EARTHQUAKES related term(s) Disasters

Bills and resolutions

Disasters: 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Messages

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

Press releases

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

Remarks in House

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

Disasters: 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]

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

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

Remarks in Senate

Budget: treatment of federally declared disasters under a balanced budget requirement, S2597-S2617 [14FE]

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

———disaster assistance, S3954 [15MR]

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

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

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

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

———earthquake, S1130 [19JA]

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

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]

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