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

Amendments

Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S4773, S4784, S4793, S4801, S4821, S4830, S4832, S4833 [29MR], S4845, S4846, S4869, S4883, S4891, S4892, S4896, S4903, S4909, S4916, S4919, S4934, S4935, S4936, S4937 [30MR], S4997, S5007 [31MR], S5049, S5076, S5077 [3AP], S5101, S5104, S5108, S5156, S5157 [4AP], S5236, S5237, S5238, S5239, S5243, S5246, S5249, S5251, S5252, S5253, S5254, S5255, S5257, S5258, S5259, S5263, S5264 [5AP], S5306, S5322, S5324, S5325, S5327, S5339, S5340, S5347, S5348, S5361, S5362, S5454, S5475, S5478, S5479, S5480, S5484, S5493, S5495, S5497, S5507, S5508 [6AP], H3049, H3050 [10MR], H3073, H3074, H3082, H3083, H3084, H3085, H3086 [13MR], H3156 [14MR], H3218, H3219, H3220, H3230, H3242, H3247, H3250, H3255, H3258, H3263, H3268, H3277 [15MR], H3283, H3287, H3290 [16MR]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), consideration (H. Res. 115), H3172, H3192 [15MR]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1159), H3050 [10MR], H3073, H3074 [13MR]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1944), S10420, S10432 [20JY], H6602, H6635 [29JN]

Appendices

Senate Task Force on Funding Disaster Relief Budgetary and Funding Options, S3924 [15MR]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions, S5380 [6AP], H4457, H4482 [2MY]

Articles and editorials

Emergencies Only, S1806 [31JA]

Federal Employees, H5567 [24MY]

Fevered Minds, Marginal Men, S5624 [25AP]

Kenai Rushes Into Big Eddy, S14231 [26SE]

Pelted With Glass, Buried by Walls, This Office of Eight Pulled Through, E890 [1MY]

Real Founder of Special Olympics Happy With Selection of Shriver, E683 [24MR]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: coverage of seed crops under the noninsured crop disaster assistance program (see S. 1135; H.R. 2093), S12079 [9AU], H7461 [21JY]

———purchase of catastrophic risk protection and clarify the prevented planting rule (see H.R. 2147), H8063 [31JY]

Budget: establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 1245), H3275 [15MR]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (see S. 617; H.R. 1158, 1159, 1864, 1927, 1944), S4573 [24MR], H2891 [8MR], H6045 [15JN], H6396 [27JN], H6481 [28JN]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), consideration (see H. Res. 115), H3155 [14MR]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 151), H5190 [17MY]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1944), consideration (see H. Res. 176), H6560 [28JN]

Business and industry: extend duty drawback filing period for businesses (see H.R. 527), H295 [17JA]

Congress: limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation (see S. 289), S1618 [26JA]

Consumers: prevent overpricing of goods (see H.R. 976), H1907 [16FE]

Crime: prevent fraud and price-gouging relative to any relief efforts (see S. 1492), S19110 [21DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: emergency assistance for crop losses in federally designated disaster areas (see S. 1235; H.R. 1430, 2343), S13540 [13SE], H4413 [6AP], H8994 [14SE]

Farmers: provide full planting flexibility and require a pilot revenue insurance program (see S. 1276), S14407 [27SE]

Federal employees: leave transfer authority for those adversely affected by disasters or emergencies (see S. 868), S7615 [26MY]

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: earthquake insurance requirements (see S. 1119; H.R. 2309, 2317), S11323 [3AU], H8805, H8806 [12SE]

Fish and fishing: use of relief funds to compensate revenue loss of commercial fisheries during disasters (see H.R. 2673), H13658 [20NO]

Government: establish a commission to improve the Federal emergency management system (see H.R. 651), H592 [24JA]

———provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see S. 1043; H.R. 1856), S10147 [17JY], H6045 [15JN]

Insurance: establish a Federal insurance program for catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes (see H.R. 1731), H5608 [25MY]

Japan: condolences for losses due to earthquake (see S. Res. 72), S1539 [25JA]

Nonprofit organizations: ensure Federal assistance eligibility for certain facilities open to the public (see S. 280; H.R. 664), S1618 [26JA], H593 [24JA]

Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 110; H. Res. 135), S5603 [24AP], H4441 [1MY]

Relief: clarify primary responsibility of States for disaster relief, establish private corporations to insure against risks and costs, and provide for reimbursable Federal assistance activities (see H.R. 824; H. Con. Res. 39), H1207 [3FE], H3156 [14MR]

States: repayment of emergency assistance loans (see H.R. 1413), H4335 [5AP]

Taxation: allow casualty loss deduction for disaster losses (see S. 567; H.R. 433), S3964 [15MR], H178 [9JA]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 1569), H4545 [3MY]

