SHAYS, CHRISTOPHER(a Representative from Connecticut)

Addresses

American Volunteers—Helping Ukraine Change to a Free Market Economy: Hobart C. Gardiner, International Executive Service Corps, E2931•-E2933• [3OC]

Amendments offered by, to

Television: consumer protection and competition in cable television (H.R. 4850), H6523 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

AFDC: eliminate disincentives that prevent recipients from working toward self-sufficiency (see H.R. 5794), H7725 [6AU]

Budget: cost estimates of legislation relative to impact on State and local governments (see H.R. 5125), H3088 [7MY]

Children and youth: establish a program of mandatory national service (see H.R. 5993), H8966 [22SE]

Economic Development Block Grant Program: establish (see H.R. 5687), H6582 [23JY]

Housing: revise method of calculating payments by public housing agencies (see H.R. 5577), H6147 [8JY]

Political campaigns: prohibition of fraudulent misrepresentation of authority (see H.R. 4145), H198 [30JA]

Taxation: investment in enterprise zones and domestic businesses (see H.R. 5795), H7725 [6AU]

Television: local regulation of cable programming and rates (see H.R. 4760), H2290 [2AP]

Urban areas: assist distressed cities with abandoned factories and hazardous waste sites (see H.R. 5579), H6147 [8JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: make FDA import alert on RU-486 ineffective (see H.R. 875), H1268 [12MR]

AFDC: encourage self-sufficiency of recipients through microenterprises (see H.R. 3450), H3452 [19MY]

Agriculture: transfer and marketing of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 5680), H8022 [11AU]

Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627), H8734 [17SE]

Airlines: fair treatment of employees in connection with route transfers (see H.R. 3138), H4447 [9JN]

Airports: authorizing appropriations for noise abatement programs (see H.R. 5217), H4122 [3JN]

Aliens: incarceration for Federal offenses (see H.R. 1704), H588 [25FE]

American Field Services: active duty status relative to receipt of certain veterans benefits (see H.R. 5737), H10014 [30SE]

Animals: Federal regulation of certain veterinary practices (see H.R. 5297), H8810 [18SE]

Appropriations: rescind unauthorized (see H.R. 4315), H673 [26FE]

Armed Forces: award Purple Heart for those wounded in action by friendly fire (see H.R. 4502), H4854 [17JN]

———detail members as instructors at State and local military-style boot camp correctional facilities (see H.R. 3395), H2884 [30AP]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 5208), H4122 [3JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.R. 5572), H8148 [12AU]

Border patrol: provide for additional agents from military personnel displaced by defense cutbacks (see H.R. 4754), H6583 [23JY]

Cadigan, James L.: award Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 203), H1269 [12MR]

Cash Management Improvement Act: implementation (see H.R. 5377), H4678 [11JN]

Child abuse: establish national criminal background checks for child care providers (see H.R. 4585), H10779 [2OC]

Civil Rights Act: application of laws to congressional and judicial employees (see H.R. 3799), H848 [27FE]

Coins: commemoration of former prisoners of war (see H.R. 5020), H9294 [23SE]

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), H7152 [31JY]

Congress: require three-fifths majority vote in both houses to increase taxes (see H.R. 3146), H121 [28JA]

Congressional Office of Inspector General: establish (see H.R. 4272), H478 [19FE]

Corporations: support small business concerns operating in urban areas (see H.R. 5462), H5081 [23JN]

Courts: access to civil justice relative to costs and delay (see H.R. 4155), H3019 [6MY]

———treatment of Members of Congress relative to certain circumstances warranting the appointment of independent counsel (see H.R. 4611), H7151 [31JY]

Crime: health care service fraud (see H.R. 5449), H10779 [2OC]

———penalties for flight to avoid child support arrearages (see H.R. 1241), H848 [27FE]

Cuba: democratic reforms (see H.R. 4168), H1346 [18MR]

Defense industries: assist transition of industries, communities, and workers affected by reduced defense spending (see H.R. 4730), H2713 [28AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal market promotion program (see H.R. 4211), H848 [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: donation of excess military clothing, medical supplies, and sundry articles to aid homeless (see H.R. 4386), H2291 [2AP]

———investigation of alleged improprieties at the Tailhook Association symposium in September 1991 (see H. Con. Res. 344), H7386 [4AU]

Diseases: establish cancer registries relative to studies on the elevated rate of mortality for breast cancer (see H.R. 4206), H588 [25FE]

Drug abuse: President's participation in San Antonio, TX, summit on illicit drug trade (see H. Con. Res. 277), H478 [19FE]

