    [Congressional Record Index (1998)]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    GEJDENSON, SAM (a Representative from Connecticut)
      Amendments
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), H4712 [17JN]
      Appointments
        Committee To Escort Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-Jung Into
            the House Chamber, H4333 [10JN]
        Conferee:  H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
      Articles and editorials
        Grandpa Sure Would Like This Earth Day, William Strauss and Neil
            Howe, USA Today, E628<bullet> [22AP]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Abortion:  protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
            H. Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
        Agriculture:  repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates,
            (see H.R. 1864), H678 [26FE]
        Anderson, Marian:  mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H9188
            [29SE]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7585 [10SE]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H10353 [9OC]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, (see H.
            Con. Res. 311), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ use of the rotunda for a memorial service for John M. Gibson
            and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res.
            310), H6487 [27JY]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H1236 [17MR]
        ------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
            H.R. 2923), H1643 [26MR]
        Civil rights:  provide improved remedies for discrimination in the
            payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H4550 [11JN]
        Colleges and universities:  disclosure of criminal incidents
            relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender,
            religion, sexual orientation, or disability, (see H.R. 3043),
            H65 [27JA]
        Computers:  regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial
            electronic mail, (see H.R. 1748), H7584 [10SE]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H2318 [23AP]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
        Death and dying:  recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
            Res. 212), H2932 [6MY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  expand School Breakfast Program and provide
            greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
            (see H.R. 3086), H678 [26FE]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  conduct Stand Down events and establish
            a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event
            in each State, (see H.R. 4362), H9723 [6OC]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H10353 [9OC]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
            H3970 [22MY]
        Diseases:  increase research, treatment, and public education of
            Lyme disease, (see H.R. 3795), H2813 [5MY]
        ------ Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
            lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H329 [4FE]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H2236 [22AP]
        Education:  establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963),
            H1643 [26MR]
        ------ increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other
            under-represented student populations, cosponsorship withdrawn,
            (see H.R. 2495), H1021 [10MR]
        ------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H3311
            [14MY]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
            [10JN]
        Federal employees:  modify the conditions that must be met before
            certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the
            President, (see H.R. 3251), H2424 [28AP]
        Financial institutions:  prohibit the imposition of fees on the
            electronic withdrawal of direct deposited veterans benefits,
            (see H.R. 2457), H851 [4MR]
        Food:  improve public health and food safety through enhanced
            enforcement, (see H.R. 4266), H5858 [17JY]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H5405 [25JN]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H5493
            [14JY], (see H.R. 4283), H6069 [21JY]
        Foreign trade:  exemptions from certain import prohibitions, (see
            H.R. 3340), H902 [5MR], (see H.R. 3465), H1168 [16MR]
        Germany:  discrimination against members of minority religious
            groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7414 [6AU]
        Government regulations:  reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
            small businesses, (see H.R. 3310), H1299 [18MR]
        Great Irish Potato Famine:  issue postage stamp to commemorate
            anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor
            the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants,
            (see H. Con. Res. 232), H755 [3MR]
        Health:  prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
            workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
            3342), H902 [5MR]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
        ------ standardize relationships between group health plans and
            health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and
            providers, (see H.R. 1415), H329 [4FE]
        House of Representatives:  require approval of any payments from the
            reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses, (see H.
            Res. 387), H1236 [17MR]
        Human rights:  trafficking of women and girls for forced
            prostitution, (see H. Con. Res. 239), H2319 [23AP]
        Income:  establish protections for recipients of Federal payments
            made by electronic funds transfer, (see H.R. 4311), H7415 [6AU]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H7415 [6AU]
        Iraq:  adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and
            priority for veterans filing such claims, (see H.R. 3484), H3105
            [12MY]
        Ireland:  establish a cultural and training program for
            disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
            of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H8084 [18SE]
        Kate Mullany National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4206),
            H5492 [14JY]
        Land and Water Conservation Fund Act:  Federal land acquisitions
            funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and urban
            conservation and recreation programs, (see H.R. 4467), H10077
            [8OC]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H4711 [17JN]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H579 [24FE]
        McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
            sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H3247
            [13MY]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and
            clinical nurse specialists, (see H.R. 1354), H10353 [9OC]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H851
            [4MR]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H7585 [10SE]
        ------ extend the contracts of certain managed care organizations,
            (see H.R. 4720), H10011 [7OC]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1550 [25MR]
        ------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H3625 [20MY]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
            H10513 [10OC]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H10513 [10OC]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        Music and dance:  tribute to African-American music, (see H. Con.
            Res. 27), H5738 [16JY]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  expand and coordinate
            activities on cardiovascular diseases in women, (see H.R. 2130),
            H1337 [19MR]
        National Institute of Biomedical Imaging:  establish, (see H.R.
