CLYBURN, JAMES E. (a Representative from South Carolina)
Appointments
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H284 [2FE]
Articles and editorials
Congressional Black Caucus Begins Police Brutality Hearings, E1402 [24JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H7997 [8SE]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H375 [2FE]
Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), H955 [3MR]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H4616 [17JN]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H4616 [17JN]
Armed Forces: extend and make improvements to procurement contract goals relative to small disadvantaged businesses and certain institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2334), H4822 [23JN]
Bureau of the Census: facilitate recruitment of temporary employees to assist in the conduct of the decennial census (see H.R. 683), H957 [3MR]
Census: increase public participation in the 2000 decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 193), H11196 [1NO]
———use of sampling to determine populations in States for purposes of congressional redistricting (see H.R. 548), H418 [3FE]
Census Monitoring Board: amend qualification requirements (see H.R. 2306), H5094 [29JN]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and research of autism and related developmental diseases to implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see H.R. 274), H10724 [21OC]
CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), H1799 [25MR]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 22), H419 [3FE]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 1193), H6424 [26JY]
———mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H12791 [18NO]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H5178 [30JN]
———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H5839 [19JY]
Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), H5334 [1JY]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H8556 [22SE]
Commission on the Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition: establish (see H.R. 2235), H8290 [14SE]
Community development: amend certain community reinvestment statutes (see H.R. 3504), H12793 [18NO]
———provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities (see H.R. 2170), H5572 [14JY]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H6759 [30JY]
Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views (see H. Res. 35), H378 [2FE]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H1973 [13AP]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1644), H3171 [13MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: implementation of certain milk price structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 1402), H2053 [14AP]
Dept. of HHS: make additional payments to certain home health agencies with high-cost patients and provide for an interest-free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 1917), H4130 [10JN]
Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 710), H1803 [25MR]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H4665 [18JN]
———issue special postage stamps to fund AIDS research and education programs (see H.R. 597), H645 [11FE]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), H10769 [25OC]
———provide for screenings, referrals, and education relative to osteoporosis (see H.R. 2471), H5366 [12JY]
Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), H4912 [24JN]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]
———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. 1657), H2552 [3MY]
Education: improve and transfer the jurisdiction of the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 1326), H3503 [24MY]
———provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 1629), H2544 [29AP]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 764), H3461 [20MY]
———increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), H1697 [24MR]
FCC: establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 125), H3392 [19MY]
Federal aid programs: participation requirements for summer youth employment programs relative to attendance rates (see H.R. 777), H1474 [18MR]
Federal employees: increase leave time relative to services as an organ donor (see H.R. 457), H892 [2MR]
———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), H3086 [12MY]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1868 [12AP]
Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1512), H2272 [21AP]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H3860 [8JN]
Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries (see H.R. 2269), H4615 [17JN]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 772), H714 [23FE]
———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H10032 [13OC]
Foreign trade: bar the imposition of increased tariffs or other retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in response to its banana regime (see H.R. 1361), H1802 [25MR]
———consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs (see H.R. 1491), H2374 [27AP]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), H5571 [14JY]
Frank M. Johnson Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3031), H9515 [6OC]
Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 170), H1697 [24MR]
Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 271), H241 [7JA]
Haiti: encourage political leaders to seek agreement on transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (see H. Res. 97), H1013 [4MR]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H6199 [21JY]
———assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H1804 [25MR]
———carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and establish a pest control services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 1966), H3693 [26MY]
———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H11702 [8NO]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H419 [3FE] (see H.R. 2723), H8967 [28SE]
———require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 1860), H3391 [19MY]
———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 2418), H8629 [23SE]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H4342 [15JN]
Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 595), H717 [23FE]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H2544 [29AP]
Immigration: modify implementation requirements for automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), H4912 [24JN]
Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H2467 [28AP]
Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H2133 [15AP]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H4342 [15JN]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H4129 [10JN]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H5839 [19JY]
Iron and steel industry: limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see H.R. 506), H377 [2FE]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1011 [4MR]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H5335 [1JY]
Jackson, Joseph J. (Shoeless Joe): recognition of baseball accomplishments (see H. Res. 269), H6759 [30JY]
Keith D. Oglesby Station, Greenville, SC: designate (see H.R. 2952), H8872 [27SE]
Kosovo: tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 145), H5091 [29JN]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H10770 [25OC]
———condemn acts of police brutality and use of excessive force (see H. Res. 124), H1473 [18MR]
Lawyers and attorneys: reimburse individuals for attorneys' fees who are indicted by an independent counsel but found not guilty (see H.R. 943), H891 [2MR]
Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 175), H7884 [5AU]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H4734 [22JN]
Marshall, Thurgood: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 319), H9241 [1OC]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 576), H717 [23FE]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H3296 [18MY]
———coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1514), H2471 [28AP]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H6424 [26JY]
———exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), H6424 [26JY]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H3859 [8JN]
———disclose staffing and performance data, provide whistleblower protections, and review mergers and acquisitions relative to Medicare providers (see H.R. 1288), H1799 [25MR]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H10032 [13OC]
———exclude cancer treatment from the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 1090), H4912 [24JN]
