[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 21, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1620-E1621]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF MEMBERS OF RIVERS/JANOWICZ AMERICAN LEGION POST 138 
                             OF BOZRAH, CT

                                 ______
                                 

                           HON. SAM GEJDENSON

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 21, 1999

  Mr. GEJDENSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the members 
of Rivers/Janowicz American Legion Post 138 of Bozrah, CT, upon 
receiving the Sidney P. Simon Award from the American Legion Department 
of Connecticut. This award is presented annually to the post in 
Connecticut which is determined to have sponsored within its community 
the most outstanding program of environmental beautification, 
improvement and betterment. the award was presented to the Post during 
the American Legion Convention on July 9, 1999.
  Under the leadership of Harold O'Connell, Adjutant, the Post adopted 
a resolution earlier this year to beautify and improve memorials 
honoring the veterans of World Wars I and II and the Korean and Vietnam 
Wars. A special committee consisting of William Benson, past Commander; 
William Fishbone, Commander; Harold O'Connell, Adjunct; and John Orr, 
Historian guided the project to completion. Every member of the Post 
contributed to the success of this special effort. Their hard work and 
dedication has been recognized by veterans across the State of 
Connecticut with the Simon Award.
  Mr. Speaker, like so many of their counterparts across this great 
nation the veterans of Post 138 continue to give of themselves. They 
unselfishly answered this nation's call to service in North Africa, 
Europe and throughout the Pacific, in the Korean peninsula, in 
southeast Asia and in the Persian Gulf. They gave of themselves, and 
many of them made the supreme sacrifice to guarantee our liberty and to 
ensure that hundreds of million of people around the world could enjoy 
a life free from tyranny. These veterans continue to offer service to 
their country long after returning to civilian life. The members of 
Post 138 in Bozrah work on behalf of their community in many ways. And, 
as witnessed by their support for this project, they honor the memory 
of fellow veterans every day.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to congratulate the members of Rivers/
Janowicz American Legion Post 138 on receiving the Sidney P. Simon 
Award.

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                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Thursday, July 22, 1999 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                JULY 23
     10 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings on the nomination of Michael A. Sheehan, 
           of New Jersey, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, 
           with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.
                                                            SD-419

                                JULY 27
     9:30 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings on agricultural concentration and anti-
           trust issues.
                                                           SR-328A
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine innovations in child care 
           programs.
                                                            SD-430
     2 p.m.
       Judiciary
       Criminal Justice Oversight Subcommittee
         To hold oversight hearings on activities of the Criminal 
           Division of the Department of Justice.
                                                            SD-628
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 930, to provide for the sale of 
           certain public land in the Ivanpah Valley, Nevada, to 
           the Clark County, Nevada, Department of Aviation; S. 
           719, to provide for the orderly disposal of certain 
           Federal land in the State of Nevada and for the 
           acquisition of environmentally sensitive land in the 
           State; S. 1030, to provide that the conveyance by the 
           Bureau of Land Management of the surface estate to 
           certain land in the State of Wyoming in exchange for 
           certain private land will not result in the removal of 
           the land from operation of the mining laws; S. 1288, to 
           provide incentives for collaborative forest restoration 
           projects on National Forest System and other public 
           lands in New Mexico; S. 1374, to authorize the 
           development and maintenance of a multiagency campus 
           project in the town of Jackson, Wyoming; and S. 439, to 
           amend the National Forest and Public Lands of Nevada 
           Enhancement Act of 1988 to adjust the boundary of the 
           Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada.
                                                            SD-366

                                JULY 28
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings on S. 979, to amend the Indian Self-
           Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide 
           for further self-governance by Indian tribes.
                                                            SR-485
       Energy and Natural Resources
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-366
     10 a.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings on combatting methamphetamine 
           proliferation in America.
                                                            SD-628
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold oversight hearings on the Monetary Policy Report 
           to Congress pursuant to the Full Employment and 
           Balanced Growth Act of 1978.
                                                            SH-216
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Water and Power Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 624, to authorize construction of 
           the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System in the 
           State of Montana; S. 1211, to amend the Colorado River 
           Basin Salinity Control Act to authorize additional 
           measures to carry out the control of salinity upstream 
           of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner; S. 1275, to 
           authorize the Secretary of the Interior to produce and 
           sell products and to sell publications relating to the 
           Hoover Dam, and to deposit revenues generated from the 
           sales into the Colorado River Dam fund; S. 1236, to 
           extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for 
           commencement of the construction of the Arrowrock Dam 
           Hydroelectric Project in the State of Idaho; S. 1377, 
           to amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act 
           regarding the use of funds for water development for 
           the Bonneville Unit; and S. 986, to direct the 
           Secretary of the Interior to convey the Griffith 
           Project to the Southern Nevada Water Authority.
                                                            SD-366

                                JULY 29
     9:30 a.m.
       Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the 
           District of Columbia
       Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on total quality management, focusing on 
           state success stories as a model for the Federal 
           Government.
                                                            SD-342
       Year 2000 Technology Problem
         To hold hearings on year 2000 Information Cordination 
           Center.
                                                            SD-192
     2:15 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 710, to authorize the feasibility 
           study on the preservation of certain Civil War 
           battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail; S. 
           905, to establish the Lackawanna Valley American 
           Heritage Area; S. 1093, to establish the Galisteo Basin 
           Archaeological Protection Sites, to provide for the 
           protection of archaeological sites in the Galisteo 
           Basin of New Mexico; S. 1117, to establish the Corinth 
           Unit of Shiloh National Military Park, in the vicinity 
           of the city of Corinth, Mississippi, and in the State 
           of Tennessee; S. 1324, to expand the boundaries of the 
           Gettysburg National Military Park to include Wills 
           House; and S. 1349, to direct the Secretary of the 
           Interior to conduct special resource studies to 
           determine the national significance of specific sites 
           as well as the suitability and feasibility of their 
           inclusion as units of the National Park System.
                                                            SD-366

                                AUGUST 3
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings on S. 1052, to implement further the Act 
           (Public Law 94-241) approving the Covenant to Establish 
           a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in 
           Political Union with the United States of America.
                                                            SD-366
     10:30 a.m.
       Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the 
           District of Columbia
       Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on overlap and duplication in the 
           Federal Food Safety System.
                                                            SD-342

                                AUGUST 4
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings on S. 299, to elevate the position of 
           Director of the Indian Health Service within the 
           Department of Health and Human Services to Assistant 
           Secretary for Indian Health; and S. 406, to amend the 
           Indian Health Care Improvement Act to make permanent 
           the demonstration program that allows for direct 
           billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party 
           payors, and to expand the eligibility under such 
           program to other tribes and tribal organizations; 
           followed by a business meeting to consider pending 
           calendar business.
                                                            SR-485

                              SEPTEMBER 28
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans Affairs to review the legislative 
           recommendations of the American Legion.
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