RURAL AREAS related term(s) Agriculture; Suburban areas; Urban Areas

Addresses

Farm Legislation: Debra Lundgren, E1195 [8JN]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), S13694, S13696, S13697, S13699, S13701, S13702, S13711, S13718, S13744 [18SE], S13806, S13808, S13816, S13817, S13820, S13830, S13833, S13834, S13837, S13838, S13839, S13867, S13868 [19SE], S13912, S13914 [20SE], H6736 [10JY], H6831 [11JY], H6913, H6914 [12JY], H7012, H7013 [13JY], H7068 [17JY], H7179, H7180 [18JY], H7248, H7257, H7258 [19JY], H7311, H7315, H7318, H7319, H7322, H7331, H7332, H7333, H7334, H7337, H7338, H7346, H7354, H7357, H7358, H7359, H7363, H7368, H7371, H7373, H7374 [20JY], H7414, H7415, H7416, H7427, H7429, H7431 [21JY]

Analyses

Homesteading and Neighborhood Restoration Act (H.R. 1691), H11396 [30OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S13919 [20SE], H9328 [20SE]

Articles and editorials

Relief for the Turboprop Blues—Small Is Suddenly Beautiful for Short-Hop Travelers, S13618 [14SE]

Where Public TV Is More Than a Political Football, E1201 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: consolidate grants for State rural development programs (see H.R. 2590), H11829 [7NO]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1976), H6697 [30JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration (see H. Res. 188, 235), H6913 [12JY], H9737 [29SE]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding (see H.R. 312, 2145), H172 [9JA], H8063 [31JY]

Aviation: essential air service funding (see S. 1399), S16753 [7NO]

Business and industry: availability of credit to businesses relative to communities facing economic distress (see H.R. 288), H171 [9JA]

Colonias: grants for construction of wastewater treatment works (see H.R. 908), H1688 [13FE]

Douglas, WY: permit transference of title of certain public lands (see S. 1223), S12959 [8SE]

Ecology and environment: provide assistance to rural and disadvantaged communities under the State water pollution control revolving loan program (see H.R. 692), H801 [26JA]

EPA: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater disposal (see H.R. 556, 557, 1337), H325 [18JA], H3879 [28MR]

FmHA: extend the Rural Multifamily Housing Program (see S. 232), S1003 [17JA]

Government: health care (see S. 806; H. Con. Res. 56), S6750 [16MY], H4177 [4AP]

Health: extend Federal liability coverage to medical volunteers relative to medically underserved communities (see S. 1217), S12716 [6SE]

———medicare coverage of rural emergency access care hospitals (see S. 210), S901 [12JA]

Health care facilities: improve health programs and services available to rural populations (see S. 980, 1268; H.R. 1904, 2175, 2411), S9305 [28JN], S14132 [22SE], H6159 [20JN], H8308 [2AU], H9591 [27SE]

Health care professionals: create tax incentives for provision of rural health care services (see H.R. 425), H177 [9JA]

———provide practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive health care (see S. 59), S49 [4JA]

Housing: extend certain programs (see S. 1494), S19110 [21DE]

———guarantee the repayment of loans made by private lenders for costs of certain rural rental housing (see H.R. 66), H165 [9JA]

———homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program (see H.R. 1691), H5570 [24MY]

———provide for private servicing of rural housing loans (see H.R. 1276), H3416 [21MR]

———use of community development block grants for direct homeownership assistance (see H.R. 2304), H8805 [12SE]

Investments: treatment of businesses dissected by a census tract boundary line of a designated empowerment zone or enterprise community (see S. 1421), S17336 [17NO]

Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction and assistance (see S. 931; H.R. 1841), S8493 [15JN], H5983 [14JN]

Medicare: coverage for emergency and related services by rural emergency access care facilities (see H.R. 859), H1460 [8FE]

———equalize the labor and nonlabor portions of the standardized hospital payment amounts and improve rural health services (see H.R. 424), H177 [9JA]

———extend rural hospital payments (see S. 512), S3604 [7MR]

