RURAL AREAS related term(s) Agriculture; Suburban areas

Addresses

Rural Development and Small Business: Charlie Albertson, E1304 [8MY]

Amendments

Agriculture: programs to aid beginning farmers, and improve Farmers Home Administration (H.R. 4906), S17356, S17495 [7OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5487), S10432, S10435, S10437, S10442, S10449, S10450, S10451, S10452, S10454, S10469, S10473, S10540, S10541, S10542 [28JY], H5564, H5567, H5573, H5577, H5580, H5584, H5626, H5631, H5636, H5641, H5649, H5653, H5655 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5487), conference report, S12276 [11AU]

Forests: conservation of ancient forest ecosystem (S. 2895), S9875 [2JY]

REA: improve electric and telephone service (H.R. 5237), S16618, S17051 [5OC], H11740 [5OC]

Rural Telephone Bank: clarify status and accounting policies (H.R. 5954), S16625, S17054 [5OC], H11907 [5OC]

Analyses

Farmers Home Administration Improvement Act (H.R. 4257), E325 [19FE]

Local Exchange Infrastructure Modernization Act (S. 2810), S7595 [4JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 5487, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies appropriations, H7399 [5AU]

Articles and editorials

Alumni Play Critical Roles, Brighten Health Prospects, Rural to Urban, S947 [5FE]

Burkesville, S8713 [23JN]

Elkton, S10956 [30JY]

Farm Population Down 50 Percent in Last 20 Years—Many of Those Who Remain Rely on Second Jobs for Adequate Income, Data Show, S9748 [2JY]

Free-Trade Riches in Store for Tiny Firms Too, E2550 [12AU]

Hackworth Uses Low-Key Style in Boosting Shelbyville, S10047 [21JY]

Hopkinsville, S7900 [10JN]

Marion, S10147 [22JY]

Morehead—A Town Shaped by Hills, History, and a School, S4235 [25MR]

Mount Sterling, S7724 [9JN]

Munfordville, S8408 [17JN]

Nicholasville, S11501 [4AU]

No Haven—Homelessness Spreads to the Countryside, Straining Resources, S916 [4FE]

Owenton—Out-of-the-Way Town Is Trying To Attract Jobs and Keep People, S14155 [18SE]

Poor Take Micro-Steps Off Welfare, E2549 [12AU]

Public Trough Isn't All That Feeds Capital's Economy, S10245-S10247 [23JY]

Quiet Exodus by the Young Leaves the Future of Family Farms in Doubt, S9749 [2JY]

Rural Radio, S11920 [7AU]

Staying Afloat—How Two Rural Hospitals Are Succeeding in Tough Times, S5990 [5MY]

Taylorsville—Progress Makes Inroads, But It's Still a Cozy Place, S13430 [14SE]

There Will Always Be a Leadville, Proclaims Mayor Zaitz, E2291 [29JY]

Too Tough To Die, S946 [5FE]

Warsaw, S13917-S13919 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: programs to aid beginning farmers, and improve Farmers Home Administration (see S. 3310; H.R. 4906, 6129), S16348 [2OC], H2670 [9AP], H11197 [3OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 5487), H5322 [25JN]

Census: include data relating to urban, rural, below-poverty, and farming populations (see H.R. 5477), H5182 [24JN]

———interim data on below poverty, urban, rural, and farm populations (see S. 3209), S12573 [12AU]

Community Reinvestment Act: exempt certain financial institutions from examination requirements (see S. 2511), S4636 [1AP]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: amend (see H.R. 6138), H11627 [5OC]

Contracts: Federal procurement contracts to rural business concerns (see H.R. 5845), H8145 [12AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform field structure and organization of farmer service agencies (see S. 2879), S8659 [23JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit implementation of the Rural Health Care Initiative (see S. 2183, 2188; H.R. 4196), S910 [4FE], S1040 [5FE], H397 [7FE]

Electric power: rural electrification loans relative to central station service (see H.R. 4753), H2290 [2AP]

———securing necessary financing from private sources by rural electric borrowers (see S. 2646), S5899 [30AP]

———treatment of certain loans made to electric generation and transmission cooperatives (see H.R. 5549), H5979 [2JY]

Farmers: operation of farm loan programs (see H.R. 4257), H477 [19FE]