Drugs: control of fentanyl citrate (see H.R. 5512), H12592 [5OC]

———tribute to individuals who lost their lives combating drug-related crimes (see H.J. Res. 414), H588 [25FE]

Ecology and environment: stabilize emissions of carbon dioxide (see H.R. 4750), H2676 [9AP]

Education: compliance and accountability measures under the National School Lunch Act (see H.R. 4338), H3918 [28MY]

———grants for educational choice programs (see H.R. 5664), H8647 [16SE]

———improve counseling services for elementary school students (see H.R. 840), H2407 [7AP]

Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 410), H674 [26FE]

El Salvador: signing of agreements relative to a cease-fire (see H. Res. 391), H1113 [9MR]

Elections: participation in debates by any candidate receiving public campaign financing (see H.R. 791), H9294 [23SE]

Electric power: treatment of certain loans made to electric generation and transmission cooperatives (see H.R. 5549), H6583 [23JY]

Endangered species: protection of the African elephant (see H. Con. Res. 256), H524 [24FE]

———strengthen conservation programs (see H.R. 4045), H2202 [31MR]

ERISA: amend relative to preemption of certain State laws (see H.R. 2782), H1691 [24MR]

Federal employees: travel expenses (see H.R. 3780), H1181 [11MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 3429), H10100 [1OC]

Food: composition and labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 5703), H8220 [9SE]

———require humane methods in the slaughter and processing of poultry products (see H.R. 4124), H11197 [3OC]

Foreign policy: international conventions regarding spousal or child support maintenance obligations (see H.R. 3248), H1321 [17MR]

Foreign trade: relation of agreements to health, safety, labor, and environmental laws of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 246), H2677 [9AP]

Gillespie, John Birks (Dizzy): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5842), H10101 [1OC]

Government: disclosure and accountability of Federal travel (see H.R. 4530), H1599 [20MR]

———establish a pilot program requiring performance standards and goals for Federal programs (see H.R. 4123), H119 [28JA]

Government regulations: judicial review of Federal agency compliance with regulatory flexibility analysis requirements (see H.R. 5977), H11197 [3OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 390), H142 [29JA]

Haiti: treatment of refugees (see H.R. 5360), H8576 [15SE]

Health: improve medical care system for veterans (see H.R. 5592), H7726 [6AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4280, 5325, 5936; H. Con. Res. 362), H8148 [12AU], H9537 [25SE], H10780 [2OC], H11197 [3OC]

———reduce costs through uniform claims and electronic billing (see H.R. 5610), H10014 [30SE]

Health care facilities: cooperative agreements between hospitals to enable them to share expensive equipment or services (see H.R. 4472), H9294 [23SE]

Health care professionals: excessive physician regulations under medicare (see H.R. 2695), H10779 [2OC]

House of Representatives: disclosure of information relative to check cashing at House bank (see H. Res. 395), H1267 [12MR]

———eliminate perquisites (see H. Res. 406), H2677 [9AP]

———limit official mail costs (see H. Res. 414), H3171 [12MY]

———limitation of mileage allowance rates (see H. Res. 347), H418 [14FE]

———prohibit franked mass mailings outside congressional districts (see H.R. 4104), H118 [28JA]

———reduce expenses and reform operations (see H.R. 4224), H445 [18FE]

———require a recorded vote upon final passage of appropriations legislation (see H. Res. 332), H589 [25FE]

———transfer postal services and operations to the Postal Service (see H. Res. 370), H478 [19FE]

———travel awards for official travel (see H. Res. 377), H1290 [16MR]

House Rules: amend relative to providing a chief financial officer (see H. Res. 419), H2677 [9AP]

———amend relative to the votes of Members when choosing a President (see H. Res. 472), H4855 [17JN]

———procedural reforms (see H. Res. 502), H6584 [23JY]

Housing: single family housing mortgage insurance program of the Federal Housing Administration (see H. Con. Res. 257), H4122 [3JN]

Immigration: establish a non-immigrant status for spouses of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 4275), H1997 [26MR]

Intergovernmental relations: relief and assistance to State and local governments (see H.R. 5591), H6244 [9JY]

Ireland, Northern: appoint special envoy (see H. Con. Res. 295), H2677 [9AP]

———human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 278), H3171 [12MY]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 500), H4679 [11JN]

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 400), H9537 [25SE]

Job Training Partnership Act: assistance to workers in defense communities (see H.R. 5017), H2885 [30AP]

Kennedy, John F.: release sealed documents relative to assassination (see H.J. Res. 454), H2677 [9AP]

Kentucky Bicentennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), H330 [5FE]

