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

Amendments

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), S5866, S5870 [5JN]

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), S11441, S11462 [26SE]

Articles and editorials

Beetle Activity Spreads—892,831 Acres Infested in One Year, E1356 [24JY]

Despite Criticism, It Appears Deep Tunnels Did Their Job, H8301 [24JY]

Fight To Hold the River Back, H8300 [24JY]

Flood Disasters, H8298 [24JY]

Flood Potential Spreads With Growth, H8298 [24JY]

Florida Homeowners Find Insurance Pricey, if They Find It at All, E1287-E1289 [16JY]

Force of Nature, S862 [1FE]

Recent Floods Put Tunnel in Forefront, H8301 [24JY]

Suburbs Slowly Drying Out—Weary Flood Victims Watch Weather, H8299 [24JY]

Unnatural Conditions Set Stage for Natural Disaster, S5454 [21MY]

Victims Clean Up—Water Recedes, Memories Awash, H8300 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: coverage of native pasture crops for livestock under the noninsured crop disaster assistance program (see H.R. 3575), H5817 [4JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. 1743, 1755; S. Con. Res. 63; S. Res. 259, 260, 261; H.R. 3449; H. Con. Res. 181), S4972 [13MY], S5004 [14MY], S5649 [24MY], S6144 [12JN], H5052 [14MY], H5570 [23MY]

———monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (see S. Res. 277), S7492 [9JY]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H9566 [31JY]

———tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York (see S. Res. 280; H. Con. Res. 204), S8156 [18JY], H8598 [26JY]

Coast Guard: extend use of divers for search and rescue efforts (see S. 2087; H.R. 4101), S10684 [17SE], H10524 [17SE]

Corps of Engineers: conduct study of mitigation banks (see H.R. 4211), H11395 [26SE]

———construction of flood control project on the Sacramento and American Rivers, CA (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Dams: reduce hazards of dam failures (see H.R. 3602), H6005 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (see S. 2078; H.R. 4108), S10600 [16SE], H10602 [18SE]

Dunblane, Scotland: extend condolences to families of murdered schoolchildren (see S. Res. 231), S2101 [14MR]

Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 226), H11527 [27SE]

Emergency Management Assistance Compact: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 61; H.J. Res. 193), S10837 [18SE], H10524 [17SE]

EPA: improve information collection and dissemination (see S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

Federal employees: provide compensation for employees for performance of emergency services during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2848), H187 [4JA]

FEMA: assist State and local governments in disaster relief (see H.R. 3032), H1775 [6MR]

Fish and fishing: authorize certain disaster assistance to commercial fishermen through State and local governments and nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 2956), H1225 [1FE]

Floods: correct flood maps containing certain errors (see H.R. 3340), H4109 [25AP]

———participation of communities in national flood insurance program relative to protection of manufactured homes (see H.R. 3661), H6423 [17JN]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10235 [11SE]

Insurance: provide windstorm insurance to certain property owners and require study relative to taxation of insurance reserves for future natural disasters (see H.R. 4115), H10720 [19SE]

Iowa: provide relief for agricultural producers for flooding losses caused by water retention at the Lake Redrock dam (see S. 1803; H.R. 4054), S5567 [23MY], H10235 [11SE]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]

Public lands: provide disaster assistance loans for small businesses operating within a national park or wildlife refuge that were affected during recent Government shutdown (see H.R. 3044), H1985 [7MR]

Taxation: allow casualty loss deduction for disaster losses (see S. 2118), S11294 [25SE]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6117 [10JN]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 3749), H7106 [27JN]

Texas: drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX (see H.R. 3910), H8598 [26JY]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (see S. Con. Res. 56; H. Con. Res. 167), S4063 [24AP], H3820 [24AP]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H4119 [29AP]

Letters

Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act: Howard Twiggs, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, H10537 [18SE]

Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S6268 [14JN]

Ramapo High School student trip to Belarus: A. Vanitsky, Belarus Society of Friendship and Cultural Affairs with Foreign Countries, E1183 [26JN]

———Aleksander Lukashenko, President of Belarus, E1183 [26JN]

———Don Cairns and Pat DeFrancesco, E1183 [26JN]

Lists

Victims of the Oklahoma City, OK, bombing, S3695 [19AP]

Messages

U.N. Convention To Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa: President Clinton, S9661 [2AU]

Pamphlets

Hurricane Fran Disaster Assistance in North Carolina: FEMA, S10186-S10189 [10SE]

Poems

``Remembrance of the Oklahoma Bombing,'' S.L. (Spud) Beckes, S3734 [19AP]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Program funding, H1421 [28FE]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (H. Con. Res. 181), H5791, H5792 [4JN], E1016 [6JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), H6190, H6191 [12JN]

ALERT (organization): tribute to students relative to humanitarian aid for Oklahoma City, OK, Edward P. Murrah Federal Building bombing victims, E825 [16MY]

———tribute to students relative to humanitarian aid in Mexico, E823 [16MY]

———tribute to students relative to Oregon flood relief, E820 [16MY]

