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

Appointments

Committee To Escort Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi Into the House Chamber, H7446 [23SE]

Committee To Escort the President, H19 [20JA]

Articles and editorials

Aubrey Boozer, Jr., Austin (TX) American Statesman, E256 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H7864 [29SE]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H830 [3MR]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7575 [23SE]

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. 261), H3094 [17MY]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H1791 [31MR]

Celebrate Freedom Foundation: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 505), H7864 [29SE]

Charles, Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 677), H4287 [16JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4082), H1789 [31MR]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H89 [21JA]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see H. Con. Res. 450), H4171 [15JN] (see H. Con. Res. 457), H4580 [18JN]

Civil Rights Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 676), H4171 [15JN]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H4893 [23JN]

Concord, CA: anniversary of explosion at Port Chicago Naval Magazine (see H. Res. 813), H7944 [30SE]

Coordinated Environmental Health Network: establish (see H.R. 5335), H9049 [8OC]

Crime: provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

Dept. of Defense: prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see H.R. 1311), H2918 [12MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make Haitian nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H. Res. 542), H700 [26FE]

Dept. of Justice: require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 360), H2919 [12MY]

Diseases: establish comprehensive, integrated, and culturally appropriate HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls for each country provided assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4792), H5470 [9JY]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H245 [28JA]

Douglass, Frederick: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H. Res. 101), H393 [4FE]

Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H2484 [28AP]

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H2484 [28AP]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H8168 [5OC]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H7735 [28SE]

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H9963 [17NO]

Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 381), H393 [4FE]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5312), H9048 [8OC]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H3016 [13MY]

Georgia: adjust boundary of Cumberland Island Wilderness and authorize tours of Cumberland Island National Seashore (see H.R. 4887), H6998 [9SE]

Haiti: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 471), H435 [10FE]

———U.S. policy relative to political uprising and humanitarian crisis (see H. Con. Res. 370), H632 [25FE]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3238), H393 [4FE]

Haskins, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 562), H5151 [25JN]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H2484 [28AP]

———establish a network of pediatric centers in certain developing countries to provide treatment and care for children with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4191), H3821 [8JN]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H4287 [16JN]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H5984 [19JY]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 4182), H2265 [21AP]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 3919), H1791 [31MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H707 [1MR]

Iraq: affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 564), H1229 [17MR]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H2266 [21AP]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3847), H698 [26FE]

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: visitor center funding (see H. Con. Res. 495), H7442 [22SE]

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4391 (see H.R. 3148), H4507 [17JN]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H3963 [14JN]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H10000 [18NO]

Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H516 [11FE]

———provide eligibility for coverage of home health services on the basis of a need for occupational therapy (see H.R. 3090), H2549 [4MY]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 4445), H6756 [7SE]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (see H.R. 4147), H2152 [2AP]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE]

National Guard Challenge Program: rename and revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see H.R. 4217), H2728 [6MY]

Political campaigns: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 156), H5150 [25JN]

POW: request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H. Res. 689), H4893 [23JN] (see H. Res. 699, 700), H5150 [25JN]

Public lands: extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 4492), H3719 [2JN]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H7735 [28SE]

Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see H. Con. Res. 406), H2153 [2AP]

Schools: review determinations on whether schools and local educational agencies made adequate yearly progress taking into consideration subsequent regulations and guidance applicable to those determinations (see H.R. 4605), H4391 (see H.R. 4605), H4506 [17JN]

South Africa: anniversary of first democratic elections (see H. Con. Res. 436), H4287 [16JN]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 4881), H6555 [21JY]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H4927 (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5071 [24JN]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see H.R. 5061), H7575 [23SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 508), H2406 [27AP]

Taxation: 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. 284), H633 [25FE]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H4287 [16JN]

———restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 1313), H2154 [2AP]

Textile industry and fabrics: enforce textiles and apparel safeguard with respect to imports from the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 5026), H6898 [8SE]

Tobacco products: terminate Federal tobacco quota and price support programs and compensate tobacco quota holders and active tobacco producers adversely affected by termination of such programs (see H.R. 4033), H2019 [1AP]

Transportation: responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 2863), H2266 [21AP]

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see H. Con. Res. 366), H2406 [27AP]

United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 792), H7442 [22SE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1796), H7575 [23SE]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H2483 [28AP]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H391 [4FE]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H36 [20JA]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H5908 [15JY]

Voting: condemn all efforts to suppress and intimidate voters in the U.S. and reaffirm that the right to vote is a fundamental right of all eligible citizens (see H. Res. 793), H7442 [22SE]

———constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H2484 [28AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

African Americans: enhance the preservation and interpretation of the Gullah/Geechee cultural heritage (see H.R. 4683), H4926 (see H.R. 4683), H5070 [24JN]

Eulogies

Boozer, Aubrey, Jr.: by Lynden K. Boozer, E256 [26FE]

Remarks

African Americans: enhance the preservation and interpretation of the Gullah/Geechee cultural heritage (H.R. 4683), H7668 [28SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7345 [22SE]

Edwards, Senator: selection as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, H5528 [12JY]

Election Assistance Commission: funding, H7345 [22SE]

Matthew J. Perry U.S. Courthouse, Columbia, SC: groundbreaking, H673 [26FE]

SCANA Corp.: Dept. of Labor Opportunity Award recipient, E342 [11MR]

South Carolina: tribute to Tri-County Electric Cooperative employees, E1188 [18JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1368 [23MR]

Tributes

Adams, John H., E1241 [25JN]

Anderson, Vinton R., E1239 [25JN]

Battle, Erica, E1173 [18JN]

Belin, Henry A., Jr., E1235 [24JN]

Boozer, Aubrey, Jr., E256 [26FE]

Brookins, Hamel H., E1240 [25JN]

Byrd, Vernon R., E1237 [25JN]

Cummings, Frank C., E1234 [24JN]

Eaddy, Solomon, E2032 [18NO]

Grady, Zedekiah L., E1232 [24JN]

Grose, Philip G., Jr., E855 [14MY]

Haynes, Evelyn A.B., E916 [19MY]

Jackson, Christine Osburn, E1845 [8OC]

Jeffries, Willie, E2009 [17NO], E2034 [18NO]

McCorvey, Ennis J., Jr., E1167 [18JN]

Seward, Lee M., E1581 [9SE]

Talbot, Frederick H., E1238 [25JN]

Tisdale, Henry N., E915 [19MY]

Wannamaker, Robert G., E1169 [18JN]