DISASTERS related term(s) Earthquakes; Famines; Floods; Hunger; Hurricanes

Amendments

Agriculture: disaster assistance (H.R. 2893), S17173 [7OC]

Appropriations: making for assistance (H.R. 5132), S6963, S6979, S6989, S6990, S6991, S6999, S7000, S7005, S7006, S7007, S7010, S7018, S7048, S7049, S7050 [20MY], S7105, S7111, S7113, S7115, S7132, S7239 [21MY]

———making for assistance (H.R. 5132), conference report, S8463, S8464, S8465, S8537 [18JN], H4903, H4904 [18JN]

Analyses

Relieve Financial Institutions of Regulatory Burdens Relative to Doing Business in an Emergency or Disaster Area (S. 3242), S13883 [17SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 5132, making appropriations for disaster assistance, H4023 [3JN]

———H.R. 5506, assistance for operation of transit systems during major disasters, H9199 [23SE]

Articles and editorials

After Tragedy, Life Star Carries On, S9048 [26JN]

Carlson To Seek Federal Assistance for Storm Areas, S8469 [18JN]

Change One Tax, S6993 [20MY]

Credit Unions Got Help Quickly After Hurricane, S13874 [17SE]

Daley Bags 4 Bureaucrats—Mayor Tells of Incredible Flood Fiasco, H3217 [13MY]

Don't Let All This Rain Fool You, E334 [19FE]

End of an Era—Owner of Capital Market Ready to Call it Quits, S3841 [18MR]

Enterprise Zones—``Greenlining for Growth'', S6994 [20MY]

Even a Liberal Is Ready, S6993 [20MY]

How Big a Disaster Can Insurers Survive, E2673 [17SE]

Jennifer Hodges, A Soldier in the Combat Zone of Daily Life, S9048 [26JN]

Medical Bus Flown to Hurricane Andrew Area, S16127 [1OC]

Milpitas Sends Help on Wheels to Louisiana, E2594 [11SE]

Minnesota Picks Up Pieces After Storms Wreak Havoc, S8469 [18JN]

Mispricing the Risks, H8743 [18SE]

``Neither . . . Nor Ash'' Stopped the Postal Service in Alaska, S17081 [5OC]

Preparation Rings the Bell, E3082 [9OC]

Shoddy Work?—Dade To Probe Why Buildings Failed, H8195 [9SE]

Slowly Sinking Into Sea, S18247 [8OC]

Son of Kesterson, E335 [19FE]

Treasury Transmits Legislation To Provide Emergency Regulatory Relief Authority to Banking and Thrift Regulators, S13883 [17SE]

Twisters Leave Trail of Shock, Tears—This Time, the Ridge Didn't Save Chandler, S8470 [18JN]

2 Die, 30 Injured as Storms Pound Midwest Again, S8470 [18JN]

What if 100 Jumbo Jets Crashed and No One Survived?, S7493 [3JN]

Why Help Took So Long, H8192 [9SE]

Wind Experts Fault Flimsy Construction—Team Says Code Is Basically Solid, H8195 [9SE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: disaster assistance program for producers in lieu of crop insurance (see H.R. 4601), H1994 [26MR]

———extend emergency crop loss assistance and authorize research relative to infestations of sweetpotato whitefly (see H.R. 5012), H2808 [29AP]

Appropriations: making for assistance (see H.R. 5132, 5342), H3169 [12MY], H4446 [9JN]

———making for assistance (H.R. 5132), consideration (see H. Res. 454), H3239 [13MY]

Census: correction of undercounts relative to natural disasters (see H.R. 5945), H8575 [15SE]

Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Response (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 606), H11628 [5OC]

Earthquakes: protection of life and property (see S. 2533; H.R. 4792), S4931 [7AP], H2407 [7AP]

Ecology and environment: disaster relief for restoration of naturally occurring sand dunes (see H.R. 4504), H1345 [18MR]

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act: Federal facilities compliance (see H.R. 4986), H2672 [9AP]

Federal aid programs: Federal hazard mitigation assistance (see S. 3383), S18161 [8OC]