Aviation: investigation of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H7997-H8003 [18JY]

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (H.R. 3923), H10534-H10540 [18SE]

———tribute to crash investigation and recovery operation personnel relative to Trans World Airlines crash in New York, E1800 [28SE]

———tribute to efforts relative to Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H8107 [23JY]

———tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H7784, H7809, H7992, H7993 [18JY], H8033, H8075 [22JY], H8102 [23JY], H8251 [24JY], E1324 [18JY], E1414 [31JY], E1501 [2AU]

———tribute to victims of ValuJet crash in Florida, H4907 [14MY], E950 [30MY]

California: anniversary of reclamation district 108, E452 [26MR]

Cataldo, ID: Coeur d'Alene River dike improvement funding, H6883 [26JN]

Challenger (space shuttle): anniversary of crash, E124 [1FE]

Chicago, IL: floods, H8298 [24JY]

Deale, MD: anniversary of Volunteer Fire Dept. and Rescue Squad, E1754 [27SE]

Denver, CO: tribute to community efforts to accommodate family members of victims of the Oklahoma City bombing during trial, H3653 [19AP]

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), H12290 [4OC]

Dunblane, Scotland: extend condolences to families of murdered schoolchildren, H2263 [14MR]

Emergency Management Assistance Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 193), H10819-H10822 [24SE]

Federal employees: leave transfer authority for those adversely affected by disasters or emergencies (S. 868), H11205-H11213 [25SE]

FEMA: funding, H4097, H4098 [25AP], H6885-H6887 [26JN], H10960 [24SE]

———tribute, H10354 [12SE], E1211 [27JN]

Floods: disaster assistance for States impacted by rapid snow meltdown, H745 [23JA], H781 [24JA], H1876 [7MR]

———disaster assistance to Pacific Northwestern States, H1875, H1877 [7MR], E283 [6MR]

———disaster assistance to West Virginia, H5303 [21MY]

———flood insurance rates, H6875 [26JN]

Frankfort, IL: stormwater retention facility funding, H8727 [30JY]

Government: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (H.R. 1856), E1281, E1283 [12JY], E1287 [16JY]

Harris County, TX: design and construction of flood control projects, H8727, H8728 [30JY]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran, H10180 [11SE], H10353 [12SE], H12099 [28SE]

———disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (H.R. 4046), H10335 [12SE]

Insurance: reduce costs and damage through grants and strategies developed by a government and private-sector partnership, H7267 [11JY]

Law enforcement: tribute to emergency personnel, H8803 [30JY]

Marietta, PA: tribute to Armstrong World Industries for efforts relative to aid Oklahoma City, OK, bombing victims, E142 [1FE]

Maryland: tribute to victims of commuter train accident, E339 [13MR]

National Weather Service: funding to provide weather information to farmers, H5584 [29MY]

New Jersey: Green Brook Flood Control project funding, H8318 [24JY]

———Passaic River Flood Tunnel funding, H8728 [30JY], H11327 [26SE]

New Mexico: effects of fires on tourism, H4804 [10MY]

NOAA: Commissioned Corps tribute, H8165 [23JY]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H3585 [18AP], H3651, H3652, H3653 [19AP], E604 [23AP]

———bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H2141 [13MR]

———tribute to Dept. of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service employees killed in bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, E583, E589 [19AP]

Poolville, TX: grass fires, H1282 [27FE]

Rockland County, NY: tribute to Ramapo High School students for charitable efforts in Belarus, E1183 [26JN]

Susquehanna River: flood warning system funding, H8165, H8168 [23JY]

Taxation: exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (H.R. 3605), H6092 [10JN]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (H.R. 3749), E1418 [31JY]

Texas: drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX (H.R. 3910), H10156, H10157 [10SE]

U.S. Fire Academy: officers training program funding, H6882 [26JN]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident, E635, E649 [25AP]

———anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (H. Con. Res. 167), H5323-H5326 [21MY], E618 [24AP], E652 [25AP], E875 [22MY]

———impact of Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident, H10656 [19SE]

Washington: tribute to efforts by towns affected by bad weather, E387 [20MR]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (H.R. 3348), H10543-H10546 [18SE]

West Virginia: develop a flood control strategy for the Greenbrier River Basin, E945 [29MY]

———tribute to residents relative to actions during flood disaster, E176 [5FE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S7279 [28JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. 1743), S4972 [13MY], S5789 [5JN], S6267 [14JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. 1755), S5005 [14MY]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), S5780 [4JN], S5830, S5870 [5JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Res. 259), S6163 [12JN], S6267 [14JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Res. 260), S6163, S6164 [12JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Res. 261), S6164 [12JN]

———monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (S. Res. 277), S7494 [9JY]

———U.S. policy, S12425-S12434 [21OC]

Assistance, S2242 [18MR]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents, S12166-S12169 [2OC], S12232 [3OC]

———tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, S8076 [18JY], S8926 [25JY]

———tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York (S. Res. 280), S8104 [18JY]

———tribute to victims of ValuJet crash in Florida, S4969 [13MY]