———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 1785), H8665 [24SE]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H7997 [8SE]
———reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing birth centers (see H.R. 2817), H7996 [8SE]
———treatment of payments to Medicare+Choice organizations relative to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1103), H9242 [1OC]
Mental health: provide for treatment parity (see H.R. 2593), H6352 [22JY]
———recognize the significance to society of issues relating to mental illness and express full support for the White House Conference on Mental Health (see H. Res. 133), H1802 [25MR]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H539 [9FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H2373 [27AP]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 33), H718 [23FE]
National 4-H Council: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 4-H Youth Development Program's centennial (see H. Res. 109), H2374 [27AP]
National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities: establish (see H.R. 2391), H5177 [30JN]
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: funding (see H.R. 2919), H8556 [22SE]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H4024 [9JN]
Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H1803 [25MR]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H10611 [20OC]
———experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see H.R. 3115), H12109 [16NO]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H2544 [29AP]
NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 1265), H1696 [24MR]
Older Americans Act: amend to help prevent osteoporosis (see H.R. 2294), H4733 [22JN]
OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3862 [8JN]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H459 [4FE]
Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as human food (see H.R. 765), H2811 [5MY]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H8468 [21SE]
Racial relations: recognize the historical significance of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and reaffirm the fundamental belief that we are all ``one Nation under God, indivisible'' (see H. Res. 176), H3295 [18MY]
Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H12795 [18NO]
Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H816 [25FE]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see H.R. 396), H270 [19JA]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 1344), H4472 [16JN]
Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H645 [11FE]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 923), H890 [2MR]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H816 [25FE]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H1595 [23MR]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]
———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 34), H816 [25FE]
———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), H1803 [25MR]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H2203 [20AP]
———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (see H.R. 1180), H6599 [29JY]
———improve computation system for certain workers who attain age 65 (see H.R. 538), H417 [3FE]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Space policy: tribute to the 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing and the accomplishments of the Apollo program (see H. Con. Res. 110), H5751 [16JY]
States: allow use of redistricting systems for congressional districts other than single-member districts (see H.R. 1173), H1407 [17MR]
Taxation: adjust tax brackets, provide partial exclusion from income for dividends and interest, provide long-term capital gains deduction, and increase IRA contribution limit (see H.R. 1840), H4025 [9JN]
———allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 2446), H6353 [22JY]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H955 [3MR]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1407 [17MR]
———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 87), H2132 [15AP]
———designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), H793 [24FE]
———exclude from gross income payments made to tobacco quota and allotment holders and tobacco growers pursuant to the settlement agreement between a State and tobacco product manufacturers (see H.R. 2748), H7882 [5AU]
———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H3861 [8JN]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 2265), H6600 [29JY]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed areas (see H.R. 1660), H7997 [8SE]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1760), H7997 [8SE]
———extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain collaborative research consortia (see H.R. 1328), H1801 [25MR]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1014 [4MR]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H538 [9FE]
———permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services (see H.R. 718), H642 [11FE]
———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (see H.R. 1291), H1799 [25MR]
———promote job creation and expand small businesses in economically-distressed communities (see H.R. 3247), H11702 [8NO]
———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 1333), H1801 [25MR]
———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H11372 [2NO]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H3461 [20MY]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H796 [24FE]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H6583 [27JY]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), H6353 [22JY]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H6599 [29JY]
Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals (see H.R. 89), H538 [9FE]
Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3862 [8JN]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]
Veterans: issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1473 [18MR]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H9410 [5OC]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 906), H889 [2MR]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 287), H8148 [13SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H5573 [14JY]
———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H1163 [10MR] (see H.R. 1248), H8149 [13SE]
World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H1336 [16MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: direct Library of Congress to purchase papers from estate (see H.R. 2963), H8966 [28SE]
Layford R. Johnson Post Office, Eastover, SC: designate (see H.R. 3016), H9409 [5OC]
Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Eau Claire, SC: designate (see H.R. 3019), H9409 [5OC]
Marybelle H. Howe Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (see H.R. 3018), H9409 [5OC]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 293), H8290 [14SE]
Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (see H.R. 3017), H9409 [5OC]
Remarks
Census: allow precensus local review, H2024 [14AP]
———require use of postcensus local review (H.R. 472), H2024 [14AP]
Congress: affirm opposition to all forms of racism and bigotry (H. Res. 121), H1543 [23MR]
Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views, H1543 [23MR]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2084), H4758, H4759 [23JN]
Graham, Rodney K.: selection for NASA Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program, E1098
Hugine, Akilah L.: selection for NASA Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program, E1098
Jamerson, Rachelle F.: Dept. of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency National Minority Female Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E2348
Law enforcement: prevent traffic stops motivated by race or other biases, H4758, H4759 [23JN]
Maldon, Alphonso, Jr.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Defense, E2409
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (H. Res. 293), H8532 [22SE]
South Carolina: tribute to Discover Card Tribute Award scholarship recipients, E1336
Votes: position on missed, H9636
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H4469 [16JN], H5685 [15JY], H10337 [19OC]
Resignations
Committee on Appropriations (House), H7432 [5AU]
Tributes
Bowers, Arthur, Jr., E491
Davenport, Charles W., E1099
Dorsey, Tommy J., E2421
Farmer, James L., Jr., H5465 [14JY]
Flemming, Clente, E2228
Hampton, Delon, E1959
Jackson, Andrew C., E1557
McLendon, John B., E2353
Meek, Representative, H9381 [5OC]
Nietch, Christopher, E2371
Paris, Gertrude S., E264
Pearson, Levi, E2287
Rhodes, Mack W., E294
Stevenson, Ella Yon, E357
Stewart, Claude C., Jr., E2231