HURRICANES

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), H7744 [7SE]

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 437), consideration (H. Res. 439), H8013 [15SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S12938, S13034, S13035, S13036, S13037, S13038 [16NO], S13082, S13085, S13090, S13097, S13104, S13113, S13115, S13116, S13119, S13120, S13122, S13123, S13126, S13127, S13130, S13131, S13132, S13133, S13134, S13135, S13136, S13186, S13187, S13206, S13207, S13208, S13209, S13210, S13211, S13212, S13215, S13216, S13218, S13219, S13221, S13222, S13224, S13225, S13226, S13227, S13228, S13229, S13230, S13231, S13232, S13233, S13234, S13235, S13236, S13237 [17NO]

Federal aid programs: provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), S11328, S11329 [7OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: provide favorable treatment for certain projects in response to Hurricane Katrina with respect to revolving loans (S. 1709), S10481, S10519 [27SE]

FEMA: allow transfer of funding to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program to facilitate direct loans to communities (S. 1858), S11328 [7OC]

Financial institutions: facilitate recovery from Hurricane Katrina by providing greater flexibility for, and temporary waivers of certain rules and fees imposed on depository institutions and Federal regulatory agencies (H.R. 3945), H9196 [26OC]

Taxation: provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma (H.R. 4440), S13857 [16DE], H11923 [16DE]

———provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and provide incentives for charitable giving (H.R. 3768), S10141 [15SE]

———provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and provide incentives for charitable giving (S. 1696), S10134 [15SE]

Appointments

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select), H8233 [21SE]

Articles and editorials

Alaskans Who Sent Delegation to D.C. Owe Hurricane Survivors an Apology, S11626 [20OC]

Big Cut in Katrina's Hotel Bill—Program Evacuees Were Miscounted, Red Cross Says, S11506 [19OC]

Bring Out Your Pork, S10007 [14SE]

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

Corps' Own Study Backs Critics of Levee Engineering, S13548 [14DE]

$11 Million a Day Spent on Hotels for Storm Relief, S11506 [19OC]

Evidence Points to Man-Made Disaster, S13547 [14DE]

FEMA Fool Sat on His Hands, H7707 [7SE]

FEMA Plans To Reimburse Faith Groups for Aid—As Civil Libertarians Object, Religious Organizations Weigh Whether To Apply, S10712 [29SE]

Grenada Needs All the Help It Can Get, E1721 [29JY]

Housing Aid Called Too Much, Too Little—FEMA Critics Cite Waste as Evacuees Strain To Pay Rent, S11507 [19OC]

Housing Promises Made to Evacuees Have Fallen Short, H8667 [6OC]

How Many More Mike Browns Are Out There?, S10462-S10464 [27SE]

Just Say No to Pork, Alaska—Vote Ted Stevens, His Pals Out of Office, S11626 [20OC]

Katrina's Silver Lining, E1876 [15SE]

Let's Donate a Bridge to Victims of Katrina, S11626 [20OC]

Mission of Mercy—Cedar Falls Church Members Help Evacuees in Mississippi, S11734 [21OC]

``Moronic Proposal'', S10007 [14SE]

Pork and Hurricane Relief, S10008 [14SE]

Power Failure—Behind Poor Katrina Response, Long Chain of Weak Links—Changing Structure of FEMA, Emphasis on Terrorism Contributed to Problems—A Shortage of Helicopters, H7662 [6SE]

Private Schools Welcome Those Displaced by Katrina, S10208 [20SE]

Public Bailout. Private Agenda?, S10208 [20SE]

Shameful Proclamation, E1845 [14SE]

Small Businesses Lose Katrina Cleanup Contracts to Large Firms, E2083 [7OC]

Staff Exodus and Cutbacks Curb Disaster Management, H7707 [7SE]

Uganda Is Latest African Donor of Relief to Hurricane Katrina—Foreign Minister Kutesa Describes $200,000 Donation, E1842 [14SE], E1887 [19SE]

Washington Looting of New Orleans, H8499 [28SE]

We Need To Be Ready for the Consequences, E1392 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: provide assistance to agricultural producers whose operations were severely damaged by hurricanes (see S. 2009), S12839 [15NO] (see H.R. 4330), H10226 [15NO]

