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

Amendments

Agriculture: reform crop insurance program (S. 2095), S12633, S12634, S12642, S12665, S12667, S12668 [25AU]

Congress: limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation (H.R. 4906), H8525, H8526, H8531, H8537 [17AU]

FEMA: improve Federal preparedness and response (S. 1697), S3764 [24MR]

Articles and editorials

Bodies of 9 Firefighters Make Journey to Oregon, H5653 [13JY]

Different Kind of House, E698 [18AP]

Earthquake Insurance Gains Support, H226 [3FE]

Earthquake's Silver Lining, S1267 [9FE]

Fraud and Price-Gouging of Disaster Victims, S3765 [24MR]

Reinventing Disaster Insurance, S1264 [9FE]

Shipyard Crews Give Quake Aid, E495 [21MR]

Spring Rake—College Students Help Disaster Victims, S4791 [26AP]

Tragedy Before Dawn—Earthquake Was Merciless, Indiscriminate in Claiming Its Victims, S6 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: assistance for papaya crop producers (see S. 1828), S951 [4FE]

———conservation plan compliance deadlines for certain croplands damaged by weather conditions (see H.R. 3794), H286 [3FE]

———emergency crop loss assistance for production losses incurred through freezing weather conditions (see S. 1879), S2023 [28FE]

———emergency crop loss assistance for production losses incurred through hurricane or typhoon damage to papaya, banana, or other fruit-bearing trees (see H.R. 3829), H410 [9FE]

———milk production and prices relative to flood disasters (see H.R. 5184), H11000 [5OC]

———reform crop insurance program (see S. 2092, 2095), S5449 [10MY]

Appropriations: rescind unauthorized funds contained in California earthquake relief legislation (see H.R. 3986), H1156 [9MR]

Bridges: seismic retrofitting program funding (see S. 1789), S54 [25JA]

Budget: establish a reserve account for expenditures relative to emergencies (see H.R. 4189), H2251 [13AP]

California: disaster assistance for earthquake (see S. 1868; H.R. 3735), S1860 [24FE], H82 [26JA]

———provide flexibility to depository institutions and regulators to facilitate recovery from earthquake damages (see H.R. 3799), H287 [3FE]

Congress: limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation (see S. 2417; H.R. 4906, 4913), S12467 [24AU], H7074 [5AU]

———limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation (H.R. 4906), consideration (see H. Res. 513), H7298 [9AU]

Federal aid programs: permit extension for filing drawback claims in declared disaster areas (see H.R. 5118), H10006 [28SE]

Firefighters: tribute to those killed fighting Colorado wildfires (see S. Res. 242), S8908 [13JY]

———tribute to those killed in helicopter crash in the Gila National Forest (see S. Res. 244), S9642 [25JY]

Floods: disaster assistance to the Midwest States from the wetlands reserve program, and non-Federal levee assistance (see S. 1813), S527 [1FE]

Government regulations: ease certain regulations on financial institutions to facilitate recoveries (see S. 2430), S12619 [25AU]

National Earthquake Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325), H544 [11FE]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve (see H.R. 4052, 4125), H1439 [16MR], H1994 [24MR]

National objectives: establish national policy (see H. Con. Res. 267), H5871 [19JY]

Plants: assist producers in replanting commercially grown trees and plants that are destroyed by damaging weather (see H.R. 4133), H1995 [24MR]

Rural areas: amend application and approval procedures for assistance in housing repair loans (see S. 2055), S4834 [26AP]

Taxation: casualty loss deduction for disaster losses relative to adjusted gross income floor (see H.R. 3811), H357 [8FE]

———deduction for earthquake insurance premiums (see H.R. 3756), H156 [1FE]

———penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement plans for repair or replacement of disaster-damaged property (see H.R. 4027), H1323 [11MR]

———penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for disaster-related expenses (see H.R. 3762), H203 [2FE]

———treatment of crop insurance and disaster payments and the luxury automobile excise tax (see H.R. 4634), H4958 [23JN]

———treatment of crop insurance proceeds and disaster payments (see S. 1814; H.R. 3757, 5109), S527 [1FE], H156 [1FE], H9902 [27SE]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 4144), H1995 [24MR]

Telephones: inclusion of natural disaster survival techniques and information in directories (see H. Con. Res. 213), H889 [28FE]

Transportation: temporarily direct fuel tax revenues to highway trust fund, and apply toward disaster area transportation needs (see H.R. 3755), H156 [1FE]

Documents

Public Law Relative to Nondiscrimination in Disaster Assistance, E37 [26JA]

Urgency of Supplemental Appropriations for FEMA, S1182 [9FE]

