URBAN AREAS related term(s) Rural Areas

Analyses

Urban Sprawl and Smart Growth Study Act (H.R. 748), E218 [13FE]

Appointments

Mickey Leland National Urban Air Toxics Research Center, S9823 [23JY]

Articles and editorials

Former Mayor Richard C. Lee Remembered Fondly, S2336-S2338 [12FE]

Private School With Ties to Alleged Terrorist Gets State Money, H7987 [5SE]

Straight Talk on Vouchers, H7960 [5SE]

Vouchers No Way Out of a Failing Society, S12118 [29SE]

Washington's Children Deserve More Choices, S12036 [26SE]

What Some Much-Noted Data Really Showed About Vouchers, S5850 [7MY]

Youth Program Is Best Revenge Against Rising Tide of Gun Deaths, S1800 [30JA]

Bills and resolutions

Community development: correct certain inequities in the second round of designation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 593), H320 [5FE]

———encourage development and integrated use by public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information to assist in management of community growth (see H.R. 1292), H1901 [13MR]

———provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see S. 586), S3504 [11MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out activities to assess and reduce the vulnerabilities of public transportation systems (see H.R. 1148), H1680 [6MR]

———establish an independent panel to assess the homeland security needs of the National Capital Region (see H.R. 3583), H12307 [21NO]

———installation of chemical and biological detection devices in enclosed passenger boarding stations of heavy rail transit systems (see H.R. 2301), H4875 [3JN]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 1077), H1515 [4MR] (see H.R. 1614), H2820 [3AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pilot grant program to provide assistance for the capital and startup costs of streetcar development and revitalization (see H.R. 1315), H1953 [18MR]

———make grants for construction projects to prevent public access to tracks and other hazards of fixed guideway systems in residential areas (see H.R. 2289), H4786 [2JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Colorado Springs, CO, area (see H.R. 1476), H2471 [27MR]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, FL, metropolitan area (see S. 766), S4702 [2AP] (see H.R. 197), H58 [7JA]

District of Columbia: provide low-income students who attend under-performing schools with scholarships to attend private school of choice (see H.R. 2556), H5713 [23JN]

———reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region (see H.R. 2882), H7616 [24JY]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see S. 1414), S9414 [15JY] (see H.R. 3193), H8949 [25SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 684), H390 [11FE]

Health: amend legislation reauthorizing health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establishing Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (see S. 1775), S13053 [22OC]

———carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and establish a pest control and indoor air services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 1149), H1680 [6MR]

———increase Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas (see S. Res. 96), S4166 [20MR] (see H. Res. 142), H1902 [13MR]

———provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas (see H.R. 1022), H1463 [27FE]

———technical amendments to legislation reauthorizing health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establishing Healthy Communities Access Program (see H.R. 3038), H8081 [9SE]

Health care facilities: importance of preserving survival of essential urban hospitals (see H. Con. Res. 234), H6263 [26JN]

———provide grants to health centers for facility construction, modernization, replacement, and major equipment purchases (see S. 673), S4165 [20MR] (see H.R. 1386), H2269 [20MR]

Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant nurses (see H.R. 87), H54 [7JA]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see S. 679), S4166 [20MR] (see H.R. 3449), H10457 [5NO]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see S. 985), S5651 [1MY] (see H.R. 466), H243 [29JA]

———exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain areas (see H.R. 1676), H2938 [8AP]

Medicare: reimburse Medicare+Choice plans located in the same metropolitan statistical area the same payment rate (see H.R. 1854), H3451 [29AP]

National Environmental Policy Act: require Council on Environmental Quality study on urban sprawl and smart growth and include urban sprawl in environmental reviews by Federal agencies (see H.R. 748), H462 [12FE]

New York, NY: authorize national memorial at or near World Trade Center site to commemorate events of September 11, 2001, and establish World Trade Center Memorial Advisory Board (see H.R. 1364), H2131 [19MR]

———reauthorize the New York City Watershed Protection Program (see S. 1425), S9592 [17JY] (see H.R. 2771), H7085 [17JY]

Noise pollution: prohibit operation of civil subsonic turbojets in certain metropolitan areas (see H.R. 3417), H10236 [30OC]

