 — A bill to amend title 39 of the United States Code to require the U.S. Postal Service to hold a hearing and to take into consideration certain matters prior to the consolidation or closing of any post office, to provide for the appointment and compensation of certain officers and employees of the U.S. Postal Service.

HR 12553 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the exemption for purposes of the Federal estate tax, to increase the estate tax marital deduction, and to provide an alternate method of valuing certain real property for estate tax purposes.

HR 11649 — A bill to amend the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 for the purpose of increasing the amount of payments made in lieu of taxes by public housing agencies.

HR 11565 — A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to repeal the special tariff treatment accorded to articles assembled abroad with components produced in the United States.

HR 11211 — A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code with regard to the additional sentence imposed for commission of a felony while using or unlawfully carrying a firearm.

HR 11210 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, so as to impose mandatory minimum terms with respect to certain offenses.

HR 9183 — A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a demonstration project for construction of a highway between Buffalo, N. Y. and Princeton, W. Va.

HR 9253 — A bill to amend the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to provide that volunteers in foster grandparent programs may furnish supportive services to mentally retarded individuals regardless of the age of such individuals.

HR 9046 — A bill to amend the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to provide that volunteers in foster grandparent programs may furnish supportive services to mentally retarded individuals regardless of the age of such individuals.

HR 8530 — A bill to amend section 206 of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to include in the final system plan, required by such section, the designation of certain rail properties necessary for the transportation of fossil fuel.

HR 7679 — A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act with respect to custom slaughtering.

HR 6975 — A bill to amend title 23 of the United States Code to add 522 miles to the Interstate System and provide for the inclusion of a critical north-south highway corridor.

HR 6974 — Religious and Charitable Donors' Tax Credit Act

HR 6722 — A bill to amend the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to provide that volunteers in foster grandparent programs may furnish supportive services to mentally retarded individuals regardless of the age of such individuals.

HR 6535 — A bill to insure that recipients of veterans' pension and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced, or entitlement thereto discontinued, because of increases in monthly social security benefits.

HR 6534 — A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that imported meat and meat food products made in whole or in part of imported meat be labeled "imported" at all stages of distribution until delivery to the ultimate consumer.

HR 5927 — A bill to amend section 127 of title 23 of the United States Code relating to vehicle weights.

HR 4540 — A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 by designating a portion of the Allegheny River, Pa., for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

HR 4539 — A bill to amend the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 to provide that employees in coke oven areas with levels of coal dust equivalent to such levels in underground coal mines shall be eligible for black lung benefits.

HR 4541 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase to $7,500 the amount of outside earnings which (subject to further increases under the automatic adjustment provisions) is permitted each year without any deduction from benefits thereunder.

HR 4542 — A bill to provide for the monthly publication of a consumer price index for senior citizens and other social security beneficiaries, for use by the Congress in the determination of benefit increases under title II of the Social Security Act.

HR 2913 — Black Lung Benefit Act

HR 1340 — Black Lung Benefit Act

HR 1341 — A bill to amend section 118(c) of title 28, United States Code, to establish a place for the holding of Federal district court in Johnstown, Pa.

HRES 393 — Resolution directing the Committee on Public Works and Transportation to study the long-range needs of the trucking industry in the United States.

HR 13338 — A bill for the relief of Eugenia Cortes.

HR 12496 — A bill to amend section 118(c) of title 28, United States Code, to provide for the holding of court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

HR 9517 — A bill to amend the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 to provide for contributions to remedy damage done to railroads by disasters to the same extent contributions are presently available for damage to publicly owned airport facilities and streets and highways.

HR 7598 — A bill to increase the authorization for appropriations for coal mine health and safety research under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 for fiscal year 1978 and succeeding fiscal years.

HR 7365 — Coal Conversion Incentives Act

HR 7216 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a deduction for clothing purchased and used by taxpayers serving in volunteer firefighting organizations.

HR 7217 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exempt nonprofit volunteer firefighting or rescue organizations from the Federal excise taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel, and certain other articles and services.

HR 7215 — A bill to authorize the Administrator of the National Fire Prevention and Control Administration to make grants to volunteer fire departments which are unable to purchase necessary firefighting equipment because of the increased cost of such equipment as the result of inflation.

HR 6861 — A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to repeal the provisions therein requiring mandatory separation of employees who reach age 70.

HR 6035 — Child Exploitation Prevention Act

HR 5963 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the rate of tax imposed on tax preferences from 10 to 14 percent and to reduce the amount of tax preferences exempt from such tax.

HR 5962 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase to $7,500 the amount of outside earnings which (subject to further increases under the automatic adjustment provisions) is permitted each year without any deductions from benefits thereunder.

HR 5961 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a taxpayer a deduction from gross income for expense paid by him for the education of any of his dependents at an institution of higher learning.

HR 5595 — Child Exploitation Prevention Act

HR 5499 — Child Abuse Prevention Act

HR 4632 — A bill to repeal the changes made by the Tax Reform Act of 1976 in the exclusion for sick pay.

HR 3940 — A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to provide needed reforms in the program of aid to families with dependent children with emphasis upon improving the administration of such program.

HR 3352 — A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code with regard to the additional sentence imposed for commission of a felony while using or unlawfully carrying a firearm.

HR 3351 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, so as to impose mandatory minimum terms with respect to certain offenses.

HR 2106 — Regulatory Reform Act

HR 2107 — Government Economy and Spending Reform Act

HR 1094 — A bill to provide for the burial in the Memorial Amphitheater of the National Cemetery at Arlington, Va., of the remains of an unknown American who lost his life while serving overseas in the Armed Forces of the United States during the Vietnam conflict.