FEMA: transfer functions of the Director to the Sec. of Defense (see H.R. 5968), H8734 [17SE]

Financial institutions: emergency relief from regulatory requirements for disaster areas (see S. 3266, 3285; H.R. 5999), S14808 [23SE], S15656 [29SE], H9293 [23SE]

———relieve regulatory burdens relative to doing business in an emergency or disaster area (see S. 3242), S13879 [17SE]

Fish: disaster assistance for restriction on Pacific Ocean salmon (see H.R. 4845), H2668 [9AP]

Foreign assistance: supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 5069), H3018 [6MY]

Housing: establish reinsurance program through FEMA relative to certain property losses (see H.R. 5447), H5042 [22JN]

Hurricanes: Federal relief efforts for damage caused by Andrew (see S. 3263; H.R. 5911), S14670 [22SE], H8218 [9SE]

———use of foreign assistance funds for Federal relief efforts for damage caused by Andrew (see H.R. 5921), H8219 [9SE]

Long Island Sound: investigation and development of a model (see S. 3216), S12573 [12AU]

National Flood Insurance Program: reform (see S. 2907), S9139 [29JN]

Price gouging: prevention (see H.R. 5912), H8219 [9SE]

Small Business Act: disaster loan terms (see H.R. 4903), H2670 [9AP]

Taxation: modify involuntary conversion rules for certain disaster-related conversions (see S. 3123), S11375 [3AU]

———treatment of conversions resulting from disasters and certain other funds used for disaster repairs (see H.R. 4707), H2201 [31MR]

———treatment of involuntary conversion rules for certain disaster-related conversions (see H.R. 5640), H6449 [22JY]

Transportation: assistance for operation of transit systems during major disasters (see H.R. 5506), H5541 [29JN]

Volcanoes: protection of life and property (see S. 2533; H.R. 4792), S4931 [7AP], H2407 [7AP]

Broadcasts

Disaster assistance appropriations: Charles Osgood, S7106 [21MY]

Comparisons

National Flood Insurance Reform Act and S. 650, National Flood Insurance Mitigation and Erosion Management Act, S9327 [30JN]

Documents

Proposed Amendment to H.R. 5132, Making Appropriations for Disaster Assistance, S6683 [14MY]

Proposed legislation criminalizing price gouging in declared national disaster areas, S16945 [5OC]

Letters

Depository Institutions Disaster Relief Act: Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Center for Community Change, and the Consumers Union, S14818 [23SE]

———Charles A. Bowsher, S14817 [23SE]

Disaster relief assistance: FEMA, S8468 [18JN], E1569 [28MY]

———SBA, S8468 [18JN]

———Senator Warner, S8472 [18JN]

Federal relief effort for damage caused by Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki: Senator Mikulski, S13463 [15SE]

Federal relief efforts for damage caused by Hurricane Andrew: Louisiana Senate and House delegation, S18326 [29OC]

FEMA regulations: Senator Cranston, S14804 [23SE]

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: Bureau of Reclamation, H460 [19FE]

———Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, H461 [19FE]

SBA disaster loan program funding: OMB, S4585 [1AP]

———Senator Bumpers, S4585 [1AP]

Veterans receipt of military retired pay concurrently with disability compensation for those with service-connected disabilities: Bruce Sundlun, Governor of Rhode Island, S13468 [15SE]

Lists

Appropriations, authorizations, and oversight committees—102nd Congress, FEMA, H8192 [9SE]

Memorials of legislature

Alabama, H6583 [23JY]

Alaska, S5893 [30AP], S13418 [14SE]

California, S18269 [29OC]

Hawaii, S7692 [9JN], S8384 [17JN], H3917 [28MY], H4447 [9JN]

Louisiana, S18267 [29OC], H10014 [30SE]

Rhode Island, S13468 [15SE]

Motions

Appropriations: making for assistance (H.R. 5132), H3273 [14MY], H4022 [3JN]

———making for assistance (H.R. 5132), conference report, H4903 [18JN]

Petitions

La Puente, CA, City Council, H2677 [9AP]