———improve health services to rural areas (see S. 963), S8997 [23JN]

———study effectiveness of rural telemedicine networks (see H.R. 851), H1371 [7FE]

National Committee on Telemedicine: establish (see H.R. 426), H177 [9JA]

National objectives: study feasibility of establishing and training regional and county rural development boards and councils (see H.R. 813), H1207 [3FE]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see S. 1044; H.R. 2206), S10147 [17JY], H8534 [4AU]

REA: eligibility for rural electrification and economic development loans (see S. 805), S6688 [15MY]

———improve loan program (see H.R. 1913), H6269 [22JN]

———loans to electric generation and transmission cooperatives (see H.R. 403), H174 [9JA]

Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act: amend (see H.R. 2738), H14238 [7DE]

Taxation: deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals, incentives for medical practice in rural areas, and creation of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 2051), H7178 [18JY]

Tourist trade: eligibility of rural communities for the business and industry loan program (see S. 1078), S10821 [27JY]

Conference reports

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 1976), H9628-H9638 [28SE]

Essays

Why Rural Boys and Girls Think Often of God: Kathryn Brunski, E2228 [20NO]

Letters

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations: Representative Roberts, Committee on Agriculture (House), S13917 [20SE]

Homesteading and Neighborhood Restoration Act: Henry G. Cisneros, Sec. of HUD, H11396 [30OC]

———James R. Irvine, National Association of Home Builders, H11397 [30OC]

———Jimmy Carter, H11396 [30OC]

———Robert A. Rapoza, National Rural Housing Coalition, H11396 [30OC]

Office of Rural Health Policy funding: Keith J. Mueller, H8356 [3AU]

Rural Development Administration loan guarantees for tourist resorts: Dayton J. Watkins, Dept. of Agriculture, S13916 [20SE]

———Wilbur T. Peers, Dept. of Agriculture, S13916 [20SE]

Rural health care program funding: Archie D. Knight, Texas State Grange, H8327 [3AU]

———Gail R. Bellamy, Texas Rural Health Association, H8327 [3AU]

Study on air fares in rural areas: Federico Pena, Dept. of Transportation, S16362 [31OC]

Telecommunication services for schools, libraries, and rural health centers: Senator Pressler, S17851 [30NO]

Telecommunications rates for universal service to educational providers and libraries: several educational organizations, H8499 [4AU]

Lists

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund participants, S5376 [6AP]

Federal budget votes relative to Appalachian Regional Commission funding, S11090 [1AU]

Motions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), S13805, S13820 [19SE], H9327 [20SE], H9921 [12OC]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: limitation on subsidies for certain income levels, H7362-H7367 [20JY]

———market promotion program for sale or export of alcohol or alcoholic beverages, H7429-H7431 [21JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7083, H7135 [18JY], H7239, H7240-H7250 [19JY], H7262, H7307-H7377 [20JY], H7412-H7446 [21JY], H7543-H7548 [24JY], H9327 [20SE], E1517 [26JY], E1538, E1539, E1541, E1552 [28JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), conference report, H9905-H9922 [12OC], E1941 [12OC], E1975 [18OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration (H. Res. 188), H7017-H7021 [17JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 235), H9904, H9905 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), motion to instruct conferees, H9327 [20SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5693 [8JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: construction funding, H7373, H7374 [20JY]

———market promotion programs personnel salary funding, H7427-H7429, H7431-H7435 [21JY]

Domestic policy: Federal farm and health policies, H10698 [24OC], H10831, H10834 [25OC], H10893, H10894, H10895, H10897, H10900, H10901, H11213 [26OC]

Ecology and environment: impact of Government regulations on economy of Western States, H11910 [8NO]

———provide assistance to rural and disadvantaged communities under the State water pollution control revolving loan program (H.R. 692), E193 [26JA]

EPA: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater disposal (H.R. 556), E123 [18JA]

———grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater disposal (H.R. 557), E123 [18JA]

Fish and fishing: treatment of fishery quotas relative to local communities, H10227, H10228 [18OC]

