[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
URBAN AREAS related term(s) Rural Areas; Suburban areas
Addresses
Workforce Development: Edward Rendell, Mayor of Philadelphia, PA,
E457 [24MR]
Amendments
Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend (S.
2206), S9067 [27JY]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), H7620 [14SE]
Appointments
Conferees: S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and
Training and Educational Services Act, S10633 [18SE], H8602
[24SE]
Articles and editorials
Accuracy a Must--Much Riding on Correct Census Count for Houston,
H6969 [3AU], H7205 [5AU], H7209 [5AU]
Battle Won, A Center Born--Nurse Midwife To Open Birthing Facility
for D.C.'s Poor, E1921 [6OC]
Boroughful of Bookworms--Motivated Immigrants Make Queens Library
Busiest in U.S., E742 [1MY], E800 [7MY]
City Where Business and Philanthropy Flourish, S9798 [1SE]
Counting Heads--No Reason To Keep U.S. Census Inaccurate, H6969
[3AU], H7206 [5AU], H7209 [5AU]
Eugene L. McCabe, 61, Founder of Harlem Community Hospital, S11636
[6OC]
Harnessing American Ideals, S9480 [30JY]
How To Build a Better School System, E1064 [9JN]
If the Census Is Faulty, the Cities Will Pay Dearly--GOP Opposition
to Sampling Could Hit California Hard, H6967 [3AU], H7203 [5AU]
Most Dropped From Welfare Don't Get Jobs--Critics of Work Rules Cite
New York Study, S2379 [23MR]
Next Census Has To Seek Accuracy Not Political Gain--Modern
Techniques Can Ensure Fairness for California, H6968 [3AU],
H7204 [5AU]
1,001 D.C. Students Win Scholarships, H2653 [30AP]
State of African-American Education, H1231-H1234 [17MR]
Bills and resolutions
Children and youth: provide grants to organizations to develop
youth intervention models, (see H.R. 3607, S. 2327), S8482
[17JY], H1854 [31MR]
Clean Air Act: modify application of certain provisions relative to
inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within
nonattainment areas, (see H.R. 4157), H5403 [25JN]
Community development: designation of empowerment zones, (see H.R.
4629), H8931 [25SE]
------ prohibit funding for any facility to be used primarily for
distribution or use of tobacco products, (see H.R. 4796), H10513
[10OC]
------ provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, (see
S. 1927), S3120 [2AP], (see H.R. 3622), H2051 [1AP]
Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act:
technical corrections, (see H.R. 3617), H2051 [1AP]
Community Services Block Grant Program: establish demonstration
projects to determine the effects of asset-based welfare
policies, (see H.R. 4254), H5736 [16JY]
------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 4271), H5859 [17JY]
------ reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880, S. 2206), S6886
[23JN], H3311 [14MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for
veterans in the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area, (see H.R. 4391),
H7177 [4AU]
------ establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta,
GA, metropolitan area, (see S. 2429), S9782 [1SE]
District of Columbia: allow Washington Convention Center Authority
to finance revenue bonds to construct new convention center,
(see H.R. 4237), H5736 [16JY]
------ designate as empowerment zone and modify tax treatment of
residents, (see H.R. 3329), H850 [4MR]
------ improve adoption system, (see H.R. 4792), H10513 [10OC]
------ reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and
improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region,
(see S. 2113), S5433 [22MY], (see H.R. 3971), H3971 [22MY]
------ scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (S. 1502),
consideration, (see H. Res. 413), H2604 [29AP]
Education: assist urban and rural local education agencies in
raising the academic achievement of all students, (see S. 2044),
S4528 [7MY], (see H.R. 3813), H3013 [7MY]
------ provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary
public and private parental choice programs, (see S. 1996),
S3709 [28AP], (see H.R. 3742), H2423 [28AP]
FAA: address aircraft noise problems of Queens and Long Island, NY,
(see H.R. 3952), H3970 [22MY]
------ address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY, (see
H.R. 4866), H11695 [20OC]
Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise
zone programs, (see S. 2418), S9556 [31JY]
Health: develop and implement integrated cockroach management
programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to
residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and
asthma-related illnesses, (see H.R. 3897), H3488 [19MY]
Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant
nurses willing to practice in underserved areas, (see S. 2210),
S7012 [24JN]
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Federal land acquisitions
funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and urban
conservation and recreation programs, (see H.R. 4467), H7412
[6AU]
Postal Service: require any city completely surrounded by another
city to have its own ZIP Code, (see H.R. 4429), H7411 [6AU]
States: provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
organizations relative to delivery of welfare services, (see S.