Federal aid programs: development of community economic opportunity systems (see H.R. 6110), H10778 [2OC]

———improve health care and educational services through telecommunications (see H.R. 6124), H11197 [3OC]

Financial institutions: prepayment and refinancing of Federal loans made to electrification and telephone systems (see S. 2978), S9777 [2JY]

———regulations on small community banks (see S. 2794), S7352 [2JN]

Forests: conservation of ancient forest ecosystem (see S. 2895), S8973 [25JN]

———encourage more tree planting in communities (see S. Res. 264), S2911 [5MR]

Health: care access (see S. 2541), S4932 [7AP]

———establish modern interactive telecommunications systems relative to medical services (see H.R. 5238), H3728 [21MY]

———improve availability and quality of health care (see S. 2394), S4097 [24MR]

———improve care of farm families (see H.R. 5315), H4121 [3JN]

———improve care services (see H.R. 5833), H8144 [12AU]

———maintain infrastructure requirements for urban and rural safety net hospitals (see S. 3280), S15473 [28SE]

———reauthorizing the rural health care transition grant program (see H.R. 5223), H3643 [20MY]

Health care professionals: tax treatment of physicians starting medical practices in rural areas (see H.R. 5598), H6245 [9JY]

Homeless: establish programs (see S. 2181), S910 [4FE]

Housing: coordination of neighborhood development program activities (see H.R. 6107), H10778 [2OC]

———improve programs (see S. 2562), S5218 [9AP]

———improve rural homeownership and utilities (see S. 3135), S11603 [5AU]

Medicare: geographic classification requirements (see S. 2680, 2683), S6349, S6350 [7MY]

———hospital reclassifications relative to reimbursement rates (see S. 2888), S8792 [24JN]

———payments made to medicare-dependent, small rural hospitals (see S. 3117), S11071 [31JY]

———payments to small rural hospitals for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 5771), H7385 [4AU]

———transportation services for dialysis patients in rural areas (see H.R. 6070), H10014 [30SE]

Public Health Service: rural health outreach programs (see H.R. 4464), H1267 [12MR]

REA: improve electric and telephone service (see H.R. 5237, 6126), H3728 [21MY], H11197 [3OC]

Refuse disposal: preparation of rural community impact statements prior to construction permits (see S. 2781; H.R. 4212), S7169 [21MY], H407 [11FE]

Rural Electrification Act: amend (see H.R. 5494), H5323 [25JN]

Rural Housing Loan Guarantee Program: maximum income limitation for borrowers (see H.R. 4767), H2324 [3AP]

Rural Telephone Bank: clarify status and accounting policies (see H.R. 5954), H8646 [16SE]

Small business: criteria used to certify certain development companies in rural areas (see H.R. 4479), H1321 [17MR]

Social Security: operating costs of inpatient services in small rural hospitals (see H.R. 4755), H2290 [2AP]

———program for maintenance of the infrastructure of certain safety net hospitals (see H.R. 4521), H1380 [19MR]

Telecommunications: establish rural telecommunications zones (see H.R. 4265), H477 [19FE]

———modernize infrastructure relative to universally accessible telephone service (see S. 2810), S7584 [4JN]

Water: compliance with safe drinking water regulations (see H.R. 5445), H4983 [18JN]

———reauthorize pollution control programs and wastewater treatment works construction (see H.R. 5320), H4121 [3JN]

Factsheets

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5487), H5552 [30JN]

Conference Report on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5487), H7911-H7913 [11AU]

Letters

Dept. of Agriculture field structure and organization of farmer service agencies: Senators Leahy and Lugar, S8669 [23JN]

Farmington, MI, history: Shirley Richardson, E1224 [4MY]

Market Promotion Program funding: Edward Madigan, Sec. of Agriculture, H7916 [11AU]

Rural health care initiative: VFW, S1742 [20FE]

Rural housing vouchers program: National Rural Housing Coalition, S13020 [9SE]

Motions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5487), H5655 [30JN], H7398 [5AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5487), conference report, H7924, H7926, H7928, H7929, H7930, H7931, H7932 [11AU]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: programs to aid beginning farmers, and improve Farmers Home Administration (H.R. 4906, 6129), H7338-H7347 [4AU], H11255 [4OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5487), H5548-H5589, H5625-H5656 [30JN], H7398 [5AU], E2043, E2046, E2056, E2061 [1JY], E2070 [2JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5487), amendments in disagreement, H7924 [11AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5487), conference report, H7900-H7932 [11AU], E2466 [12AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5487), motion to instruct conferees, H7399 [5AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5487), motion to recommit, H5655 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5487), permission to file conference report, H7686, H7697 [6AU]

