URBAN AREAS related term(s) Rural Areas

Articles and editorials

Civil-Rights Leader Mourns an African-American Population Left Behind, S9717 [7SE]

Harlem Renaissance Day of Committment, E1149 [7JN]

Katrina's Silver Lining, E1876 [15SE]

Urban League Celebrates 95 Years, E1618 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions

Community development: 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. 426), H235 [26JA]

———establish a National Enterprise Zone system to promote prosperity in economically depressed areas (see H.R. 2182), H3054 [5MY]

Dept. of Defense: reform the TRICARE program to make reimbursement rates the same as those offered under Medicare and contract for health care services with a teaching hospital in an urban area (see H.R. 2670), H4139 [26MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: award grants to public transportation agencies to improve security (see S. 2032), S13160 [17NO]

———carry out activities to assess and reduce the vulnerabilities of public transportation systems (see H.R. 1116), H983 [3MR]

———establish an independent panel to assess the homeland security needs of the National Capital Region (see H.R. 44), H135 [6JA]

———make grants to encourage community safety by incorporating disaster mitigation and emergency preparedness into comprehensive land use planning and urban development (see H.R. 3524), H7557 [28JY]

Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1695 [17MR]

———make grants to nonprofit community organizations to develop municipally-owned vacant lots in urban areas (see H.R. 1694), H2149 [19AP]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see S. 1513), S9158 [27JY] (see H.R. 3888), H8341 [22SE]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding (see S. 945), S4546 [28AP]

Dept. of Transportation: make grants for construction projects to prevent public access to tracks and other hazards of fixed guideway systems in residential areas (see H.R. 3674), H7741 [7SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Colorado Springs, CO, area (see S. 551), S2244 [8MR] (see H.R. 1159), H1024 [8MR]

Disasters: ensure that communities are prepared for evacuation in case of a major disaster (see H.R. 3815), H8088 [15SE]

———provide grants for mass evacuation exercises for urban and suburban areas and the execution of emergency response plans (see S. 2043), S13161 [17NO]

District of Columbia: establish an annual Federal infrastructure support contribution (see H.R. 1586), H1895 [12AP]

———prohibit implementation of District of Columbia law prohibiting the shipment of certain hazardous materials near the Capitol building to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2057), H2879 [3MY]

———provide funding for projects to reduce traffic congestion and improve travel options in the metropolitan Washington region (see H.R. 1347), H1621 [16MR]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see S. 1082), S5531 [19MY] (see H.R. 1288), H1416 [14MR]

FAA: repeal perimeter rule for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and LaGuardia Airport (see S. 1599), S9468 [29JY]

Health: 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. 172), H77 [4JA]

———provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas (see H.R. 2240), H3113 [10MY]

Health care professionals: admission requirements for certain nonimmigrant nurses (see H.R. 248), H136 [6JA]

Immigration: make inadmissable individuals who law enforcement knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe, seek entry to the U.S. to participate in illegal activities with criminal gangs (see S. 1168), S6100 [6JN] (see H.R. 2933), H4654 [16JN]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H350 [2FE]

———establish demonstration project to provide a basic housing allowance to Federal officers serving in high-cost areas (see H.R. 3272), H5800 [13JY]

National security: provide for a domestic defense fund to improve homeland defense (see S. 140), S145 [24JA]

———require homeland security grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerabilities (see S. 308), S1115 [8FE] (see H.R. 1419), H1693 [17MR]

Roads and highways: allocate transportation funds to metropolitan areas and increase planning funds to relieve metropolitan congestion (see H.R. 2185), H3054 [5MY]

SBA: expand the HUBZone program to include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 1148), H1023 [8MR]

Senior citizens: establish regional consumer price indices to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 736), H523 [9FE]

Taxation: 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. 787), S3652 [14AP]

———equalize income exclusion of employer-provided parking and transit benefits and provide a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2390), H3434 [17MY]

———treatment of certain losses arising from, and grants made as a result of terrorist attacks on New York, NY (see H.R. 720), H522 [9FE]

Telephones: require providers of wireless telephone services to provide access to the universal emergency telephone number in subterranean subway stations located within their area of coverage (see H.R. 733), H523 [9FE]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 959), H795 [17FE]

———increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 52), H73 [4JA] (see H.R. 153), H135 [6JA] (see H.R. 1109), H982 [3MR] (see H.R. 3270), H5800 [13JY]

———prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents (see S. 479), S1867 [1MR] (see H.R. 86), H74 [4JA] (see H.R. 1004), H846 [1MR]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: authorize additional Federal contributions for maintaining and improving the transit system (see H.R. 3496), H7556 [28JY]

Letters

Community Development Block Grant Program funding: several Senators, S2892, S2896 [17MR]

———several State, city, and county organizations, S2887, S2888, S2897 [17MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security grant allocation improvement: Casey L. Perry, National Troopers Coalition, S8120 [12JY]

———Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, S8120 [12JY]

———Clarence Edwards, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, S8122 [12JY]

———Dave Liebersbach, National Emergency Management Association, S8122 [12JY]

———High-Threat City Joint Working Group on Homeland Security, S8095, S8112 [12JY]

———Joseph Estey, International Association of Chiefs of Police, S8121 [12JY]

———Michael Chertoff, Sec. of Homeland Security, S8113 [12JY]

———Ralph M. Purdy, United Federation of Police Officers, Inc., S8121 [12JY]

———Ruth Ann Minner and Mitt Romney, National Governors Association, S8122 [12JY]

———Sam A. Cabral, International Union of Police Associations, AFL-CIO, S8121 [12JY]

———Steve Lenkart, International Brotherhood of Police Officers, S8121 [12JY]

———William J. Johnson, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., S8120 [12JY]

District of Columbia Personal Protection Act: several organizations, S11295 [7OC]

Lists

Groups against the EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements for municipal wastewater treatment during wet weather conditions, H3666 [19MY]

Remarks in House

Abyssinian Development Corp.: tribute to Harlem Renaissance Day of Committment, E1149 [7JN]

Agriculture: provide that every State receive an equal allocation of cotton, tobacco, and rice funding, H4271 [8JN]

Atlanta, GA: air quality improvements, H4657 [17JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H383-H398 [8FE], H722 [17FE]

Chicago, IL: unveiling of Thomas Jefferson statue in Jefferson Park neighborhood, E1585 [22JY]

Community development: encourage development and integrated use by public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information to assist in management of community growth, H12130 [17DE]

———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. 426), E94 [26JA]

Dept. of Energy: report on potential fuel savings from information technology systems designed to help businesses and consumers plan travel and avoid delays, H2416 [21AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out activities to assess and reduce the vulnerabilities of public transportation systems (H.R. 1116), E354 [3MR]

———chemical facility security funding, H3379-H3381 [17MY], H3535 [18MY], E1052 [20MY]

———chemical plant security funding, H8691 [6OC]

———limit the number of grants available under the Urban Area Security Initiative, H3231-H3233 [12MY]

———make grants to encourage community safety by incorporating disaster mitigation and emergency preparedness into comprehensive land use planning and urban development (H.R. 3524), E1679 [29JY]

———Urban Area Security Initiative funding, H3221 [12MY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H1512, H1560, H1561, H1568, H1570-H1572, H1610 [16MR], H1626, H1647 [17MR], H5371, H5381, H5384 [29JN], E1437 [1JY]

———Community Development Block Grant Program section 108 loan guarantee program funding through reductions in Office of National Drug Control Policy funding, H5383, H5444 [29JN]

———HOPE VI Program funding for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, H5429-H5432 [29JN], H5554 [30JN], H9987 [8NO]

———make grants to nonprofit community organizations to develop municipally-owned vacant lots in urban areas (H.R. 1694), E701 [19AP]

———prohibit Community Development Block Grant Program funding of private economic development projects involving an acquisition of land through eminent domain, H5427 [29JN]

———Round II Empowerment Zones program funding, H5554 [30JN]

———transfer of Community Development Fund Program to Dept. of Commerce, H387, H388 [8FE]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H3131 [11MY], H8430, H8432 [28SE], H10071 [9NO], E2334 [10NO]

District of Columbia: establish an annual Federal infrastructure support contribution (H.R. 1586), E626 [12AP]

———prohibit implementation of District of Columbia law prohibiting the shipment of certain hazardous materials near the Capitol building to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks, E1089 [25MY]

———prohibit implementation of District of Columbia law prohibiting the shipment of certain hazardous materials near the Capitol building to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks (H.R. 2057), E1045 [20MY]

———provide funding for projects to reduce traffic congestion and improve travel options in the metropolitan Washington region (H.R. 1347), E470 [17MR]

———restore right to keep and bear arms, H5501-H5504 [30JN]

EPA: prohibit funding for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements for municipal wastewater treatment during wet weather conditions, H3665-H3669 [19MY]

Hoboken, NJ: anniversary, E719 [21AP]

