GEJDENSON, SAM (a Representative from Connecticut)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6713 [24JN], H6881 [26JN]

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (H.R. 2909), H6129 [11JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act, H1490 [28FE]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4305 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Foreign trade: treatment of exports to countries identified as state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 3109), H2466 [19MR]

Hoptoad (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3388), H4397 [1MY]

Members of Congress: retirement eligibility (see H.R. 3887), H8374 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: fair payment for use of Bureau of Reclamation water (see H.R. 3917), H8982 [30JY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3387 [15AP]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8248 [23JY]

———ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H10236 [11SE]

———ensure economic equity for women (see H.R. 3857), H11048 [24SE]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H9926 [2AU]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H2315 [14MR]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H1715 [5MR]

Consumers: credit card fees (see H.R. 1169), H1226 [1FE]

———imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3246), H3820 [24AP]

———labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Corporate and Farm Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 2755), H737 [22JA]

Courts: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 2701), H3387 [15AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H1507 [28FE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H10236 [11SE]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2178), H3231 [29MR]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Electric power: establish a commission to minimize the environmental impacts associated with electric utility restructuring (see H.R. 3172), H2950 [27MR]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H6117 [10JN]

———provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child or provide foster care (see H.R. 2237), H9925 [2AU]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal employees: granting of competitive status relative to transfers or reassignments (see H.R. 294), H2123 [12MR]

Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H774 [23JA]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (see H.R. 3759), H7154 [9JY]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H2466 [19MR]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H1241 [13FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H8375 [24JY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5647 [29MY]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

Law enforcement officers: reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H1252 [23FE]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H6532 [19JN]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H2315 [14MR]

Mauritania: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 142), H1225 [1FE]

Medicare: establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10721 [19SE]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10041 [4SE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H3231 [29MR]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 4058), H12175 [28SE]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H6285 [12JN]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3487), H7780 [17JY]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H5817 [4JN]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 2421), H1775 [6MR]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H3820 [24AP]

Pensions: prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (see H.R. 3688), H10108 [5SE]

Perot, H. Ross: inclusion in Presidential debates (see H. Res. 555), H12194 [30SE]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 205), H8982 [30JY]

Shipping industry: establish safety requirements for barges carrying oil or hazardous materials (see H.R. 3014), H1716 [5MR]

Ships and vessels: ensure safety of towing vessels (see H.R. 2916), H1325 [27FE]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H90 [3JA]

———ensure integrity of trust funds, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 491), H1636 [29FE]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H8030 [18JY]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of benefits after death (see H.R. 163), H774 [23JA]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H1226 [1FE]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H6184 [11JN]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1389), H1986 [7MR]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 2962), H6117 [10JN]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 3111), H5052 [14MY]

———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 3677), H6531 [19JN]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4800 [9MY]

Water: public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (see H.R. 3280), H5818 [4JN]

Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H5817 [4JN]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H9925 [2AU]

Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H7780 [17JY]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Lakes, Peter, E1408 [30JY]

Letters

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: by, Committee on International Relations (House), H6474 [18JN]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2928 [27MR]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3595 [18AP]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7006 [27JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6956 [26JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6956 [26JN]

CIA: National Reconnaissance Office funding, H5429 [22MY]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4552 [8MY]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4539 [8MY]

Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H4661 [9MY]

Connecticut: tribute to Goodspeed Opera House, E1227 [9JY]

Deep River, CT: anniversary of Deep River Fire Dept., E1317 [18JY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3595 [18AP]

Dept. of HHS: Office of Consumer Affairs funding, H6881, H6946 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6881, H6946 [26JN]

Earth Day: observance, E653 [25AP]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8479 [25JY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5508 [23MY]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H8524 [25JY]

Foreign trade: export controls (H.R. 361), H7584 [16JY]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), H6473, H6476 [18JN]

Hartford, CT: tribute to Ledyard High School girls' softball team, E1071 [12JN]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 546), H11638 [28SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5429 [22MY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7487 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7487 [12JY]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H1750 [6MR]

Minimum wage: level, H5508 [23MY]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 3564), H8121 [23JY]

New London, CT: anniversary, E724 [7MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7048, H7049 [27JN]

Point of order, H11638 [28SE]

Public welfare programs: reform, H5508 [23MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6293 [13JN]

———national agenda relative to health care and education, H1722 [6MR]

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (H.R. 2909), H6128, H6129 [11JN]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (H. Res. 349), H942 [30JA]

Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2660), H3694 [23AP]

Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements, H1703 [5MR]

University of Connecticut Daily Campus (publication): anniversary, E722 [7MY]

Voluntown, CT: anniversary, E930 [24MY]

WICH-Radio (Norwich, CT): anniversary, E1708 [26SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4900 [10MY]

Special order: granted, H89 [3JA], H1773 [6MR], H1982 [7MR], H2220 [13MR], H4501 [7MY]

Testimonies

Return of Jewish Financial Assets Seized by Nazi Germany During World War II: Edgar Bronfman, World Jewish Congress, E679 [1MY]

Tributes

Boorda, Jeremy M., H5263 [16MY]

Bronfman, Edgar, E679 [1MY]

DeVivo, James, E715 [7MY]

Matteo, Donald, E1400 [30JY]

Perry, G. Nelson, E632 [25AP]

Peterson, Roger T., E1398 [30JY]