Nonprofit organizations: development of municipally-owned vacant lots into community open spaces or parks (see H.R. 2373), H5044 [5JN]

Railroads: resolve certain labor issues relative to merger of Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road (see H.R. 308), H137 [8JA]

Roads and highways: allocate transportation funds to metropolitan areas and increase planning funds to relieve metropolitan congestion (see H.R. 3611), H12308 [21NO]

SBA: expand the HUBZone program to include difficult development areas (see S. 961), S5541 [30AP]

Schools: provide a model for school districts based on experience of the District of Columbia in establishing fully accountable public alternatives to traditional public schools (see H.R. 2669), H6348 [8JY]

States: provide homeland security and budget crisis relief grants and temporary fiscal relief through increased Medicaid payments (see S. 565), S3253 [6MR]

Taxation: allow businesses to qualify as renewal community businesses if such businesses employ residents of certain nearby areas (see H.R. 3669), H12918 [8DE]

———allow businesses to qualify as renewal community businesses if such businesses employ residents of certain other renewal communities (see S. 903), S5342 [11AP]

———attract foreign corporations to relocate to the area in New York, NY, surrounding the former World Trade Center (see S. 1070), S6507 [15MY]

———equalize employer-provided parking and transit benefits and allow Federal agencies to offer transit and parking benefits in tandem to assist with costs of parking at transit facilities (see S. 661), S3993 [19MR] (see H.R. 2614), H6261 [26JN]

———expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data (see S. 400), S2457 [13FE] (see H.R. 840), H703 [13FE]

———expand tax benefits for the New York Liberty Zone (see H.R. 3508), H11391 (see H.R. 3508), H11514 [18NO]

———treatment of certain losses arising from, and grants made as a result of terrorist attacks on New York, NY (see H.R. 3556), H11701 [20NO]

Television: ensure equity among full-service television broadcasters and provide local programming to communities through cable carriage rights for class A television stations (see H.R. 1626), H2821 [3AP]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 2722), H6706 [14JY]

———prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents (see H.R. 72), H54 [7JA]

Letters

Homeland security: Senator Harkin, S9883 [24JY]

Philadelphia, PA, costs for urban terrorism protection and preparedness: John F. Street, Mayor of Philadelphia, PA, S4789 [3AP]

Scholarship vouchers to provide school choice in the District of Columbia: Anthony A. Williams, Mayor of the District of Columbia, S11954 [25SE]

———Delegate Norton, S12118 [29SE]

———Iris J. Toyer and Darlene T. Allen, Parents United for the D.C. Public Schools (organization), S12119 [29SE]

———Kathy Patterson, S12119 [29SE]

———Lapria Johnson, H7988 [5SE]

———Paul Strauss, S12176 [30SE]

———Peter M. Branch, S11181 [8SE]

———Roderick R. Paige, Sec. of Education, S12035 [26SE]

———Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, S11151 [5SE], S11945 [25SE]

Remarks in House

African Americans: improve public education systems and family involvement to reduce drug-related crime in the African American community, H10334 [4NO]

AID: Urban Programs Office funding, H7404, H7405 [23JY]

CERCLA: Superfund program funding through reductions in NASA Project Prometheus funding, H7700-H7702 [25JY]

Cleveland, OH: tribute to City Mission (organization), E1411 [8JY]

Community development: correct certain inequities in the second round of designation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (H.R. 593), E144 [6FE]

———encourage development and integrated use by public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information to assist in management of community growth (H.R. 1292), E457 [13MR]

———recognize achievements of women-led development organizations in creating affordable housing, E456 [13MR]

Computers: enhance digital accessibility for all individuals, E311 [27FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: first responders funding, H8795-H8802 [24SE]

Dept. of HUD: HOPE VI Program funding, H7667, H7685, H7686 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Corridor Project funding, H8027 [9SE]

District of Columbia: provide low-income students who attend under-performing schools with scholarships to attend private school of choice (H.R. 2556), E1326 [23JN]

———reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region (H.R. 2882), E1588 [25JY]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H7955-H7977, H7983-H7989 [5SE], H8060, H8061 [9SE], E1747 [9SE], E1761 [10SE], E1927 [30SE]