———provide assistance to nursery crop and tropical fruit producers whose agricultural operations were severely damaged by Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, or Rita (see H.R. 4031), H8807 [7OC]

———provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of drought, Hurricane Katrina, and other natural disasters (see S. 1636), S9833 [8SE] (see S. 1804), S10796 [30SE] (see H.R. 3702), H7813 [8SE]

Animals: ensure that Federal response and recovery efforts for Hurricane Katrina include consideration for animal rescue and care (see S. Res. 251), S10425 [26SE]

Appropriations: encourage the President to appoint an individual to oversee Federal funds for Hurricane Katrina recovery (see S. Res. 242), S10119 [15SE]

———ensure that emergency appropriation funds for hurricane assistance relief are used only for individuals in affected areas (see H.R. 4081), H8985 [19OC]

———making emergency supplemental for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3645), H7645 [2SE] (see H.R. 3673), H7741 [7SE]

Bankruptcy: provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see S. 1647), S9833 [8SE] (see S. 1787), S10594 [28SE] (see H.R. 3697), H7812 [8SE]

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 437), H7949 [14SE]

———establish (H. Res. 437), consideration (see H. Res. 439), H7947 [14SE]

Budget: facilitate Presidential leadership and congressional accountability regarding reduction of other spending to offset costs of responding to recent natural disasters (see H.R. 3966), H8643 [29SE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (see S. 2020), S12949 [16NO]

———reduce mandatory and discretionary spending to offset costs of rebuilding the Gulf Region in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 1928), S12006 [27OC]

Bush, President: transmit information on contracts for services or construction related to Hurricane Katrina recovery that relate to wages and benefits to be paid to workers (see H. Res. 467), H8388 [27SE] (see H. Res. 488), H8809 [7OC]

Business and industry: clarify liability of government contractors assisting in rescue, recovery, repair, and reconstruction work in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and other major disasters (see S. 1761), S10378 [22SE]

———provide for reimbursement for business revenue lost as a result of a facility being used as an emergency shelter for Katrina survivors (see S. 1682), S9930 [12SE]

———provide for workers and businesses during the response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 1925), S11917 [26OC]

Charities: waive individual and corporate income limitations for charitable contributions for the relief of victims of Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3724), H7814 [8SE]

Children and youth: ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3711), H7813 [8SE]

Coast Guard: tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina (see S. Res. 246), S10295 [21SE]

———tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina and provide temporary relief to certain persons affected by such hurricane relative to certain laws administered by the Coast Guard (see H.R. 4508), H11503 [13DE]

———tribute to response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H. Res. 486), H8809 [7OC]

Colleges and universities: provide assistance to revitalize institutions of higher education affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4016), H8807 [7OC]

———provide higher education relief to individuals and institutions affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4490), H11327 [8DE]

Committees of the House: create a select committee to investigate awarding and carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina (see H. Res. 432, 435), H7814 [8SE] (see H. Res. 449), H8088 [15SE]

Community development: establish a national commission to address the rebirth and renewal of neighborhoods and communities affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3749), H7860 [13SE]

Construction industries: provide contractors with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing services or equipment on a volunteer basis in response to a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 3717), H7813 [8SE]

Contracts: give priority in Federal contracting to businesses in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and treat such small businesses as falling under the HUBZone program (see H.R. 3988), H8733 [6OC]

———require contracts relative to recovery efforts following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita be awarded only after an open and fair bidding process (see S. 1844), S11212 [6OC] (see H. Con. Res. 251), H8387 [27SE]

Corps of Engineers: provide for recovery efforts relating to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita for Corps of Engineers projects (see S. 2006), S12766 [14NO]

Credit: encourage lenders holding mortgages in communities devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to not foreclose on such mortgages until Congress considers relief legislation (see S. Res. 340), S14186 [20DE] (see S. Res. 347), S14317 [21DE]

Credit cards: repeal Federal increase in micropurchase authority for property and services for support of Hurricane Katrina relief and rescue operations (see S. 1805), S10796 [30SE]

Crime: extend the statute of limitations pursuant to state of emergency (see H.R. 3730), H7859 [13SE]

———prevent interference with Federal disaster relief efforts (see S. 1746), S10295 [21SE] (see H.R. 3728), H7859 [13SE]