Letters

Congressional consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation: Barry K. Rogstad, American Business Conference, E1771 [19AU]

———Carol Cox Wait, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, E1771 [19AU]

———Joe Winkelmann, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, E1771 [19AU]

———Paul Beckner, Citizens for a Sound Economy, E1771 [19AU]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, E1771 [19AU]

———Thomas N. Thompson, National Association of Home Builders, E1771 [19AU]

Cypress Freeway replacement program: Charles R. Roberts, Port of Oakland, S1359 [10FE]

———James W. Van Loben Sels, California Dept. of Transportation, S1343 [10FE]

Disaster assistance for California earthquake: Clifford R. Williams, S1209 [9FE]

———Fred A. Morley, S1208 [9FE]

———Jean and Howard Hart, S1208 [9FE]

———Loreva Sparks, S1209 [9FE]

———Marion R. Turner, S1209 [9FE]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S1183 [9FE]

———R. Foster Caffi, S1208 [9FE]

———Richard Riordan and John Ferraro, S1183 [9FE]

———Russell S. Gould, California Dept. of Finance, S1183 [9FE]

Disaster assistance for earthquake and severe winter storms in Pennsylvania: Berks County, PA, Emergency Management Agency, S1369 [10FE]

———Robert P. Casey, Governor of Pennsylvania, S1368 [10FE]

———Senator Specter, S1369 [10FE]

Distribution of FEMA aid to illegal alien earthquake victims in California: John P. Carey, FEMA, E37 [26JA]

Earthquake funding for VA medical center located in Sepulveda, CA: Representative Montgomery, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H235 [3FE]

Emergency Management Institute disaster training program: Samuel J. Williams, Johnson County, IN, Office of Emergency Management, E126 [8FE]

Establishment of Congressional task force relative to disaster assistance programs: Representative Nussle, H63 [26JA]

Flood disaster assistance to Southern States: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S9298 [20JY]

Lead, SD, landslide: Senator Pressler, S9114 [15JY]

Seismic retrofitting of bridges: Stephen H. Kaplan, Dept. of Transportation, S947 [4FE]

Seismic retrofitting program for bridges: Stephen H. Kaplan, Dept. of Transportation, H918 [2MR]

Lists

Campbellsville College students participating in flood assistance efforts in Winfield, MO, S4792 [26AP]

Memorandums

Hazard Mitigation and Relocation Assistance Act: Martha Braddock, FEMA, S1255 [9FE]

Press releases

INS role during the California earthquake: INS, E37 [26JA]

Lilly Rushes Antibiotic Aid to More Than One Million Rwandan Refugees, E1596 [28JY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: conservation plan compliance deadlines for certain croplands damaged by weather conditions (H.R. 3794), E96 [3FE]

———emergency crop loss assistance for production losses incurred through hurricane or typhoon damage to papaya, banana, or other fruit-bearing trees (H.R. 3829), E139 [9FE]

Appropriations: rescind unauthorized funds contained in California earthquake relief legislation (H.R. 3986), H1092 [9MR], E387 [9MR]

Bridges: seismic retrofitting program funding (S. 1789), H917-H919 [2MR]

Bridgeton, NJ: tribute to Cumberland Mutual Fire Insurance Co., E779 [26AP]

Budget: establish a reserve account for expenditures relative to emergencies, H8532-H8537 [17AU]

———establish a reserve account for expenditures relative to emergencies (H.R. 4189), E643 [13AP]

California: disaster assistance for earthquake, H63 [26JA], H209, H211, H212, H213, H223-H235, H245-H249, H263-H280 [3FE], H505 [11FE], E128, E134 [8FE], E316 [2MR]

———distribution of FEMA aid to illegal alien earthquake victims, E37 [26JA]

———earthquake, E37 [26JA], E71 [2FE]

Coast Guard: tribute to those killed in helicopter crashes, E1503 [19JY]

Congress: limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation (H.R. 4906), H8517-H8544 [17AU], E1769, E1771 [19AU], E1801 [23AU]

———limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation (H.R. 4906), consideration (H. Res. 513), H8510-H8517 [17AU]

Dade County, FL: tribute to the special hurricane initiative project for promotion of home ownership, E178 [10FE]

Delaware County, PA: tribute to Delaware County Cares outreach program for flood relief in Georgia, H7273 [9AU]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3485), H10838, H10839 [4OC], H10922 [5OC]

Eli Lilly and Co.: tribute to donation of medication for Rwanda relief effort, E1596 [28JY]

Emmitsburg, MD: tribute to staff of Emergency Management Institute, E126 [8FE]