———treatment of local fleets and communities relative to fishery management plans, H10223 [18OC]

Freehold, NY: anniversary of Freehold Fire Co., E1227 [13JN]

Government: health care (H. Con. Res. 56), H4555 [9MY]

Health: funding for health care programs, H8321, H8324, H8326 [3AU]

Health care facilities: improve health programs and services available to rural populations (H.R. 1904), E1299 [20JN]

———improve health programs and services available to rural populations (H.R. 2175), E1594 [2AU]

Housing: funding for assistance to residents of colonias, H10023 [12OC]

———funding for rural housing loans, H9327 [20SE]

———homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program (H.R. 1691), H11392-H11398 [30OC]

———Rural Housing Insurance Fund, H7319-H7322 [20JY]

———use of community development block grants for direct homeownership assistance (H.R. 2304), E1755 [12SE]

Investments: funding for loans for empowerment zones and enterprise communities, H7331, H7332 [20JY]

Law enforcement: funding for local programs, H7717, H7718 [26JY]

Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction and assistance (H.R. 1841), E1258 [15JN]

Low-income housing: funding, H9910 [12OC]

Macon County, TN: tribute, E1445 [17JY]

Marshall University: tribute to the School of Medicine, E1561 [31JY]

Medicare: reform, H5630 [7JN]

———study effectiveness of rural telemedicine networks (H.R. 851), E285 [7FE]

Mitchell, George: Rural Health Association Rural Health Practitioner of the Year Award recipient, E1208 [8JN]

Montcalm, MI: anniversary, E996 [11MY]

NASA: conversion of abandoned and underutilized sites in depressed communities into NASA facilities, H9822, H9823 [11OC]

Office of Rural Health Policy: funding, H8356 [3AU]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (H.R. 2206), E1650 [5AU]

REA: loans to electric generation and transmission cooperatives, E1318 [22JN]

Schodack, NY: bicentennial, E42 [5JA]

Schoharie County, NY: anniversary, E771 [4AP]

Tannersville, NY: centennial, E1613 [3AU]

Telecommunications: rates for universal service to health care providers in rural areas, educational providers, and libraries, H8498 [4AU]

Transportation: rural transit funding, H7523, H7524 [24JY]

WCTE-TV (Cookeville, TN): tribute, E1201 [8JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: commodity support programs, S11805 [8AU]

———farm policy, S12427 [11AU], S13575 [14SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), S12367 [11AU], S13653 [15SE], S13680-S13708, S13710-S13724 [18SE], S13752, S13804-S13810, S13814-S13841 [19SE], S13911-S13919 [20SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), conference report, S15097-S15100 [12OC], S15501 [23OC], S17513 [27NO]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), unanimous-consent agreement, S13883 [20SE]

Alaska: effects of rural tourism industry on economy, S13915 [20SE]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, S7336-S7339 [24MY], S11086-S11092 [1AU]

Aviation: essential air service funding (S. 1399), S16755 [7NO]

———funding for study on air fares in rural areas, S16362 [31OC]

Budget: restore funding for rural health research and outreach grants through rescissions in the Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund, S4909, S4910 [30MR]

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund: funding, S5375 [6AP]

Conservation of energy: require agencies to implement measures to reduce energy consumption, S13806 [19SE], S14384 [27SE]

Conservation Reserve Program: funding, S4750 [29MR]

Crime: violent acts effecting children, S3224 [27FE]

Distance Learning and Medical Link Program: funding, S13840 [19SE]

Domestic policy: Federal farm and health policies, S15757-S15762, S15782 [26OC], S16016 [27OC]

Douglas, WY: permit transference of title of certain public lands (S. 1223), S12959 [8SE]

Economic Development Administration: funding, S14696 [29SE]

Empire, MI: anniversary, S14771 [29SE]

Federal Power Marketing Administration: privatization, S16832 [8NO]

FmHA: extend the Rural Multifamily Housing Program (S. 232), S1004-S1005 [17JA]

