CLYBURN, JAMES E. (a Representative from South Carolina)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Prime Minister Tony Blair of Great Britain Into the House Chamber, H7059 [17JY]

Committee To Escort the President, H211 [28JA]

Conferee: H.R. 2657, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H8254 [16SE]

———H.R. 2754, energy and water development appropriations, H8879 [24SE]

———H.R. 2989, Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies appropriations, H9989 [29OC]

Articles and editorials

Far From Home—Australians Brave Snow, Strong Dollar for Internships, Raya D. Widenoja, Roll Call (publication), E257 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: establish special day to recognize the significant achievements and contributions of African-American scientists, mathematicians, and inventors (see H. Con. Res. 59), H1465 [27FE]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 979), H1461 [27FE]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H5468 [17JN]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8083 [9SE]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H. Res. 387), H9215 [2OC]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H5664 [19JN]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 103), H2270 [20MR]

Baltimore, MD: authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center (see H.R. 2424), H5265 [11JN]

Birmingham, AL: anniversary of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H. Res. 389), H10458 [5NO]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 2574), H5813 [24JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 601), H5663 [19JN]

Charities: nullify contracting exemption provisions of Executive order on the participation of faith-based organizations in the provision of social services (see H.R. 2605), H5928 [25JN]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H1466 [27FE]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H9381 [10OC]

Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington (see H. Res. 352), H7839 [3SE]

Clemson University: tribute to men's golf team (see H. Res. 266), H5174 [10JN]

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 333), H10130 [29OC]

———ensure that all college students and families have the tools and resources to adequately save for, finance, and repay postsecondary and post-baccalaureate expenses (see H.R. 3618), H12308 [21NO]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H3858 [8MY]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H2311 [25MR]

Commission To Establish a National Museum of the American Latino: establish to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC (see H.R. 3292), H9477 [15OC]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 1480), H2471 [27MR]

Computers: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1633), H7618 [24JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1663), H2937 [8AP]

———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H6707 [14JY]

Contracts: provide a penalty for the failure by a Federal contractor to subcontract with small businesses as described in its subcontracting plan (see H.R. 1217), H7169 [18JY]

Correctional institutions: analyze the incidence and effects of prison rape and provide information, resources, recommendations, and funding to protect individuals from such offenses (see H.R. 1707), H6264 [26JN]

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. 3422), H10458 [5NO]

Delta/Black Belt Regional Authority: establish to provide community and economic development in the distressed Southern Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 678), H1682 [6MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H5815 [24JN]

———establish health empowerment zone programs in communities that disproportionately experience disparities in health status and health care (see H.R. 3588), H12307 [21NO]

———modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H5714 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reimburse States for certain expenses and losses incurred during periods of high (Code Orange) or severe (Code Red) threat condition (see H.R. 2570), H6265 [26JN]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 445), H3453 [29AP]

———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 1981), H3682 [6MY]

Dept. of the Interior: study certain sites in the historic district of Beaufort, SC, relative to the Reconstruction Era (see H.R. 332), H323 [5FE]

———study suitability and feasibility of establishing Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area in South Carolina (see H.R. 744), H461 [12FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct the U.S. Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to urge the immediate resumption of lending to Haiti (see H.R. 1108), H1955 [18MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7225 [21JY]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3451), H10457 [5NO]

———Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 2018), H3761 [7MY]

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 1144), H1747 [11MR]

———increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H11149 [12NO]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H5714 [23JN]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H4131 [14MY]

Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H1900 [13MR]

Education: establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 501), H1516 [4MR]

———establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H5664 [19JN]

———expand loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and nurses (see H.R. 934), H5664 [19JN]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H706 [13FE]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 1751), H5929 [25JN]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H134 [8JA]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 3285), H9376 [8OC]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1953 [18MR]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for disclosures of credit-based insurance scoring information by insurers and credit reporting agencies (see H.R. 1473), H5929 [25JN]

