FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8543, S8544, S8552, S8601, S8614, S8615 [1AU], S8630, S8635, S8643, S8647, S8653, S8776, S8818, S8825 [2AU], H4542, H4543 [24JY], H4635, H4636, H4637 [25JY], H4682, H4687, H4689, H4690, H4691, H4696, H4698, H4700, H4702, H4703, H4705, H4708, H4710, H4725, H4726 [26JY], H4727, H4730, H4743, H4751, H4752, H4780 [27JY], H4816, H4821, H4823, H4825, H4827, H4828, H4829, H4832, H4834, H4838, H4840, H4842, H4844, H4845, H4847, H4851, H4852 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration (H. Res. 210), H4658 [26JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S8676 [2AU], H5857 [20SE]

Bills and resolutions

Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H7591 [31OC]

Coastal zones: clarify boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System Cape Fear Unit (see H.R. 3470), H10054 [12DE]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see S. 399), S1616 [27FE] (see H.R. 2145), H3149 [13JN]

Communications: conduct a study to determine the resources that are needed for development of an effective nationwide communications system for emergency response personnel (see S. 1631), S11437 [5NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1216), S8014 [20JY] (see H.R. 2620), H4633 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration (see H. Res. 210), H4723 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 279), H7908 [7NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), same-day consideration (see H. Res. 209), H4651 [26JY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include disasters caused by Federal actions within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (see S. 1384), S8911 [3AU]

Emergency Food and Shelter Program: reauthorization (see S. 1144), S7193 [29JN]

Fire prevention: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 827), H622 [1MR]

Government: develop a uniform standard for declaring levels of alert in cases of emergencies for Federal agencies, and conduct a study of how to implement such standards (see H.R. 3225), H7718 [1NO]

Granada Hills Community Hospital: waive repayment requirements relative to a grant (see H.R. 3102), H6701 [11OC]

Houston, TX: tribute to recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Allison (see H. Res. 166), H3202 [14JN]

Ice storms: disaster assistance (see H.R. 1240), H1188 [27MR]

Minority emergency preparedness demonstration program: establish (see H.R. 2562), H4351 [19JY]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (see H.R. 1428), H1483 (see H.R. 1428), H1493 [4AP] (see H.R. 1551), H1555 [24AP] (see H.R. 2545), H4215 [18JY]

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7217 [23OC]

Nuclear energy: develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 783), H506 [28FE]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see S. 1453), S9621 [21SE] (see H.R. 525), H252 [8FE] (see H. Res. 52), H399 [14FE]

Conference reports

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2620), H7787-H7834 [6NO]

Letters

Federal capabilities to combat domestic terrorism: several Senators, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), Committee on Armed Services (Senate), and Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S9308 [12SE]

FEMA disaster relief funding: Senator Hutchison, H3330 [20JN]

Tribute to FEMA for relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S9353 [13SE]

Motions

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8549 [1AU], S8665, S8676 [2AU], H4714 [26JY], H4859 [30JY]

Proclamations

Tribute to Robert B. McKenna: Representative Ney, E1603 [6SE]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: funding through reductions in non-defense allocations, H3337-H3340 [20JN]

Buy American Act: compliance, H4846 [30JY]

Charity Accountability Board: establish (H.R. 3192), E1977 [31OC], E1997 [2NO]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (H.R. 2145), H3634 [27JN]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to conference report on H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H8401 [27NO]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4719 [26JY]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H629 [6MR], H2265-H2271 [16MY], H3449-H3452 [21JN]

Denver, CO: tribute to Urban Search and Rescue Team, E1842 [10OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4661-H4718 [26JY], H4727-H4761 [27JY], H4815-H4861 [30JY], H5857 [20SE], E1477, E1478 [31JY], E1485, E1487, E1488, E1492 [1AU], E1510 [2AU], E1549 [3AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, H7922-H7941 [8NO], E2051 [9NO], E2056 [13NO], E2093 [15NO], E2110 [16NO], E2258 [12DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration (H. Res. 210), H4652-H4661 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 279), H7919-H7922 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), motion to recommit, H4859, H4860 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), same-day consideration (H. Res. 209), H4651 [26JY]

Disasters: improve predisaster mitigation and reform disaster assistance programs relative to repetitively damaged properties, H1667 [1MY]

———relief funding, H3282-H3289, H3301, H3323, H3330, H3340-H3342, H3346, H3347 [20JN], H3970, H3972-H3979 [12JY], H4364, H4365, H4369 [20JY], H4654-H4656, H4670, H4675, H4676, H4679 [26JY], H4823, H4824 [30JY]

Emergency services: firefighting and emergency medical services funding, H4674 [26JY], H4817-H4820 [30JY], E1487 [1AU]

———State and local emergency responders funding, H3123 [13JN]

Fire prevention: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (H.R. 827), H979 [20MR]

Firefighter Investment and Response Enhancement (FIRE) Act: funding, H751 [8MR]

Floods: disaster assistance to Houston, TX, H3330 [20JN], H4670, H4675, H4676, H4679 [26JY]

Guam: earthquake, H6788 [16OC]

