URBAN AREAS related term(s) Rural Areas

Addresses

State of the City of Grand Rapids, MI: John Logie, S1978-S1980 [30MR]

Agreements

Digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children: Consortium for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching With Technology, S1398 [9MR]

Analyses

Indian Tribal Enterprise and Alaska Native Corporations Participation Expansion in the HUBZone Program (S. 2569), S4020 [16MY]

Articles and editorials

Abuse Program Believes in Ability Without State Aid—Faith-Based Effort Serves as Example, H6832 [25JY]

Addicts Get Tough Love at Victory, H6832 [25JY]

Cops, Crime and Clergy—Boston's Commish on How the New Alliance Between Police and Preachers Works, H6834 [25JY]

East 79th Street Neighborhood Association Goes to Washington!, E1115 [26JN]

Easter Special to Ex-Addicts, H6831 [25JY]

GOP Team, Praises Drug Rehabilitation Program, H6831 [25JY]

Gospel of St. John, H6835 [25JY]

Let's Begin To Manage Our Forests, S6517 [12JY]

New Holy War, H6834 [25JY]

Ruling Voids Use of Vouchers in Ohio Schools, E2205 [15DE]

Savior of the Streets, H6833 [25JY]

State of the Union Recognition Casts San Antonio in Limelight, H6831 [25JY]

Welfare From the Streets, H6830 [25JY]

Wrong Fix, H6832 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

Community development: expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (see S. 2569), S4014 [16MY]

———provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see S. 2445), S2728 [13AP]

———provide for community renewal and new markets initiatives (see H.R. 5663), H12094 [14DE]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see S. 2229), S1391 [9MR] (see H.R. 3897), H921 [9MR]

Dept. of HUD: consolidate and reform Federal housing programs to empower communities and individuals (see S. 2968), S7839 [27JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Staten Island, NY, metropolitan area (see H.R. 5503), H10472 [19OC]

Digital Bridge Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 4477), H3308 [17MY]

District of Columbia: modify performance accountability plan filing date and goals (see S. 3062), S8657 [18SE]

Education: direct funding and control to local educational agencies to raise student achievement levels, and provide achievement-based college assistance to students in failing schools (see S. 2159), S1117 [2MR]

———establish an alternative path to teaching in needy school districts (see H.R. 5583), H11207 [26OC]

Health: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see S. Res. 260), S799 [24FE]

Health care facilities: provide relief for essential hospitals in certain regions and assist in the long-range economic recovery of such hospitals (see H.R. 4622), H4173 [9JN] (see H.R. 5228), H7932 [20SE]

Law enforcement: develop and implement community policing and prosecutorial initiatives that address production, manufacture, distribution, importation, and use of illegal drugs (see S. 2850), S6574 [12JY]

Medicare: increase payment rates to Medicare+Choice organizations to correct inequities in rural and urban areas (see H.R. 5288), H8061 [25SE]

———provide for equity in the amount of disproportionate share payment adjustments between urban and rural hospitals (see H.R. 4995), H7206 [27JY]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S613 [10FE]

Philadelphia, PA: designate the Logan Triangle as a brownfield site for purposes of the EPA brownfields economic redevelopment initiative (see H.R. 3658), H454 [15FE]

Postal Service: require any city completely surrounded by another city to have its own ZIP Code (see H.R. 3768), H630 [1MR]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H572 [29FE]

———allow the empowerment zone employment credit for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and increase funding for such zones and communities (see H.R. 4463), H3171 [16MY]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (see S. 2779), S5663 [22JN]

———promote the economic recovery of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4358), H2410 [2MY]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see S. 3152), S9701 [3OC] (see H.R. 4923), H6776 [24JY]

Water pollution: establish consistent requirements for controlling urban wet weather flows and provide funds to meet such requirements (see H.R. 3570), H208 [2FE]

Youngstown, OH: authorize urban park and recreation recovery program grant to assist development of a Millennium Cultural Cooperative Park (see H.R. 4125), H1588 [29MR]

Descriptions

Local Housing Opportunities Act (S. 2968), S7868-S7870 [27JY]

Explanations

Community Renewal and New Markets Act (H.R. 4923), H6816-H6820 [25JY]

Community Renewal and New Markets Act (S. 3152), S9729-S9746 [3OC]

Letters

Distribution of Intelligent Transportation System Program funding: Senator Graham, S10126 [10OC]

Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities: Aida Alvarez, SBA, S8732 [19SE]

———Harry C. Alford, National Black Chamber of Commerce, S8733 [19SE]

Fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires: Mike Dombeck, Forest Service, S6513 [12JY]

