GEJDENSON, SAM (a Representative from Connecticut)
Amendments offered by, to
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5474 [23MY]
Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (H.R. 70), H7498, H7504 [24JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9403 [21SE]
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4541 [3MY]
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, H5614 [6JN]
Articles and editorials
Next Submarine—and the Next One After That, James Courter and Loren Thompson, Sea Power Magazine (publication), E1177
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Ecology and environment: financial responsibility requirements for offshore facilities (see H.R. 1002), H1967 [21FE]
Employment: training assistance (see H.R. 998), H1967 [21FE]
Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 2619), H12127 [10NO]
Mystic River: deauthorize portion of improvement project (see H.R. 1001), H1967 [21FE]
Thames River: modify navigation project to alter turning basin dimensions in Norwich, CT (see H.R. 2282), H8684 [7SE]
Veterans: establish confidential database for the collection of medical information (see H.R. 798), H1156 [2FE]
———priority health care to those who received nasopharyngeal irradiation treatments while in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2080), H7378 [20JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. Con. Res. 13), H243 [13JA]
———protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care clinics (see H.R. 1952), H6481 [28JN]
Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H6829 [11JY]
———price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687), H5471 [23MY]
———provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (see H.R. 2429), H9737 [29SE]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H1967 [21FE]
Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H12506 [15NO]
———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H8535 [4AU]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3048 [10MR]
———reporting requirements for research facilities conducting experimentation and testing (see H.R. 1547), H4511 [2MY]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H2651 [3MR]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H6083 [16JN]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H8597 [6SE]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 282), H15136 [19DE]
Budget: require an operating and a capital budget to distinguish between Federal funds and trust funds (see H.R. 1233), H4336 [5AP]
Capital Budget Commission: establish (see H.R. 1302), H4336 [5AP]
CERCLA: abatement and liability of hazardous substances relative to State and Federal solid waste disposal laws (see H.R. 521), H296 [17JA]
———clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H4546 [3MY]
China, People's Republic of: demand the unconditional release of U.S. citizen Peter H. Wu (see H. Res. 178), H6656 [29JN]
———demand the unconditional release of Wei Jingsheng (see H. Con. Res. 117), H14002 [5DE]
China, Republic of: permit U.S. visits by elected leaders and representatives (see H.R. 1460), H4414 [6AP]
———U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H4433 [7AP]
———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H803 [26JA]
———visit of President Lee Teng-hui (see H. Con. Res. 53), H4177 [4AP]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6045 [15JN]
Civil Rights Act: availability of information on reproductive health services at federally or State funded family planning clinics (see H.R. 641), H4031 [30MR]
Coast Guard: restrict the closure of small boat stations (see H.R. 2105), H8904 [13SE]
Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H6656 [29JN]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H840 [27JA]
Connecticut: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the Old State House (see H.R. 1933), H6396 [27JN]
Courts: equalize remedies available to victims of intentional employment discrimination (see H.R. 96), H1556 [9FE]
Crime: include peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates (see H.R. 305), H593 [24JA]
———protection against code grabbers (see H.R. 338), H468 [20JA]
Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42), H7012 [13JY]
Dept. of Defense: reduce size of operational support aircraft fleet (see H.R. 1973), H7461 [21JY]
Dept. of Energy: gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311), H4415 [6AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish rapid deployment force (see H.R. 97), H970 [31JA]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1778), H5691 [7JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H2584 [2MR]
———outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468), H4619 [9MY]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2176 [23FE]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H7257 [19JY]
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (see H.R. 1253), H4795 [10MY]
Drugs: revise drug approval process (see H.R. 1742), H8684 [7SE]
Ecology and environment: funding to States to implement national estuary conservation and management plans (see H.R. 1438, 1917), H4414 [6AP], H6269 [22JN]
ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 2140), H7990 [28JY]
Families and domestic relations: interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 95), H400 [19JA]
———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
FDA: increase the voting consumer representation of the Blood Products Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1021), H2176 [23FE]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H6397 [27JN]
Fire prevention: encourage State and local fire safety and prevention education programs (see H.R. 771), H9671 [28SE]
Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 444), H890 [30JA]
Firefighters: purchase of equipment by volunteer departments and emergency medical service organizations with tax-exempt financing (see H.R. 282), H14239 [7DE]
Fish and fishing: commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass (see H.R. 393), H4619 [9MY]
———coordinate conservation efforts of Atlantic striped bass (see H.R. 2655), H15633 [22DE]
Food: meat and poultry inspection programs (see H.R. 1423), H12506 [15NO]
Foreign trade: prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad with child labor (see H.R. 2065), H7256 [19JY]
France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 80; H. Res. 174), H7461 [21JY], H8537 [4AU]
Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 1281), H4105 [3AP]
FRS: authorize GAO to audit divisions, boards, committees, banks, and branches (see H.R. 809), H1689 [13FE]
———defer additional increases in interest rates (see H. Res. 54), H969 [31JA]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H14927 [14DE]
Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H3327 [16MR]
———include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H7012 [13JY]
———prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 1649), H5071 [16MY]
———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1797), H5752 [8JN]
———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 248), H2989 [9MR]
Health care programs: combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2326), H9452 [21SE]
Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax deductible donations (see H.R. 797), H2064 [22FE]
House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H4874 [11MY]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H4335 [5AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1986), H7917 [27JY]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H8904 [13SE]
———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1201), H7699 [25JY]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H14238 [7DE]
Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H9671 [28SE]
Iraq: compliance with U.N. arms control and human rights resolutions (see H. Res. 200), H8684 [7SE]
Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H3417 [21MR]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H4874 [11MY]
Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 2279), H8684 [7SE]
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 2344), H9671 [28SE]
Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H14311 [12DE]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175), H5691 [7JN]
Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 922, 1046), H6046 [15JN], H7801 [26JY]
———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2392 [28FE]
———coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services (see H.R. 1757), H5690 [7JN]
———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078), H11441 [30OC]
———outpatient self-management training services for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1073), H2392 [28FE]
———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H537 [23JA]
———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H4431 [7AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]
Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2281), H9671 [28SE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 940), H1751 [14FE]
National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts: honoring of G. Gordon Liddy relative to characterization of Federal law enforcement officials (see H. Res. 153), H6159 [20JN]
National parks and recreation areas: enhance park system (see H.R. 2181), H8360 [3AU]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H5691 [7JN]
National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H11767 [2NO]
National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H11767 [2NO]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H4432 [7AP]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721), H839 [27JA]
NIH: funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H8806 [12SE]
Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13340 [18NO]
Public welfare programs: support community food security projects relative to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2003), H6829 [11JY]
Real estate: homeowner participation in area planning likely to impact home values and compensation for certain area development (see H.R. 971), H2393 [28FE]
Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see H.R. 2024), H7550 [24JY]
Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 342), H296 [17JA]
Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition programs (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1968 [21FE]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 52), H243 [13JA]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13731 [28NO]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H12349 [14NO]
———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 573), H11829 [7NO]
———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1612 [10FE]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H3156 [14MR]
SSI: require benefits in the form of vouchers (see H.R. 612), H2811 [7MR]
States: Federal recognition of any coastal moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1898), H6158 [20JN]
———tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H2892 [8MR]
Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 704), H1157 [2FE]
———distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H6083 [16JN]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H11939 [8NO]
———capital gains rates (see H.R. 1322), H3807 [24MR]
———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H4795 [10MY]
———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H5472 [23MY]
———designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 2246), H15633 [22DE]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H468 [20JA]
———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 864), H8684 [7SE]
———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 726), H1611 [10FE]
———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see H.R. 677), H5190 [17MY]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H1968 [21FE]
———treatment of certain disability benefits received by former police officers or firefighters (see H.R. 98), H166 [9JA]
———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957), H3417 [21MR]
———treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational boaters (see H.R. 1821), H5904 [13JN]
———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H4433 [7AP]
———treatment of length of service awards for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 1893), H11767 [2NO]
———treatment of student loan interest (see H.R. 1229), H3808 [24MR]
Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 2030), H7011 [13JY]
Transportation: funding for bicycle facilities and pedestrian walkways (see H.R. 1539), H4511 [2MY]
———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H3572 [22MR]
Trucking industry: regulation of nonconsensual tow truck operations (see H.R. 866), H1908 [16FE]
Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H11939 [8NO]
U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H11767 [2NO]
U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 119), H14764 [13DE]
U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H13142 [16NO]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H9897 [11OC]
Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H1850 [15FE]
———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 1329), H3878 [28MR]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H537 [23JA]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]
