RURAL AREAS related term(s) Agriculture

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5177), 17318 [22JY], 17670, 17678, 17682 [24JY]

Analyses

Rural Electrification Credit Assistance Improvement Act (S. 2633), 15892 [26JN]

Articles and editorials

Does 55-MPH Speed Limit Save Lives? More Drivers Are Doubtful, 14091 [17JN]

Double Nickel's Dubious Value, 14089 [17JN]

Dubious Double Nickel, 14089 [17JN]

Extension Service Faces Uncertain Future, 2081 [7FE]

Farm Credit Uncertainty Big Concern to Growers, 4612 [12MR]

Farm Economy Slump May Be Near End, 17231 [22JY]

Farm Lender Posts Record Loss, 2306 [19FE]

Farm Price Support Program (excerpt), 3117 [27FE]

FmHA To Pressure Delinquent Farmers, 256 [22JA]

Fulda, MN—A Small Town Feels the Farm Crisis, 12846 [6JN]

Fun and Games With Chicken Feed, 14552 [19JN]

Grain in the Chaff, 33358 [17OC]

In 2 Years, Barneveld and Its People Have Bounced Back From Tornado, 12505 [4JN]

Let the States Do the Driving, 14089 [17JN]

National Speed Limit Law, 14088 [17JN]

New Farm Belt Crop—Industry, 18136 [30JY]

Rebellion Gains in West and the Plains Over U.S. Speed Limit, 14090 [17JN]

Rural Poor, 10725 [14MY]

U.S. Tells Farmers To Make Payments or Rearrange Terms of Loan in Arrears, 255 [22JA]

U.S. To Send Farmers Foreclosure Warning—2-Year Moratorium Ends, 255 [22JA]

Worst May Be Over for U.S. Farmers, Agriculture Official Says, 17232 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions

Banks and banking: transfer of funds for insured loans (see H.R. 5317, 5335)

Business: establish rural enterprise zones (see H.R. 4913)

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: insured farm operating loans (see H. Con. Res. 354)

———require training in advanced marketing techniques for real estate and farm operating loans (see S. 2553)

Cooperative Extension Service: funds (see S. Res. 368)

Development programs: appropriations (see H.R. 5177)

———waiving certain points of order against consideration of H.R. 5177 (see H. Res. 504)

Economic conditions: targeted fiscal assistance for needy communities (see S. 2037; H.R. 4085)

Employment: establish rural enterprise zones (see H.R. 4913)

Enterprise zones: establish (see S. 2609; H.R. 5189)

Essential Air Service Program: maintain (see S. Con. Res. 146)

Housing: prevent displacement of low-income and elderly residents in rental subsidized projects due to prepayment of loans by Sec. of Agriculture (see H.R. 5463)

———restrict prepayment of rental loans made by Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 5640)

Institutes of rural technology development: establish (see H.R. 4331)

Interstate Highway System: speed limit (see S. 2665)

Medicaid: treatment in small rural hospitals (see S. 2410; H.R. 4788)

Medicare: inpatient hospital services in certain rural hospitals (see S. 2432)

———treatment in small rural hospitals (see S. 2410; H.R. 4788)

National Outreach to the Rural Disabled Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 406; H.J. Res. 733)

Postal Service: computing amount of deductions allowed to rural mail carriers for use of private vehicles (see S. 2753)

———deductions allowed for use of private automobiles by rural mail carriers (see H.R. 4715)

REA: credit assistance (see S. 2633)

———loan programs (see H. Res. 405)

Telephones: availability of universal service (see H. Con. Res. 308)

Urban Mass Transportation Act: allocation of funds (see H.R. 4879)

Documents

Allow Individual States To Set Maximum Speed Limits in Certain Rural Areas: Arizona, 13650 [12JN]

Essays

Snow White and the REC, 16001 [26JN]

Factsheets

New Refinancing Options for REA Borrowers, 32434 [16OC]

Form

Borrower acknowledgement of notice of intent to take adverse action: Farmers Home Administration, 252 [22JA]

Farmer program borrower servicing options including deferrals and borrower responsibilities: Farmers Home Administration, 253 [22JA]

Notice of intent to take adverse action against borrower: Farmers Home Administration, 252 [22JA]

Letters

Community health centers' and other programs' funding: CBO, 28346 [3OC]

Cross compliance for farm program commodities: Senator Bentsen, 1217 [30JA]