Housing: use of unspent rural rental assistance funds to help prospective tenants who are temporarily residing in homes provided by FEMA, H3785 [28JN]

Houston, TX: impact of floods, H3438 [21JN]

———tribute to recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Allison (H. Res. 166), H3129 [13JN], H3187 [14JN], H3438 [21JN], H3526-H3533 [26JN], H4823, H4824 [30JY]

Ice storms: disaster assistance, H3303, H3305 [20JN]

Minority emergency preparedness demonstration program: establish, H4841 [30JY]

———establish (H.R. 2562), E1373 [19JY]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties, H629 [6MR]

———improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 1428), H1537 [24AP]

———improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 1551), E649 [26AP]

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes, H6494-H6498 [10OC], E2390 [20DE]

———develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (H.R. 3161), H7210-H7216 [23OC]

Project Impact: funding, H629, H630 [6MR], H751 [8MR], H3521 [26JN], H4834-H4837 [30JY]

Taxation: treatment of compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument, E326 [8MR]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks, H5765, H5768-H5770, H5773, H5776, H5779 [20SE]

Remarks in Senate

Allbaugh, Joe M.: confirmation as FEMA Director, S1607 [27FE]

———nomination to be FEMA Director, S1448, S1457 [15FE]

———nomination to be FEMA Director, unanimous-consent agreement, S1447 [15FE]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (S. 399), S1631 [27FE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8537-S8549, S8551-S8562 [1AU], S8629-S8676 [2AU], S8896, S8903 [3AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, S11546 [7NO], S11594-S11603 [8NO], S11655 [9NO], S11716 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11594 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), unanimous-consent agreement, S8660 [2AU]

———making appropriations (S. 1216), indefinitely postponed, S12216 [29NO]

———reduce appropriations for low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S11596 [8NO]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include disasters caused by Federal actions within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (S. 1384), S8958 [3AU]

Disasters: relief funding for current fiscal year, S8543, S8544 [1AU]

Earthquakes: disaster assistance to Washington, S1736 [1MR]

Emergency Food and Shelter Program: reauthorization (S. 1144), S7200 [29JN], S9001 [3AU]

Emergency services: firefighting and emergency medical services funding, S9956-S9960 [1OC]

Floods: disaster assistance to Nevada, S1736 [1MR]

Ice storms: disaster assistance funding for Arkansas and Oklahoma, S7384, S7385 [10JY]

Los Alamos, NM: flood mitigation efforts, S7419 [10JY]

National security: authorize a Federal grant program to assist local governments in improving public safety against emergencies, S11506 [7NO]

———develop and implement a strategy for homeland security, S12071-S12073 [28NO], S12671, S12675 [7DE], S12836 [11DE], S13868-S13870 [20DE]

New York, NY: allocation of funds relative to terrorist attacks, S12298 [3DE]

———provide families of victims of American Airlines flight 587 access to disaster relief services, S11712 [13NO]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S12271 [30NO]

Project Impact: funding, S1736, S1742 [1MR], S1894 [6MR], S2067 [8MR], S3659-S3661 [6AP]

Terrorism: enhance efforts to deter, prevent, thwart, and respond to international acts of terrorism against U.S. nationals and interests, S9354-S9359, S9372, S9378 [13SE], S11356-S11359 [1NO]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks, S9845, S9851-S9854 [26SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9613 [21SE]

———U.S. policy, S9308-S9310 [12SE]

West Virginia: flood relief funding, S7405 [10JY]

Reports

Federal Capabilities To Combat Domestic Terrorism: Several Senators, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), Committee on Armed Services (Senate), and Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S9309 [12SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 279) (H. Rept. 107-273), H7908 [7NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 210) (H. Rept. 107-164), H4723 [26JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2620) (H. Rept. 107-272), H7851 [6NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2620) (H. Rept. 107-159), H4633 [25JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1216) (S. Rept. 107-43), S8014 [20JY]

FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program Reauthorization: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1144), S8703 [2AU]

FEMA Study To Determine Resources Needed for Development of an Effective Nationwide Communications System for Emergency Response Personnel: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1631) (S. Rept. 107-127), S13359 [17DE]

Nomination of Joe M. Allbaugh To Be FEMA Director: Committee on the Governmental Affairs (Senate), S1462 [15FE]

Nomination of R. David Paulison To Be U.S. Fire Administration Administrator: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S12161 [29NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4686, H4702, H4703, H4704 [26JY], H4824, H4832, H4852 [30JY]

Summaries

Homeland Security Defense Funding Allocation, S13870 [20DE]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S11599 [8NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S8543 [1AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4663-H4667 [26JY]

———conference report, H7924-H7929 [8NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 166, tribute to recovery efforts in Houston, TX, following Tropical Storm Allison, H3526 [26JN]

H. Res. 209, same-day consideration of H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4651 [26JY]

H. Res. 210, consideration of H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4652 [26JY]

H. Res. 279, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H7919 [8NO]

H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S8980-S8993 [3AU]

H.R. 3192, Disaster Relief Charities Accountability Act, E1977 [31OC]

S. 399, College Fire Prevention Act, S1632 [27FE]

S. 1144, FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program reauthorization, S7201 [29JN], S9001 [3AU]