———treatment of income crop insurance proceeds and disaster payments (see S. 110; H.R. 1408), S50 [4JA], H4335 [5AP]

Veterans: retroactive determination of military disability benefits eligibility (see H.R. 973), H1907 [16FE]

Cloture motions

Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S5139 [4AP], S5303 [6AP]

Conference reports

Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 1158), H5013-H5053 [16MY]

Factsheets

Treatment of Emergency Disaster Appropriations Under a Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Congressional Leaders United for a Balanced Budget, S3359 [2MR]

Letters

Bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK: Representative Curt Weldon, H4460 [2MY]

Declaration of a major disaster in Mississippi: President Clinton, S6649 [15MY]

Emergency supplemental appropriations: Representatives Gingrich, Armey, Kasich, and Livingston, S2382 [9FE]

Los Angeles County, CA, flood control project: John H. Zirschky, S11104 [1AU]

Mine safety: Jacob L. Vowell, E1629 [4AU]

Special Olympics: Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Foundation, E684 [24MR]

Supplemental appropriations and rescissions: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S10467 [21JY], H5339-H5352 [18MY]

Transfer of FEMA disaster relief funds for construction of VA medical facility: Earl G. Peck, Florida Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H8041 [31JY]

———Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, H8041 [31JY]

Lists

Agencies that assisted in West Marin, CA, Mount Vision Fire, H9894 [11OC]

Committee on Rules (House) rollcall votes on amendments to H. Res. 115, consideration of H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions, E627-E629 [16MR]

Firefighters injured combating Long Island brush fires, H8585 [6SE]

Victims of Oklahoma City, OK, bombing, S7672 [5JN]

Messages

Disaster Assistance to Japan: President Clinton, S1367 [23JA], H487 [23JA]

National Program for Floodplain Management: President Clinton, S3520 [6MR], H2663 [6MR]

Veto of Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 1158): President Clinton, H5682 [7JN]

Motions

Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S4798 [29MR], S4895 [30MR], H3272 [15MR], H3281, H3300 [16MR], H4455 [2MY]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1944), H6642 [29JN]

Press releases

Wilson Administration's Response to the Northridge Earthquake, S1000 [17JA]

Proposals

Brevard County, FL, Medical Center and Nursing Home budget proposal, H8041-H8043 [31JY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: purchase of catastrophic risk protection and clarify the prevented planting rule (H.R. 2147), E1565 [31JY]

Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H2913, H2914, H2968, H2977-H2984 [9MR], H3140-H3151 [14MR], H3158, H3160, H3161, H3162, H3194, H3243-H3274 [15MR], H3280, H3281-H3303, H3314 [16MR], H3337 [21MR], H4171 [4AP], H4343 [6AP], H5088 [17MY], E620, E622 [16MR], E644, E645, E648, E649, E650 [21MR], E666 [23MR], E922 [2MY]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), conference report, H5237, H5317-H5354, H5357 [18MY], E1129 [25MY]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), consideration (H. Res. 115), H3091 [14MR], H3172-H3193 [15MR], E627 [16MR]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 151), H5309-H5317 [18MY]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), corrections in engrossment, H3303 [16MR]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), motion to instruct conferees, H4454-H4457 [2MY]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), motion to recommit, H3300-H3302 [16MR]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), veto, H5626, H5628, H5629, H5683, H5686 [7JN], H5695, H5696, H5699, H5700, H5701, H5745-H5747 [8JN], H6318 [27JN]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1159), H2913, H2914, H2968, H2977-H2984 [9MR], H3158, H3161 [15MR]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1944), H6607-H6644 [29JN], H6745 [11JY]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1944), consideration (H. Res. 176), H6594-H6606 [29JN]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1944), motion to recommit, H6642, H6643 [29JN]

Business and industry: extend duty drawback filing period for businesses (H.R. 527), E105 [17JA]

California: anniversary of Northridge earthquake, E135 [19JA]

———floods, H184, H200 [11JA], H287 [17JA], H460 [20JA], H477 [23JA]

DeMary, Richard: Flight Safety Foundation Heroism Award recipient, E379 [16FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: emergency assistance for crop losses in federally designated disaster areas (H.R. 1430), H4397 [6AP]

Drugs: funding for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program through rescissions in the Eisenhower Professional State Grants Program, H3243-H3247 [15MR]

Federal employees: tribute to furloughed employees called in to assist with victims of airplane crash in Colombia, H15550 [21DE]

FEMA: flood insurance rate maps for Stockton, CA and Joaquin County, CA, E1575 [1AU]

———funding, H7838, H7843 [27JY]

———transfer of disaster relief funds for construction of VA medical facility, H8040-H8045 [31JY]