Government: health care (S. 806), S6750 [16MY]

Health: medicare coverage of rural emergency access care hospitals (S. 210), S905 [12JA]

Health care facilities: improve health programs and services available to rural populations (S. 1268), S14133 [22SE]

———improve health programs and services available to rural populations (S. 980), S9307 [28JN]

Health care professionals: provide practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive health care (S. 59), S280 [4JA]

Henson, Paul H.: CARE Foundation International Humanitarian Award recipient, S9652 [11JY]

Housing: extend certain programs (S. 1494), S19111 [21DE]

———funding for assistance to residents of colonias, S14365, S14366 [27SE]

———funding for rural housing loans, S7225 [23MY]

Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction and assistance (S. 931), S8501 [15JN]

Local government: compliance with Federal orders to install water filtration systems, S17747, S17748 [29NO]

Local Initiatives Support Corp.: tribute to new rural initiative, S16465 [1NO]

Long, Jill L.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Rural Economic and Community Development, S12522 [11AU]

Maryville, TN: anniversary, S18105 [6DE]

Medicare: extend rural hospital payments (S. 512), S3612 [7MR]

———improve health services to rural areas (S. 963), S8846 [22JN], S8998, S9006 [23JN]

———study effectiveness of rural telemedicine networks, S8473 [15JN]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), S10149 [17JY]

REA: eligibility for rural electrification and economic development loans (S. 805), S6691 [15MY]

Rural summit: convening, S5568 [24AP]

Telecommunications: demonstration of rural telecommunication technology, S3730 [9MR]

———impact of deregulation and competition on rural areas, S4210-S4212 [21MR]

———impact of technology on children, S17859 [30NO]

———rates for universal service to health care providers in rural areas, educational providers, and libraries, S7971-S7990 [8JN], S8417-S8419, S8436 [15JN]

———require a voucher system to provide for payment of universal service, S8209-S8211 [13JN]

———require certain criteria upon the designation of an additional Essential Telecommunications Carrier, S7947-S7951 [8JN]

———treatment of certain localities relative to income, remoteness of location, or high-cost of area, S8359, S8360 [14JN]

Tourist trade: eligibility of rural communities for the business and industry loan program (S. 1078), S10822 [27JY]

Willards, MD: anniversary, S7572 [25MY]

Winslow Township, NJ: anniversary, S4518 [23MR]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1976) (H. Rept. 104-268), H9670 [28SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1976) (H. Rept. 104-172), H6697 [30JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 1976) (S. Rept. 104-142), S13620 [14SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1976, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 188) (H. Rept. 104-185), H6913 [12JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. Rept. 104-261), H9737 [29SE]

Public Health Service Center Programs Consolidation: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1044) (S. Rept. 104-186), S18737 [15DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7347 [20JY]

Studies

Computer Use Survey: Stevenson H. Waltien III, S17859 [30NO]

Tables

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7436, H7443 [21JY], H9913-H9920 [12OC]

Appalachian Regional Commission funding, S7337 [24MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 1976, conference report on agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S15100 [12OC]

Testimonies

Agricultural Programs Funding: William Skylstad, S11941-S11944 [8AU]

Texts of

H. Res. 188, consideration of H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H7017 [17JY]

H. Res. 235, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H9904 [12OC]

H.R. 1691, Homesteading and Neighborhood Restoration Act, H11392-H11395 [30OC]

H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related programs appropriations, S13680-S13690 [18SE]

S. 59, Rural Preventive Health Care Training Act, S280 [4JA]

S. 232, FmHA Rural Multifamily Housing Program extension, S1005 [17JA]

S. 805, Rural Electrification and Rural Economic Development Improvement Act, S6692-S6696 [15MY]

S. 963, Rural Health Improvement Act, S8999-S9001 [23JN]

S. 1078, Rural Community Tourism Act, S10822 [27JY]

S. 1217, Medical Volunteer Act, S12736 [6SE]

S. 1399, Rural Air Service Survival Act, S16755 [7NO]

S. 1494, Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act, S19111 [21DE]