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4740 [22MY]

Floyd Spence Post Office Building, Lexington, SC: designate (see H.R. 917), H1333 [25FE]

Foreign countries: improve and promote compliance with international intellectual property obligations relative to Cuba (see H.R. 2494), H8382 [17SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H5408 [16JN]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9378 [8OC]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2369), H5044 [5JN]

George Henry White Post Office Building, Tarboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 3353), H10130 [29OC]

Haiti: express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1641 [5MR]

———provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 3386), H10458 [5NO]

Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 1268), H6264 [26JN]

Health: combat viral hepatitis (see H. Con. Res. 39), H3763 [7MY]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H1639 [5MR]

———establish program to promote good health, disease prevention, and wellness and prevent secondary conditions for persons with disabilities (see H.R. 2292), H7787 [25JY]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see H.R. 1068), H5714 [23JN]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 2157), H4529 [21MY]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3353 [11AP]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H6603 [10JY]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 685), H1689 [10MR]

———withhold Federal financial assistance from students who have engaged in hazing (see H.R. 1207), H6264 [26JN]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 47), H2402 [26MR]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives (see H.R. 2090), H4130 [14MY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 603), H5664 [19JN]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7787 [25JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 823), H1812 [12MR]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 1502), H2472 [27MR]

Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 1110), H3053 [9AP]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H5367 [12JN]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H7787 [25JY]

Intelligence services: create an independent commission or select House committee to investigate U.S. intelligence relating to Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 410), H9812 [21OC]

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5088 [9JN]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H7840 [3SE]

Johnson, Shoshana N.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 210), H5045 [5JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H706 [13FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H6464 [9JY]

Law enforcement: eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9615 [16OC]

Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 3), H60 [7JA]

Liberia: provide support for ceasefire agreement between government and Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy and the Movement for Democracy of Liberia (see H. Con. Res. 240), H6707 [14JY]

Mali: recognize strong relationship with the U.S., democracy efforts, conflict resolution and peacekeeping activities, and support in campaign against terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 229), H6349 [8JY]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 256), H7617 [24JY]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H12311 [21NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H8950 [25SE]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H4368 [20MY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H1682 [6MR]

———coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H7454 [23JY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H5267 [11JN]

———promote access to health care services in rural areas (see H.R. 830), H702 [13FE]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 745), H7454 [23JY]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3672), H12918 [8DE]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H8017 [5SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H1679 [6MR]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1459 [27FE]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 846), H1467 [27FE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H10977 [6NO]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H6868 [15JY]

———require increased safety testing of 15-passenger vans and ensure compliance with applicable motor vehicle safety standards if vans are used as schoolbuses (see H.R. 1641), H3053 [9AP]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H245 [29JA]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H1640 [5MR]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 844), H1746 [11MR]

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H10341 [4NO]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 82), H705 [13FE]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (see H.R. 3431), H10339 [4NO]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H3302 [10AP]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H6264 [26JN]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H460 [12FE]

Nonprofit organizations: increase number of women and minorities on governing boards and encourage Americans to volunteer to serve on the governing boards (see H. Res. 354), H11703 [20NO]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H8284 [16SE]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 623), H1689 [10MR]

Public housing: protect rights of tenants who are evicted as a result of criminal activity through no fault of their own (see H.R. 1429), H2402 [26MR]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H7329 [22JY]

Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 919), H4255 [19MY]

Public welfare programs: provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 692), H390 [11FE]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H3858 [8MY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H9131 [1OC]

Schools: provide a model for school districts based on experience of the District of Columbia in establishing fully accountable public alternatives to traditional public schools (see H.R. 2669), H6604 [10JY]

Sisulu, Walter: tribute (see H. Res. 237), H5469 [17JN]

Small business: permit the collection of demographic information in connection with small business loan applications (see H.R. 1748), H6348 [8JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H4978 [4JN]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H8016 [5SE]

———credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 473), H1467 [27FE]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H706 [13FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H5468 [17JN]

SouthEast Crescent Authority: establish (see H.R. 141), H392 [11FE]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2325), H4976 [4JN]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H8175 [10SE]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1231), H6264 [26JN]

———expand availability of the refundable tax credit for health insurance costs of certain displaced steelworkers and extend the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1999), H6348 [8JY]

———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. 2313), H5665 [19JN]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H1682 [6MR]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H12311 [21NO]

Thurmond, Strom: tribute (see H. Res. 321), H7019 [16JY]

Tobacco products: eliminate quotas and price supports, compensate quota holders and producers, establish Tobacco Quality Board, assess user fees, and grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 140), H392 [11FE]

———eliminate quotas and price supports, provide transition assistance for producers, protect markets, quality, and availability, and establish a trust fund to finance such actions (see H.R. 3160), H8904 [24SE]

———make leaf tobacco eligible under the Market Access Program (see H.R. 1091), H1640 [5MR]

Transportation: improve consumer protection regulation of the household goods transportation industry (see H.R. 2928), H9381 [10OC]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 313), H7788 [25JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H4788 [2JN]

———secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 259), H135 [8JA]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1811 [12MR]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H5664 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 23), H138 [8JA]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 22), H138 [8JA] (see H. Res. 52), H323 [5FE]

Congaree Swamp National Park: establish (see H.R. 2580), H5814 [24JN]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Dr. Roswell N. Beck Post Office Building, Florence, SC: designate (see H.R. 1055), H1514 [4MR]

Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Lists

South Carolina citizens who signed a petition to the Clarendon County School District Board of Trustees demanding equal educational opportunities for African Americans, H11485 [18NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4133 [15MY]

Remarks

Allen, Michael: Clemson University William C. Everhart Award recipient, E1756 [10SE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H8376 [17SE]

Australia: tribute to legislative intern exchange program with U.S., E256 [13FE]

Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3287), H11485 [18NO]

Byrd, Jonathan: Professional Golfers Association of America Rookie of the Year award recipient, E88 [28JA]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 23), H126 [8JA]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 22), H126 [8JA]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 52), H314 [5FE]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3287), H11485 [18NO]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7916 [4SE]

Dr. Roswell N. Beck Post Office Building, Florence, SC: designate (H.R. 1055), H2828 [7AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit States to design, develop, and implement customized educational programs for disabled students, H3515 [30AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3515 [30AP]

Iraq: cost of use of Armed Forces against Iraq and rebuilding efforts, H8376 [17SE]

IRS: corporate audit funding through reductions in earned income tax credit precertification compliance funding, H7916 [4SE]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12849 [8DE]

Patterson, Kay: Columbia, SC, Housing Authority Wall of Fame inductee, E765 [12AP]

Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3287), H11485 [18NO]

Stone, Angela L.: Columbia, SC, Housing Authority Wall of Fame inductee, E766 [12AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, H4123 [14MY]

Votes: position on missed, E912, E913 [9MY]

Votes in House: condemn practice of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time (H. Res. 474), H12849 [8DE]

Watson, Walter L.: Columbia, SC, Housing Authority Wall of Fame inductee, E768 [12AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1393 [26FE], H3971 [9MY]

Tributes

Brown, Inez Williams, E225 [13FE]

Darby, Joseph A., H4133 [15MY], E984 [15MY]

Elam, Georgia L. Jones, E2462 [25NO]

Everett, Francis G.S., Jr., E2319 [19NO]

Foxworth, Florence G., E2249 [6NO]

George, Leler V. Scarborough, E2322 [19NO]

Hart, Frank M., E2250 [6NO]

Johnson, Joseph, E1751 [10SE]

Mack, Vorn J., E1703 [5SE]

Stewart, Joan Hinde, E1284 [17JN]

Twitty, Stephen, E2176 [30OC]