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

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8438, S8440, S8446, S8448, S8458, S8463, S8464, S8465, S8483, S8484, S8486, S8487, S8488 [22JY], S8540, S8541, S8542, S8543, S8544, S8545, S8546, S8548, S8551, S8552, S8577, S8578, S8579, S8580 [23JY], S8586, S8594, S8611, S8613, S8614, S8615, S8616, S8645, S8646 [24JY], H6118 [10JN], H6176, H6177, H6181, H6184 [11JN], H6192, H6198, H6199, H6201, H6211, H6212 [12JN]

Housing: extend certain programs (S. 1494), S347, S350 [24JA], S1900 [12MR]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), S11096, S11110 [20SE]

Analyses

Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act (S. 1494), H1272 [27FE]

Tax Treatment of Environmental Remediation Costs in Empowerment and Enterprise Zones (S. 1911), S7184 [27JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8616 [24JY], H8671 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

It's a Fact—Rural America Still Exists, S5523 [23MY]

Rural Water Needs To Be Addressed, S5525 [23MY]

State's Drinking Water Supply Worsening, S5524 [23MY]

Water Supply Unsafe for Many West Virginians, S5525 [23MY]

Where the Commonplace Is Prized—Quarter of West Virginians Lack Access to Municipal Water, S5524 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see H.R. 2973), H1324 [27FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3603), H6040 [7JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration (see H. Res. 451), H6117 [10JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 496), H9565 [31JY]

Crime: transfer Dept. of Defense funding to community policing programs (see S. 1580), S1455 [29FE]

Dept. of Transportation: solicit proposals from air carriers to provide air service to certain areas (see H.R. 3739), H7106 [27JN]

Ecology and environment: allow petition submittal for the prevention of certain waste facilities construction in environmentally disadvantaged communities (see H.R. 2845), H187 [4JA]

Employment: provide training assistance to individuals employed in an economically depressed industry and area (see H.R. 3403), H4503 [7MY]

FAA: essential air service funding (see H.R. 3037), H1775 [6MR]

Fall River County, SD: construction of rural water system (see S. 2038; H.R. 3985), S9554 [2AU], H9922 [2AU]

Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs (see S. 1533), S492 [26JA]

Fund for Rural America: develop and promote precision agriculture technologies (see H.R. 4305), H12174 [28SE]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see S. 2091; H.R. 4102), S10837 [18SE], H10601 [18SE]

Medicare: improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see S. 1688; H.R. 4140), S3731 [19AP], H11047 [24SE]

Northern Great Plains Rural Development Commission: extension (see S. 2066), S10327 [11SE]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see S. 1900), S6719 [24JN]

Perkins County, SD: construction of rural water system (see S. 2039; H.R. 3986), S9554 [2AU], H9923 [2AU]

Public lands: right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees (see H.R. 3377), H4396 [1MY]

Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act: amend (see H.R. 3660), H6423 [17JN]

Roads and highways: funding for roads classified as local or rural minor collectors (see H.R. 3165), H2866 [26MR]

———participation by certain officials in statewide planning processes (see H.R. 3227), H3230 [29MR]

Taxation: provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———treatment of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 3241), H3386 [15AP]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see S. 1911; H.R. 3747), S7179 [27JN], H7106 [27JN]

Telecommunications: availability of universal service relative to Native Americans and Alaskan natives (see H. Res. 556), H12263 [2OC]

Time: extend daylight saving time (see S. 1907), S7027 [26JN]

Transportation: permit States to impose fees for providing air service to small communities (see H.R. 2881), H912 [25JA]

Conference reports

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 3603), H9368-H9378 [30JY]

Letters

Grants to Broadcasting Systems Program eligibility requirements: David J. Brugger, America's Public Television Stations, S8604 [24JY]

Regulation of loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets: Robert C. Robertson, GAO, S8448 [22JY]

Right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees: R. Patrick Reiten, Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative, E693 [1MY]

Petitions and memorials

Iowa: Lewis and Clark Rural Water System construction, E802 [14MY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2973), E226-E228 [28FE]