East Orange, NJ: tribute to Dr. John Howard, Jr. School Quest Program Community Problem Solving Team, E950 [14MY]

Education: establish partnerships between educational entities and inner city and rural secondary schools to encourage teaching as a career, H6380, H6381 [9JY]

Federal employees: impact of metropolitan statistical area boundary revisions on locality pay, H7920 [4SE]

Health: increase Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas (H. Res. 142), E464 [13MR]

———technical amendments to legislation reauthorizing health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establishing Healthy Communities Access Program (H.R. 3038), H9049-H9051 [1OC], E1971 [2OC]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (H.R. 3449), E2245 [5NO]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of The East Los Angeles Community Union (TELACU), H5160 [10JN]

Michigan: effect of ozone transport in southwest Michigan demonstration project, H11411 [18NO]

National Environmental Policy Act: require Council on Environmental Quality study on urban sprawl and smart growth and include urban sprawl in environmental reviews by Federal agencies (H.R. 748), E216 [13FE]

National security: transit security funding, H2678 [2AP], H2774 [3AP]

New York, NY: tribute to Civil Service Technical Guild, Local 375, E1413 [8JY]

———tribute to CIVITAS Citizens, Inc., E353 [4MR]

———tribute to Lola de Rodriguez de Tio Academy of Future Technologies at Intermediate School No. 162 Lego League Tournament team, E425 [11MR]

Nonprofit organizations: development of municipally-owned vacant lots into community open spaces or parks (H.R. 2373), E1158 [5JN]

NTSB: study impact of age on the competence and qualifications of pilots and the use of rail systems in high population density cities, H4166, H4167 [15MY]

Palm Bay, FL: National Civic League All-American City Award finalist, E1171 [5JN]

Philadelphia, PA: Army demolition of the Tacony Warehouse, H4593 [22MY]

Racine, WI: National Civic League All-America City Award recipient, E1543 [21JY]

Rancho Cordova, CA: incorporation, E1323 [23JN]

Roads and highways: allocate transportation funds to metropolitan areas and increase planning funds to relieve metropolitan congestion (H.R. 3611), E2438 [23NO]

Schools: provide a model for school districts based on experience of the District of Columbia in establishing fully accountable public alternatives to traditional public schools (H.R. 2669), E1425 [8JY]

South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association: anniversary, E934 [13MY], E981 [15MY]

Taxation: expand tax benefits for the New York Liberty Zone (H.R. 3508), E2333 [19NO]

Terrorism: protection and preparedness funding, H5765-H5769, H5774 [24JN]

Transportation: develop and implement an intermodal transportation system, E533 [20MR]

———public transportation funding, E1350 [25JN]

Truth Seekers Substance Outreach Ministry, Inc.: anniversary, E498 [18MR]

Remarks in Senate

CERCLA: Superfund program funding, S1430, S1431 [23JA]

Chicago, IL: anniversary, S3076 [4MR]

Community development: provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities (S. 586), S3506 [11MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allocation of homeland security block grant funds to high-threat urban areas, S9785 [23JY], S9851-S9856, S9869, S9870 [24JY]

———allocation of homeland security block grant funds to high-threat urban areas through reductions in information analysis, infrastructure protection, science, technology, and research and development, S9856-S9861 [24JY]

———emergency management performance grants program funding, S9753-S9756 [23JY]

———first responders funding, S9690-S9693, S9696 [22JY]

———Office for Domestic Preparedness grant programs funding for protection of areas with large tourist populations, S9681-S9683 [22JY], S9878 [24JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, FL, metropolitan area (S. 766), S4705 [2AP]

Detroit Neighborhood Services Organization: tribute to Youth Initiatives Project for efforts to combat drug use and gun violence, S1799 [30JA]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (S. 1414), S9425 [15JY]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, S11150, S11151 [5SE], S11181 [8SE], S11887-S11890 [24SE], S11938, S11943-S11957, S11971-S11978 [25SE], S12027, S12028, S12031-S12037, S12042-S12045, S12051 [26SE], S12108-S12110, S12115-S12121, S12123-S12125 [29SE], S12165-S12171, S12173-S12176 [30SE], S12442 [3OC], S15021 [18NO]

Education: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, S5850 [7MY]