Weapons: deployment policy for ballistic missile systems (see H.R. 983), H1907 [16FE]
Women: availability of information on reproductive health services (see H. Res. 118), H4441 [1MY]
———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (see H.R. 941), H2393 [28FE]
World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H8536 [4AU]
Proclamations
World Population Awareness Week: John G. Rowland, Governor of Connecticut, E2003
Remarks by, on
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: investigate and review unfunded State and local mandates, H369
Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), H7582 [25JY]
———sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), conference report, H11868 [8NO]
Appropriations: making continuing, H15102 [19DE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H11900 [8NO]
Armed Forces: amend the War Powers Resolution defining the congressional and Presidential role in the use of troops overseas, H5658, H5659 [7JN]
Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid, H6498, H6500 [28JN]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), consideration (H. Res. 273), H13212 [17NO]
———U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 247), H11400 [30OC]
———U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), H14862 [13DE]
Budget: balance, H12352 [15NO]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3207
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H15266 [20DE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10793 [25OC], H11215
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H6580 [29JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for celebration of anniversary of founding of Jerusalem as capital of Israel (S. Con. Res. 29), H9923 [12OC]
CBO: analysis of legislation to determine impact of Federal mandates, H369
China, People's Republic of: demand the unconditional release of U.S. citizen Peter H. Wu, E1431
———human rights violations, E1431
———most-favored-nation status, E1431
———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 96), consideration (H. Res. 193), H7271 [20JY]
———U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), consideration (H. Res. 193), H7271 [20JY]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1361), H4565, H4565
Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H6724 [10JY]
Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program: funding, H5966, H5967 [14JN]
Dept. of Commerce: Advanced Technology Program funding, H1991 [22FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5799
———funding for the Navy's submarine modernization plan, E1177
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), H1991 [22FE]
———production of the Seawolf submarine, H5799
———Technology Reinvestment Program funding, H1991 [22FE]
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5652, H5658, H5659 [7JN], H5721 [8JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7121
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 231), H9642
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), consideration (H. Res. 317), H15293 [20DE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7788
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7836
Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E2078
Essex, CT: Best Small Town in America Award recipient, E2290
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H5008
Federal-State relations: exempt certain environmental laws from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H508 [23JA]
———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H369
Food: use of chemical alar on apple crops, E562
Foreign aid: economic assistance to newly independent States of the former Soviet Union, H6645 [29JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6333, H6334, H6335 [27JN], H6480, H6483, H6498, H6500 [28JN]
FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, H979 [1FE]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H15094 [19DE]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2099
Haiti: allocation of foreign aid, H6480, H6483 [28JN]
House of Representatives: provide for the issuance and approval of employment regulations and practices (H. Res. 311), H15111 [19DE]
Iran: U.S. policy, H5652 [7JN]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: dedication, E1527
Law Day: observance, E923
Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1637 [13FE]
Medicare: reform, H8913 [14SE], H10289 [18OC]
———reform (H.R. 2425), H10366
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3947 [29MR]
Memorial Day: observance, E1168 [7JN]
National parks and recreation areas: review management and reform process for consideration of additions to parks (H.R. 260), H9096
National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1765, H1797 [15FE], H1868 [16FE]
———revitalize (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 83), H1771, H1773 [15FE]
OPIC: abolish, H6333, H6334, H6335 [27JN]
———privatization, H5721 [8JN]
PBS: tribute to ``American Promise'' television series, E1857
Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (H.R. 70), H7488, H7489, H7498, H7499, H7504 [24JY]
———export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), H7582 [25JY]
———export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), conference report, H11868 [8NO]
———production of oil and gas resources in the Gulf of Mexico, H11868 [8NO]
———require ships exporting Alaskan oil to be U.S.-flagged vessels, H7498, H7499 [24JY]
Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), H12014 [9NO]
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11843 [8NO]
Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2499
Republican Party: national agenda, H4341 [6AP]
Taxation: rates, H10793 [25OC]
U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, H1797 [15FE], H1868 [16FE]
University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team, E789
Veterans: establish confidential database for the collection of medical information (H.R. 798), E255
Veterans Day: observance, E2153
Votes: position on missed, E622
World Population Awareness Week: observance, E2003
World War II: anniversary of V-E Day, E1168
Remarks in House relative to
Political campaigns: election dispute, H3735 [24MR]
Special order: granted, H9362 [20SE], H9895 [11OC], H10305 [18OC], H14171 [6DE]
Schedules
Committee on International Relations (House): Middle East process, D1124 [20SE]
Committee on Rules (House): Dept. of Defense appropriations, D696 [7JN]
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Railroads: Amtrak fiscal crisis, D176 [10FE]
Statements
Personal Account From World War II, H13213-H13217 [17NO]
Tributes
Jacobson, Eric C., E928
Kennelly, Jim, H9859, H9860, H9861 [11OC]
Norman, Victor, E2198