Daylight saving time: American Farm Bureau Federation, 11204 [19MY]

Economic crisis in agriculture: Billy Gillum, 1825 [6FE]

Economic relief for family farmers: American Bankruptcy Institute, 9991 [8MY]

———National Farmers Union, 9991 [8MY]

Farmers Home Administration foreclosure policies: Senator Cochran, 252 [22JA]

———Vance L. Clark, 255 [22JA]

Increase in speed limit in rural areas: Salvatore A. Caruso, 19318 [5AU]

Preservation of family farming, 14553 [19JN]

REA prepayment of loans, 15836 [26JN]

REA privatization demonstration: Chugach Electric Association, Inc., 32434 [16OC]

———National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, 32434 [16OC]

———OMB, 32111 [15OC], 32434 [16OC]

Repayment of REA loans: James A. Baker III, Sec. of the Treasury, 12684, 12685 [5JN]

———James C. Miller III, 12684 [5JN]

Satellite television scrambling: Sky High Satellite Systems, Inc., 13441 [12JN]

Memorandums

Prepayment of Loans by Rural Electrification and Telephone Systems: CBO, 27915, 27916 [2OC]

Memorials of legislature

Alabama, 10607 [14MY]

Arizona, 12624 [5JN], 13650 [12JN], 13833 [16JN]

California, 11312 [20MY], 11948 [22MY], 15772 [26JN], 16370 [14JY]

Hawaii, 10606 [14MY], 10704 [14MY]

Kansas, 7367 [14AP]

Maine, 11713 [21MY]

Montana, 9465 [5MY], 9648 [6MY]

Oklahoma, 6311 [26MR], 6638 [8AP]

Petitions

Community Block Grant Program: Norfolk, VA, City Council, 16327 [14JY]

Drug-free schools and communities: H.L. Richardson, 25457 [23SE]

Federal funds to subsidize agricultural competition: Southern Association of States, 22446 [9SE]

Sale of the Federal power marketing agencies and elimination of REA: Turner-Hutchinson Electric Cooperative, Inc., 8412 [22AP]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: economic crisis, 3025 [27FE], 3807 [6MR]

———emergency farm credit assistance, 3021, 3026 [27FE]

———provide Federal assistance for drought stricken farmers, 21140 [13AU]

Agriculture, rural development, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5177), 17646-17683 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5177), waiving certain points of order against consideration (H. Res. 504), 17600 [24JY]

CCC Charter Act: amend (H.R. 5386), 20575 [11AU]

Employment: enterprise zone development, 9107 [30AP]

Enterprise zones: designate, 13445-13455 [12JN]

———establish (H.R. 5189), 16878 [17JY]

Hospitals: Social Security reimbursement policies (H.R. 4788), 10204 [8MY]

Housing: availability of mortgage credit, 13201 [11JN]

———funding certain programs, 12320 [4JN]

———income ceiling for interest credit assistance, 13205 [11JN]

———income eligibility requirements for assistance, 13203 [11JN]

———loan guarantees, 3797 [6MR]

Medicare: payment for extended services provided through home health agencies (see H.R. 5671)

Mesquite, NV: transfer of certain real property (H.R. 3352), 27350 [30SE]

National Agriculture Day: observance, 5776, 5818 [20MR]

National Outreach to the Rural Disabled Day: designate (S.J. Res. 406), 27510 [1OC]

Postal Service: deductions allowed for use of private automobiles by rural mail carriers (H.R. 4715), 9136 [30AP], 9364 [1MY]

———estimated mileage tax allowance for letter carriers, 8999 [29AP]

REA: exemption of co-ops from right-of-way fees to Federal Government, 33569 [17OC]

———opposing elimination of loan programs (H. Res. 405), 5858 [20MR]

Roads and highways: allow individual States to set maximum speed limits in certain rural areas (H.R. 1163), 13650 [12JN]

Rural Health Care Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 4788), 10204 [8MY]

Rural Homeowner Assistance Program: income ceiling for interest credit assistance, 13205 [11JN]

Rural Industrial Assistance Act: enact (H.R. 4331), 3837 [6MR]

Rural Rental Housing Displacement Prevention Act: enact (H.R. 5463), 22182 [15AU]

Rural Rental Housing Preservation Act: enact, 28678 [3OC]

Rural Satellite Dish Owners Protection Act: enact (H.R. 3989), 7606 [15AP], 9201 [1MY]