Fire prevention: hazardous fuels reduction projects in wildland-urban interface funding, S13617-S13621 [30OC]

Health: increase Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas (S. Res. 96), S4180 [20MR]

———technical amendments to legislation reauthorizing health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establishing Healthy Communities Access Program (H.R. 3038), S15303 [20NO]

Health care facilities: provide grants to health centers for facility construction, modernization, replacement, and major equipment purchases (S. 673), S4170 [20MR]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, S4252, S4253 [21MR]

———community policing programs funding, S2982, S2983 [27FE], S7231 [3JN]

———community policing programs (S. 679), S4177 [20MR]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (S. 985), S5676 [1MY]

New York, NY: release of EPA report on air quality relative to collapse of World Trade Center, S11138-S11141 [5SE]

Northern Kentucky University: tribute to Metropolitan Education and Training Service Program and dedication of Metropolitan Education and Training Service Center, S11901 [24SE]

SBA: expand the HUBZone program to include difficult development areas (S. 961), S5608 [30AP]

———HUBZone Program funding, S12090 [26SE]

———HUBZone Program price preferences for food aid contracts, S12092 [26SE]

States: provide homeland security and budget crisis relief grants and temporary fiscal relief through increased Medicaid payments (S. 565), S3323 [6MR]

Taxation: allow businesses to qualify as renewal community businesses if such businesses employ residents of certain other renewal communities, S6426 [15MY]

———allow businesses to qualify as renewal community businesses if such businesses employ residents of certain other renewal communities (S. 903), S5357 [11AP]

———equalize employer-provided parking and transit benefits and allow Federal agencies to offer transit and parking benefits in tandem to assist with costs of parking at transit facilities (S. 661), S3999 [19MR]

Terrorism: protection and preparedness funding, S4787, S4789, S4798-S4800 [3AP]

Washington metropolitan area: anniversary of sniper shooting spree, S12362 [2OC]

Reports filed

Health Care Safety Net Amendments Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3038) (H. Rept. 108-275), H8380 [17SE]

HOPE VI Program Reauthorization and Small Community Mainstreet Rejuvenation and Housing Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1614) (H. Rept. 108-165), H5661 [19JN]

New York City Watershed Protection Program Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1425) (S. Rept. 108-205), S15286 [20NO]

Schedules

Senator Harkin's staff meetings with local Iowa emergency management and first responders, S9884 [24JY]

Statements

Scholarship Vouchers To Provide School Choice in the District of Columbia: President Bush, S12033 [26SE]

———Representative Tom Davis, S12034 [26SE]

———Roderick R. Paige, Sec. of Education, S12042-S12044 [26SE]

Vouchers—Where I Stand and Why: Delegate Norton, S12119 [29SE]

Summaries

Forest Service Budget: Executive Office of the President, S13618 [30OC]

Tables

Additional city homeland security spending due to war/high alert, S4787 [3AP]

District of Columbia public schools test score comparisons, S12175 [30SE]

Myths and facts about the District of Columbia opportunity scholarship program, S12116 [29SE]

Philadelphia, PA, security costs in response to terrorist attacks, S4789 [3AP]

Pittsburgh, PA, Dept. of Public Safety cost increases for terrorism, S4787 [3AP]

Texts of

H.R. 3038, Health Care Safety Net Amendments Technical Corrections Act, H9049 [1OC]

S. 565, Homeland Protection and Tax Hike Prevention Act, S3323-S3325 [6MR]

S. 586, Round II EZ/EC Flexibility Act, S3507 [11MR]

S. 661, Commuter Benefits Equity Act, S3999 [19MR]

S. 766, establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, FL, metropolitan area, S4705 [2AP]

S. 903, Renewal Community Employment Credit Improvement Act, S5357 [11AP]

S. 961, expand the SBA HUBZone program to include difficult development areas, S5608 [30AP]

S. 985, adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas, S5677 [1MY]

S. 1414, District of Columbia Personal Protection Act, S9426 [15JY]

S. Res. 96, Resolution To Expand Access to Community Health Centers (REACH) Initiative, S4179 [20MR]

Transcripts

Islamic Charter Schools Funding: Dan Noyes, ``Baladullah'' (news program), H7986 [5SE]