[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
CLYBURN, JAMES E. (a Representative from South Carolina)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and
Equity Act, H2034 [1AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide a safety net for farmers and consumers and
promote the development of farmer-owned value-added processing
facilities, (see H.R. 3550), H1549 [25MR]
------ provide for the accreditation of associations of agricultural
producers and promote good faith bargaining between such
associations, (see H.R. 2738), H3744 [21MY]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility
requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H495 [12FE]
Armed Forces: anniversary of integration, (see H. Con. Res. 294),
H4961 [22JN]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H100 [28JA]
Bankruptcy: reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H2120 [21AP]
------ reform system to become a needs-based system, (see H.R.
2500), H329 [4FE]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection,
diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
H.R. 2923), H2120 [21AP]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based
on sex, race, or national origin, (see H.R. 1302), H1021 [10MR]
------ provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment
of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H1236 [17MR]
------ religious accommodations in the workplace, (see H.R. 2948),
H3024 [11MY]
Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime
prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
(see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
Colleges and universities: improve and strengthen recruitment and
training of math and science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H1299
[18MR]
Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information
relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4355), H7618 [11SE]
Congressional Research Service: make certain information available
to the public on the Internet, (see H.R. 3131), H498 [12FE]
Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance
educational opportunities, (see H.R. 3048), H1445 [24MR]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H1550 [25MR]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H1337 [19MR]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H6186 [22JY]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
Res. 212), H756 [3MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand School Breakfast Program and provide
greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
(see H.R. 3086), H498 [12FE]
------ reform agricultural credit programs, (see H.R. 3513), H1336
[19MR]
Dept. of HUD: modernize requirements and establish consensus
process for development, revision, and interpretation of safety
standards for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634),
H4056 [3JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H2120 [21AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determination of service connection for
certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological
warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R.
3279), H676 [26FE]
Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline
the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of
disaster assistance, (see H.R. 3869), H5405 [25JN]
Ecology and environment: 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), H1299 [18MR]
------ national objectives priority assignments, (see H.R. 1404),
H2055 [1AP]
Education: increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see
H.R. 3269), H851 [4MR]
Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable
energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle
acquisition incentives, (see H.R. 2568), H1337 [19MR]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H5405
[25JN]
Federal employees: equitable overtime pay policies, (see H.R.
3956), H9537 [5OC]
Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of
implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H9346 [2OC]
Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural
development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H3106 [12MY]
------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 4283), H7617 [11SE]
Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious
groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7414 [6AU]
Health: biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H904 [5MR]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H2237 [22AP]
Homeless: protection of voting rights, (see H.R. 74), H447 [11FE]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H3489
[19MY]
------ increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted
housing for disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3619), H2051 [1AP]
------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
H.R. 3435), H3312 [14MY]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents
relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
H.R. 2635), H2423 [28AP]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps, (see H.R.
1176), H1643 [26MR]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
3033), H65 [27JA]
Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
treatment services under private group and individual health
coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H447 [11FE]
------ treatment of prescription drugs, (see H.R. 1525), H1643
[26MR]
International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary proportional
assistance relative to the development and completion of the
Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, (see H.R. 3743), H2605
[29AP]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H447 [11FE]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H5492 [14JY]
Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local
governments purchase armor vests for officers, (see H.R. 2829),
H447 [11FE]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public
safety officers employed by States or local governments, (see
H.R. 1173), H2055 [1AP]
------ establish a bill of rights, (see H.R. 350), H447 [11FE]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
Local government: provide for greater local input in transportation
planning, (see H.R. 1799), H241 [3FE]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1379 [23MR]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the
flag should especially be displayed, (see H.R. 3216), H1379
[23MR]
McVay, Charles B., III: exonerate from responsibility in the
sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H3744
[21MY]
Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
2020), H4567 [15JN]
------ exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll
with a managed care entity, (see H.R. 3281), H4550 [11JN]
Medicare: exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements
for suppliers of durable medical equipment, (see H.R. 3284),
H1643 [26MR]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1854 [31MR]
------ payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of
potential fraud and abuse, (see H.R. 2912), H330 [4FE]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
4404), H7585 [10SE]
------ reimbursement to Military Health Services System, (see H.R.
192), H1643 [26MR], (see H.R. 414), H1643 [26MR]
------ require hospitals to establish and implement security
procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction
and baby switching, (see H.R. 4680), H9344 [2OC]
------ restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the
provision of benefits, (see H.R. 3126), H5593 [15JY]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H241 [3FE], (see H.R. 3510),
H2319 [23AP]
Motor vehicles: increase the amount of assistance for providing
automobiles to certain disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3618), H2051
[1AP]
NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of
mathematics, science, and information technology, (see H.R.