Satellite Dish Owners Protection Act: enact (H.R. 4674), 8550 [23AP]

Small Business Disaster Loan Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 4854), 11471 [20MY]

Small publications: reinstate limited circulation rate postal subsidy (H.R. 5350), 19635 [6AU]

Television: satellite dish owners' rights, 3619 [5MR], 4004 [6MR]

———scrambling of satellite dish signals, 24777 [19SE]

Transportation: abandonment of rural bus routes (H.R. 5632), 28040 [2OC]

———funding, 11961 [22MY]

Tsutras, Frank G.: tribute, 24709 [18SE]

Water systems facilities: exemption from certain right-of-way rental payments (H.R. 3617), 9430 [5MY], 11125 [19MY], 12102 [3JN], 13748 [16JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committees: correct procedures for establishment, 1216-1218 [30JA]

Agriculture: economic crisis, 1825-1827 [6FE], 5706 [20MR], 5932 [21MR], 12051 [2JN], 12844 [6JN], 13548 [12JN], 13779 [16JN], 17065 [21JY], 17231 [22JY], 23046 [12SE], 33357 [17OC]

———payments to certain cattle producers, 27570-27594 [1OC]

———prohibitions on production of nonprogram crops, 3116 [27FE]

———prohibitions on production of nonprogram crops (S. 2077), 2297-2300 [19FE]

———relief on interest rates on loans, 27570-27594 [1OC]

Agriculture, rural development, and related agencies: making appropriations, 32496 [16OC]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: impact, 3117-3122 [27FE]

Bankruptcy: economic relief for family farmers, 9985-9990, 10011 [8MY]

Barneveld, WI: tribute, 12504 [4JN]

Community Economic Development Act: amend, 28345 [3OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to make advance recourse loans, 3697-3700 [5MR]

———cross compliance for farm program commodities, 1216-1218 [30JA]

———funding for extension programs, 28467 [3OC]

———pilot program of loan asset sales (S. 2137), 3546 [4MR], 3733 [5MR]

———sale of notes in the Rural Development Insurance Fund, 24915 [19SE]

Economic conditions: targeted fiscal assistance for needy communities (S. 2037), 1235 [30JA]

Enterprise zones: establish (S. 2609), 15976 [26JN]

Farmers: equitable farm program payment yields (S. 2042), 1582 [4FE]

Farmers Home Administration: debt collection procedures, 23094 [12SE]

———foreclosure policies, 252 [22JA]

Food Security Act: amend (S. 2036), 1216-1218 [30JA]

Health: rural health care improvement, 33305 [17OC]

Industry: attract for relocation, 18136 [30JY]

Matson, William F.: tribute, 14901 [23JN]

Medicare: payments to rural hospitals serving disproportionate number of low-income patients, 24899 [19SE]

———treatment of small rural hospitals (S. 2410), 26961 [29SE]

Mesquite, NV: transfer of certain real property (H.R. 3352), 29915 [9OC]

Motor vehicles: raise speed limits (S. 329), 14088-14089 [17JN]

National Association of Towns and Townships: tribute, 21999 [15AU]

National Future Farmers of America Week: observance, 2146 [18FE]

National Outreach to the Rural Disabled Day: designate (S.J. Res. 406), 21969 [15AU], 23080 [12SE]

National Rural Development Corp.: provide for use of designated funds, 28348 [3OC]

Postal Service: tax treatment of rural mail carrier automobile maintenance allowance (S. 2753), 21393 [13AU]

Public housing: tenant management, 27597 [1OC]

REA: allow borrowers to prepay their long-term debt without penalty, 33906 [6NO]

———allow prepayment of loans by rural electrification and telephone systems, 27912-27916 [2OC]

———prepayment of loans, 15834-15839, 15849 [26JN]

———privatization demonstration program, 32433 [16OC], 33512 [17OC]

———refinancing of loans, 24905, 24916 [19SE]

———repayment of loans, 12678-12691 [5JN]

———visit to Senate by delegation, 9598 [6MY]

Reilly, Terry: tribute, 11231 [19MY]

Revenue sharing program: State and local government dependence, 8319 [22AP]

Rural Electrification Credit Assistance Improvement Act: enact (S. 2633), 15873-15898 [26JN]

Rural Health Care Improvement Act: enact (S. 2410), 9661-9663 [6MY], 9922-9924 [7MY], 26961 [29SE]