Law enforcement: enhance local efforts (see H.R. 6008), H9294 [23SE]

Lincoln Legacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 544), H11198 [3OC]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: funding (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2408 [7AP]

Medicaid: change Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.J. Res. 459), H2408 [7AP]

———coverage of hospice care (see H.R. 860), H1008 [4MR]

———ensure treatment as payer of last resort (see H.R. 3137), H12592 [5OC]

Medicare: improve State systems for compensating individuals injured in the course of provision of health care services (see H.R. 1004), H2809 [29AP]

———payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373), H1268 [12MR]

———refund by non-participating physicians of amounts paid for certain services (see H.R. 5115), H6022 [7JY]

———respite care services for hospice care recipients (see H.R. 3015), H288 [4FE]

Members of Congress: payment for medical services by the Office of the Attending Physician (see H.R. 4057), H1778 [25MR]

Mental health: inclusion of benefits in any health care reform legislation (see H. Con. Res. 296), H6861 [28JY]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), H7060 [30JY]

Merchant marine: application of cargo preference laws (see H.R. 44), H5043 [22JN]

———provide that certain service during World War II constitutes active military service (see H.R. 44), H5043 [22JN]

Mexico: continuation of cooperative effort to combat illegal drug trafficking (see H. Con. Res. 334), H8576 [15SE]

Mortgages: information relative to refinancing (H.R. 5170) (see H.R. 5170), H8148 [12AU]

National Awareness Week for Life-Saving Techniques: designate (see H.J. Res. 442), H2714 [28AP]

National Bone Marrow Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 551), H10015 [30SE]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 393), H8148 [12AU]

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 397), H2676 [9AP]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 466), H2714 [28AP]

National Customer Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 474), H10779 [2OC]

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 486), H4590 [10JN]

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 523), H9443 [24SE]

National Fragrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 385), H1009 [4MR]

National Labor Relations Act: coverage of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 2223), H4334 [5JN]

National League of Families POW/MIA: authorizing display of flag (see H.J. Res. 478), H8220 [9SE]

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 499), H5324 [25JN]

National Occupational Therapy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 471), H7726 [6AU]

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 550), H11198 [3OC]

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 467), H8576 [15SE]

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 411), H3919 [28MY]

National Scleroderma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 445), H2291 [2AP]

National Walking Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 547), H8576 [15SE]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 395, 546), H289 [4FE], H8735 [17SE]

Natural gas: safety for humans and the environment relative to pipeline transport (see H.R. 977), H3835 [27MY]

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 422), H7533 [5AU]

New York Stock Exchange: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 441), H2202 [31MR]

Office of the Administration of the House of Representatives: establish (see H. Res. 387), H1692 [24MR]

OSHA: regulations (see H. Con. Res. 92), H8220 [9SE]

Ozone: phase-out of ozone-destroying substances (see H. Res. 350), H479 [19FE]

Pensions: equitable treatment of federally funded and administered retirement programs relative to deficit reduction measures (see H. Con. Res. 42), H2885 [30AP]

Pharmaceuticals: research on diethylstilbestrol (see H.R. 4178), H6978 [29JY]

Polish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 532), H8647 [16SE]

Political campaigns: deposit excess funds in the Treasury when the recipient leaves Federal office (see H.R. 4689), H2498 [8AP]

———prohibit candidates from using contributions for personal purposes (see H.R. 5626), H9294 [23SE]

Presidents: Secret Service protection of former Presidents and their families (see H.R. 5166), H3335 [14MY]

Presidents of the U.S.: Secret Service protection (see H.R. 119), H2291 [2AP]

Public lands: management of lands containing the pacific yew to ensure a supply of the cancer-treating drug, taxol (see H.R. 3836), H3019 [6MY]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 430), H1998 [26MR]

Real property: estate tax rates and land values relative to conservation easements (see H.R. 5469), H5081 [23JN]

———require purchaser inquiry regarding previous ownership and uses (see H.R. 1217), H12591 [5OC]

Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 531), H8576 [15SE]

Rehabilitation Act: selection of entities to provide services to certain eligible disabled individuals (see H.R. 4259), H4755 [16JN]

Religious Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 457), H2498 [8AP]

Saudi Arabia: prohibit sale of F-15 aircraft (see H. Con. Res. 363), H10780 [2OC]

Small business: appointment of knowledgeable persons to executive department positions (see H. Con. Res. 70), H479 [19FE]

Social Security: graduated exemption from public pension offset (see H.R. 1791), H8647 [16SE]

———improve access and delivery of home care (see H.R. 5743), H9443 [24SE]

South Africa: commend President F.W. de Klerk (see H. Res. 411), H2811 [29AP]