Japanese American Cultural and Community Center: tribute, E1239 [15JN]

Latz, Sheldon: National Association of County Engineers Urban County Engineer of the Year award recipient, E2143 [20OC]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to lighting of Vincent Thomas Bridge, E131 [1FE]

National Arbor Day Foundation: tribute to Tree City USA honorees, E1584 [22JY]

National security: require homeland security grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerabilities, H4271 [8JN]

National Urban League: anniversary, E1617 [27JY]

New Orleans, LA: restore and expand historic St. Charles Street street cars affected by Hurricane Katrina, H8651 [6OC]

New York, NY: mass transit projects funding, H10955 [18NO]

Norfolk, VA: Norfolk Public Schools recipient of Broad Foundation Prize for Urban Education, H8166 [21SE]

SBA: expand the HUBZone program to include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 1148), E380 [8MR]

Stockyard Redevelopment Organization: tribute, E2033 [6OC]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security, H5950-H5952 [18JY], H6208, H6209 [21JY], H11517 [14DE]

———increase rail and public transportation security (H.R. 153), E21 [4JA]

———increase rail and public transportation security (H.R. 3270), H5887 [14JY], E1483 [13JY]

———trucking industry, intercity bus, and railroad security grants funding, H3387, H3388 [17MY]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: Metrorail system funding, H1049 [9MR]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Energy: grant program to aid local governments, municipal utilities, rural electric cooperatives, and not-for-profit agencies funding, S7281 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: assess and reduce vulnerabilities of general aviation airports and aircraft, S8182 [13JY]

———chemical facility security standards, S8249 [14JY]

———first responder interoperable communications funding, S8157, S8160 [13JY], S8253, S8254 [14JY]

Dept. of HUD: clarify ability to recover assets used in violation of regulatory agreements, S11403, S11406 [17OC]

———Community Development Block Grant Program, section 8 housing choice voucher program, and Public Housing Capital and Operating Funds funding, S11639, S11640, S11647 [20OC]

———Community Development Block Grant Program funding, S2727 [15MR], S2895-S2897, S2899, S2924, S2954, S2965 [17MR], S4512 [28AP], S11647 [20OC]

———restore Community Development Block Grant Program funding through closing certain tax loopholes, S2887-S2894, S2899, S2923 [17MR]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, S9790 [8SE], S9968, S9971 [13SE], S12922 [16NO], S13151 [17NO], S13350 [18NO]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding (S. 945), S4562-S4565 [28AP], S6295 [9JN], S10289 [21SE]

District of Columbia: reduce crime, provide scholarship vouchers for school choice, and establish Marriage Development Accounts, S11454-S11458 [18OC]

———restore right to keep and bear arms, S11646 [20OC]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (S. 1082), S6009 [26MY], S11294 [7OC]

FAA: repeal perimeter rule for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and LaGuardia Airport (S. 1599), S9519 [29JY]

FEMA: Emergency Management Performance Grants Program funding, S8178 [13JY]

———waive matching requirements for Emergency Management Performance Grants Program funding relative to Hurricane Katrina, S9979 [13SE]

Immigration: make inadmissable individuals who law enforcement knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe, seek entry to the U.S. to participate in illegal activities with criminal gangs (S. 1168), S6104 [6JN]

National security: require homeland security grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerabilities (S. 308), S1117-S1119 [8FE], S1373 [15FE]

Taxation: equalize employer-provided parking and transit benefits, S5059 [12MY]

———promote parity between employer-provided parking and mass transit benefits, S5211 [16MY]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security, S7977, S7978 [11JY], S8176-S8178, S8185, S8189-S8191 [13JY], S8255-S8268, S8284 [14JY]

———prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents (S. 479), S1872 [1MR]

Reports filed

Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2032), S13160 [17NO]

Remote Sensing Applications Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 426) (H. Rept. 109-157), H5251 [27JN]

Statements

Bush Administration Budget Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H386 [8FE]

Texts of

S. 140, Domestic Defense Fund Act, S357-S363 [24JA]

S. 308, Risk-Based Homeland Security Funding Act, S1117 [8FE]

S. 479, Nonresident Income Tax Freedom Act, S1873 [1MR]

S. 945, Providing Reliable Officers, Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training in Our Neighborhoods (PROTECTION) Act, S4563 [28AP]

S. 1599, Abolishing Aviation Barriers Act, S9519 [29JY]

S. 2043, Mass Evacuation Exercise Assistance Act, S13172 [17NO]