            1715), H1699 [27MR]
        National Park Service:  establish the National Underground Railroad
            Network to Freedom Program, (see H.R. 1635), H2055 [1AP]
        ------ reform concessions policies, (see H.R. 3934), H3743 [21MY]
        NIH:  biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H2120 [21AP]
        Oceans:  develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities
            policy, (see H.R. 2547), H65 [27JA]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H3106 [12MY]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H3366 [18MY]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
            H.R. 3526), H3014 [7MY]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H1644 [26MR]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
            establish, (see H.R. 3662), H2053 [1AP]
        Product safety:  promote new and revised toxicological tests that
            protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing
            need for animal testing, (see H.R. 3946), H3970 [22MY]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            (see H.R. 2154), H386 [5FE]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7585 [10SE]
        Religion:  support tolerance toward Muslims, (see H. Con. Res. 322),
            H8528 [23SE]
        Research:  increase the amount authorized for basic scientific,
            medical, and pre-competitive engineering research, (see H.R.
            3660), H2053 [1AP]
        Sandia National Laboratories:  designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
            in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H4241 [5JN]
        Senior citizens:  warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and
            provide with information that will help them protect themselves,
            (see H.R. 3134), H3247 [13MY]
        Small business:  provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully
            portable defined benefit plan, (see H.R. 1656), H3972 [22MY]
        ------ provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist
            disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see H.R. 4179), H11705 [21OC]
        Social Security:  choice of benefit payment method relative to
            computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or
            after 1982, (see H.R. 3008), H755 [3MR]
        ------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H8528 [23SE]
        ------ provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative
            to certain military retirees and dependents, (see H.R. 598),
            H8932 [25SE]
        ------ restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to
            certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H101 [28JA]
        States:  permit use of funds under the State Children's Health
            Insurance Program for coverage of uninsured pregnant women, (see
            H.R. 3837), H3972 [22MY]
        Taxation:  allow small employers a credit against costs incurred in
            establishing qualified employer plans, (see H.R. 3300), H1159
            [12MR]
        ------ credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly
            rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence,
            (see H.R. 1134), H64 [27JA]
        ------ disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying
            limits on certain bonds, (see H.R. 2714), H101 [28JA]
        ------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
            3503), H2237 [22AP]
        ------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
            incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H2119 [21AP]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H330 [4FE]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H241 [3FE]
        ------ promote expanded retirement savings, (see H.R. 3672), H2054
            [1AP]
        ------ repeal information reporting requirement imposed on
            educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses
            relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits,
            (see H.R. 3127), H6070 [21JY]
        ------ simplify child tax credit and other nonrefundable credits by
            repealing limits relative to alternative minimum tax, (see H.R.
            4489), H7495 [9SE]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
        ------ treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors,
            (see H.R. 4563), H8627 [24SE]
        ------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
            Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H631 [25FE]
        ------ treatment of the marriage tax penalty relative to earned
            income tax credit, (see H.R. 3995), H4880 [19JN]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3050), H6697 [29JY]
        Television:  eliminate the sunset of consumer price protections on
            cable programming services, (see H.R. 3258), H630 [25FE]
        ------ promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace,
            (see H.R. 2921), H101 [28JA]
        Tobacco products:  reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
            research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868),
            H3311 [14MY]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
            people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2120 [21AP]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
            [12FE]
        U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund:  establish on behalf of John M.
            Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, (see H.R. 4354), H6819 [30JY]
        Veterans:  benefit eligibility for certain service in the military
            forces of the Philippines, (see H.R. 836), H9537 [5OC]
        ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H6487 [27JY]
        Washington, George:  issue commemorative postage stamp, (see H. Con.
            Res. 251), H6820 [30JY]
        Women:  constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights, (see H.J.
            Res. 66), H631 [25FE]
        ------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
            establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H1444
            [24MR]
        World War II:  encourage identification of Holocaust-era assets and
            restitution of individual and communal property, (see H. Res.
            557), H9537 [5OC]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Arms sales:  establish international code of conduct with all
            Wassenaar Arrangement countries, (see H.R. 4095), H4879 [19JN]
        ERISA:  regulate entities that hold assets of pension plans covering
            less than 100 participants and require annual asset statements,
            (see H.R. 4238), H5736 [16JY]
        Medicare:  continuous open enrollment of individuals in
            Medicare+Choice plans, (see H.R. 4653), H9178 [28SE]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5402 [25JN]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H678 [26FE]
      Letters
        Voter registration laws:  Walter D. Burnham, E1540<bullet> [4AU]
      Remarks
        Appropriations:  making continuing (H.J. Res. 133), H10319 [9OC]
        ------ making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), H10581 [12OC]
        ------ making continuing (H.J. Res. 135), H10867 [14OC]
        ------ status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H10581 [12OC]
        Armed Forces:  improve pension benefits, H10922 [15OC]
        ------ support while carrying out missions in and around the Persian
            Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11737 [17DE]
        Armenia:  anniversary of genocide, H2208<bullet> [22AP]
        Azerbaijan:  prohibit allocation of foreign aid relative to blockade
            of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh, H7988 [17SE]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces (H. Con.
