DemocratHouse · New York District 17
Murphy, John M.
1963 first electedLeft office 198118 years servedBorn 1926M
Issues
Based on bills Murphy, John M. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
International Affairs
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 12Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 7 · Cosponsored 4Transportation and Public Works
Sponsored 9 · Cosponsored 1- A bill to amend sections 101 and 902 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended to implement the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft and to amend title XI of such act to authorize the President to suspend air service to any foreign nation which he determines is encouraging aircraft hijacking by acting in a manner inconsistent with the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft and to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to revoke the operating authority of foreign air carriers under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. ↗
- A bill to amend section 3385 of title 5, United States Code, to reduce the mandatory retirement age for non-U.S. citizen employees of the Panama Canal Company or the Canal Zone Government employed on the Isthmus of Panama to 62 years of age. ↗
Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to permit certain active duty for training to be counted as active duty for purposes of entitlement to educational benefits under chapter 34 of such title. ↗
- A bill to create a rebuttable presumption that a disability of a veteran of any war or certain other military service is service connected under certain circumstances. ↗
Health
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 4Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsored 6Education
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 2- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction for income tax purposes of certain expenses incurred by the taxpayer for the education of a dependent. ↗
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to treat a portion of tuition paid to certain educational institutions as a charitable contribution. ↗
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 2- A bill requiring that each Member of Congress be notified of the intended disposition of federally owned real property in the district he represents. ↗
- A bill to amend title VI of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to establish the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area, Idaho. ↗
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