3496), H5737 [16JY]
Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to
tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H1379 [23MR]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H1237 [17MR]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic
rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon,
Washington, and Wyoming, (see H.R. 1425), H497 [12FE]
Public welfare programs: disregard payment of earned income tax
credits in determining eligibility for the temporary assistance
for needy families program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing
programs, (see H.R. 4818), H11042 [16OC]
------ establish asset-based welfare policies, (see H.R. 2849),
H2706 [30AP]
------ 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), H6454 [24JY]
Small business: provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully
portable defined benefit plan, (see H.R. 1656), H1236 [17MR]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to
computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or
after 1982, (see H.R. 45), H578 [24FE]
------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064 [23JN]
States: provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant
children and increase allotments to territories under the State
Children's Health Insurance Program, (see H.R. 4323), H6281
[23JY]
Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H2053 [1AP]
------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
H.R. 1382), H3105 [12MY]
------ extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any
extension of fuel tax rates, (see H.R. 2489), H678 [26FE]
------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H101 [28JA]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H101 [28JA]
------ permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain
organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services,
(see H.R. 2613), H4880 [19JN]
------ 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), H755 [3MR]
------ treatment of gross income for amounts received under
qualified group legal services plans, (see H.R. 4031), H7617
[11SE]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2821), H579 [24FE]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3050), H2056 [1AP]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H1643
[26MR]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H100 [28JA]
------ enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States,
private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies
abroad, (see H.R. 3213), H678 [26FE]
Women: comprehensive pension protection, (see H.R. 766), H1112
[11MR]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H1445 [24MR]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty: implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H1445 [24MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for
preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
universities, (see H.R. 3266), H630 [25FE]
J.I. Washington III Post Office, Orangeburg, SC: designate, (see
H.R. 4044), H4548 [11JN]
Layford R. Johnson Post Office, Eastover, SC: designate, (see H.R.
4043), H4548 [11JN]
Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Eau Claire, SC: designate, (see H.R.
4040), H4548 [11JN]
Marybelle H. Howe Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate, (see H.R.
4041), H4548 [11JN]
Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate, (see H.R.
4042), H4548 [11JN]
Remarks
Alpha Phi Alpha (fraternal organization): tribute to South Carolina
District Conference, E2179<bullet> [15OC]
Bates, Robert E., Jr.: Shiloh Baptist Church of Washington, DC, Man
of the Year honoree, E1177<bullet> [19JN]
Black History Month: observance, E167<bullet> [12FE]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11897 [18DE]
Columbia, SC: tribute to Dent Middle School for receipt of
Palmetto's Finest Award, E286<bullet> [4MR]
Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for
preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
universities (H.R. 3266), E238<bullet> [26FE]
International Society on Hypertension in Blacks: tribute,
E1176<bullet> [19JN]
Johnson, Deborah R.: Teacher of the Year award recipient,
E896<bullet> [19MY]
Moncks Corner, SC: observance of Joe Sanders Day, E518<bullet>
[30MR]
Orangeburg County, SC: anniversary of Jeddah Temple No. 160,
E277<bullet> [4MR]
South Carolina: tribute to Briggs v. Elliot court case plantiffs,
E84<bullet> [3FE]
States: minimum allocation formula for Federal-aid highway program
projects, H1893 [1AP]
Sumter, SC: anniversary of Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal
Church, E844<bullet> [13MY]
------ tribute to Reid Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church,
E2034<bullet> [10OC]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1893 [1AP]
Williams, Stanley K.: Shiloh Baptist Church of Washington, DC, Man
of the Year honoree, E1177<bullet> [19JN]
Tributes
Adams, John H., E133<bullet> [11FE]
Battiste, Luther H., III, E1342<bullet> [17JY]
Birch, William L., E907<bullet> [20MY]
Boykin, Herbert and Sally, E1078<bullet> [9JN]
Briggs, Eliza, E1784<bullet> [23SE]
Doby, Larry, E308<bullet> [5MR]
Farnsworth, Daniel B., E1114<bullet> [11JN]
Grady, Zedekiah L., E1344<bullet> [17JY]
Johnson, Earl A., E1864<bullet> [1OC]
Johnson, W.W. (Hootie), E1536<bullet> [4AU]
Jones, Frederick C., Sr., E1174<bullet> [19JN]
Jones, Walter, E83<bullet> [3FE]
Livingston, Deborah J., E1705<bullet> [11SE]
Missouri, Corrie Bell, E135<bullet> [11FE]
Pearson, Ferdinand and Carrie H., E435<bullet> [19MR]
Pearson, Levi, E167<bullet> [12FE]
Rhodes, Mack W., E86<bullet> [3FE]
Ritter, Kelly, E1372<bullet> [21JY]
Singleton, Georgianna, E1488<bullet> [31JY]
Witherspoon, John and Dorothy, E1340<bullet> [17JY]