FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), H7619 [24JY], H7643 [25JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), S9629, S9642 [21JY], S9672, S9681, S9737, S9738 [22JY], S9749, S9751, S9753, S9757, S9758, S9763, S9767, S9769, S9774, S9778, S9781, S9783, S9784, S9802, S9806, S9807, S9808, S9809, S9810 [23JY], S9831, S9832, S9849, S9851, S9856, S9861, S9865, S9866, S9868, S9870, S9871, S9872, S9874, S9913, S9917, S9918, S9919 [24JY], S9986 [25JY], H5714, H5715 [23JN], H5754, H5764, H5766, H5776, H5779, H5781, H5782, H5783, H5784, H5785, H5786, H5787, H5788, H5791 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), consideration (H. Res. 293), H5741 [24JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), S13926 [4NO], S14477, S14496, S14506, S14507, S14510, S14511, S14512, S14518, S14520, S14521, S14820, S14834, S14835, S14836, S14840, S14841, S14842, S14843, S14844, S14845, S14847 [12NO], S14932, S14934, S14936, S14938, S14967, S14968, S14969 [17NO], S14993, S14994, S14995, S15084, S15085 [18NO], H7619, H7620 [24JY], H7669, H7682, H7683, H7684, H7685, H7687, H7688, H7689, H7690, H7692, H7693, H7694, H7695, H7699, H7700, H7704, H7705, H7706, H7788 [25JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1584), S11927 [24SE]

National Flood Insurance Program: extend (S. 1768), H12227 [21NO]

———improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 253), H11596, H11652 [19NO]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2555, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, S9886 [24JY], H8118 [10SE]

———H.R. 2861, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S15021 [18NO]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief activities associated with California wildfires (see H.R. 3407), H10235 [30OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), consideration (see H. Res. 339), H7615 [24JY]

Coastal zones: clarify boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System Cape Fear Unit (see S. 1663), S11989 [25SE] (see H.R. 2501), H5550 [18JN]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see S. 620), S3730 [13MR] (see H.R. 1613), H2820 [3AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council (see S. 1454), S9905 [24JY] (see H.R. 2871), H7616 [24JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to first responders (see H.R. 3266), H9375 [8OC]

———making appropriations (see H.R. 2555), H5713 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), consideration (see H. Res. 293), H5713 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 374), H8490 [23SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1584), S11161 [5SE] (see H.R. 2861), H7615 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2861), consideration (see H. Res. 338), H7615 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2861), consideration (H. Res. 338)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 340), H7615 [24JY]

Disasters: modify terms of the community disaster loan program and authorize assistance under that program for losses related to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1542), H2585 [1AP]

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 2608), H6261 [26JN]

National Flood Insurance Program: extend (see S. 122), S132 [9JA] (see S. 1768), S12969 [21OC] (see H.R. 11), H51 (see H.R. 215), H59 [7JA]

———improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (see H.R. 253), H135 [8JA] (see H.R. 670), H390 [11FE]

New Jersey Task Force 1: designate as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see S. 232), S1736 [29JA] (see H.R. 452), H242 [29JA]

Poverty: establish a demonstration program to assist disadvantaged communities (see H.R. 3495), H11358 [17NO]

———establish a demonstration program to assist disadvantaged communities (H.R. 3495), consideration (see H. Res. 472), H12310 [21NO]

Terrorism: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 2512), H5551 [18JN]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see S. 315), S1977 [5FE] (see S. 466), S2919 [27FE] (see S. 930), S5434 [28AP] (see S. Res. 34), S1736 [29JA] (see H.R. 105), H55 [7JA] (see H.R. 1389), H2269 [20MR] (see H. Res. 78), H705 [13FE]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction and improve security of infrastructure (see H.R. 1449), H2401 [26MR]

Conference reports

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 2555), H8425-H8459 [23SE]

Letters

College Fire Prevention Act: Daniel Jones, Chapel Hill, NC, Fire Dept., S3738 [13MR]

———John C. Biechman, National Fire Prevention Association, S3737 [13MR]

Enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism funding: Joseph Graham (Gray) Davis, Jr., Governor of California, S4096 [20MR]

First Responders Partnership Grant Act: Anthony L. Bossi, Rutland, VT, Police Dept., S1995 [5FE]

———Brett R. Van Noordt, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police, S1995 [5FE]

———David E. Demag, Essex, VT, Police Dept., S1995 [5FE]

———Douglas S. Hoyt, Montpelier, VT, Police Dept., S1995 [5FE]

———James A. Finger, Vermont Ambulance Association, S1995 [5FE]

———Jeffery L. Whitesell, Winhall, VT, Police & Rescue Dept., S1996 [5FE]

———R.J. Elrick, Vermont Sheriffs' Association, S1995 [5FE]