Florida: preparation for Hurricane Erin, H8126 [1AU]

———tribute to Metro Dade Urban Search and Rescue Team, E1125 [25MY]

Homeless: funding for food and shelter program, H7883-H7886 [27JY]

Japan: earthquake, H287 [17JA], H493 [23JA]

Louisiana: floods, H4609, H4610 [9MY]

Marfa, TX: tribute, E381 [16FE]

Methuen, MA: tribute to firefighters involved in extinguishing fire at Malden Mills, E2376 [18DE]

New York: tribute to volunteer firefighters, police, and other emergency personnel relative to Long Island brush fires, H8584 [6SE], E1732 [7SE]

NOAA: weather surveillance aircrafts funding, H9930, H9931 [12OC]

Office of Emergency Preparedness: funding, H8202, H8203 [2AU]

Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H4443, H4444, H4445, H4446, H4447, H4448, H4484, H4486-H4489 [2MY], H4515, H4520, H4526 [3MY], H4601 [9MY], E890 [1MY], E933, E939, E942 [3MY], E989 [10MY], E1271 [16JN]

———bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (H. Res. 135), H4458-H4465 [2MY]

———disaster assistance for churches damaged by the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, E1439 [13JY]

———disaster assistance for the bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building relative to churches, H5778 [13JN]

———tribute to Dept. of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service employees killed in bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H5566-H5570 [24MY]

Postal Service: forced use of vacation time by employees serving as volunteer firefighters combating Long Island, NY, brush fires, H8668 [7SE]

Puget Sound, WA: tribute to Airlift Northwest medical helicopter emergency rescue team, H9222 [19SE]

Relief: clarify primary responsibility of States for disaster relief, establish private corporations to insure against risks and costs, and provide for reimbursable Federal assistance activities (H. Con. Res. 39), H3119, H3120 [14MR]

Senior citizens: funding for the Congregate Housing Services Program through rescissions in NASA, H3218 [15MR]

St. Louis, MO: tribute to City Hall employees, H6147 [20JN]

Taxation: allow casualty loss deduction for disaster losses (H.R. 433), E62 [9JA]

University of South Dakota: tribute to Disaster Mental Health Institute, E1038 [15MY]

West Marin, CA: tribute to firefighters, H9894 [11OC]

West Virginia: tribute to organizations participating in flood relief efforts, E1483 [20JY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: coverage of seed crops under the noninsured crop disaster assistance program (S. 1135), S12082, S12083 [9AU]

———deficiency payments relative to weather or certain other conditions, S13833 [19SE], S13913 [20SE]

Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S4407 [22MR], S4409 [23MR], S4747 [28MR], S4761-S4776, S4784-S4789, S4791-S4798, S4801, S4802 [29MR], S4844-S4919 [30MR], S4966-S4974 [31MR], S5048-S5066 [3AP], S5097-S5113, S5116-S5119 [4AP], S5163, S5176-S5179, S5207-S5217, S5237, S5252, S5255 [5AP], S5273, S5283, S5298-S5300, S5301-S5380 [6AP], S5532, S5557, S5558 [7AP], S6014 [2MY], S6794 [17MY]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), conference report, S7100 [22MY], S7371-S7385 [24MY], S7405-S7407, S7571 [25MY]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), veto, S7880, S7881 [7JN]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1944), S9480, S9494-S9512, S9595 [30JN], S9738, S9777 [12JY], S9961 [14JY], S10305 [19JY], S10329, S10330, S10418, S10420-S10425 [20JY], S10456, S10468, S10472 [21JY]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1944), unanimous-consent agreement, S9510 [30JN], S10305 [19JY], S10416, S10419 [20JY]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (S. 617), S4712 [28MR], S6770, S6800 [17MY], S11125 [1AU]

California: anniversary of Northridge earthquake, S1000 [17JA]

———disaster assistance, S3954 [15MR]

———disaster assistance for floods, S5569 [24AP]

———floods, S760 [11JA], S921 [13JA]

Chicago, IL: development of underground tunnel system to control major flood problems, S11102 [1AU]

Congress: limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation, S4253-S4255 [21MR], S4325, S4326 [22MR]

———limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation (S. 289), S1804-S1806 [31JA]

Crime: false identification documents, S7668, S7669 [5JN]

———sale of certain materials or services for cleanup, repair, and recovery activities following a declared disaster, S9574 [30JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: emergency assistance for crop losses in federally designated disaster areas, S13706, S13714-S13717 [18SE]

———emergency assistance for crop losses in federally designated disaster areas (H.R. 1430), S5569-S5571 [24AP]

———emergency assistance for crop losses in federally designated disaster areas (S. 1235), S13540 [13SE]