———New Mexico congressional delegation, S6513 [12JY]

Lists

Northeast Regional Council Matchmakers High Performance Team, S4292 [23MY]

Proposals

Fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires: Senators Domenici and Bingaman, S6223 [30JN]

Remarks in House

Aquinas Housing Corp.: anniversary, E1899 [25OC]

Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies: anniversary, E1091 [23JN]

Atlanta, GA: tribute to livable communities initiatives, H936 [14MR]

Aviation: eliminate high-density rule for slot-controlled airports, H1022, H1025 [15MR]

Brooklyn Chinese-American Association: anniversary of Avenue U Senior and Community Center, E609 [2MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H258 [9FE]

California: improve growth management initiatives, H346 [14FE]

CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment, H5174 [27JN]

———reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (H.R. 1300), H8131 [26SE]

Chicago, IL: Chicago Housing Authority funding, H4744 [20JN]

Cleveland, OH: Federal appeals court decision on vouchers to provide school choice, E2205 [15DE]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H221 [8FE], H258 [9FE], H346 [14FE], H375 [15FE], H513 [29FE], H936 [14MR], H2015 [11AP], H2346 [2MY], H2618 [8MY], H3528 [23MY], H5172 [27JN], H5739 [11JY], H6056 [17JY], H7375 [12SE], H7923 [20SE], H8777, H8779 [4OC], H9871 [12OC]

———provide for community renewal and new markets initiatives, E2246 [2JA]

———provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities, E990 [13JN]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H4763-H4765, H4773, H4775 [20JN], H4906, H4907 [21JN]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children, H2639 [8MY], H2970 [15MY]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: restrict funding to incorporated cities and counties with certain population levels, H2926, H2927 [11MY]

Denver, CO: Regional Transportation District funding, E801 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS: Inner City Cardiac Satellite Demonstration Project funding, H4236 [13JN]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H8817 [5OC]

———empowerment zones funding, H4760, H4761, H4764, H4765 [20JN]

Dept. of the Interior: Urban Parks and Recreation Program funding, H8895 [5OC]

District of Columbia: modify performance accountability plan filing date and goals (S. 3062), H10459 [19OC]

Employment: summer youth jobs programs funding, H1512 [29MR]

Gramercy Park Block Association: tribute, E1348 [27JY]

Health: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas, H4305 [13JN]

Health care facilities: provide relief for essential hospitals in certain regions and assist in the long-range economic recovery of such hospitals (H.R. 4622), H4171 [9JN]

———provide relief for essential hospitals in certain regions and assist in the long-range economic recovery of such hospitals (H.R. 5228), E1546 [20SE]

Jacksonville, FL: classification as ``urban county'' relative to eligibility for Community Development Block Grant Program, H10382 [19OC]

Jersey City, NJ: tribute to Liberty Science Center Partnership Program for at-risk students, E2143 [7DE]

Land use: urban park and recreation, farmland protection, and endangered and threatened species recovery programs funding, H2868-H2871 [10MY]

Law enforcement: community policing crime identification technology program funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5012-H5015 [22JN]

———community policing programs, H4959, H4960, H4968, H5017-H5021 [22JN], E1135 [28JN], E1165 [30JN]

Manhattan, NY: tribute to Lexington Democratic Club, E665 [8MY]

National Urban League, Inc.: anniversary, H8596 [2OC]

Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago (organization): anniversary, E212 [1MR]

New York, NY: anniversary of Kenmore Hotel restoration project, E1349 [27JY]

Postal Service: require any city completely surrounded by another city to have its own ZIP Code (H.R. 3768), E211 [1MR]

Public lands: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake other forest management projects to protect communities from wildfires (H.R. 1522), H3934 [7JN]

Pueblo, CO: Partners for Livable Communities (organization) Most Livable Communities in the U.S. designee, E1591 [26SE]

Richville, MI: anniversary, E1552 [21SE]

South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp.: anniversary, E1897 [25OC]

St. Mary's Hospital Caritas Connection (organization): American Hospital Association NOVA Award recipient, H2660 [9MY]

Taxation: designate renewal communities, H11248 [26OC], H12484, H12485, H12494 [15DE]

———promote the economic recovery of the District of Columbia (H.R. 4358), E604 [2MY]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (H.R. 4923), H6797-H6841 [25JY], E1311 [24JY], E1330, E1339, E1343 [27JY]

Union City, NJ: anniversary, E1881 [23OC]

Virginia: livable communities efforts, H1417 [28MR]

Wayne County, MI: observance of Youth Civic Literacy Month, E1665 [4OC]

