CLEMENT, BOB (a Representative from Tennessee)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H833 [12MR]
American Road and Transportation Builders Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 442), H5195 [23JY]
Amtrak: make loan guarantees (see H.R. 5024), H4068 [26JN]
Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H1338 [16AP]
Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2946 [22MY]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 502), H7895 [10OC]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H1484 [18AP]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]
———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H1154 [9AP]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H7172 [7OC]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H6303 [17SE]
Crime: prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 4645), H2945 [22MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate quota and price support programs for tobacco, compensate quota holders and producers for lost value, and establish an advisory board to assess characteristics of domestic and imported tobacco (see H.R. 3940), H1201 [10AP]
Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H737 [6MR]
Dept. of Defense: disclose information on projects that included testing of biological or chemical agents involving potential exposure of Armed Forces members to toxic agents (see H.R. 5060), H6304 [17SE]
Dept. of Education: establish a competitive demonstration grant program to provide funds for local educational agencies to experiment with ways to alleviate the substitute teacher shortage (see H.R. 3688), H201 [6FE]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H6559 [24SE]
Dept. of Justice: establish an office to monitor acts of international terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian individuals or organizations (see H.R. 2098), H6303 [17SE]
Dept. of National Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 4660), H3292 [6JN]
Dept. of the Interior: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 5044), H4324 [27JN]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H2164 [7MY]
———reauthorize microenterprise assistance programs and expand sustainable poverty-focused microenterprise programs by implementing improved poverty measurement methods (see H.R. 4209), H1675 [25AP]
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see H.R. 5493), H6776 [26SE]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal employees: ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H2945 [22MY]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H1003 [19MR]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H79 [24JA]
Foreign policy: commend continued political, economic, cultural, and strategic partnerships and support of war on terrorism by Turkey and Israel (see H. Con. Res. 327), H5195 [23JY]
———impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H2100 [2MY]
Foreign trade: respond to serious injury currently being experienced by the U.S. textile and apparel industry (see H.J. Res. 105), H4553 [11JY]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]
FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 4551), H2019 [1MY]
———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H2355 [9MY]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 355), H1533 [23AP]
Health: provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H562 [26FE]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H562 [26FE]
Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H284 [12FE]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Higher Education Act: establish a scholarship program to encourage and support students who have contributed substantial public services (see H.R. 2487), H1155 [9AP]
Immigration: oppose granting of amnesty to individuals who are in the U.S., or its territories, illegally (see H. Con. Res. 350), H1202 [10AP]
Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H1201 [10AP]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H3669 [18JN]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H2101 [2MY]
Law enforcement: provide for intergovernmental cooperation to enhance the sharing of information (see H.R. 3483), H3453 [11JN]
Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1626), H833 [12MR]
Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H1484 [18AP]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H1201 [10AP]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 3363), H3825 [21JN]
———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 898), H1769 [30AP]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H1620 [24AP]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H1674 [25AP]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H230 [8FE]
———provide access to kidney disease health care, management, and end stage renal disease prevention services (see H.R. 4729), H5998 [26JY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H3161 [4JN]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H36 [23JA]
National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H3563 [13JN]
National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 5047), H6061 [4SE]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 390), H2108 [6MY]
National Office for Combating Terrorism: establish (see H.R. 4660), H3292 [6JN]
National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (see H.R. 2868), H1155 [9AP]
NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4466), H1409 [17AP]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H1003 [19MR]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H5791 [25JY]
PLO: impose certain travel and diplomatic sanctions on officials in the U.S., seize assets in the U.S., and require a report on any acts of terrorism until a peace plan is implemented (see H.R. 4693), H3562 [13JN]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H7172 [7OC]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4932 [18JY]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H833 [12MR]
Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 4483), H2019 [1MY]
Tariff: (1R,3S)3[(1'RS)(1',2',2',2',-tetrabromoethyl)]-2,2-dimethylc clop opanecarboxylic acid,(S)-alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl ester (see H.R. 4051), H5998 [26JY]
Taxation: clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3324), H3161 [4JN]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H6693 [25SE]
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H6559 [24SE]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H6172 [10SE]
———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 3041), H688 [5MR]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 774), H1484 [18AP]
Tobacco products: replace existing tobacco program with programs designed to assist producers, compensate quota holders for the loss of quota asset value, and assist producers who forgo obtaining a production license (see H.R. 5035), H5998 [26JY]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see H.R. 3670), H2945 [22MY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]
Turkey: commend cooperation in the war against terrorism, economic reforms, and economic partnership meetings (see H. Con. Res. 437), H5998 [26JY]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3792), H834 [12MR] (see H.R. 3930), H3038 [23MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Education: importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 343), H781 [7MR]
Music in Our Schools Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 343), H781 [7MR]
Remarks
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7209 [8OC]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 472), H4437 [10JY]
———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, H4437 [10JY]
Business and industry: improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), H4434 [10JY]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H4434 [10JY]
Civil liberties: prohibit abridgement of first amendment rights under campaign finance reform legislation, H415 [13FE]
Colleges and universities: increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically Black colleges and universities (H.R. 1606), H6524 [24SE]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4277 [27JN]
Nashville, TN: anniversary of St. Edward Church and School, E206
NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4466), H3089
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H240 [12FE], H415 [13FE]
Taxation: permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (H.R. 2357), H6919
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (H.R. 3694), H2412
Votes: position on missed, E494
WALK-Radio (Patchogue, NY): anniversary, H1310 [16AP]
WAYM-Radio (Nashville, TN): anniversary, E207
Remarks in House relative to
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): tribute to retiring members, E1854 [11OC]
Tribute, E2044 [14NO], E2053, E2063, E2084 [15NO]
Songs
``Tribute to America—A 21st Century Anthem,'' Ann S. Miller and Ted Maliaris, E1796
Tributes
Breen, Joseph P., E206
Commons, Matthew A., E458
Dietz, John J., E766
Loggins, Kirk, E571
Maliaris, Ted, E1796
Marlin, Thomas C., E748
Martin, Ed, E257
Miller, Ann S., E1796
Nicely, Gerald, E56
Nicholas, Philip A., E159
Nielson, Scott K., E572
North, John G., E727
Oates, Ron, E1328
Pelosi, Representative, H132
Seigenthaler, John, E1329
Tune, Martha Ezell (Mama Tune), E1582
Turner, Frank K., E137
Wood, Jackie D., E1377