CLYBURN, JAMES E. (a Representative from South Carolina)
Articles and editorials
Alabama Pushed a Black Family Off Its Land—And Left It Empty for Years, Todd Lewan, Associated Press (news service), H187 [6FE]
AP Documents Land Taken From Blacks Through Trickery, Violence and Murder, Todd Lewan and Dolores Barclay, Associated Press (news service), H185-H187, H190-H192 [6FE]
Car Dealer Acquired Black Farmers' Land by Foreclosing on Loans, Dolores Barclay, Associated Press (news service), H187 [6FE]
Landownership Made Blacks Targets of Violence and Murder, Dolores Barclay, Todd Lewan and Allen G. Breed, Associated Press (news service), H188 [6FE]
Living in the North Gave Blacks No Guarantee Against Land Grabs, Allen G. Breed, Associated Press (news service), H188 [6FE]
Man Is Jailed for Defending His Land, Dolores Barclay, Associated Press (news service), H190 [6FE]
Peculiar Land Swaps Leave Blacks With Little of Their Ancestors' Georgia Island, Dolores Barclay, Associated Press (news service), H187 [6FE]
Taking Away the Vote—And a Black Man's Land, Todd Lewan, Associated Press (news service), H189 [6FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H7019 [3OC]
Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H105 [29JA]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H1155 [9AP]
Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 4825), H3038 [23MY]
———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H5998 [26JY]
Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 3974), H1156 [9AP]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3807), H1155 [9AP]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4981), H3928 [25JN] (see H.R. 5059), H4325 [27JN]
Davis, Sammy, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3628), H834 [12MR]
Democracy: strengthen democratic institutions and promote good governance overseas by contributing to the development of professional legislative staff (see H.R. 4973), H3774 [20JN]
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), H1284 [11AP]
Dept. of HHS: support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2608 [16MY]
Dept. of HUD: permit public housing agencies to transfer unused low-income rental assistance amounts to the HOME Program or for eligible Capital Fund public housing activities (see H.R. 4205), H4326 [27JN]
———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5499), H6983 [2OC]
Dept. of the Interior: study certain sites in the historic district of Beaufort, SC, relative to the Reconstruction Era (see H.R. 4747), H2511 [15MY]
———study suitability and feasibility of establishing Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area in South Carolina (see H.R. 4830), H3036 [23MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H7172 [7OC]
Diseases: increase testing of pregnant women and newborn infants for HIV infection (see H.R. 4644), H4425 [9JY]
Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6560 [24SE]
Federal Bureau of Investigation Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 5213), H6230 [11SE]
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), H3668 [18JN]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H105 [29JA]
Floyd Spence Post Office Building, Lexington, SC: designate (see H.R. 5361), H6171 [10SE]
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]
Garvey, Marcus: recognize human rights accomplishments and clear name relative to politically motivated criminal charges (see H. Res. 50), H4606 [15JY]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H1483 [18AP]
Health: authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (see H.R. 4086), H2165 [7MY]
———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H6130 [9SE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H3721 [19JN]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H142 [5FE]
———treatment of women with bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 380), H4425 [9JY]
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), H2471 [14MY]
Immigration: adjust status of certain long-staying alien children, lower high school drop out rates of certain immigrant children, and allow State and local determination of admittance to State and local colleges and universities (see H.R. 1582), H524 [14FE]
———facilitate entry of nonimmigrant aliens into the U.S. for temporary stays due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 3714), H655 [4MR]
Iraq: support U.N. efforts to assure Iraq's compliance with Security Council resolutions and advance peace and security in the Persian Gulf region (see H. Con. Res. 473), H6418 [19SE]
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), H2099 [2MY]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1122), H4605 [15JY]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H1090 [20MR]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H833 [12MR]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H907 [13MR]
Medicare: coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H367 [13FE]
———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 3899), H5195 [23JY]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H3161 [4JN]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2945 [22MY]
———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H833 [12MR]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H3775 [20JN]
———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H227 [7FE]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H688 [5MR]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H284 [12FE]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 518), H6129 [9SE]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: establish (see H. Con. Res. 429), H4767 [16JY]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H105 [29JA]
NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H5997 [26JY]
Northeastern North Carolina Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 5274), H5995 [26JY]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H780 [7MR]
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]
Pensions: improve pension plan security (see H.R. 5110), H5195 [23JY]
Public Health Service Act: establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1089 [20MR]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H3160 [4JN]
Public welfare programs: provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H2472 [14MY]
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 5573), H7303 [8OC]
SEC: permit certain funds assessed for securities laws violations to be used to compensate employees who are victims of excessive pension fund investments in employers stock (see H.R. 3634), H834 [12MR]
Small business: provide emergency assistance to certain small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from drought (see H.R. 5197), H6130 [9SE]
Southeastern States: provide a framework for coordinating Federal, State, and local efforts to meet the special needs of the Southeast Crescent Region (see H.R. 3618), H1284 [11AP]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax refunds for use by the Dept. of HHS to improve the health of minorities and women (see H.R. 4937), H6419 [19SE]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H562 [26FE]
———permit additional advanced refunding of tax-exempt bonds issued for the purchase or maintenance of assets used to generate, transmit, or distribute electricity (see H.R. 4121), H1153 [9AP]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H5791 [25JY]
———treatment of private activity bonds for water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 2207), H6251 [12SE]
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: tribute (see H. Res. 581), H7894 [10OC]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 5510), H6926 [1OC]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Women: support participation of women throughout the world in a week of workshops, forums, and other events to speak up for world peace (see H. Con. Res. 290), H1202 [10AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5034), H4324 [27JN]
Remarks
African Americans: encourage study of reparations relative to loss of property by landowners, H184, H198 [6FE]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7765 [10OC]
Campbell, Margaret: AARP Andrus Community Service Award recipient, E1720
Colleges and universities: increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically Black colleges and universities (H.R. 1606), H6523 [24SE]
Hilton Head, SC: anniversary of Queen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1244
Kelly, Darryl A.: Dept. of the Army General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award recipient, E877
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3389), H3687 [19JN]
National Therapeutic Recreation Week: observance, E1206
Noel, Ryan: South Carolina Waterfowl Association Public Waterfowl Management Award recipient, E1418
Tenenbaum, Samuel J.: Columbia Urban League Guild Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1590
Washington, Isaac: National Newspaper Association Publisher of the Year Award recipient, E1366
West Columbia, SC: anniversary of Brookland Baptist Church, E1115
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1408 [17AP]
Tributes
Beard, Cindy Wall, E139
Bradley, Jamel, E238
Brooks, Israel, Jr., E1892
Cason, William O., E1027
Christian, Joe, Jr., E1843
Davis, Leroy, Sr., E1028
Diggs, William P., E1889
Frederick, Helen, E580
Gadson, John W., Sr., E136
Gist, Ruth C., E1114
Gunn, William F., Jr., E1204
Hamilton, Victoria W., E1420
Hunt, James B., Jr., E1414
Matheny, Terry A., E490
McCain, James T. (Nooker), E279
Miller, Charles R., E1835
Oliver, Marian M., E57
Pooser, E.L. (Bert), E303
Stone, Verdell G., E492
Thompson, Johnnie, E170
Walker, James E., E668
West, John C., E1463
Williams, Kathryn, E140
Wright, Gerald E., E810
Zimmerman, Gilbert (Gigi), E1837