Press releases

Storm damage estimated at $50.5 million, Minnesota Dept. of Public Safety, S8471 [18JN]

Remarks in House

Africa: drought crisis, E1511 [21MY]

Agriculture: disaster funds, E2296 [29JY]

———extend emergency crop loss assistance and authorize research relative to infestations of sweetpotato whitefly (H.R. 5012), E1177 [30AP]

Appropriations: making for assistance (H.R. 5132), H3174, H3175, H3179, H3217, H3218 [13MY], H3260-H3275 [14MY], E1385 [14MY], E1436 [19MY]

———making for assistance (H.R. 5132), conference report, H4903-H4917 [18JN], E1924 [22JN]

———making for assistance (H.R. 5132), conference report, consideration (H. Res. 491), H4901-H4903 [18JN]

———making for assistance (H.R. 5132), consideration (H. Res. 454), H3254-H3260 [14MY]

———making for assistance (H.R. 5132), motion to instruct conferees, H4022 [3JN]

———making for assistance (H.R. 5132), motion to recommit, H3274 [14MY]

California: emergency earthquake assistance, H5332 [29JN]

Census: correction of undercounts relative to natural disasters (H.R. 5945), H8450 [15SE]

Chicago, IL: declaration of disaster area due to flood, H3175 [13MY]

———insurance treatment of flood claims, H7517 [5AU]

Children of Chernobyl Relief Foundation: tribute, E473 [27FE]

Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Response (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 606), E3058 [5OC]

Commonwealth of Independent States: Children of Chernobyl Relief Fund, E2841 [30SE]

Earthquakes: establish hazard reduction program (H.R. 2806), H5331 [29JN], H6144 [8JY], H8799 [18SE], E973 [7AP], E2673 [17SE]

———protection of life and property (H.R. 4792), E973 [7AP]

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act: Federal facilities compliance (H.R. 4986), E1083 [10AP]

Federal aid programs: drought assistance (H.R. 355), H453 [19FE], E334 [19FE], E364 [20FE], E405 [25FE], E795 [24MR]

———drought assistance (H.R. 355), Senate amendment, H457-H461 [19FE]

———loan fund to assist victims of future disasters (H.R. 3304), H3255 [14MY]

FEMA: establish reinsurance program relative to certain property losses (H.R. 5447), E1935 [22JN]

———evaluate effectiveness in handling major disasters, H8402 [15SE]

———transfer functions of the Director to the Sec. of Defense (H.R. 5968), H8721 [17SE]

Fish: disaster assistance for restriction on Pacific Ocean salmon (H.R. 4845), H2657 [9AP]

Flood control: emergency watershed protection, H6793 [28JY]

———protection for Sims Bayou in Houston, TX, E2575 [10SE]

Florida: award contracts for the rebuilding of south Florida to local companies, H8198 [9SE]

Fritch, TX: emergency disaster assistance, H5545 [30JN], H6028 [8JY]

Hunger: donation of agricultural commodities for international relief programs financed by Japan (H. Con. Res. 179), H7836-H7839 [10AU]

Hurricane Agnes: anniversary, E1948 [23JN]

Hurricanes: Federal relief efforts for damage caused by Andrew, H8153, H8155, H8156, H8157, H8180, H8196-H8207 [9SE], H8226, H8296 [10SE], H8336 [14SE], H8402 [15SE], H8741, H8792 [18SE], H9301 [24SE], E2687 [17SE], E2717 [21SE]

———impact of Andrew, H8179, H8187 [9SE]

———impact of Iniki, H8461 [15SE]

———issues relative to rebuilding Homestead Air Force Base after damage caused by Andrew, H8153 [9SE], H8798 [18SE]

———McCaw Cellular Communications relief efforts for damage caused by Andrew, E2863 [30SE]

———New York's private relief efforts for damage caused by Andrew, E2785 [24SE]

———Southern Bell Telephone Co. efforts in areas affected by hurricane Andrew, E3017 [4OC], E3082, E3197, E3210 [9OC]