Wayne State University: tribute to the Youth Urban Agenda/Civic Literacy Project, E1665 [4OC]

Williams, Anthony A.: State of the District of Columbia message, H705 [8MR]

Youngstown, OH: authorize community development block grant funds for construction of a community center, H1917-H1919 [6AP]

Remarks in Senate

Aviation: eliminate high-density rule for slot-controlled airports, S1258, S1261 [8MR]

Boston, MA: tribute to youth council, S1977 [30MR]

City Kids Wilderness Project: tribute to participants and volunteers, S7474 [24JY]

Community development: expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (S. 2569), S4019-S4021 [16MY]

———provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (S. 2445), S2764 [13AP]

———tribute to individuals working on HUBZone Program, S4292 [23MY]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children, S2301-S2305 [6AP], S2389 [7AP], S5304 [16JN], S9370 [27SE]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (S. 2229), S1397 [9MR]

Contracts: provide Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities, S8732-S8734 [19SE]

Dept. of Education: Smaller Learning Communities Program funding, S6211 [30JN]

Dept. of HUD: consolidate and reform Federal housing programs to empower communities and individuals (S. 2968), S7867 [27JY]

Detroit, MI: tribute to Core City Neighborhoods (organization), S10080 [6OC]

———waterfront project funding, S10314 [12OC]

Disasters: fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires, S6220-S6223 [30JN], S6508-S6514, S6516, S6518, S6537 [12JY], S7036 [17JY], S9798 [4OC]

District of Columbia: modify performance accountability plan filing date and goals (S. 3062), S8658 [18SE], S10114 [6OC]

Education: direct funding and control to local educational agencies to raise student achievement levels, and provide achievement-based college assistance to students in failing schools (S. 2159), S1119 [2MR]

Firearms: gun control, S1978 [30MR]

Grand Rapids, MI: anniversary, S2935 [26AP]

Health: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (S. Res. 260), S824 [24FE], S840 [28FE]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas, S2415, S2416 [7AP], S2462 [10AP]

Jacksonville, FL: classification as ``urban county'' relative to eligibility for Community Development Block Grant Program, S10761 [19OC]

LaGrange, GA: World Teleport Association Intelligent City of the Year award recipient, S10617 [17OC]

Law enforcement: community policing programs funding, S11529 [14NO]

———develop and implement community policing and prosecutorial initiatives that address production, manufacture, distribution, importation, and use of illegal drugs (S. 2850), S6574 [12JY]

National Safe Place Week: designate (S. Res. 258), S638 [10FE], S1434 [9MR]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier, S11205 [27OC]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts, S6649-S6651 [13JY], S6770-S6772 [14JY]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (S. 2779), S5684 [22JN]

———designate renewal communities (S. 463), S374 [7FE]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets, S11819 [15DE]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (H.R. 4923), S7952 [27JY]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (S. 3152), S9703, S9704, S9773 [3OC]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: distribution of Intelligent Transportation System Program funding, S10124-S10127 [10OC]

Reports

Youth Challenge Case Study: Collette Caprara, H6829 [25JY]

Reports filed

Community Development and Venture Capital Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 1594) (S. Rept. 106-383), S8019 [5SE]

District of Columbia Performance Accountability Plan Filing Date and Goals Modification: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3062) (S. Rept. 106-469), S9701 [3OC]

National Safe Place Week: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 258), S1391 [9MR]

Resolutions by organizations

City lawsuits against firearm industry: National League of Cities, S180 [1FE]

Statements

Federal Contract Opportunities for Small Businesses in Economically Distressed Communities: Executive Office of the President, S8733 [19SE]

Youth Challenge Program: Raul Gonzalez, H6828 [25JY]

Summaries

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577): Community Renewal and New Markets Initiatives Development, E2247-E2249 [2JA]

Tables

Estimated revenue effects on H.R. 4923, Community Renewal and New Markets Act, H6820 [25JY]

Texts of

H.R. 4923, Community Renewal and New Markets Act, H6797-H6816 [25JY]

S. 2159, Excellent Schools for All Our Children Act, S1120 [2MR]

S. 2850, Community Oriented Policing Services Against Drugs Act, S6574 [12JY]

S. 2968, Local Housing Opportunities Act, S7870-S7881 [27JY]

S. 3062, modify District of Columbia performance accountability plan filing date and goals, S8658 [18SE], S10114 [6OC], H10459 [19OC]

S. 3152, Community Renewal and New Markets Act, S9704-S9729 [3OC]

S. Res. 258, National Safe Place Week, S638 [10FE], S1434 [9MR]

S. Res. 260, improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas, S824 [24FE]