Exxon Valdez (vessel): anniversary of Alaskan oil spill, H1964 [24MR]

Federal aid programs: permit extension for filing drawback claims in declared disaster areas (H.R. 5118), E1974 [28SE]

———prevent granting of long-term disaster assistance benefits for aliens who are not legal permanent residents, H5407 [29JN]

———provide for disaster avoidance and response plans and development of relief and reinsurance plans (H.R. 2873), H87 [1FE]

FEMA: compliance with National Flood Insurance Program home rebuilding requirements, H244 [3FE]

———National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program funding, H244 [3FE]

———response to requests for emergency assistance, H5365, H5366 [29JN]

Firefighters: tribute to those killed fighting Colorado wildfires, H5470, H5471, H5531 [12JY], H5557, H5650-H5654 [13JY], H5778 [19JY], E1463 [14JY], E1524 [21JY]

Flood control: evaluation of Sec. of the Army control projects (H.R. 2310), E2089 [6OC]

Floods: disaster assistance to Midwest States, E97 [3FE], E2241 [8OC]

———revise national flood insurance program (H.R. 3191), H2951-H2967, H2981 [3MY]

Georgia: flooding, H5472 [12JY]

Government: establish a commission to improve the Federal emergency management system (H.R. 3397), E2143 [6OC]

Hartford, CT: anniversary of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus fire, E1348 [28JN]

Herrin Prarie, IL: tribute to American Legion Post No. 645 for flood relief aid, E1652 [4AU]

House of Representatives: appointment of Bipartisan Task Force on Natural Disasters members, H281 [3FE]

Immigration: prevent Federal financial and unemployment benefits for aliens who are not legal permanent residents, H6119-H6123, H6127-H6132, H6134 [22JY]

Long Beach Naval Shipyard, CA: tribute to workers for earthquake disaster assistance, E495 [21MR]

National Earthquake Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 325), E188 [11FE]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve (H.R. 4125), E574, E583 [24MR]

Pennsylvania: community response to tornado in Royersford and Limerick, H7273 [9AU]

———disaster assistance relative to adverse weather conditions, H978 [2MR]

Petersburg, VA: disaster assistance for tornadoes, H276 [3FE]

Taxation: casualty loss deduction for disaster losses relative to adjusted gross income floor (H.R. 3811), E132 [8FE]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (H.R. 4144), E572 [24MR]

Telephones: inclusion of natural disaster survival techniques and information in directories (H. Con. Res. 213), E285 [1MR]

Ukraine: Chernobyl nuclear powerplant accident anniversary, E775 [26AP], E819 [2MY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: disaster assistance for crop loss, S9301-S9302 [20JY]

———emergency crop loss assistance for production losses incurred through freezing weather conditions (S. 1879), S2034 [28FE]

———reform crop insurance program (S. 2092), S5451 [10MY]

———reform crop insurance program (S. 2095), S5453 [10MY], S12660-S12670 [25AU]

Airline industry: uniform standards of liability relative to general aviation accidents, S2991-S2997, S3006-S3009 [16MR]

Appropriations: rescissions and emergency relief spending, S1355 [10FE]

Bridges: seismic retrofitting program funding (S. 1789), S947 [4FE], S1091 [7FE]

California: disaster assistance for earthquake, S1182-S1187, S1265-S1267 [9FE], S1338-S1343, S1358, S1359, S1368, S1371, S1379, S1382, S1383 [10FE]

———disaster assistance for earthquake (S. 1868), S1870 [24FE]

———earthquake, S4-S9 [25JA]

Campbellsville College: flood assistance efforts in Winfield, MO, S4791 [26AP]

Congress: limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation (S. 2417), S12467 [24AU]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3485), S13835 [30SE]

Edison, NJ: natural gas explosion, S3586 [24MR]

Emergency Food Assistance Program: funding, S1376, S1377 [10FE], S9231 [19JY]

Exxon Valdez (vessel): anniversary of Alaskan oil spill, S3793-S3795 [24MR]

Federal aid programs: ensure that long-term disaster assistance benefits are not granted to illegal aliens, S1180-S1187, S1207-S1212 [9FE]

FEMA: disaster assistance, S1237, S1238, S1250 [9FE]

———improve Federal preparedness and response (S. 1697), S3765, S3766 [24MR]

———prevention of fraud and price-gouging of victims, S3765, S3766 [24MR]

Firefighters: funeral expenses for those killed fighting Western U.S. wildfires, S9671 [26JY]

———tribute to those killed fighting Colorado wildfires, S8443 [11JY], S8547 [12JY], S9599 [25JY]

———tribute to those killed fighting Colorado wildfires (S. Res. 242), S8911 [13JY], S9332 [20JY]

