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

Appointments

Committee to escort Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye into the House Chamber, H2487 [8MY]

Committee to escort the President, H443 [12FE]

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [3JA]

Conferee: S. Con. Res. 8, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, H6641 [16OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H3760 [18JN]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 49), H342 [4FE]

C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H628 [25FE]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H550 [14FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H279 [23JA]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H3216 [5JN]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H2438 [6MY]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: call for an end to the ongoing conflict and support international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights (see H. Res. 131), H1825 [21MR]

Congress: refrain from conditioning the resolution of fiscal and budgetary disputes on the taking of action on non-germane legislative matters (see H. Res. 375), H6492 [10OC]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H4078 [26JN]

Dept. of Education: restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 1330), H1822 [21MR]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 831), H659 [26FE]

Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 2416), H3758 [18JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 864), H2396 [26AP]

——— provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see H.R. 595), H431 [8FE]

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. 362), H3253 [6JN]

——— statehood (see H.R. 292), H3216 [5JN]

Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 1397), H1825 [21MR]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 2821), H5050 [24JY]

Election Assistance Commission: fill vacancies (see H. Res. 311), H4826 [19JY]

Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours (see H.R. 1641), H2158 [18AP]

Electric power: provide for an independent assessment of the future resilience and reliability of the electric power transmission and distribution system (see H.R. 2962), H5344 [1AU]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1286), H2354 [25AP]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6225 [3OC]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), H2400 [30AP]

House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (see H. Res. 174), H2247 [23AP]

——— provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 363), H3253 [6JN]

House Rules: reinstate ‘‘Gephardt rule’’ setting debt ceiling automatically at level projected by concurrent budget resolution (see H. Res. 11), H33 [3JA]

——— require that any extension of debt ceiling only be considered in a stand-alone bill (see H. Res. 12), H33 [3JA]

Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business Credit Initiative to provide program funds to small businesses for development of affordable housing (see H.R. 3003), H7357 [21NO]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H3216 [5JN]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

Iran: use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 904), H1399 [13MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 268), H3687 [17JN]

Law enforcement: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H7358 [21NO]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H7689 [11DE]

Mayes, Nicarsia: tribute (see H. Res. 444), H8109 [12DE]

Medicaid: remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 2757), H5404 [2AU]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1319 [6MR]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 12), H454 [12FE]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H547 [14FE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 392), H6828 [28OC]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2575 [13MY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2161 [18AP]

National Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 123), H2656 [15MY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H32 [3JA]

——— require corporations and labor organizations to disclose to shareholders and or members amounts disbursed for certain political activity (see H.R. 2670), H4482 [11JY]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H8113 [12DE]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H4726 [18JY]

Taxation: permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H594 [15FE]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 664), H7052 [13NO]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H416 [6FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H372 [5FE]

Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 1966), H3929 [19JN]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H277 [23JA]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 50), H29 [3JA]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H5344 [1AU]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3990 [20JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1430 [14MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), agree to conference with the Senate (H. Res. 380), H6511, H6512 [11OC]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4379 [11JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H8075 [12DE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, H8075 [12DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1705, H1706 [20MR]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), H246 [23JA]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (H.R. 360), H2263 [24AP]

Columbia, SC: anniversary of Providence Hospital, E743• [23MY]

——— tribute to Waverly District, E819• [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to implement drug testing program for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants, H6511 [11OC]

——— prohibit individuals convicted of certain violent crimes from participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H6512 [11OC]

——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs, H6511 [11OC]

——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5707 [19SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4379 [11JY], H6511 [11OC]

Economy: importance of job creation, H2470 [7MY]

——— revitalize the middle class, H2470 [7MY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6084 [1OC]

Hardeeville, SC: tribute to Hardeeville-Ridgeland Middle School incentive program, E1520• [16OC]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H14, H15 [3JA]

International Association of Workforce Professionals: anniversary, E299• [14MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, H6156 [2OC], H6193 [3OC]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H8075 [12DE]

Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), H6084 [1OC]

Voting: promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections, H14, H15 [3JA]

Wilder, Rose: South Carolina Association of School Administrators Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E655• [14MY]

Remarks in House relative to

House of Representatives: selection as assistant minority leader, H5 [3JA]

Leave of absence: granted, H50 [4JA], H2600 [14MY], H2801 [20MY], H2836 [21MY], H2909 [22MY], H2951 [23MY]

Tributes

Diggs, William P., E183• [25FE]

Gould, Charles W., E754• [23MY]

Hamilton, William, E822• [6JN]

Lewis, Andrew J., E1826• [10DE]

McLeese, Donald G. (Ike), E1526• [16OC]

Reid, Myke, E1188• [1AU]

Sewell, Representative, H2263 [24AP]

Young, Representative C.W. Bill, H6462 [10OC]