———provide enhanced penalties for crimes committed using funds appropriated for remediation of any injury or damage caused by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1720), S10187 [19SE]

Cuba: temporarily suspend restrictions on remittances, gifts, and family travel to allow Cuban Americans to assist relatives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis (see H. Con. Res. 206), H5740 [12JY]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1749), S10295 [21SE] (see H.R. 3763), H7947 [14SE]

———reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3763), consideration (see H. Res. 516), H9276 [26OC]

———repeal Presidential authority to suspend wage requirements during national emergencies and reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3834), H8161 [20SE]

———repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4643), H12289 [18DE]

———termination of Presidential national emergency relative to application of wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.J. Res. 69), H9043 [20OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide additional authority and funding to provide emergency food relief, in coordination with the Dept. of Homeland Security, to victims of Hurricane Katrina and related conditions (see S. 1643), S9833 [8SE] (see S. 1695), S9985 [13SE]

Dept. of Education: establish a Family Education Reimbursement Account Program to assist hurricane displaced students (see H.R. 4097), H9042 [20OC]

———permit waiver of consecutive service requirements of loan forgiveness program for teachers whose employment is interrupted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3788), H8087 [15SE]

———provide assistance to local educational agencies serving homeless children and youth displaced by Hurricane Katrina, Rita, or Wilma (see H.R. 4649), H13188 [22DE]

———provide authority to waive reallocation rules in Campus-Based Aid programs and extend reallocation deadline for institutions of higher education affected by a natural disaster (see H.R. 3863), H8340 [22SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish position of HIV/AIDS Emergency Response Coordinator to coordinate services for individuals displaced by Huricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4633), H12167 [17DE]

———expand availability of Community Services Block Grant Program resources for individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1745), S10294 [21SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the National Emergency Family Locator System (see S. 1630), S9727 [7SE] (see H.R. 3999), H8733 [6OC]

Dept. of HUD: authorize financial assistance under the Community Development Block Grant Program for communities affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4431), H11034 [18NO]

———establish a homesteading initiative that offers low-income families displaced from their residences due to Hurricane Katrina the opportunity to purchase a home (see S. 2088), S13501 [13DE] (see H.R. 4514), H11503 [13DE]

———make single family properties pursuant to foreclosure under the FHA mortgage insurance program available for occupancy by families displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3794), H8087 [15SE]

———provide waivers under certain housing assistance programs to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina in obtaining housing (see H.R. 3894), H8348 [26SE]

———temporarily suspend certain requirements under the Community Development Block Grant Program for communities affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3896), H8348 [26SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize a special round of funding by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund for assistance in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4020), H8807 [7OC]

———issue Disaster Recovery Bonds (see H.R. 4076), H8918 [18OC]

Dept. of Transportation: make emergency airport improvement project grants-in-aid for repairs and costs related to damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 1786), S10594 [28SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: commend efforts of staff in response to Hurricane Katrina (see S. Res. 259), S10594 [28SE] (see S. Res. 263), S10823 [3OC]

———provide emergency assistance to homeless veterans and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3727), H7859 [13SE]

———provide health care to members of the Armed Forces who serve in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and study potential health consequences (see H.R. 4007), H8733 [6OC]

———provide veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina access to health care (see H.R. 3666), H7741 [7SE]

Disabled: provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (see H.R. 3864), H8340 [22SE]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H8340 [22SE]

Disasters: address needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning and relief efforts and increase accessibility of post-disaster replacement housing built with Federal funds (see S. 2124), S13786 [16DE]

———assist victims of Hurricane Katrina and other major disasters (see H.R. 3747), H7860 [13SE]

———establish special rules relative to certain disaster assistance provided for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4438), H11109 [6DE]

———express condolences to victims, commend resiliency of the people of Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (see H. Res. 567), H10909 [17NO]

———improve Federal response (see H.R. 1137), H988 [7MR]

———make funds available for community disaster loans to assist local governments in providing essential services following Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4024), H8807 [7OC]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program (see H.R. 4012), H8807 [7OC] (see H.R. 4090), H9042 [20OC]

