CLYBURN, JAMES E. (a Representative from South Carolina)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609), H9039 [22OC]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H8438 [6OC]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H6026 [29JY]
———restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 786), H587 [13FE]
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H724 [4MR]
———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H3924 [18JN]
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H1019 [13MR]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H8633 [7OC]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H8727 [8OC]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H6704 [31JY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]
Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements (see H.R. 2599), H9502 [23OC]
———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H3569 [5JN]
Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (see H.R. 2432), H9865 [31OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: postpone relocation of Suffragists Portrait Monument to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 72), H2156 [1MY]
Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 776), H587 [13FE]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H3070 [20MY]
Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 1721), H3201 [22MY]
Commission on National Drug Policy: establish (see H.R. 1345), H1610 [16AP]
Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H6798 [3SE]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5778 [24JY]
Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H1289 [21MR]
Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1643), H2784 [15MY]
Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1334), H10172 [6NO]
———continue judicial supervision over certain offenders with substance abuse problems (see H.R. 1644), H2784 [15MY]
Crime: penalties for theft by public officials under color of law (see H.R. 1645), H2784 [15MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H5826 [25JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703), H3201 [22MY]
———improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H5777 [24JY]
Diseases: 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), H669 [26FE]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1289 [21MR]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H2157 [1MY]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H1185 [19MR]
———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]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7528 [17SE]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H6706 [31JY]
Education: establish computer learning centers in low-income areas (see H.R. 1640), H2784 [15MY]
———establish funding for local communities to repair school infrastructure (see H.R. 1639), H2784 [15MY]
———establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program (see H.R. 1970), H4085 [19JN]
———improve access to and affordability of higher education (see H.R. 1435), H1890 [24AP]
———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H1392 [9AP]
Elections: allow States to use a proportional voting system for multiseat congressional districts (see H.R. 3068), H10954 [13NO]
Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H3477 [4JN]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]
———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1440 [10AP]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H2091 [30AP]
Families and domestic relations: State assistance for certain adults who are caring for the children of relatives (see H.R. 1646), H2784 [15MY]
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), H2091 [30AP]
———granting of additional points to the passing grades of welfare recipients' competitive service examinations (see H.R. 1066), H1262 [20MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H10956 [13NO]
———development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H5487 [17JY]
Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H2444 [8MY]
Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1074), H1187 [19MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H805 [6MR]
Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H2590 [13MY]
Foreign aid: establish an alternative crop production demonstration program for developing countries with illicit crop production (see H.R. 1642), H2784 [15MY]
Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H1612 [16AP]
———identify countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2596), H9502 [23OC]
Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H3660 [10JN]
Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H950 [12MR]
———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]
———prohibit the location of solid and hazardous waste facilities near residential, day care, church, and school properties (see H.R. 843), H668 [26FE]
Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H5487 [17JY]
———funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638), H2784 [15MY]
———national policy to provide health care coverage of mental illnesses (see H.R. 621), H524 [12FE]
———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1506), H2090 [30AP]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H3070 [20MY]
———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 366), H524 [12FE]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5665 [23JY]
———revise and extend programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1895), H3797 [12JN]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H8833 [9OC]
Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H8161 [29SE]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H3170 [21MY]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H950 [12MR]
Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 129), H6026 [29JY]
Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 825), H1715 [21AP]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H9865 [31OC]
INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H1340 [8AP]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H725 [4MR]
Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H1892 [24AP]
Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H3169 [21MY]
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: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3569 [5JN]
Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5401 [16JY]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8265 [30SE]
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), H725 [4MR]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]
———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 554, 1248), H284 [4FE], H1339 [8AP]
———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H3476 [4JN]
———reform (see H.R. 1165), H8320 [2OC]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H1703 [17AP]
———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H1340 [8AP]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 27), H453 [11FE]
Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H6704 [31JY]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H701 [27FE]
NASA: tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5665 [23JY]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H5021 [9JY]
National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2914), H10769 [12NO]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H2783 [15MY]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]
NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1019 [13MR]
Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]
NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H10172 [6NO]
Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H590 [13FE]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase amount of funds Director may transfer between agency accounts (see H.R. 1641), H2784 [15MY]
Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3203 [22MY]
Petroleum: use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 2382), H10172 [6NO]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2777), H9800 [30OC]
———require radio and television broadcasters to provide free time for political advertising (see H.R. 84), H3797 [12JN]
Postal Service: maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 168), H9502 [23OC]
Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H9730 [29OC]
Public welfare programs: restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597), H8299 [1OC]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H1440 [10AP]
Railroads: reform the safety practices of the railroad industry (see H.R. 2455), H7261 [11SE]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H4087 [19JN]
Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H9559 [24OC]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2091 [30AP]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]
Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717), H9501 [23OC]
Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H1260 [20MR]
Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H2590 [13MY]
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), H2785 [15MY]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H804 [6MR]
Small business: assist certain women and minority business people (see H.R. 1647), H2784 [15MY]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H5183 [14JY]
———treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (see H.R. 2944), H10419 [8NO]
Solid waste: congressional authorization for restrictions on receipt of out of State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1346), H1610 [16AP]
Sports: extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H3576 [6JN]
Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54), H1288 [21MR]
Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 2499), H9865 [31OC]
———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H1456 [14AP]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1186 [19MR]
———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H3568 [5JN]
———disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying limits on certain bonds (see H.R. 840), H3568 [5JN]
———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505), H282 [4FE]
———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 1102), H2254 [6MY]
———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 195), H3924 [18JN]
———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H1187 [19MR]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H725 [4MR]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1795 [23AP]
———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2026), H4338 [24JN]
———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 532), H5778 [24JY]
———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 465), H1542 [15AP]
———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 535), H2445 [8MY]
———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533), H1340 [8AP]
———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 382), H286 [4FE]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H5401 [16JY]
———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 213), H1261 [20MR]
———treatment of property used to control environmental pollution and soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 1164), H1893 [24AP]
———treatment of reorganizations and stocks for specialized small business investment companies (see H.R. 2707), H9501 [23OC]
Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 548), H804 [6MR]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace (see H.R. 2921), H10957 [13NO]
Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]
Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 410), H152 [9JA]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]
———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]
21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H4647 [25JN]
Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726), H523 [12FE]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H4647 [25JN]
———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of burial benefits (see H.R. 2040), H4645 [25JN]
———extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092), H1289 [21MR]
———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2367), H7831 [24SE]
———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1262 [20MR]
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), H4087 [19JN]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1261 [20MR]
———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H1112 [18MR]
———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H5401 [16JY]
Remarks
Benson, Thomasenia J.: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E1959
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2994 [20MY]
Charleston, SC: tribute to Small Business Resource Center, E1779
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (H.R. 1703), H8372 [6OC]
Dowling, Sterling: election as president of Boys' Nation (organization), E1602
Fisher, Christine: South Carolina Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1935
Health: role of community health centers, H9714, H9715, H9716 [29OC]
Highway Trust Fund: increase funding relative to budget resolution, H2994 [20MY]
Leonard, Justin: tribute for winning Kemper Open golf tournament, E1378
McCloud, Linard: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E1959
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, E1792
Nickelodeon (cable television network): tribute to Big Help Program, E1852
South Carolina: tribute to watermelons, E1377
Tributes
Aronson, Arnold, H863, H867, H868 [11MR]
Evans, Robert S., E1425
Julich, Thomas F., E1400
Kinard, Tom, E1685
Kitt, Eartha, E657
McCutcheon, Larry D., E937
Missouri, Clarence, E1429
Pickett, Eliza Spann Missouri, E1429
Spann, Jack, E1429