———tribute to those killed in helicopter crash in the Gila National Forest (S. Res. 244), S9649 [25JY]

Floods: disaster assistance to Midwest States, S189 [26JA]

———disaster assistance to Southern States, S9165, S9166 [18JY], S9298-S9300 [20JY], S9431-S9433 [21JY], S9721 [26JY], S10909 [8AU], S11078 [10AU], S12614-S12616 [25AU]

———disaster assistance to the Midwest States, S4233 [13AP]

———disaster assistance to the Midwest States from the wetlands reserve program, and non-Federal levee assistance (S. 1813), S527 [1FE]

———relocation assistance to Midwest States, S1254-S1256 [9FE]

———revise the national flood insurance program, S3122, S3125-S3127, S3165, S3166-S3168 [17MR]

Georgia: flooding, S8441 [11JY], S9115 [15JY]

Government regulations: ease certain regulations on financial institutions to facilitate recoveries (S. 2430), S12671 [25AU]

Great Plains Conservation Program: funding, S9237 [19JY]

Hawaii: tribute to Corps of Engineers cleanup of Hurricane Iniki, S1610 [22FE]

Lead, SD: landslide, S9113 [15JY]

Los Angeles, CA: community development block grants for abandoned areas relative to earthquake damage, S10520 [3AU]

National Disaster Relief Trust Fund: funding, S1263-S1265 [9FE], S1363 [10FE]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve, S11166 [10AU]

Pennsylvania: disaster assistance for earthquake and severe winter storms, S1368 [10FE]

Rural areas: amend application and approval procedures for assistance in housing repair loans (S. 2055), S4898 [26AP]

Soil Conservation Service: funding, S1378 [10FE], S9236 [19JY]

Taxation: temporary gasoline tax to offset disaster relief assistance, S1190-S1196, S1201, S1202 [9FE]

———treatment of crop insurance proceeds and disaster payments (S. 1814), S528 [1FE]

Ukraine: Chernobyl nuclear powerplant accident anniversary, S4916 [26AP]

———tribute to Chabad's Children of Chernobyl (organization), S14273 [5OC]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Western States, S10843 [5AU]

Reports filed

Agriculture Crop Insurance Program Reform: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2095) (S. Rept. 103-301), S8381 [1JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4906, Limit Consideration of Nonemergency Matters in Emergency Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 103-690), H7298 [9AU]

Disaster Avoidance and Response Plans and Development of Relief and Reinsurance Plans: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House) (H.R. 2873) (H. Rept. 103-848), H11426 [7OC]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 3485) (S. Rept. 103-354), S12289 [22AU]

Federal Disaster Preparedness and Response Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1697) (S. Rept. 103-400), S14240 [5OC]

Limit Consideration of Nonemergency Matters in Emergency Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 4906) (H. Rept. 103-687), H7298 [9AU]

National Flood Insurance Program Revision: Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (House) (H.R. 3191) (H. Rept. 103-414), H82 [26JA]

Nomination of Elaine A. McReynolds To Be Federal Insurance Administrator, FEMA: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S3684 [24MR]

Seismic Retrofitting Program Funding: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1789), S951 [4FE]

Tax Treatment of Crop Insurance Proceeds and Disaster Payments: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1814) (S. Rept. 103-244), S4076 [11AP]

Statements

Children of Chernobyl Relief Fund: Michelle Carter, E819 [2MY]

Disaster Assistance for Earthquake in Los Angeles, CA: Senator Byrd, S1893 [25FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 513, consideration of H.R. 4906, limit congressional consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation, H8510 [17AU]

H.R. 3191, National Flood Insurance Reform Act, H2951-H2960 [3MY]

H.R. 3485, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act appropriations, H10838 [4OC]

H.R. 3811, casualty loss deduction for disaster losses relative to adjusted gross income floor, E133 [8FE]

H.R. 4906, limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation, H8525 [17AU]

H.R. 5118, permit extension for filing drawback claims in declared disaster areas, E1974 [28SE]

S. 1789, seismic retrofitting of bridges program funding, S1091 [7FE]

S. 1789, seismic retrofitting program for bridges, H919 [2MR]

S. 1868, disaster assistance for California earthquake, S1870 [24FE]

S. 2095, Federal Crop Insurance Reform Act, S12660-S12665 [25AU]

S. 2430, ease certain regulations on financial institutions to facilitate recoveries, S12728 [12SE]

S. Res. 242, tribute to those killed fighting Colorado wildfires, S8911 [13JY]

S. Res. 244, tribute to those killed in helicopter crash in the Gila National Forest, S9645, S9650 [25JY]