1994), S3709 [28AP], (see H.R. 4255), H5737 [16JY]
Taxation: designate renewal communities, (see S. 1995), S3709
[28AP], (see H.R. 3865), H3311 [14MY]
------ designate top performing enterprise communities as
empowerment zones, (see H.R. 4212), H5492 [14JY]
------ provide additional incentives for the use of clean-fuel
vehicles by enterprise zone businesses within empowerment zones,
(see H.R. 3466), H1168 [16MR]
Transportation: continuation of operating assistance for small
transit operators, (see H.R. 4384), H6999 [3AU]
Unemployment: establish the Strategic Transitional Employment
Program for the long-term unemployed living in poverty in
certain identified communities, (see S. 2215), S7172 [25JN],
(see H.R. 4097), H4879 [19JN]
Conference reports
Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
Educational Services Act (S. 2206), H9697-H9719 [6OC]
Documents
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act, H6170 [22JY]
Factsheets
Constitutionality of S. 1502, District of Columbia Student
Opportunity Scholarship Act, H2617 [30AP]
Letters
District of Columbia Student Opportunity Scholarship Act: Clint
Bolick, Institute for Justice, H2617 [30AP]
Metropolitan Washington Regional Transportation Act: several
Virginia county and city officials, E980 [22MY]
Property Rights Implementation Act: John H. Dressendorfer, American
Forest and Paper Association, S8036 [13JY]
------ Loren E. Sweatt, Associated General Contractors of America,
S8036 [13JY]
------ several organizations, S8030 [13JY]
------ Vermont League of Cities and Counties, S8047 [13JY]
Lists
Groups supporting S. 2215, establish the Strategic Transitional
Employment Program for the long-term unemployed living in
poverty in certain identified communities, S7175 [25JN]
Messages
Veto of S. 1502, District of Columbia Student Opportunity
Scholarship Act: President Clinton, S5190 [20MY], S5216 [20MY]
Motions
District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice
(S. 1502), H2669 [30AP], H2739 [4MY]
Papers
How D.C.'s Schools Can Lead the Nation: Representative Cox, H2664
[30AP]
Poems
``Worcester, MA, Anniversary,'' Frank R. Batchelder, E216 [24FE]
Remarks in House
African Americans: quality of education, H1224-H1234 [17MR]
Bronx, NY: tribute to first graduation of Betances Cadets, E1355
[20JY]
Bronx Shepherds Restoration Corp.: tribute, E1214 [24JN]
Brooklyn, NY: anniversary of Cadman Towers housing complex, E1679
[9SE]
Chicago, IL; tribute to the Street-Level Youth Media program, E1959
[8OC]
City News Publishing Co.: presentation of 100 Most Influential
awards, E749 [4MY]
Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Orchard Civic Association, E1859
[1OC]
------ quality of life in neighborhoods relative to acquisition of
properties by Rite Aid Corp., H5070 [24JN]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional
empowerment zones (H.R. 3622), E542 [1AP]
Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act:
technical corrections (H.R. 3617), E541 [1AP]
Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H6277 [23JY]
Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend (H.R.