HJRES 571 — Joint resolution to authorize the President to proclaim the 22d day of April of each year as Queen Isabella Day.

HJRES 466 — Joint resolution to designate the week commencing with the second Monday in October of each year as National Fire Prevention Week.

HJRES 437 — Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right of life.

HJRES 308 — Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life.

HJRES 256 — Joint resolution to authorize the President to proclaim the 22d day of April of each year as Queen Isabella Day.

HRES 1019 — A resolution to establish a Select Committee on Developing a National Communications Policy.

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HR 3279 — Family Enterprise Estate and Gift Tax Equity Act

HR 3280 — A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to repeal the special tariff treatment accorded to articles assembled abroad with components produced in the United States.

HR 2845 — Budget Deficit Control Act

HR 2551 — A bill to provide for an alternative amortization period for pollution control facilities.

HR 2552 — A bill to impose quotas on the importation of automobiles from Japan during 1981, 1982, and 1983.

HR 2264 — National Agricultural Bargaining Act of 1981

HR 1422 — A bill to allow certain interest costs to be reimbursable under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 in the case of grants to victims of the Johnstown flood.

HJRES 245 — A joint resolution to authorize the President to proclaim the 22nd day of April of each year as Queen Isabella Day.

HJRES 208 — A joint resolution to provide for the designation of a national "Freedom Flag".

HRES 305 — A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to increase the amount of outside earned income which a Member may accept, and for other purposes.

HCONRES 128 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress concerning State regulation of commercial boxing competitions commonly called "toughman contests".

HCONRES 138 — A concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment of the House from May 21 to May 27, 1981, and an adjournment of the Senate from May 21 to June 1, 1981.

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HR 4598 — A bill to designate the United States Post Office Building in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, as the "John Dent Post Office Building".

HR 4124 — Comprehensive Trade Law Reform Act of 1983

HR 2613 — A bill to establish the Veterans' Administration as an executive department.

HR 2612 — A bill to reestablish the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, to authorize such Corporation to perform its traditional lending functions, and for other purposes.

HRES 268 — A resolution designating membership on certain standing committees of the House.

HCONRES 334 — A concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment of the House from June 29 to July 23, 1984 and an adjournment of the Senate from June 29 or June 30 to July 23, 1984.

HR 5591 — A bill to amend the Steel Import Stabilization Act.

HR 5512 — Philippines Sugar Quota Act of 1986

HR 2809 — Comprehensive Trade Law Reform Act of 1985

HR 1963 — A bill to increase the development ceiling at Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site and Johnstown Flood National Memorial in Pennsylvania, and for other purposes and to provide for the preservation and interpretation of the Johnstown Flood Museum in the Cambria County Library Building, Pennsylvania.

HR 539 — A bill relating to certain bilateral arrangements to limit the importation of steel products into the United States.

HRES 427 — A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to increase the amount of outside earned income which a Member may accept.

HCONRES 79 — A concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment of the House from March 7, 1985, to March 19, 1985.

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HR 5422 — Steel Import Stabilization Extension Act

HR 4433 — A bill to designate the United States Post Office Building in Jeanette, Pennsylvania, as the "John Dent Post Office Building".

HR 3313 — A bill to establish in the Department of the Interior the Heritage Preservation Commission, and for other purposes.

HR 1102 — A bill to amend the Steel Import Stabilization Act.

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HR 5914 — To establish a task force to study and evaluate the taxation of real property by State and local governments, the effects of such taxation on certain taxpayers, and the feasibility of other policies designed to reduce the dependence of State and local governments on such taxation.

HR 5915 — Regional Energy Development Act of 1990

HR 5803 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1991

HR 4936 — To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to permit an exchange of Laurel Hill recreation demonstration area land located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, for public park, recreational, or conservation purposes.

HR 3072 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1990

HR 904 — Steel Import Stabilization Extension Act

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HR 5504 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993

HR 5196 — Influenza Immunization Awareness Act of 1992

HR 5155 — To authorize the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to make loans to assist units of local government acquire and maintain equipment for use in the enforcement of alcohol-related traffic laws, and for other purposes.

HR 4372 — Specialty Steel Voluntary Restraint Agreement Extension Act

HR 4012 — Homeowners Assistance Program Improvement Act

HR 4013 — Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1991

HR 3690 — Fairness in Federal Purchases Act of 1991

HR 3584 — Emergency Pension Protection Act of 1991

HR 3264 — Petroleum Producers Burden Sharing Act

HR 3265 — National Energy Resources Act of 1991

HR 2521 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1992

HRES 391 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the signing of the agreements for a formal cease-fire in El Salvador, and for other purposes.

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HR 5117 — To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for improved treatment of future actuarial gains and losses to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund.

HR 4650 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1995

HR 3116 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1994

HR 1744 — To authorize the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to make loans to assist units of local government acquire and maintain equipment for use in the enforcement of alcohol-related traffic laws, and for other purposes.

HR 1361 — To expand the Fort Necessity National Battlefield, and for other purposes.

HR 903 — Fairness in Federal Purchases Act of 1993

HR 526 — To increase the number of weeks for which emergency unemployment compensation is payable, and for other purposes.

HJRES 211 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to school prayer.

HJRES 88 — To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Dr. Alice Stokes Paul.

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HR 4263 — Emergency Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1996

HR 2410 — Small Non-Coal Producing Company Relief Act

HR 568 — To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for improved treatment of future actuarial gains and losses to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund.

HJRES 94 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to school prayer.

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HR 4696 — Redux Retired Pay Repeal Act

HR 2639 — Medicare Prostate Cancer Screening Act of 1997

HJRES 68 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to school prayer.