Southeast Asia: declassification and release of information relating to military personnel held involuntarily in Indochina (see H. Con. Res. 345), H6583 [23JY]

Sports: minting of commemorative coins in honor of the World University Games (see H.R. 5476), H8304 [10SE]

Tariff: tamoxifen citrate (see H.R. 4401), H9867 [29SE]

Taxation: allow credit for first-time home buyers (see H.R. 4821), H2943 [5MY]

———determination of employment status (see H.R. 4216), H407 [11FE]

———extend certain expiring tax provisions (see H.R. 5240), H4589 [10JN]

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277), H397 [7FE]

———law exclusion for scholarships and fellowships (see H.R. 4418), H8304 [10SE]

———maximum required period of coverage under an employer-provided group health plan (see H.R. 4109), H479 [19FE]

———provide certain taxpayers representation by certified public accountants (see H.R. 1485), H2809 [29AP]

———provide exceptions from certain rules for determining contributions in aid of construction (see H.R. 118), H3240 [13MY]

———treatment of income received by retired military personnel working for the Junior ROTC (see H.R. 3801), H2258 [1AP]

Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see H.R. 1527), H2943 [5MY]

Terrorism: bombing of the Israeli embassy in Argentina (see H. Con. Res. 297), H1779 [25MR]

Trademarks: require certain disclosures relating to materially altered films (see H.R. 5868), H8145 [12AU]

Transportation: verification of weights (see H.R. 3598), H7533 [5AU]

Turkey: economic assistance relative to occupation of Cyprus (see H.R. 4399), H8358 [14SE]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (see H. Res. 515), H10780 [2OC]

Veterans: hospice care for terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 2199), H5043 [22JN]

———permit acceptance of military retirement pay concurrently with disability compensation (see H.R. 3164), H7533 [5AU]

Vietnam: withhold normalization of diplomatic and economic relations pending report on missing American servicemen in Southeast Asia (see H. Con. Res. 233), H2291 [2AP]

Waterways: State estuary conservation and management plans (see H.R. 5070), H3018 [6MY]

Weapons: prohibit transfer of technology to Iraq or Iran (see H.R. 5434), H6246 [9JY]

Wetlands: protection (see H.R. 4255), H1181 [11MR]

Women: equity in health care services (see H.R. 1161), H1321 [17MR]

World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 538), H8304 [10SE]

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), H2201 [31MR]

Year of American Craft—A Celebration of the Creative Work of the Hand: designate (see H.J. Res. 380), H8148 [12AU]

Year of Reconciliation Between American Indians and Non-Indians: designate (see H.J. Res. 358), H1692 [24MR]

Yugoslavia: democratic reforms in emerging republics (see H. Res. 448), H3919 [28MY]

———enforcement of U.N. resolutions relative to cessation of hostilities (see H. Res. 490), H5793 [1JY]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 5258), H3728 [21MY]

Poems

``Hymn of Thanks,'' Arthur Koffler, E2305• [30JY]

Remarks by, on

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 290), H4658• [11JN], H4821 [17JN]

———deficit reduction through space station funding termination, H6944• [29JY]

———expenditures versus revenue, H4658• [11JN]

Connecticut: People's Bank anniversary, E3040• [4OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 5006), H4077 [3JN]

———budget reductions relative to personnel force structure in foreign countries, H4077 [3JN]

———consulting fees, H5842 [2JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5504), H5842 [2JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5679), H6944• [29JY]

Disasters: making appropriations for assistance (H.R. 5132), motion to instruct conferees, H4022, H4023 [3JN]

House of Representatives: disclosure of information relative to check cashing at House bank (H. Res. 441), H2776 [29AP]

Hungary: human rights violations, H9275 [23SE]

Kennedy, John F.: release sealed documents relative to assassination (H.J. Res. 454), H7985, H7988 [11AU]

National Council for Urban Economic Development: anniversary, E2471• [12AU]

Power resources: making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 5373), H4821 [17JN], H8700 [17SE]

Research: superconducting supercollider funding, H4821 [17JN]

Television: consumer protection and competition in cable television (H.R. 4850), H6524, H6525, H6539 [23JY]

———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), conference report, H8678 [17SE]

———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), veto, H11478, H11486 [5OC]

———State regulation of cable television services not subject to competition, H6524, H6525 [23JY]

Testimonies

Committee on Rules: Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act (H.R. 4850), D900 [22JY]

Committee on Ways and Means: Misclassification of Employees and Independent Contractors for Federal Income Tax Purposes, D914 [23JY]

Tributes

Kozell, David, E2305• [30JY]