3880), E860 [14MY], E967 [22MY]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), H7620-H7643 [14SE], H8602
[24SE], E1725 [15SE], E1740 [16SE]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report,
H10201-H10207 [8OC], E2078 [11OC]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), permission to file
conference report, H9647 [6OC]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 4271), E1338 [17JY]
Contreras, Maria: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health
Leadership Program honoree, E1199 [23JN]
Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H6275-H6277
[23JY]
Davis, Katie: Institute for Community Living award recipient, E2254
[20OC]
Dept. of HUD: expansion and improvement of Houston, TX, field
office, E1497 [31JY]
Dept. of the Interior: Urban Park Recreation and Recovery Program
funding, H6022-H6026 [21JY]
Dept. of Transportation: access-to-jobs and reverse commute
programs funding, H1903 [1AP], H1997-H2000 [1AP]
------ mass transit systems funding, H1023 [11MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for
veterans in the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area (H.R. 4391),
E1538 [4AU]
Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization: anniversary,
E214 [24FE]
District of Columbia: Advisory Neighborhood Commissions funding,
H7341 [6AU], H7347-H7349 [6AU]
------ allow Washington Convention Center Authority to finance
revenue bonds to construct new convention center (H.R. 4237),
H6826 [30JY], E1329 [17JY], E1518 [3AU]
------ designate as empowerment zone and modify tax treatment of
residents (H.R. 3329), E282 [4MR]
------ improvements in city management and services, H4541 [11JN]
------ reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and
improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region
(H.R. 3971), E979 [22MY]
------ scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H917 [10MR],
H1023 [11MR], H1024 [11MR], H1027 [11MR], H1143 [12MR], H2078
[21AP], H2823 [6MY], H5417 [14JY], H7334 [6AU], H7344 [6AU],
H7392-H7397 [6AU], E356 [11MR], E1643 [7AU] scholarship vouchers
to provide school choice (S. 1502), H584 [25FE], H2441 [29AP],
H2443 [29AP], H2444 [29AP], H2613 [30AP], H2623-H2629 [30AP],
H2651-H2671 [30AP], E757 [5MY] scholarship vouchers to provide
school choice (S. 1502), consideration (H. Res. 413),
H2614-H2623 [30AP] scholarship vouchers to provide school choice
(S. 1502), veto, H4724 [18JN]
------ scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H10529 [11OC]
Dowagiac, MI: anniversary, E1355 [20JY]
Education: school construction and infrastructure improvements
funding, H1224-H1234 [17MR]
------ tribute to the Do the Write Thing Challenge Program, E1960
[8OC]
Elizabeth, NJ: National Association of State Development Agencies
Community Empowerment Award recipient, E227 [25FE]
Employment: jobs availability, H1650 [27MR]
------ summer youth jobs programs funding, E1330 [17JY]
FAA: implementation of ocean routing of airplanes to alleviate
noise pollution in New Jersey, H10565 [12OC]
Government: promote livable communities through investment in
transportation and improvement in land usage, H9085 [28SE]
Harris, Elihu: Oakland East Bay Democratic Club Achievement Award
recipient, E1204 [23JN]
Health: develop and implement integrated cockroach management
programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to
residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and
asthma-related illnesses (H.R. 3897), E898 [19MY]
Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant
nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (H.R. 2759),
H6931-H6935 [3AU]
Kendall, J. Peter: New Jersey Mayor of the Year award recipient,
E525 [31MR]
Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Los Angeles Opportunities
Industrialization Center Gold Key Awards Dinner, E1677 [9SE]
Marden, Judith: Institute for Community Living award recipient,
E2258 [20OC]
National Park Service: Land and Water Conservation Fund stateside
program funding, H6026-H6029 [21JY], H6170-H6172 [22JY]
New York, NY: anniversary of Kings County Hospital Center Patient/
Family Psychoeducation Group, E1143 [16JN]
Ohly, Steve: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health
Leadership Program honoree, E1182 [19JN]
Paterson Task Force for Community Action, Inc.: tribute, E813
[12MY]
Portland, OR: tribute to opening of light rail line, H9085 [28SE]
Postal Service: require any city completely surrounded by another
city to have its own ZIP Code (H.R. 4429), E1608 [7AU]
Queens, NY: tribute to public library, E742 [1MY], E800 [7MY]
Riverside, CA: National Civic League All-American City award
recipient, E2185 [15OC]
Sacramento, CA: tribute to Capitol Area Development Authority,
E1115 [11JN]
