GEJDENSON, SAM (a Representative from Connecticut)
Amendments
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3346 [4JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H5803 [25JY]
———H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies, H5868 [28JY]
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2775 [15MY]
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, H596 [25FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H286 [4FE]
Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H7729 [23SE]
Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H2351 [7MY]
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H3476 [4JN]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]
Albania: promote democracy, economic stability, and resolution of civil war (see H. Con. Res. 153), H7600 [18SE]
America Recycles Day: designate (see H. Res. 251), H8160 [29SE]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H347 [5FE]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H1260 [20MR]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H5177 [11JY]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1909 [28AP]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H347 [5FE]
Aviation: installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft (see H.R. 664), H453 [11FE]
Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H2157 [1MY]
———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5022 [9JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6799 [3SE]
Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 38), H5132 [10JY]
Children and youth: increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H3476 [4JN]
China, People's Republic of: cease practice of harvesting and transplanting organs for profit from executed prisoners (see H. Con. Res. 180), H9729 [29OC]
———congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140), H1257 [20MR]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H1439 [10AP]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]
Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H5021 [9JY]
———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 2272), H6026 [29JY]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H521 [12FE]
Consumer Price Index: reduction (see H. Res. 132), H1892 [24AP]
Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 1301), H1543 [15AP]
———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 795), H1018 [13MR]
———protection from unreasonable credit card fees or interest rates (see H.R. 1975), H6707 [31JY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H10172 [6NO]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H949 [12MR]
Courts: provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H3274 [3JN]
———repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 807), H588 [13FE]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1340 [8AP]
Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474), H524 [12FE]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H4836 [26JN]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H348 [5FE]
———reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (see H.R. 2796), H10421 [8NO]
Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 3058), H10954 [13NO]
Dept. of HUD: include VA loan recipients under requirement for notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 895), H1019 [13MR]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 2555), H7910 [25SE]
Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs (see H.R. 301), H149 [9JA]
———coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H245 [21JA]
———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]
———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H725 [4MR]
———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2545), H10956 [13NO]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]
———prostate cancer research programs (see H.R. 297), H148 [9JA]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1795 [23AP]
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1049), H1262 [20MR]
———ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351), H6704 [31JY]
———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636), H2784 [15MY]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H9730 [29OC]
———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H8834 [9OC]
———protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see H.R. 2451), H7601 [18SE]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
Education: increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H8265 [30SE]
———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 1572), H2445 [8MY]
Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H2445 [8MY]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]
ERISA: improve enforcement of provisions (see H.R. 2290), H6798 [3SE]
Eximbank: reauthorization (see H.R. 1370), H1704 [17AP]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H2445 [8MY]
Families and domestic relations: improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H3476 [4JN]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 234), H1456 [14AP]
———provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H3476 [4JN]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H5825 [25JY]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H725 [4MR]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H3660 [10JN]
Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112), H5021 [9JY]
Government regulations: provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1624), H7830 [24SE]
Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. Res. 159), H7911 [25SE]
Health: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H8633 [7OC]
———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 2110), H4912 [8JY]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 337), H150 [9JA]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H143 [9JA]
Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax deductions for contributions to accounts (see H.R. 53), H453 [11FE]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H3070 [20MY]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H348 [5FE]
———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H1611 [16AP]
House Rules: limit admission of former Members to House floor and rooms in certain instances (see H. Res. 229), H7262 [11SE]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1259 [20MR]
India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H1392 [9AP]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H627 [25FE]
———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H1339 [8AP]
———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 219), H1892 [24AP]
———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H1111 [18MR]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H149 [9JA]
———require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854), H10171 [6NO]
———require insurers to disclose an applicant's medical test results to the applicant and to otherwise restrict the disclosure of such results (see H.R. 2590), H8299 [1OC]
Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H4913 [8JY]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H2679 [14MY]
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see H.R. 2121), H5297 [15JY]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]
Israel: terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (see H. Con. Res. 133), H6406 [30JY]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H6026 [29JY]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H3660 [10JN]
Libya: reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. sanctions relative to the refusal to surrender individuals wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H. Res. 246), H8054 [26SE]
Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 455), H524 [12FE]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]
Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418), H590 [13FE], H1261 [20MR]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 625), H950 [12MR]
———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]
———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H888 [11MR]
———prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443), H1261 [20MR]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192), H286 [4FE]
Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H2155 [1MY]
Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30), H701 [27FE]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3274 [3JN]
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 1524), H3204 [22MY]
National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 2848), H10171 [6NO]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H724 [4MR]
Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]
Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H590 [13FE]
Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H802 [6MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H1891 [24AP]
Older Americans Act: improve provisions relative to pension rights demonstration projects (see H.R. 2167), H6707 [31JY]
Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3798 [12JN]
OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H4646 [25JN]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H2254 [6MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2183, 2199, 2777), H346 [5FE], H5486 [17JY], H9502 [23OC], H9800 [30OC]
———ethics reform and contribution limits, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2777), H10769 [12NO]
Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H8929 [21OC]
Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1013), H1909 [28AP]
Religion: permit revocation by members of the clergy of their exemption from Social Security coverage (see H.R. 939), H7263 [11SE]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H949 [12MR]
Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H6707 [31JY]
Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1289 [21MR]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H8300 [1OC]
Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 19), H3798 [12JN]
Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H2255 [6MY]
Social Security: benefit reductions (see H. Res. 132), H1892 [24AP]
———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 45), H6918 [4SE]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H347 [5FE]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 68), H169 [20JA]
Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public ownership of teams (see H.R. 590), H2156 [1MY]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H586 [13FE]
———allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative minimum tax liability (see H.R. 2524), H8265 [30SE]
———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1707 [17AP]
———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H3797 [12JN]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1382), H3476 [4JN]
———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H767 [5MR]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H524 [12FE]
———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H9801 [30OC]
———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H1541 [15AP]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H804 [6MR]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H244 [21JA]
———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533), H725 [4MR]
———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H10956 [13NO]
———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H702 [27FE]
———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H3476 [4JN]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H153 [9JA]
———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 841), H668 [26FE]
Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H8633 [7OC]
Telecommunications: universal service support for schools and libraries (see H.R. 280), H348 [5FE]
Television: establish toll-free number for comments relative to the broadcasting of violent programming (see H.R. 1017), H888 [11MR]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]
Truth in Lending Act: simplify credit card payments to governments relative to transaction fees paid to credit card companies (see H.R. 883), H700 [27FE]
21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H8727 [8OC]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H9865 [31OC]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H285 [4FE]
Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 699), H1440 [10AP]
Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 806), H10172 [6NO]
Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]
Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766), H725 [4MR]
Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 115), H1611 [16AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1186 [19MR]
Prince Nova (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2674), H8833 [9OC]
Taxation: expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2523), H7729 [23SE]
Descriptions
Recovery Network (cable television network), E868
Letters
Correction of vote by Representative Schumer to deny cost-of-living adjustments for Members of Congress: by, E1908 [2OC]
Motions
Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), H1278 [21MR]
House of Representatives: adjournment, H10158 [6NO]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), H5893 [28JY]
Remarks
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4657 [26JN], H5783 [25JY]
Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9624 [29OC]
Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, H954 [13MR]
China, People's Republic of: request for release of political prisoner Wei Jingsheng, E901
Committee on House Oversight (House): funding to conduct investigation into labor unions and practices, H5304 [16JY], H5790 [25JY]
———investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H5790 [25JY], H5875 [28JY]
———investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. Res. 276), H9467 [23OC]
Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (H. Res. 85), H777 [6MR]
Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (H. Res. 85), H777 [6MR]
Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 129), H2100, H2101, H2103, H2104 [1MY]
———authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), H1274, H1276, H1277 [21MR]
———authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (H. Res. 101), H1236, H1238 [20MR]
———authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1266, H1267 [21MR]
Computers: export control policy for supercomputers, H4054, H4055 [19JN], H9597 [28OC]
Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 108), consideration (H. Res. 176), H4657 [26JN]
Cuba: TV Marti funding, H3315, H3316, H3317 [4JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4054, H4055 [19JN], H4106 [20JN]
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 278), H9597 [28OC]
———Trident D-5 submarine launched ballistic missile funding, H4106 [20JN]
Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (H.R. 1377), H3080, H3085 [21MY]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3294, H3315, H3316, H3317, H3338, H3339 [4JN], H3486 [5JN]
———authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), motion to instruct conferees, H8687, H8689 [8OC]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5161 [11JY]
Dornan, Robert K.: limit admission to House floor and rooms (H. Res. 233), H7577 [18SE]
Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370), consideration (H. Res. 255), H8187 [30SE]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H3486 [5JN], H8687, H8689 [8OC]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6363 [30JY]
Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 852), consideration (H. Res. 88), H994 [13MR]
Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), H8254, H8258 [30SE]
House of Representatives: use of Reserve Fund, H5893 [28JY]
International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 408), consideration (H. Res. 153), H3113 [21MY]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), H5875 [28JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration (H. Res. 197), H5790 [25JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2209), motion to recommit, H5893 [28JY]
Marshall Plan: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 63), H3108 [21MY]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H985 [13MR]
National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H5161 [11JY]
OPIC: funding, H6363 [30JY]
Parliamentary inquiry, H992 [13MR], H5894 [28JY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H994 [13MR], H2100, H2101 [1MY], H3113 [21MY], H4610 [25JN], H6301 [30JY]
Recovery Network (cable television network): tribute, E867
Sonalyst Studios Ship Analysis and Technologies Co.: use of former defense facility for movie industry project, H1800 [24AP]
Taxation: child tax credit, H5783 [25JY]
———rates, H3932 [19JN], H4229 [24JN]
U.N.: withdraw U.S. membership, H3338, H3339 [4JN]
Votes: position on missed, E1380
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3718 [11JN], H3922 [18JN], H4337 [24JN], H4644 [25JN], H5566 [22JY]
Resignations
Committee on Resources (House), H298 [5FE]
Tributes
Bendheim, Charles, E957
Cini, David L., E1456
Courtney, Robert E., Jr., E1382
Frick, Robert E., E1470
Friend, Joe, E470
Kourpias, George J., E1270 [19JN]
Sheane, Tim, H2107 [1MY]