Arizona: tribute to Portable Practical Educational Preparation Training for Employment Centers, E3117 [9OC]

Bessemer, AL: Chamber of Commerce anniversary, E7 [24JA]

Burlington, CO: tribute to ``grow your own doctor'' scholarship program, E2552 [12AU]

Colorado: tribute to rural areas, E2291 [29JY]

Community Reinvestment Act: exempt certain financial institutions from examination requirements (S. 2511), H11354 [5OC]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: amend (H.R. 6138), H11729, H11730 [5OC]

Contracts: Federal procurement contracts to rural business concerns (H.R. 5845), E2520 [12AU]

Cook, NE: America's Best Small Town award recipient, E2073 [2JY]

Cottle County, TX: centennial, E2027 [30JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit implementation of the Rural Health Care Initiative (S. 2183), E262 [7FE]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H7022 [30JY]

Economy: implement programs to improve employment and other social conditions, H3096, H3098, H3099, H3100 [12MY], H3177, H3180 [13MY], H3454 [20MY], H3839 [28MY], H4684 [15JN], E1455 [20MY]

———national objectives priority assignments, H3225-H3237 [13MY], H7261 [4AU]

Electric power: rural electrification loans relative to central station service (H.R. 4753), E953 [2AP]

Essex County, VA: anniversary, E1193 [30AP]

Eufaula, AL: Eufaula (AL) Tribune Good Citizens Award recipients, E250 [7FE]

———tribute to historic preservation efforts, E599 [10MR]

Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research: tribute, E702 [17MR]

Farmers: operation of farm loan programs (H.R. 4257), E324 [19FE]

Farmington, MI: anniversary, E1224 [4MY]

Federal aid programs: development of community economic opportunity systems (H.R. 6110), H10658 [2OC], E3197 [9OC]

———improve health care and educational services through telecommunications (H.R. 6124), H11262 [4OC]

Health: access to and delivery of services, H6356 [22JY]

———improve care of farm families (H.R. 5315), E1644 [3JN]

———improve care services (H.R. 5833), E2529 [12AU]

Hellertown, PA: anniversary, E1262 [6MY]

Housing: coordination of neighborhood development program activities (H.R. 6107), E2920 [2OC], E3197 [9OC]

Kane, PA: tribute to the Black Cherry Festival, E2110 [8JY]

National objectives: implement programs to improve employment and other social conditions, H3096, H3097 [12MY]

Portable Practical Educational Preparation Program: anniversary, E2549 [12AU]

Public Health Service: rural health outreach programs (H.R. 4464), E671 [12MR]

REA: improve electric and telephone service (H.R. 5237), H7347-H7356 [4AU], H11740, H11741 [5OC]

Reece, Bailey L.: retirement from National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, E64 [22JA]

Refuse disposal: community facilities, E3051 [5OC]

———preparation of rural community impact statements prior to construction permits (H.R. 4212), E282 [11FE], E321 [19FE]

Roseland, LA: anniversary, E1330 [11MY]

Rural California Housing Corp.: tribute, E2795 [25SE]

Rural Electrification Act: amend (H.R. 5494), E2033 [30JN]

Rural Telephone Bank: clarify status and accounting policies (H.R. 5954), H9761 [29SE], H11907, H11908 [5OC]

Small business: development, E1304 [8MY]

Social Security: operating costs of inpatient services in small rural hospitals (H.R. 4755), H2272 [2AP], E951 [2AP]

———program for maintenance of the infrastructure of certain safety net hospitals (H.R. 4521), E739 [19MR]

Spring Lake, NJ: anniversary, E2035 [30JN]

Telecommunications: cellular telephone demand in rural areas, E1744 [9JN]

———establish rural telecommunications zones (H.R. 4265), E335 [19FE]

Transportation: improve services in rural areas, E2928 [3OC]

Tulare County, CA: anniversary of the Tulare County Community Action Agency's Proteus program, E1718 [5JN]