———use of foreign assistance funds for Federal relief efforts for damage caused by Andrew (H.R. 5921), H8154 [9SE]

Lumber trade: price increases following hurricane Andrew, E2569 [10SE]

Milpitas, CA: commend efforts to help victims of Hurricane Andrew, E2594 [11SE]

National Flood Insurance Program: enforcement of mandatory purchase requirement, E3215 [9OC]

National Guard: crash of C-130 transport plane in Evansville, IN, H387 [7FE]

SBA: disaster loan program funding, H2230 [1AP]

Soviet Union: Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident anniversary, E1128 [28AP]

Taxation: treatment of involuntary conversion rules for certain disaster-related conversions (H.R. 5640), H6635 [27JY]

Volcanoes: protection of life and property (H.R. 4792), E973 [7AP]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: crop damages, S7101 [21MY], S13493, S13494 [15SE]

———disaster assistance (H.R. 2893), S17173, S17182 [7OC]

Alaska: postal delivery relative to volcanic eruption, S17081 [5OC]

Appropriations: making for assistance (H.R. 5132), S6683-S6687 [14MY], S6934 [19MY], S6960-S7018 [20MY], S7100-S7120, S7129-S7141 [21MY], S8762 [24JN]

———making for assistance (H.R. 5132), conference report, S7672, S7673-S7676 [9JN], S8460-S8473 [18JN]

———making for assistance (H.R. 5132), unanimous-consent agreement, S7015 [20MY]

———rescission of certain funds relative to disaster assistance legislation, S7010-S7015 [20MY]

California: earthquake relief to Humboldt County, S8472 [18JN]

Contracts: waiver of certain wage scale laws relative to construction or repair projects, S7102-S7105 [21MY]

Earthquakes: impact on Southern California and Nevada, S9090 [29JN]

———increase hazard mitigation funding, S5890 [30AP]

———protection of life and property, S13491 [15SE]

———protection of life and property (S. 2533), S4941, S4942 [7AP], S5559 [10AP], S5920 [30AP]

Federal aid programs: Federal hazard mitigation assistance (S. 3383), S18177 [8OC]

FEMA: repair of public utilities when natural disaster strikes U.S. territories, S815 [31JA]

Financial institutions: emergency relief from regulatory requirements for disaster areas (S. 3266, 3242, 3285), S13882 [17SE], S14816 [23SE], S15657-S15659 [29SE]

Homestead Air Force Base: funding to restore air field operations, S13485, S13486 [15SE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to commercial fishermen for losses arising from Hugo, Andrew, and Iniki, S14630 [22SE]

———Federal relief efforts for damage caused by Andrew, S12789, S12850 [8SE], S13094 [9SE], S13300-S13302 [10SE], S13487, S13490, S13491, S13492, S13494, S13495 [15SE], S13640 [16SE], S13873 [17SE], S14017, S14056 [18SE], S14803 [23SE], S15328 [26SE], S18326 [29OC]

———Federal relief efforts for damage caused by Andrew (S. 3263), S14693 [22SE]

———Federal relief efforts for damage caused by Iniki, S13461-S13463 [15SE], S13968 [18SE], S15437 [28SE]

———military disaster relief assistance activities, S13300 [10SE]

Kansas: disaster relief funding for NCK Electric Cooperative, S10404 [28JY]

Minnesota: disaster relief, S8465-S8471 [18JN], S9555 [1JY]

Montpelier, VT: flooding, S3840 [18MR]

National Flood Insurance Program: reform (S. 2907), S9145, S9146 [29JN], S9317 [30JN]

———revise (H.R. 1236), S18245-S18247 [8OC]

National Guard: crash of C-130 transport plane in Evansville, IN, S1306 [7FE]

Price gouging: prevention, S16943 [5OC]

Rural areas: assistance, S6990 [20MY]

SBA: disaster loan program funding, S4585, S4586 [1AP]

Taxation: modify involuntary conversion rules for certain disaster-related conversions (S. 3123), S11378 [3AU], S14948 [24SE], S15106 [25SE]

Urban areas: establish enterprise zones, S6991-S6995 [20MY]