Saginaw, MI: EPA National Sewer Overflow Control Program Excellence
Award recipient, E2013 [10OC]
San Diego, CA: tribute to Nu-Way Youth and Social Services
Community Mobilization Conference and Training on Gangs,
Violence, and Drugs, E497 [26MR]
San Francisco, CA: anniversary of San Francisco Conservation Corps,
E1772 [22SE]
Santa Maria, CA: recommendation for All-American City Award, H4337
[10JN]
Schools: replace coal-burning furnaces and boilers, H317 [4FE],
H322 [4FE]
------ replacement of coal-burning furnaces and boilers, H954 [10MR]
States: provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
organizations relative to delivery of welfare services, H7639
[14SE]
Transportation: continuation of operating assistance for small
transit operators (H.R. 4384), E1523 [3AU]
Turtle Bay Association: anniversary, E38 [28JA]
Unemployment: establish the Strategic Transitional Employment
Program for the long-term unemployed living in poverty in
certain identified communities (H.R. 4097), E1177 [19JN]
Weather: interagency Government cooperation on programs dealing
with the effects of high temperatures, H6029 [21JY], H6030
[21JY]
Wilkes-Barre (PA) Citizens' Voice: anniversary, E2028 [10OC]
Worcester, MA: anniversary, E216 [24FE]
Remarks in Senate
Chicago, IL: tribute to AmeriCorps workers, S9480 [30JY]
Children and youth: provide grants to organizations to develop
youth intervention models (S. 2327), S8483 [17JY]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional
empowerment zones (S. 1927), S3141 [2AP]
Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend (S.
2206), S7009 [24JN], S9067-S9087 [27JY], S9421 [30JY]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), S10617 [18SE], S10633 [18SE]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report,
S11865-S11872 [8OC], S12686-S12688 [20OC] reauthorize and amend
(S. 2206), conference report--unanimous-consent agreement,
S11808 [7OC], S11865 [8OC]
Crime: Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT) Program
funding, S9914 [3SE]
Dept. of HUD: contractual arrangements with New York City Housing
Authority, S11840 [8OC], S11841 [8OC]
------ provide extra points or preferences to grant applications
from empowerment zones or enterprise communities, S8443 [17JY]
Dept. of Transportation: access-to-jobs and reverse commute
programs funding, S1682-S1684 [10MR]
------ criteria for New Start project applications, S1689 [10MR]
------ High-Density Transportation Program funding, S1389 [5MR]
------ increase mass transit systems funding to certain rural
communities, S1686 [10MR]
------ mass transit systems funding, S1545-S1547 [9MR], S1565 [9MR],
S1665-S1680 [10MR], S1684-S1692 [10MR], S1849 [12MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for
veterans in the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area (S. 2429), S9782
[1SE], S9783 [1SE]
Detroit, MI: anniversary of United Way Torch Drive, S11799 [7OC]
------ tribute to Metro Detroit Youth Day, S7609 [7JY]
District of Columbia: allow Washington Convention Center Authority
to finance revenue bonds to construct new convention center
(H.R. 4237), S9661 [31JY]
------ condition of school facilities, S2751 [30MR]
------ impose an income tax on nonresident workers to fund a
regional education and workforce training system and to improve
school facilities (S. 1070), S2752 [30MR]
------ improve adoption system, S12757 [21OC]
------ reform education system, S2751 [30MR]
------ scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (S. 1502),
unanimous-consent agreement, S4451 [7MY] scholarship vouchers to
provide school choice (S. 1502), veto, S5190 [20MY]
Education: assist urban and rural local education agencies in
raising the academic achievement of all students (S. 2044),
S4531 [7MY]
------ provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary
public and private parental choice programs (S. 1996),
S3715-S3720 [28AP]
Employment: allow certain cities to retain their designation as
Service Delivery Areas for purposes of implementing job training
programs, S4019 [1MY], S4020 [1MY]
Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise
zone programs (S. 2418), S9591 [31JY], S9592 [31JY]
Grand Rapids, MI: tribute to economic and community rebuilding
efforts, S9798 [1SE]
Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant
nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (S. 2210), S7013
[24JN]
National Safe Place Week: designate (S. Res. 96), S1032 [25FE],
S1199 [2MR], S2356 [20MR]
New York University: tribute to Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy Forum,
S1479 [5MR]
Newnan, GA: relocation of post office, S12696 [20OC]
States: provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
organizations relative to delivery of welfare services (S.