———moratorium on payment of principal or interest on certain mortgage loans, small business loans, and consumer loans for residents of a Federal disaster area (see H. Con. Res. 257), H8643 [29SE]

———moratorium on payment of principal or interest on certain mortgage loans secured by residential or commercial real estate located in Hurricanes Katrina or Rita disaster areas (see H.R. 4027), H8807 [7OC]

———provide temporary emergency assistance for primary residences damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4266), H10144 [9NO]

———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see S. Res. 261), S10724 [29SE] (see H. Res. 477), H8643 [29SE]

———respond to Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters that adversely affect food assistance, agricultural producers, and households (see H.R. 3809), H8088 [15SE]

Ecology and environment: establish a Comprehensive Environmental Sampling and Toxicity Assessment Plan (CESTAP) to assess and monitor air, water, soil and human populations in areas impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4139), H9102 [25OC]

Education: make grants to local educational agencies to restart school operations interrupted by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4048), H8808 [7OC]

———permit participation of children affected by Hurricane Katrina in Head Start and Early Head Start Programs (see H.R. 3890), H8341 [22SE]

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H7860 [13SE]

———provide elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1904), S11665 [20OC]

———provide for continued education of students affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1764), S10378 [22SE]

———provide relief for students affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1683), S9931 [12SE]

———provide relief for students and institutions affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1715), S10119 [15SE]

———provide student loan forgiveness to the surviving spouses and parents of the victims of Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3802), H8087 [15SE]

———provide student loan forgiveness to the surviving spouses and parents of the victims who were Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita first responders (see H.R. 4074), H8918 [18OC]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see S. 2166), S14317 [21DE] (see H.R. 4140), H9102 [25OC]

Employment: accelerate reemployment and employment of individuals affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by establishing grants to eligible entities to provide worker recovery accounts to eligible individuals (see H.R. 3976), H8732 [6OC]

———promote employment of workers displaced by Hurricane Katrina in connection with Hurricane Katrina reconstruction efforts (see S. 1644), S9833 [8SE] (see S. 1763), S10378 [22SE]

ERISA: provide appropriate waivers, suspensions, or exemptions for individual account plans of persons affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3862), H8340 [22SE]

———provide appropriate waivers, suspensions, or exemptions for individual account plans of persons affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see S. 1802), S10724 [29SE]

Federal aid programs: clarify which expenses relating to emergency shelters for Katrina survivors are eligible for Federal reimbursement (see S. 1684), S9931 [12SE]

———ease the provision of services to individuals affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 3975), H8732 [6OC]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3971), H8732 [6OC]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (see H. Res. 501), H8985 [19OC]

———provide for reimbursement of communities for purchases of supplies distributed to Katrina survivors (see S. 1681), S9930 [12SE]

———temporarily suspend laws that deny certain Federal benefits, grants, and licenses to victims of Hurricanse Katrina or Rita due to convictions for certain drug crimes (see H.R. 4169), H9362 [27OC] (see H.R. 4213), H9555 [2NO]

Federal employees: repeal increased micropurchase threshold (see S. 1871), S11421 [17OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: provide favorable treatment for certain projects in response to Hurricane Katrina with respect to revolving loans (see S. 1709), S10119 [15SE]

FEMA: allow transfer of funding to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program to facilitate direct loans to communities (see S. 1855, 1856, 1857, 1858), S11313 [7OC]

———provide certain individuals or households affected by Hurricane Katrina in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, FL, with financial assistance and direct services under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (see H.R. 3723), H7814 [8SE]

———facilitate recovery from hurricanes by providing greater flexibility for, and temporary waivers of certain rules and fees imposed on depository institutions and Federal regulatory agencies (see H.R. 4146), H9275 [26OC]

———provide emergency authority to guarantee checks cashed by insured depository institutions and credit unions for noncustomers who are victims of certain hurricanes (see H.R. 3909), H8386 [27SE]

Foreign countries: express gratitude to foreign individuals, organizations, and governments that have offered material assistance and other forms of support to those who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H. Res. 428), H7742 [7SE]

GSA: modify requirements relative to authority to make repairs and lease space if the repair or lease is required as a result of damages from Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4125), H9101 [25OC]

Gulf Coast Recovery and Disaster Preparedness Agency: establish (see S. 1863), S11313 [7OC]

