CLYBURN, JAMES E. (a Representative from South Carolina)
Addresses
Orangeburg Massacre Anniversary: Jim Hodges, Governor of South Carolina, E170
Appointments
British-American Interparliamentary Group, H7950 [8NO]
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) investigative subcommittee, H684 [7MR]
Conferee: H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H7549 [31OC]
———H.R. 2311, energy and water development appropriations, H5857 [20SE]
Floyd Spence funeral attendees, H5372 [5SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4541 [24JY]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H1483 (see H.R. 1421), H1493 [4AP]
Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H6421 [5OC]
———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H4634 [25JY]
Armed Forces: increase basic pay (see H.R. 2310), H3807 [28JN]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H1060 [21MR]
Aviation: provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H6057 [25SE]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H1060 [21MR]
``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 43), H442 [27FE]
Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H929 [14MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 169), H3357 [20JN]
Children and youth: ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see H.R. 1990), H4724 [26JY]
———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H111 [30JA]
———give highest priority to providing assistance, services, and benefits to children who lost parents or guardians in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 228), H5928 [21SE]
———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H3466 [21JN]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H3863 [10JY]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7960 [8NO]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H7960 [8NO]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H3806 [28JN]
Corps of Engineers: lease land at the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake project to the South Carolina Dept. of Commerce (see H.R. 649), H4541 [24JY]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H1407 [3AP]
Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H3067 [12JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: ensure minority farmers are adequately compensated for discrimination claims (see H.R. 2676), H5340 [2AU]
———improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 2653), H4723 [26JY]
———provide loan assistance to poultry farmers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 301, 302), H624 [1MR]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H1116 [22MR]
———provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 504), H222 [7FE]
Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, in Greensboro, NC, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2008), H2999 [7JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H3618 [26JN]
Developing countries: prohibit revocation or revision of any intellectual property or competition law or policy in any country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 1185), H1861 [2MY]
Diseases: improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 933), H1013 [20MR]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H224 [7FE]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 1193), H6137 [2OC]
Education: reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H2849 [25MY]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]
Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H1926 [3MY]
Families and domestic relations: importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 167), H3202 [14JN]
———provide grants to States to encourage media campaigns to promote responsible fatherhood skills (see H.R. 1300), H1344 [29MR]
Federal aid programs: increase assistance made available under certain economic development programs (see H.R. 3003), H6136 [2OC]
Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H828 [8MR]
FEMA: establish a minority emergency preparedness demonstration program (see H.R. 2562), H4351 [19JY]
FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 1832), H2183 [15MY]
Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1014), H3960 [11JY]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H4352 [19JY]
Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see H.R. 2142), H4353 [19JY]
Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H8133 [13NO]
Foreign trade: prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H740 [7MR]
Health: develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see H. Res. 115), H1487 (see H. Res. 115), H1499 [4AP]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H3519 [25JN]
———require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 2743), H5334 [2AU]
Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 3336), H8732 [29NO]
Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]
Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]
Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1162), H1112 [22MR]
Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H825 [8MR]
Housing: ensure that communities receiving community development block grants use such funds to benefit low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 1191), H1114 [22MR]
———provide for a study on the proximity of federally assisted housing to hazardous waste sites (see H.R. 1585), H2335 [17MY]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H3466 [21JN]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H1295 [28MR]
———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H1410 [3AP]
Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H621 [1MR]
———respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H. Res. 16), H1117 [22MR]
JET Magazine: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 274), H8338 [16NO]
King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H5333 [2AU]
Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H2888 [5JN]
Medicare: coverage of home health services (see H.R. 2071), H7718 [1NO]
———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H1661 [26AP]
———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H2281 [16MY]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H2387 [21MY]
Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H7852 [6NO]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H396 [14FE]
National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see H.R. 1388), H2082 [9MY]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 663), H395 [14FE]
National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [21SE]
National Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 179), H3805 [28JN]
National Minority Health Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1115 [22MR]
National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7217 [23OC]
Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H5616 [13SE]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H2022 [8MY]
Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Peace Corps: authorizing additional appropriations for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment (see H.R. 2839), H10355 [18DE]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H2387 [21MY]
———preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H3359 [20JN]
Public Health Service Act: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1540), H2083 [9MY]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1489 [4AP]
Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2815), H5337 [2AU]
Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 143), H2711 [24MY]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H1923 [3MY]
Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2610), H6781 [12OC]
———choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H443 [27FE]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H3358 [20JN]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H400 [14FE]
———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H3619 [26JN]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H3519 [25JN]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
States: adopt and enforce standards that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1907), H2333 [17MY]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H5340 [2AU]
———allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH biomedical research programs (see H.R. 1340), H3068 [12JN]
———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 1987), H4353 [19JY]
———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H508 [28FE]
———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H1116 [22MR]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1296 [28MR]
———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 586), H323 [13FE]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 1544), H3619 [26JN]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H3806 [28JN]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H3466 [21JN]
———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H4541 [24JY]
———restore partial deduction for personal interest to encourage economic recovery and avoid the need to borrow against home equity (see H.R. 2969), H6056 [25SE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H1489 [4AP]
Terrorism: making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3393), H9078 [6DE]
———prevent, prepare for, and respond to threats (see H.R. 3555), H10963 [20DE]
———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 232), H8249 [15NO]
Tobacco products: make leaf tobacco eligible under the Market Access Program (see H.R. 1610), H3713 [27JN]
U.N.: U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see H. Res. 211), H4780 [27JY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H1658 [26AP]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H3863 [10JY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H955 [15MR]
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8565 [28NO]
———establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 50), H26 [3JA]
———permit individuals whose names do not appear on the list of registered voters in an election for Federal office at a particular polling place to cast provisional votes (see H.R. 1004), H1557 [24AP]
———prohibit States from denying any individual the right to register and vote in Federal elections on the grounds that the individual has been convicted of a Federal crime (see H.R. 1558), H1555 [24AP]
———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H1112 [22MR]
Voting Rights Act: congressional commitment (see H. Res. 139), H2185 [15MY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H1114 [22MR]
———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 2670), H4779 [27JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Census: require use of adjusted census data to determine the amount of benefits received by State or local governments (see H.R. 941), H825 [8MR]
Colleges and universities: increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1606), H1658 [26AP]
President and Vice President: constitutional amendment to provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (see H.J. Res. 1), H28 [3JA]
U.S. Commission on Election Law Reform: establish (see H.R. 49), H26 [3JA]
Eulogies
Whitmire, Jerry C.: by Charles M. Blackmon, E494
Remarks
``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (H. Con. Res. 43), H482 [28FE]
Black History Month: observance, H482 [28FE]
Brewer, Richard: South Carolina State Council of Senior Citizens MVP 2001 Award recipient, E578
Brown, Charlie: Host Marriott Corp., J. Willard Marriott Award of Excellence recipient, E639
China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1844
———tribute for support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1844
Claflin University: tribute to ``Call Me Mister'' program participants, E158
Columbia, SC: tribute to White Knoll Middle School fundraising activities to buy the New York, NY, Fire Dept., a new fire truck, E2034
Cooper, Tracy Young: South Carolina Teacher of the Year award recipient, E642
D.E. Sumpter and Associates, Inc.: anniversary, E231
Dukes, Ofield: Public Relations Society of America Gold Anvil Award recipient, E1731
Florence, SC: tribute to Wilson High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E565
Goodwin, Willis T.: Washington Times Foundation National Service Award recipient, E1157
Granville, SC: tribute to Beech Island Historical Society Island Heritage Day Celebration, E559
HelpAged International (organization): tribute, E1158
Holmes, Maranda Phillips: American Institute National Jefferson Award recipient, E1415
Lake City, SC: tribute to Lake City Housing Authority Academic Achievement and Recognition Ceremony, E1524
McClain, Edward and Sallie: American Family Coalition and Washington Times Foundation South Carolina Parents of the Year award recipients, E1413
Middleton, Earl: Orangeburg, SC, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1727
National Therapeutic Recreation Week: observance, E1351
Poer, Jerry R.: National Cosmetology Association Board of Directors Hall of Renown inductee, E229
Rheney, Joyce: South Carolina Mother of the Year award recipient, E232
South Carolina: tribute to South Carolina Outstanding Neighborhood Volunteers of the Year nominees, E562
South Carolina State University: tribute to victims of civil rights battle known as the Orangeburg Massacre, E169
Taylor, Sametta A.: Pre-Teen America Scholarship and Recognition Program national finalist, E1205
Williams, Robert W., Jr.: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association National Distinguished Presidential Award recipient, E2077
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H738 [7MR]
Tributes
Beazley, Paul W., E1203
Davis, John B., E637
Farrar, Ronald T., E1692
Gibson, Annie Martin, E564
Hammond, Louis W., E159
Hardee, John N., E1689
Jeffries, Willie, E1921
Johnson, Vermelle J., E1523
Keith, Kelly S., E1200
Montgomery, Eugene A.R., E2025
Parker-Sinkler, Carrie, E1158
Rogers, Eloise, E1352
Singleton, Harry H., II, E2016
Smith, Helen H., E1354
Smith, Ruth Singleton, E2079
Springs, Leonard F., II, E1883
Whitmire, Jerry C., E494