1994), S3715-S3720 [28AP]
Taxation: designate renewal communities (S. 1995), S3715-S3720
[28AP]
Transportation: public participation in certification of
transportation planning processes in metropolitan areas, S1500
[6MR], S1827 [12MR], S1828 [12MR]
Unemployment: establish the Strategic Transitional Employment
Program for the long-term unemployed living in poverty in
certain identified communities (S. 2215), S7172-S7175 [25JN]
University of Louisville: tribute to Sustainable Urban
Neighborhoods Project, S12152 [9OC]
Utah: encourage EPA to provide assistance to Envision Utah
(organization) relative to population growth, S8371 [16JY],
S8372 [16JY]
Reports
Washington Convention Center Authority To Finance Revenue Bonds To
Construct New Convention Center (H.R. 4237): Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight (House), E1518-E1521 [3AU]
Reports filed
Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) (H.
Rept. 105-788), H9722 [6OC]
Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization: Committee
on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept.
105-686), H7428 [7AU]
Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization and
Amendments: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S.
2206) (S. Rept. 105-256), S8657 [21JY]
Consideration of S. 1502, District of Columbia Student Opportunity
Scholarship Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 413) (H.
Rept. 105-501), H2604 [29AP]
Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act: Committee on
the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2759) (H. Rept. 105-668), H6999
[3AU]
Provide Assistance and Slots to Air Carriers Providing Service
Between High-Density and Underserved Airports: Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2748) (H. Rept.
105-822), H11023 [15OC]
Summaries
Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act
Technical Corrections (H.R. 3617), E541 [1AP]
Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act (H.R. 2759),
H6934 [3AU]
Tables
Selected large cities with an income tax on nonresidents--tax rate
on residents and nonresidents and type of tax base, S3351 [21AP]
Testimonies
City University of New York Open Enrollment: Representative Owens,
H3621 [20MY]
Texts of
H. Res. 413, consideration of S. 1502, District of Columbia Student
Opportunity Scholarship Act, H2614 [30AP]
H.R. 2759, Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act,
H6931 [3AU]
H.R. 4237, Washington, DC, Convention Center Authority to finance
revenue bonds to construct new convention center, H6826 [30JY]
H.R. 4429, require any city completely surrounded by another city to
have its own Postal Service ZIP Code, E1608 [7AU]
S. 1502, District of Columbia Student Opportunity Scholarship Act,
H2623-H2626 [30AP]
S. 1927, Empowerment Zone Enhancement Act, S3142 [2AP]
S. 2044, assist urban and rural local education agencies in raising
the academic achievement of all students, S4531-S4534 [7MY]
S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
Educational Services Act, S9067-S9082 [27JY]
------, S10617-S10633 [18SE], H7620-H7638 [14SE]
S. 2210, Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act, S7014-S7016
[24JN]
S. 2327, National Youth Crime Prevention Demonstration Act, S8484
[17JY]
S. 2429, establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta,
GA, metropolitan area, S9783 [1SE]
S. Res. 96, National Safe Place Week, S1032 [25FE]