———regulation of hazardous chemicals transportation, H7070 [27JN]

———research programs funding, H6166, H6167 [11JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations, H5766 [4JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6164 [11JN], H6191-H6247 [12JN], E1062, E1065, E1075 [12JN], E1086, E1088 [13JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, H9715, H9723, H9724 [1AU]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration (H. Res. 451), H6159-H6164-H6182 [11JN]

Appropriations: funding for rural housing, economic development, education, and research programs, H1540-H1546 [29FE]

Co-Op Month: observance, E1800 [28SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: future studies and evaluations funding, H6176, H6177 [11JN]

———limitations on information gathered to answer questions for appropriations hearings, H6181 [11JN]

Dept. of HHS: rural health care programs funding, H7297 [11JY]

Dept. of Transportation: solicit proposals from air carriers to provide air service to certain areas (H.R. 3739), E1198 [27JN]

Ecology and environment: allow petition submittal for the prevention of certain waste facilities construction in environmentally disadvantaged communities (H.R. 2845), E13 [4JA]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H8173, H8211-H8215, H8226-H8228 [23JY]

FAA: essential air service for rural areas, H11462 [27SE]

———essential air service funding (H.R. 3037), E293 [6MR]

Fall River County, SD: construction of rural water system (H.R. 3985), E1493 [2AU]

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to the Chisholm Trail Round-Up, H6974 [26JN]

Geyserville, CA: funding for visitor and small business centers, E1128 [20JN]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (H.R. 4102), E1713, E1717 [26SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), E1211 [27JN]

Housing: extend certain programs, H6168, H6174 [11JN]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), H1267-H1278, H1290 [27FE], E319 [8MR]

———homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program, H1272, H1273, H1274, H1276, H1277 [27FE], H6174, H6175 [11JN]

Medicare: improve health services to rural areas (H.R. 3753), E1785 [28SE]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (H.R. 4140), E1688 [25SE]

Orange County Water Reclamation Project: authorize, H9957 [4SE]

Perkins County, SD: construction of rural water system (H.R. 3986), E1493 [2AU]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), H11402-H11408 [27SE], E1868 [30SE]

Public lands: right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees (H.R. 3377), E692 [1MY]

Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act: amend (H.R. 3660), H9954-H9957 [4SE], E1526, E1530 [5SE]

Roads and highways: funding for roads classified as local or rural minor collectors (H.R. 3165), E449 [26MR]

Rockville, MD: anniversary of Lincoln Park community, E201 [20FE]

Rural Health Corp.: anniversary, E764 [10MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: establish State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund, H7740-H7742 [17JY]

Telecommunications: availability of universal service relative to Native Americans and Alaskan natives (H. Res. 556), H12254 [2OC], E1905 [2OC]

Tigerton, WI: anniversary, E14 [4JA]

Transportation: permit States to impose fees for providing air service to small communities (H.R. 2881), H3175 [29MR]

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

Remarks in Senate

Agricultural Research Service: funding, S8446-S8449 [22JY]

Agriculture: Federal farm policies, S6138 [12JN]

———U.S. policy, S12425-S12434 [21OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8435, S8454-S8465, S8485, S8487, S8491 [22JY], S8532-S8552 [23JY], S8583-S8600, S8602-S8617 [24JY], S8927 [25JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, S9334-S9337, S9425 [1AU], S9634 [2AU], S11697, S11763 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9275 [31JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), unanimous-consent agreement, S8537 [23JY]

Aviation: deregulation of airline industry, S8979 [26JY]

———impact of safety regulations on smaller airports, S8370 [19JY]

———investigation of anticompetitive practices in airline industry, S9132-S9134 [30JY]

Crime: transfer Dept. of Defense funding to community policing programs (S. 1580), S1455 [29FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Northern Plains Policy Research Center funding, S8603 [24JY]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, S8438-S8446, S8448-S8451 [22JY], S8533, S8547 [23JY]

Dept. of Energy: biomass rural electricity projects funding, S9043 [29JY], S9099 [30JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Essential Air Service Program funding, S5256 [17MY]