Devils Lake Basin, ND: U.S.-Canadian cooperation in flood relief efforts, S13837 [19SE]

Economic Development Administration: management of levee reconstruction projects in Midwest, S14686 [29SE]

Farmers: provide full planting flexibility and require a pilot revenue insurance program (S. 1276), S14408 [27SE]

Federal employees: leave transfer authority for those adversely affected by disasters or emergencies (S. 868), S7617 [26MY], S15368 [19OC]

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: earthquake insurance requirements (S. 1119), S11329 [3AU]

FEMA: augment emergency management capability of Pacific Area Office, S14561 [28SE]

———disaster relief fund, S11447 [4AU]

Floods: disaster assistance to the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska, S14230, S14231 [26SE]

Government: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (S. 1043), S10148, S10149 [17JY], S17335 [17NO]

Japan: condolences for losses due to earthquake, S1000 [17JA]

———condolences for losses due to earthquake (S. Res. 72), S1531, S1545 [25JA]

———earthquake, S1130 [19JA]

Mississippi: floods, S6649 [15MY]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Search and Rescue Team for assistance at Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing site in Oklahoma City, OK, S5870 [1MY]

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: funding, S12210, S12211 [10AU]

Nonprofit organizations: ensure Federal assistance eligibility for certain facilities open to the public (S. 280), S1618, S1619 [26JA]

Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, S5695 [26AP], S5749-S5751 [27AP], S6184 [4MY], S6223 [5MY], S6762 [16MY], S7263 [23MY], S7658, S7671 [5JN], S9310 [28JN]

———bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (S. Res. 110), S5561, S5562, S5564, S5565, S5595 [24AP], S5623, S5624-S5631, S5634, S5635, S5637 [25AP]

———tribute to volunteer workers that provided assistance to victims of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing, S12365 [11AU]

Savannah, GA: sewer project funding, S14371 [27SE]

Senate Task Force on Funding Disaster Relief: report, S3922-S3926 [15MR]

South Dakota: floods, S6748 [16MY]

Taxation: treatment of income crop insurance proceeds and disaster payments (S. 110), S344 [4JA]

Reports

FEMA Disaster Relief Fund: George J. Opper, S11447 [4AU]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1158, Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 104-126), H5190 [17MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1158, Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 115) (H. Rept. 104-78), H3155 [14MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1944, Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 176) (H. Rept. 104-166), H6560 [28JN]

Federal Employees Emergency Leave Transfer Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 868) (S. Rept. 104-151), S14710 [29SE]

Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 104-124), H5071 [16MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 104-70), H2891 [8MR]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1159) (H. Rept. 104-71), H2891 [8MR]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 617) (S. Rept. 104-17), S4573 [24MR]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Preventing Terrorism, E938 [3MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3220 [15MR], H3287, H3289 [16MR]

Statements

Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Senator Boxer, S5176 [5AP]

Summaries

Budgetary Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (S. 617), S4713 [28MR]

Federal Employees Emergency Leave Transfer Act (S. 868), S7618 [26MY]

National Media Guide for Emergency & Disaster Incidents, H7976 [28JY]

Oklahoma City VA Medical Center Actions in Response to Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building Disaster, E891 [1MY]

Tables

Emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1944), S10425 [20JY]

Supplemental appropriations and rescissions, S7371, S7382, S7383 [24MY]

Supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H5318-H5331 [18MY]

Supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1944), H6623-H6633 [29JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 39, clarify primary responsibility of States for disaster relief, establish private corporations to insure against risks and costs, and provide for reimbursable Federal assistance activities, H3120 [14MR]

H. Res. 115, consideration of H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions, H3172 [15MR]

H. Res. 135, bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK, H4458 [2MY]

H. Res. 151, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions, H5309 [18MY]

H. Res. 176, consideration of H.R. 1944, supplemental appropriations and rescissions, H6595 [29JN]

H.R. 527, extend duty drawback filing period for businesses after disasters, E105 [17JA]

H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions, H3209-H3218 [15MR]

H.R. 1944, supplemental appropriations and rescissions, H6607-H6621 [29JN]

S. 110, tax treatment of income crop insurance proceeds and disaster payments, S344 [4JA]

S. 280, Federal disaster assistance eligibility for certain nonprofit facilities open to the public, S1619 [26JA]

S. 868, Federal Employees Emergency Leave Transfer Act, S7618 [26MY], S15368 [19OC]

S. 1135, coverage of seed crops under the noninsured crop disaster assistance program, S12083 [9AU]

S. 1276, Farm Income Transition Act, S14409-S14411 [27SE]

S. Res. 72, condolences for losses due to earthquake in Japan, S1531, S1545 [25JA]

S. Res. 110, bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK, S5606 [24AP]