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge: funding for relief relative to wildfires, S11915, S11916 [30SE]

Coast Guard: extend use of divers for search and rescue efforts (S. 2087), S10689 [17SE]

Congress: limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation, S2979 [27MR]

Copyrights: limit on certain literary works used by the blind or disabled, S9066 [29JY]

Dams: creation of national dam safety program, S7715 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: emergency disaster loan program funding, S8615 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), S10608 [16SE], S11462 [26SE], S11570 [27SE]

Dunblane, Scotland: extend condolences to families of murdered schoolchildren (S. Res. 231), S2030, S2066, S2139 [14MR]

Emergency Management Assistance Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 193), S12401 [3OC]

———congressional consent (S.J. Res. 61), S10882 [18SE], S10899 [19SE]

EPA: improve information collection and dissemination (S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

FEMA: restrict funding for certain activities, S9795-S9797, S9798, S9824 [4SE]

———service to Arizona communities damaged by floods, S9733, S9734 [3SE]

———urban search and resuce team funding, S9719 [3SE]

Firefighters: tribute to Western State crews, S11230 [25SE]

Floods: disaster assistance for States impacted by rapid snow meltdown, S171, S181 [22JA]

———disaster assistance to Pacific Northwestern States, S1851, S1852 [12MR], S2305 [19MR]

———prevention project at Devils Lake, ND, S1676-S1678 [11MR], S1851 [12MR], S2288, S2289, S2295 [19MR], S4174 [25AP]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran, S10185-S10190 [10SE], S10405 [12SE], S11879, S11883, S11884 [30SE]

Kauai County, HI: FEMA audit, S9826 [4SE]

Michigan: tribute to Upper Peninsula firefighters, S12037 [30SE]

New York: tribute to clean-up efforts of the Catskills relative to flood damage, S862 [1FE]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, S3708, S3710, S3717, S3734 [19AP]

———anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (S. Res. 249), S3695-S3697 [19AP]

———funding for relief of victims of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, S9944 [5SE]

Radio: tribute to volunteer amateur radio operators, S12331 [3OC]

Rhode Island: oil spill caused by grounded barge, S182 [22JA], S376 [25JA]

———tribute to Coast Guard rescue of crew on burning tug boat, S182 [22JA]

South Berkshire County, MA: tribute to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27, S1373 [27FE]

Taxation: allow casualty loss deduction for disaster losses (S. 2118), S11296 [25SE]

Terrorism: U.S. policy, S9009 [29JY]

Texas: drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX (H.R. 3910), S12403 [3OC]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S9661 [2AU]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident, S3687 [18AP], S4115, S4261 [25AP]

———anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (S. Con. Res. 56), S4074 [24AP], S4264, S4265 [25AP]

Reports filed

Chornobyl Nuclear Reactor Accident Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 56), S4189 [25AP]

Disaster and Emergency Assistance Standards Relative to Snow-Related Events: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3348) (H. Rept. 104-792), H10523 [17SE]

Drought Relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3910) (H. Rept. 104-770), H10040 [4SE]

Requirements Relative to Families of Airline Passengers Involved in Aircraft Accidents: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3923) (H. Rept. 104-793), H10523 [17SE]

Testimonies

Families of Passengers Involved in Aircraft Accidents Assistance Requirements: Dario J. Cremades, S12169 [2OC]

———Hans Ephraimson, S12169 [2OC]

———Kendra St. Charles, S12168 [2OC]

———Richard P. Kessler, Jr., S12168 [2OC]

———Victoria Diaz Cummock, S12168 [2OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 167, Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident anniversary, H5323 [21MY]

H. Con. Res. 181, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, H5791 [4JN]

H.J. Res. 193, congressional consent of Emergency Management Assistance Compact, H10819-H10821 [24SE]

H.R. 3348, establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events, H10543 [18SE]

H.R. 3910, drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX, H10156 [10SE]

H.R. 3923, requirements relative to families of airline passengers involved in aircraft accidents, H10534-H10536 [18SE]

S. 868, Federal Employees Emergency Leave Transfer Act, H11205-H11210 [25SE]

S. 1935, Public Trust and Environmental Accountability Act, S7493 [9JY]

S. 2078, Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act, H12290 [4OC]

S. 2087, Rescue Diver Training Act, S10689 [17SE]

S. Con. Res. 56, Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident anniversary, S4074 [24AP], S4265 [25AP]

S. Con. Res. 63, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S5650 [24MY], S5870 [5JN], H6191 [12JN]

S. Res. 231, extend condolences to families of murdered schoolchildren in Dunblane, Scotland, S2066, S2104, S2140 [14MR]

S. Res. 249, Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Oklahoma City, OK, bombing anniversary, S3733 [19AP]

S. Res. 259, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S6151, S6163 [12JN]

S. Res. 260, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S6151, S6163 [12JN]

S. Res. 261, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S6151, S6164 [12JN]

S. Res. 277, monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets, S7493 [9JY]

S. Res. 280, tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, S8104, S8163 [18JY]