Water: compliance with safe drinking water regulations (H.R. 5445), E1901 [19JN]

———reauthorize pollution control programs and wastewater treatment works construction (H.R. 5320), E1662 [4JN]

Wellston, OH: dedication of renovated railroad station, H3459 [20MY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: crop damages, S13493, S13494 [15SE]

———decline in farm population, S9747 [2JY]

———programs to aid beginning farmers, and improve Farmers Home Administration (S. 3310; H.R. 4906, 6129), S16355-S16358 [2OC], S17355 [7OC], S17860-S17862 [8OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5487), S10258 [24JY], S10428-S10484 [28JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5487), conference report, S12275-S12278 [11AU]

Calhoun County, SC: emergency medical services team winner of national competition, S6616 [13MY]

Census: interim data on below poverty, urban, rural, and farm populations (S. 3209), S12670 [12AU]

Community Reinvestment Act: exempt certain financial institutions from examination requirements (S. 2511), S4655 [1AP], S14831 [23SE]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: amend (H.R. 6138), S17233 [7OC]

Cook County, MN: National Recycling Coalition Best Rural Recycling Program award recipient, S17082 [5OC]

Cumberland County, KY: tribute to the small town of Burkesville, S8713 [23JN]

Dempsey, D.W.: commend plan to improve emergency service to rural communities, S13428 [14SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform field structure and organization of farmer service agencies (S. 2879), S8669 [23JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit implementation of the Rural Health Care Initiative, S1885, S1886 [20FE], S1943 [21FE], S2247 [25FE]

———prohibit implementation of the Rural Health Care Initiative (S. 2183, 2188), S919 [4FE], S1040 [5FE], S1886 [20FE]

Disasters: assistance, S6990 [20MY]

Ecology and environment: assist small communities in construction of ecological facilities (S. 729), S3787 [17MR]

Economy: conditions, S17070 [5OC]

———implement programs to improve employment and other social conditions, S6547 [13MY], S6957 [20MY]

Electric power: securing necessary financing from private sources by rural electric borrowers (S. 2646), S5910 [30AP]

Elkton, KY: tribute, S10956 [30JY]

Employment: supplemental appropriations to stimulate job creation (S. 2262), S2315-S2317 [26FE]

Farnham, NY: anniversary of incorporated village, S9309 [30JN]

Financial institutions: prepayment and refinancing of Federal loans made to electrification and telephone systems (S. 2978), S9837 [2JY]

———regulations on small community banks (S. 2794), S7353 [2JN]

Forests: conservation of ancient forest ecosystem (S. 2895), S8984, S8993-S8998 [25JN], S9875 [2JY]

———encourage more tree planting in communities (S. Res. 264), S2931 [5MR]

Frankfort, KY: tribute, S10245 [23JY]

Health: improve availability and quality of health care (S. 2394), S4108 [24MR]

———maintain infrastructure requirements for urban and rural safety net hospitals (S. 3280), S15474, S15478 [28SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S946 [5FE]

———provide incentives to health care providers and establish State health service corps demonstration projects (S. 1125), S18274 [29OC]

Health care facilities: reimbursement of regional rural referral centers by medicaid and medicare, S15366 [26SE]

Homeless: establish programs (S. 2181), S914, S917 [4FE], S13665 [16SE]

Housing: improve programs (S. 2562), S5223 [9AP]

———rural housing vouchers program, S13020 [9SE]

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

Marion, KY: tribute, S10147 [22JY]

Medicare: geographic classification requirements (S. 2680, 2683), S6389, S6392 [7MY]

———hospital reclassifications relative to reimbursement rates (S. 2888), S8798 [24JN]

———payments made to medicare-dependent, small rural hospitals (S. 3117), S11073 [31JY], S11224 [3AU], S12427 [12AU]

Middlesboro, KY: tribute, S4405 [26MR]

Morehead, KY: tribute, S4235 [25MR]

Mount Sterling, KY: tribute, S7723 [9JN]

Munfordville, KY: tribute, S8407 [17JN]

National Rural Telecommunications Services Week: designate (S.J. Res. 281), S9278 [30JN]

Nicholasville, KY: tribute, S11500 [4AU]

Owenton, KY: tribute, S14154 [18SE]

Pewee Valley, KY: tribute, S4525 [31MR]

Poverty: children in poverty conditions, S5551 [10AP]