Rural Industrial Assistance Act: enact (H.R. 4331), 21892 [15AU]

States: General Revenue Sharing Program, 25608 [23SE]

Taxation: establish enterprise zones, 13814-13821 [16JN]

———indexing of business property, 14545-14553 [19JN]

Reports

Can Rural Communities Survive the Farm Crisis?: National Association of Development Organizations, 16890 [17JY]

Governing the Heartland—Can Rural Communities Survive the Farm Crisis? (summary), 15977 [26JN]

Impact of the Finance Committee Tax Bill on Family Farming and a Comparison With the House Bill and Current Law: Center for Rural Affairs, 14550 [19JN]

Reports filed

Agriculture and Rural Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 5177) (S. Rept. 99-438), 22847 [11SE]

Agriculture and Rural Development Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 5177) (H. Rept. 99-686), 16745 [16JY]

———Committee on Rules (H.R. 5177; H. Res. 701) (H. Rept. 99-701), 17316 [22JY]

Designate National Outreach to the Rural Disabled Day: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 406), 22848 [11SE]

Emergency Assistance to Farmers and Ranchers Affected by Drought: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 5288) (S. Rept. 99-737), 18908 [4AU]

Establish Institutes of Rural Technology Development: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (H.R. 4331), 20922 [12AU]

Exempt Water Systems Facilities From Certain Right-of-Way Rental Payments: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 3617) (H. Rept. 99-548), 8212 [21AP]

Neurotoxins at Home and the Workplace: Committee on Science and Technology (H. Rept. 99-827), 23472 [16SE]

REA Operations: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 99-929), 27425 [30SE]

Resolutions by organizations

General Revenue Sharing Program: Association of County Commissioners of Alabama, 25609 [23SE]

Statements

Health Care for the Elderly—Central Michigan District Health Dept.: Judy Parrott, 18248 [30JY]

Impact of Prospective Payment System on Small and Rural Hospitals: Montana Hospital Association, 9662 [6MY]

National Speed Limit Law: J.M. Barnett, 14088 [17JN]

Preservation of Family Farming: Harold Breimeir, 14550 [19JN]

Summaries

Governing the Heartland—Can Rural Communities Survive the Farm Crisis?, 12845 [6JN]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs, 13787 [16JN]

Rural Health Care Improvement Act (H.R. 4788), 10204 [8MY]

Tables

Agricultural stabilization and conservation service one/multiple community counties by State, 28913 [6OC]

Agriculture, rural development, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 5177), 17647-17650 [24JY]

Interest savings from refinancing REA loans, 12679 [5JN]

Local government revenues in farm-dependent v. all counties in 10 sample States, 8319 [22AP]

Long-term Federal Financing Bank loans outstanding, 12679 [5JN]

Projected cost of fiscal year 1987 HUD and farmers home programs, 10488 [13MY]

Revenue sharing program (sundry), 8320 [22AP], 8621, 8622, 8624, 8626, 8640 [24AP]

Rural area budget programs, 10677 [14MY]

Rural area per capita personal income, 13816 [16JN]

Who got the big diversion payment bucks in 1984, 3120 [27FE]

Testimonies

National Speed Limit Law: California Highway Patrol, 14092-14093 [17JN]

Strengths in the Agricultural System: Richard E. Lyng, Sec. of Agriculture, 3879 [6MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 405, opposing elimination of REA loan programs, 5858 [20MR]

H.R. 3352, transfer of certain real property to city of Mesquite, NV, 27350 [30SE]

H.R. 4331, Rural Industrial Assistance Act, 3838 [6MR]

H.R. 5177, agriculture, rural development, and related agencies appropriations, 17666-17669 [24JY]

H.R. 5463, Rural Rental Housing Displacement Prevention Act, 22183 [15AU]

Making supplemental appropriations (excerpt), 27912 [2OC]

S. 2037, targeted fiscal assistance for needy communities, 1236-1238 [30JA]

S. 2042, equitable farm program payment yields for crops, 1582 [4FE]

S. 2077, prohibitions on production of nonprogram crops, 2298 [19FE]

S. 2137, pilot program of loan asset sales, 3733 [5MR]

S. 2410, Rural Health Care Improvement Act, 9661 [6MY]

S. 2633, Rural Electrification Credit Assistance Improvement Act, 15892 [26JN]

S.J. Res. 406, National Outreach to the Rural Disabled Day, 23080 [12SE], 27510 [1OC]