            Res. 227), H1273 [18MR]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (H. Con.
            Res. 311), H6478<bullet> [27JY]
        ------ use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the
            Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 206), H920 [10MR]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11863 [18DE],
            H11945<bullet> [18DE]
        Coast Guard:  funding, H6720 [29JY]
        ------ tribute to international ice patrol, E1310<bullet> [15JY]
        Colchester, CT:  anniversary of Congregation Ahavath Achim,
            E1860<bullet> [1OC]
        Colombia:  provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug
            enforcement efforts (H. Res. 398), H1715 [30MR]
        Committee on House Oversight (House):  investigation of voter
            irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H.
            Res. 341), H71 [28JA]
        ----- investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th
            Congressional District (H. Res. 355), H456 [12FE]
        Congress:  accomplishments of the 105th Congress, H10536 [11OC]
        ------ waive enrollment requirements for certain legislation (H.J.
            Res. 131), H10121 [8OC]
        Connecticut Education Association:  anniversary, E729<bullet> [30AP]
        Dante B. Fascell North-South Center:  designate (H.R. 4757),
            E2208<bullet> [15OC]
        Dept. of State:  provide rewards for information leading to arrests
            for terrorism, drug offenses, or serious violations of
            international law relative to the former Yugoslavia (H.R. 4660),
            H10957 [15OC]
        Dept. of State and related agencies:  authorizing appropriations and
            consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration of
            conference report (H. Res. 385), H1584 [26MR], H1585 [26MR]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), H6720 [29JY]
        Earth Day:  observance, E628<bullet> [22AP]
        Eastern Connecticut State University:  tribute to men's basketball
            team, E1028<bullet> [4JN]
        Education:  national policy to improve system, H10536 [11OC]
        ERISA:  regulate entities that hold assets of pension plans covering
            less than 100 participants and require annual asset statements
            (H.R. 4238), E1330<bullet> [17JY]
        FEC:  expedite availability of reports (H.R. 3582), H1756 [30MR],
            H1760 [30MR]
        Foreign aid:  international family planning programs restrictions
            relative to abortion, H1584 [26MR], H1585 [26MR]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7988 [17SE]
        Government regulations:  reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
            small businesses (H.R. 3310), H1569 [26MR]
        Health:  national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
            procedures, H10523 [11OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            H5068 [24JN]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), H6380<bullet> [24JY], H7008 [4AU]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
            2330), H10922 [15OC]
        Kim Dae-Jung:  U.S. visit by President of the Republic of Korea,
            E1097<bullet> [10JN]
        Korea, Republic of:  democracy efforts, E1097<bullet> [10JN]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial
            (H.R. 3790), H7072 [4AU], E1573<bullet> [7AU]
        Medicare:  continuous open enrollment of individuals in
            Medicare+Choice plans (H.R. 4653), E1845<bullet> [29SE]
        Norwich, CT:  tribute to Wequonnoc School on receipt of
            International Reading Association Title I Recognition Award,
            E732<bullet> [30AP]
        Parliamentary inquiry, H1736 [30MR], H4687 [17JN]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits (H.R. 4152), E1253<bullet> [26JN]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, H1786
            [31MR]
        ------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H3775
            [22MY], H3790 [22MY], H4682 [17JN], H4684 [17JN], H4686 [17JN],
            H4687 [17JN], H4690 [17JN], H4691 [17JN], H7303 [6AU], H7309
            [6AU], H7316 [6AU], H7326 [6AU], E1540<bullet> [4AU] ethics
            reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3581), H1733 [30MR]
        ------ prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S.
            citizens (H.R. 34), H1739 [30MR], H1743 [30MR], H1744 [30MR],
            H1746 [30MR]
        ------ require worker approval for use of labor organization dues
            and fees for political activities (H.R. 2608), H1750 [30MR]
        Republican Party:  national agenda, H10516 [11OC], H10536 [11OC]
        Shepard, Matthew:  condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue
            of hate crimes (H. Res. 597), H10934<bullet> [15OC]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary (H. Con. Res. 229), H647 [26FE]
        Votes:  position on missed, H606<bullet> [25FE], H6864<bullet>
            [31JY]
        Voting:  require proof of citizenship and Social Security number to
            register and repeal mandate that States provide mail voter
            registration, E1540<bullet> [4AU]
        WHO:  anniversary, E917<bullet> [20MY]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H6997 [3AU], H10559 [11OC]
      Summaries
        Retirement Accessibility, Security, and Portability Act (H.R. 4152),
            E1253<bullet>-E1255<bullet> [26JN]
      Tributes
        Calhoun, Jim, E206<bullet> [24FE]
        Fields, Bernie, E1730<bullet> [16SE]
        Gaudiani, Claire, E1856<bullet> [1OC]
        Hefner, Representative, H4909 [22JN]
        London, Johnny, E1670<bullet> [9SE]
        Mondani, Thomas P., E770<bullet> [6MY]
        Philips, David E., E17<bullet> [27JA]
        Stokes, Representative, H6236 [23JY]