———training youth in education and employment skills and expand housing opportunities (S. 1100), S15964 [1OC]

REA: improve electric and telephone service (H.R. 5237), S16617, S16618 [5OC]

Refuse disposal: preparation of rural community impact statements prior to construction permits (S. 2781), S7214 [21MY]

Rural and Waste Disposal Grants Program: inclusion of colonias, S17172 [7OC]

Rural Telephone Bank: clarify status and accounting policies (H.R. 5954), S16625 [5OC]

Salyersville, KY: tribute, S10043 [21JY]

Springwater, NY: anniversary, S12743 [12AU]

Taylorsville, KY: tribute, S13430 [14SE]

Telecommunications: cellular telephone demand in rural areas, S7896 [10JN]

———modernize infrastructure relative to universally accessible telephone service (S. 2810), S7593-S7599 [4JN]

Telephone: transmission of cable television and clarify franchising authority, S666 [30JA]

Veterans: health care issues, S1742, S1744 [20FE]

Warsaw, KY: tribute, S13917 [17SE]

West River Regional Medical Center, Hettinger, ND: tribute, S5989 [5MY]

Winchester, KY: tribute, S8117 [11JN]

Reports by conference committees

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5487), H7727-H7738 [7AU]

Reports filed

Big Thicket National Preserve Addition: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 1592), S14975 [24SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 1592) (S. Rept. 102-473), S18161 [8OC]

Clarification of Status and Accounting Policies of Rural Telephone Bank: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 5954) (H. Rept. 102-943), H9866 [29SE]

Dept. of Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 5487) (H. Rept. 102-617), H5257, H5322 [25JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 5487) (S. Rept. 102-334), S10218 [23JY]

Improvement of Electric and Telephone Service in Rural Areas: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 5237) (H. Rept. 102-782), H7384 [4AU]

Programs To Aid Beginning Farmers, and Improve Farmers Home Administration: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 4906) (H. Rept. 102-783), H7384 [4AU]

Rulings of the Chair

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5487), H5567, H5642 [30JN]

Summaries

Community Bank Regulatory Relief Act (S. 2794), S7357 [2JN]

Program for Maintenance of the Infrastructure of Certain Safety Net Hospitals (H.R. 4521), E740 [19MR]

Rural Health Care Protection and Improvement Act (S. 2394), S4110 [24MR]

Tables

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies (H.R. 5487), H7902-H7909 [11AU]

Agriculture subcommittee spending totals—Senate reported, S10430 [28JY]

Texts of

H.R. 4212, Rural Communities Hazardous Waste Information Act, E321 [19FE]

H.R. 4906, Agricultural Credit Improvement Act, H7338-H7343 [4AU]

H.R. 5237, Rural Electrification Administration Improvement Act, H7347-H7349 [4AU]

H.R. 5487, Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies appropriations, S10417-S10428 [28JY]

H.R. 5954, clarify status and accounting policies of the Rural Telephone Bank, H9761 [29SE]

H.R. 6124, improve health care and educational services to rural areas through telecommunications, H11262 [4OC]

H.R. 6129, Agricultural Credit Improvement Act, H11255-H11261 [4OC]

H.R. 6138, amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, H11729 [5OC]

S. 2181, Rural Homelessness Assistance Act, S915 [4FE]

S. 2188, prohibit implementation of the Rural Health Care Initiative, S1041 [5FE]

S. 2394, Rural Health Care Protection and Improvement Act, S4109 [24MR]

S. 2680, Medicare Geographic Data Accuracy Act, S6389 [7MY]

S. 2683, medicare geographic classification requirements, S6392 [7MY]

S. 2794, Community Bank Regulatory Relief Act, S7354-S7357 [2JN]

S. 2810, Local Exchange Infrastructure Modernization Act, S7594 [4JN]

S. 2888, hospital reclassifications relative to reimbursement rates under medicare, S8799 [24JN]

S. 2895, Rural Development and Ancient Forest Ecosystem Conservation Act, S8985-S8993 [25JN]

S. 2978, prepayment and refinancing of Federal loans made to electrification and telephone systems, S9838 [2JY]

S. 3280, National Health Safety Net Infrastructure Act, S15474-S15478 [28SE]

S. Res. 264, encourage more tree planting in communities, S2930 [5MR]