Volcanoes: protection of life and property, S13491 [15SE]

———protection of life and property (S. 2533), S4941, S4942 [7AP], S5559 [10AP], S5920 [30AP]

Reports

Civil-Military Cooperative Action Program: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S13304 [10SE]

Narrative Summaries of Accidents Involving U.S. Nuclear Weapons: Dept. of Defense, S11172-S11175 [3AU]

VA Actions in Response to Hurricane Andrew: VA, E2717 [21SE]

Reports by conference committees

Disaster Assistance Appropriations (H.R. 5132), H4834-H4838 [17JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report and Amendments on H.R. 5132, Disaster Assistance Appropriations: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 491) (H. Rept. 102-578), H4853 [17JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5132, Disaster Assistance Appropriations (H. Res. 454): Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 102-519), H3239 [13MY]

Disaster Assistance Appropriations: committee of conference (H.R. 5132) (H. Rept. 102-577), H4853 [17JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 5132), S6893 [19MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 5132) (H. Rept. 102-518), H3136, H3169 [12MY]

Donation of Agricultural Commodities for International Hunger Relief Programs Financed by Japan: Committee on Ways and Means (H. Con. Res. 179) (H. Rept. 102-766), H7150 [31JY]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 287), S8972 [25JN]

Modification of Involuntary Conversion Rules for Certain Disaster-Related Conversions: Committee on Ways and Means (H.R. 5640) (H. Rept. 102-698), H6581 [23JY]

Preservation of Disaster Loan Fund To Assist Victims of Future Disasters: Committee on Small Business (H.R. 3304) (H. Rept. 102-471), H2019 [30MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Earthquake hazard reduction program: U.S. Conference of Mayors, H6145 [8JY]

Statements

Civil-Military Cooperative Action Program: Senator Nunn, S13302-S13304 [10SE]

Hurricane Andrew Federal Relief Efforts, S14057 [18SE]

Making Appropriations for Disaster Assistance (H.R. 5132): Bush administration, H3256 [14MY]

Older Americans Act Amendments, S13497-S13504 [15SE]

Summaries

Older Americans Act Amendments, S13504 [15SE]

Veterans' Organizations Relief Efforts for Damage Caused by Hurricane Andrew, E2823-E2825 [28SE]

Tables

Accidents involving U.S. nuclear weapons, S11189 [3AU]

Disaster assistance appropriations (H.R. 5132), H4907 [18JN]

Disaster funding needs as of May 31, 1992, S8466 [18JN]

Disaster relief fund requests, appropriations and outlays, 1984-93, S8463 [18JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 179, donation of agricultural commodities for international hunger relief programs financed by Japan, H7836 [10AU]

H. Con. Res. 284, prosecution of individuals relative to bombing of Pan American flight 103, H682 [27FE]

H. Res. 454, consideration of H.R. 5132, making appropriations for disaster assistance, H3254 [14MY]

H. Res. 491, consideration of conference report on H.R. 5132, making appropriations for disaster assistance, H4901 [18JN]

H.R. 355, Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act, H457-H459 [19FE]

H.R. 4845, Pacific Ocean Salmon Fishing Disaster Relief Act, H2657 [9AP]

H.R. 5132, making appropriations for disaster assistance, S6960 [20MY], H3260 [14MY]

H.R. 5640, tax treatment of involuntary conversion rules for certain disaster-related conversions, H6635 [27JY]

H.R. 5945, correction of census undercounts relative to natural disasters, H8450 [15SE]

S. 2907, National Flood Insurance Program reform, S9317-S9327 [30JN]

S. 3123, modify involuntary conversion rules for certain disaster-related conversions, S11378 [3AU]

S. 3242, relieve financial institutions of regulatory burdens relative to doing business in an emergency or disaster area, S13883 [17SE]

S. 3266, Depository Institutions Disaster Relief Act, S14817 [23SE]

S. 3285, Depository Institutions Disaster Relief Act, S15657-S15659 [29SE]

S.J. Res. 287, Mental Illness Awareness Week, S9082 [26JN], H9957 [30SE]