———Steven Locke, Professional Firefighters of Vermont (organization), S1995 [5FE]

Homeland security: Senator Harkin, S9883 [24JY]

Mississippi disaster assistance funding: Robert R. Latham, Jr., Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, S10842 [31JY]

National Flood Insurance Program extension, S156 [9JA]

Motions

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), S9695 [22JY], S9756, S9763, S9766, S9772, S9780, S9782 [23JY], S9837, S9851, S9853, S9864 [24JY], H5758 [24JN], H8107 [10SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), conference report, H8801 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), consideration (H. Res. 293), H5741 [24JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), S14518 [12NO]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief activities associated with California wildfires (H.R. 3407), H10225 [30OC], H10383 [5NO], E2208 [4NO]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), H7647-H7654 [25JY], E1653 [25JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), consideration (H. Res. 339), H7637-H7645 [25JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief through across-the-board funding reductions in discretionary spending programs, H7651-H7654 [25JY]

Budget: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H9080 [1OC]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 2555, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H5802 [24JN]

Compact of Free Association: reinstatement of FEMA assistance, E2176 [30OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council (H.R. 2871), H12117 [21NO], E1601 [25JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: address emergency preparedness relative to senior citizens, the disabled, and others with special needs, H5761 [24JN]

———first responders funding, H8795-H8802 [24SE]

———first responders funding through reductions in Transportation Security Administration funding, H5761, H5762 [24JN]

———maintain homeland security, preparedness and disaster response programs funding and require screening of all cargo on passenger planes, H8107-H8111 [10SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5744-H5795 [24JN], H8107 [10SE], E1388, E1398 [27JN], E1422 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), conference report, H8406 [23SE], H8793-H8802 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), consideration (H. Res. 293), H5734-H5742 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 374), H8495-H8500 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), motion to instruct conferees, H8107-H8111 [10SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7335 [23JY], H7655-H7713 [25JY], H10535-H10537, H10544-H10546 [6NO], E1613, E1653 [25JY], E1690 [4SE], E1709, E1726 [5SE], E1753, E1757 [10SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2861), consideration (H. Res. 338), H7630-H7637 [25JY], E1629 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2861), unanimous-consent agreement, H7654 [25JY]

Disasters: relief funding, H5788, H5789 [24JN]

Drought: disaster assistance to North Carolina, H175 [28JA]

Firefighters: funding, H10197 [30OC]

Floods: disaster assistance to Indiana, H6352 [9JY], E1432 [9JY], E1445, E1446 [11JY]

Funding, H7637-H7640, H7648, H7653 [25JY], H8809-H8814 [24SE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, H8809-H8814 [24SE], E1860 [23SE]

———effects of Hurricane Isabel on Atlantic Coast States, H9105-H9110 [1OC], E1949 [1OC]

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: reauthorize (H.R. 2608), H9045-H9049 [1OC], E1973 [2OC]

National Flood Insurance Program: extend (H.R. 11), H97-H101 [8JA], E49 [8JA]

———extend (S. 1768), H12227 [21NO]

———improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties, H9822 [28OC]

———improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 253), H11520 [19NO], H11833-H11842 [20NO]

———improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 253), unanimous-consent agreement, H11595-H11598 [19NO]

National security: executive order giving authority to impose martial law, H1724 [11MR]

Terrorism: enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, H2672, H2676, H2680 [2AP], H2779 [3AP], H2869 [8AP], H5770 [24JN]

———establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders, H5749, H5750 [24JN]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, H173, H181-H190 [28JA], E106 [29JA]

Typhoons: disaster assistance to Guam, H175 [28JA], H2747 [3AP]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), S9930, S9933-S9935, S9990 [25JY], S10031 [28JY], S10838-S10844 [31JY], S10875 [1AU]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), unanimous-consent request, S10844 [31JY]

Budget: reduce level of tax cuts and apply savings to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism and to deficit reduction, S4349 [25MR]

Coastal zones: clarify boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System Cape Fear Unit (S. 1663), S14221 [6NO]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (S. 620), S3737 [13MR]

Compact of Free Association: reinstatement of FEMA assistance, S14222-S14226 [6NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council: (S. 1454), S9908, S9912 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: military facilities repair and replacement funding due to Hurricane Isabel, S12656, S12657 [16OC], S12803, S12804 [17OC]

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]

———first responders and terrorism prevention funding through reductions in tax cuts, S9832-S9847 [24JY]

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

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), S9623-S9626, S9628, S9629 [21JY], S9672-S9697 [22JY], S9748-S9788 [23JY], S9830-S9887 [24JY], S9954 [25JY], S10258 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), conference report, S11891-S11897 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), unanimous-consent agreement, S9575 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), unanimous-consent request, S9986 [25JY]