FAA: deregulation of airlines relative to small airports, S10749 [18SE]

———essential air service funding, S10668, S10679 [17SE]

Fall River County, SD: construction of rural water system (S. 2038), S9590 [2AU]

Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs (S. 1533), S499-S501 [26JA]

Fund for Rural America: funding, S8605 [24JY]

Grants to Broadcasting Systems Program: eligibility requirements, S8603, S8604 [24JY]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (S. 2091), S10840 [18SE]

Health: managed health care services, S861 [1FE]

Health care facilities: improve health programs and services available to rural populations (H.R. 2175), S11703 [28SE]

Housing: extend certain programs (S. 1494), S350-S353 [24JA], S1900 [12MR], S1997, S1998, S1999 [13MR]

Insurance: extend Federal liability coverage to medical volunteers working in underserved areas, S3599, S3600 [18AP]

Jefferson, NH: anniversary, S7203 [27JN]

Mississippi: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service funding, S8438 [22JY]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (S. 1688), S3731 [19AP]

Natural Resource Conservation Service: efforts to protect salmon habitat, S8454 [22JY]

Northern Great Plains Rural Development Commission: extension (S. 2066), S10328 [11SE]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (S. 1900), S6725 [24JN]

Older Adults Transportation Service, Inc.: anniversary, S10344 [11SE]

Pelham, NH: anniversary, S7206 [27JN]

Perkins County, SD: construction of rural water system (S. 2039), S9590 [2AU]

Public Health Service: amend criteria for rural areas to qualify for the community health center program, S11115 [20SE]

———consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), S11110-S11121 [20SE]

———publication of loan guarantee program guidelines, S11115, S11116 [20SE]

———requirement to serve residents in health center service areas regardless of ability to pay, S11115 [20SE]

Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act: amend (H.R. 3660), S10873 [18SE], S11666 [28SE]

Rural Housing Service: reform rural multifamily loan program, S8541, S8542 [23JY]

Rural Telemedicine and Distance Learning Services Grant Program: funding, S8603 [24JY]

Taxation: treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (S. 1911), S7180-S7185 [27JN]

Tyndall, SD: anniversary of Good Samaritan Center, S6407 [18JN]

Water and sewer programs: funding, S5521, S5522 [23MY]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3603) (H. Rept. 104-726), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3603) (H. Rept. 104-613), H6040 [7JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3603) (S. Rept. 104-317), S7762 [11JY]

Appalachian Regional Commission Funding and Economic Development Programs: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2145) (H. Rept. 104-693), H8029 [18JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3603, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 104-730), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3603, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 451) (H. Rept. 104-616), H6117 [10JN]

Nursing Homes' Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3633) (H. Rept. 104-818), H10767 [23SE]

Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3660) (H. Rept. 104-703), H8374 [24JY]

Statements

Appalachian Regional Commission Does Not Duplicate Other Federal Programs, S9096 [30JY]

Summaries

Empowerment and Enterprise Zone Programs Improvement and Expansion (S. 1533), S501 [26JA]

Health Centers Consolidation Act (S. 1044), S11116 [20SE]

Tables

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 3603), S9336 [1AU], H6236-H6243 [12JN], H9716-H9722 [1AU]

Texts of

H. Res. 451, consideration of H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H6159 [11JN]

H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8426-S8435 [22JY]

H.R. 3660, Reclamation Recycling and Water Conservation Act, H9954-H9956 [4SE]

S. 1044, Health Centers Consolidation Act, S11116-S11121 [20SE], H11402-H11407 [27SE]

S. 1494, Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act, S351-S353 [24JA], S1900-S1903 [12MR], H1267-H1271 [27FE]

S. 1580, transfer Dept. of Defense funding to community policing programs, S1456 [29FE]

S. 1911, tax treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones, S7182-S7184 [27JN]

S. 2038, Fall River County, SD, rural water system construction, S9591 [2AU]

S. 2039, Perkins County, SD, rural water system construction, S9592 [2AU]

S. 2066, Northern Great Plains Rural Development Commission extension, S10328 [11SE]