———reduce appropriations for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S9878 [24JY]

———require report on Homeland Security Advisory System, S9767, S9768 [23JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations, S1240 [21JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2861), S10931 [1AU], S10987 [2SE], S14391, S14458 [11NO], S14464-S14470, S14472-S14480, S14496-S14504, S14506-S14528, S14530, S14531, S14678, S14743, S14792 [12NO], S14928, S14932-S14940 [17NO], S14993-S15001 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2861), unanimous-consent agreement, S14940 [17NO], S15021 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2861), unanimous-consent request, S14519, S14520 [12NO]

———making appropriations (S. 1584), unanimous-consent request, S14620, S14621 [12NO]

Drought: disaster assistance to Nebraska, S1770 [30JA]

Fire prevention: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards, S4353 [25MR]

Floods: disaster assistance to West Virginia and Michigan, S9225 [10JY]

Funding, S9930, S9939-S9941, S9990 [25JY], S10838, S10841, S10842 [31JY]

GSA: agreement with American Media, Inc., to convey title of anthrax contaminated building to the Federal Government, S2435 [13FE]

Hurricanes: effects of Hurricane Isabel on Atlantic Coast States, S11729 [22SE]

National Flood Insurance Program: extend (H.R. 11), S176 [9JA]

———extend (S. 122), S156 [9JA]

———extend (S. 1768), S13322 [27OC], S15874 [24NO]

National security: interoperable communications system between first responder agencies funding, S4772-S4774 [3AP]

Playas, NM: purchase of town by the National Emergency Response Training, Research, and Development Center, S9787 [23JY]

Terrorism: enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, S4049, S4054 [20MR], S4227 [21MR], S4316 [24MR], S4354 [25MR], S4790-S4798 [3AP]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, S2379 [13FE], S2694 [25FE], S2834 [26FE]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (S. 315), S1994 [5FE]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (S. 466), unanimous-consent request, S2904 [27FE]

West Virginia: disaster assistance, S8320 [20JN]

Reports

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 2555) (corrections), S9787 [23JY]

Reports filed

Coastal Barrier Resources System Cape Fear Unit Boundary Clarification: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1663) (S. Rept. 108-179), S13659 [30OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2555, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 374) (H. Rept. 108-281), H8490 [23SE]

Consideration of H.R. 2555, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 293) (H. Rept. 108-175), H5713 [23JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2859, Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 339) (H. Rept. 108-237), H7615 [24JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2861, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 338) (H. Rept. 108-236), H7615 [24JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2555) (H. Rept. 108-280), H8490 [23SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2555) (H. Rept. 108-169), H5713 [23JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2555) (S. Rept. 108-86), S9244 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2861) (H. Rept. 108-235), H7614 [24JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1584) (S. Rept. 108-143), S11161 [5SE]

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2608) (H. Rept. 108-246), H7837 [3SE]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 338, Consideration of H.R. 2861, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 340) (H. Rept. 108-238), H7615 [24JY]

Two Floods and You Are Out of the Taxpayers' Pocket Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 253) (H. Rept. 108-266), H8015 [5SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5758, H5773, H5774, H5776, H5781, H5784, H5785, H5786, H5788 [24JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), S14518 [12NO], H7685, H7708 [25JY]

Schedules

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

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2555, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, S11895 [24SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2555, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, S9697 [22JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2861, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S14527 [12NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7656-H7662 [25JY]

Senate rollcall votes on amendments to H.R. 2555, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, first responders and terrorism prevention funding, S9832 [24JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 293, consideration of H.R. 2555, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H5734 [24JN]

H. Res. 338, consideration of H.R. 2861, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H7630 [25JY]

H. Res. 339, consideration of H.R. 2859, disaster relief supplemental appropriations, H7637 [25JY]

H. Res. 374, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2555, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H8495 [24SE]

H.R. 11, National Flood Insurance Program extension, H97 [8JA]

H.R. 253, Flood Insurance Reform Act, H11596-H11598 [19NO], H11833-H11835 [20NO]

H.R. 2555, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, S9980-S9986 [25JY]

H.R. 2608, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program reauthorization, H9045-H9047 [1OC]

H.R. 2859, disaster relief supplemental appropriations, H7647 [25JY]

H.R. 2861, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent appropriations, S15001-S15020 [18NO]

S. 620, College Fire Prevention Act, S3738 [13MR]

S. 1454, National Drought Preparedness Act, S9908-S9912 [24JY]

S. 1663, clarify boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System Cape Fear Unit, S12002 [25SE]

S. 1663, Coastal Barrier Resources System Cape Fear Unit boundary clarification, S14221 [6NO]

S. 1768, National Flood Insurance Program extension, S13322 [27OC], S15874 [24NO], H12227 [21NO]

S. Res. 34, provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, S1755 [29JA]