Gulf Coast States: establish an independent, Presidentially-appointed commission to assess the circumstances related to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3799), H8087 [15SE]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (see S. Res. 233), S9645 [6SE] (see H. Res. 425), H7742 [7SE]

———provide assistance to rebuild communities, schools, and hospitals damaged by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see S. 1842, 1846), S11212 [6OC]

———provide assistance to rebuild hospitals damaged by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see S. 1847), S11212 [6OC]

———provide emergency relief to meet the immediate health care, housing, education, and financial needs of survivors of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1637), S9833 [8SE]

———provide for reconstruction, replacement, and improvement of infrastructure (see S. 1836), S11212 [6OC]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1777), S10513 [27SE]

Gulf Deregulation Commission: establish (see H.R. 4631), H12167 [17DE]

Health: provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1716), S10119 [15SE] (see H.R. 3952), H8642 [29SE]

———provide health care and health insurance coverage relief to individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1769), S10424 [26SE]

———provide Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program assistance for States providing assistance to Katrina survivors (see H.R. 3845), H8247 [21SE]

———provide Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program assistance for States providing assistance to Katrina survivors and accommodate special needs of such survivors under the Medicare program (see S. 1688), S9931 [12SE]

Health care facilities: provide relief payments to private and public hospitals that temporarily ceased to operate because of a mandatory evacuation order issued in anticipation of Hurricane Rita (see H.R. 4143), H9102 [25OC]

Housing Act: provide rural housing assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3895), H8348 [26SE]

Immigration: preserve certain benefits for victims of Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3827), H8161 [20SE]

Independent Commission To Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina: establish (see H.R. 3838), H8162 [20SE]

———establish (H.R. 3838), consideration (see H. Res. 537), H9962 [7NO]

Louisiana: authorize farmers to operate certain commercial motor vehicles within the State without a commercial drivers license for a certain period (see H.R. 4444), H11109 [6DE]

———condemn actions of certain law enforcement deparments for closing the Greater New Orleans Bridge to foot traffic in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (see H. Res. 530), H9555 [2NO]

———provide disaster relief and incentives for economic recovery for residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1765, 1766), S10378 [22SE] (see H.R. 3958), H8643 [29SE]

———temorarily deny Federal assistance to certain law enforcement deparments due to maltreatment of individuals seeking aid during the Hurricane Katrina crisis (see H.R. 4209), H9555 [2NO]

Louisiana Recovery Corp.: establish (see S. 2172), S14317 [21DE] (see H.R. 4100), H9042 [20OC]

Medicaid: provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H7813 [8SE]

Mental health: dedicate a percentage of Hurricane Katrina disaster relief funds for mental health services for victims and first responders (see H.R. 3708), H7813 [8SE]

National Flood Insurance Program: strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 1936), S12006 [27OC] (see H.R. 3922), H8387 [27SE]

National Independent Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response: establish (see H.R. 3706), H7813 [8SE]

National security: establish a first responder interoperable communications grant program (see S. 1645), S9833 [8SE] (see S. 1762), S10378 [22SE]

NIST: establish a Katrina Assistance Program through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see H.R. 3826), H8161 [20SE]

Office of Special Inspector General for Hurricane Katrina Recovery: establish (see H.R. 3737), H7860 [13SE]

Office of Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction: expand responsibilities to provide independent objective audits and investigations relating to the Federal programs for Hurricane Katrina recovery (see S. 1738), S10294 [21SE]

Petroleum: provide Presidential authority to temporarily freeze the price of gasoline and other refined products (see S. 1629), S9727 [7SE] (see H.R. 3707), H7813 [8SE]

Postage and stamps: issue a special postage stamp to afford a means by which the public may contribute to Hurricane Katrina disaster relief (see H.R. 3740), H7860 [13SE]

Poverty: recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4197), H9554 [2NO]

Power resources: provide disaster assistance for the repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of a privately-owned power transmission facility damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4391), H11033 [18NO]

Presidential appointments: appoint a Federal officer to focus exclusively on the official and effective use of Federal resources in southeast Louisiana for Hurricane Katrina recovery (see S. 1843), S11212 [6OC]

Public lands: raise funds to respond to Hurricane Katrina and future disasters by selling certain Forest Service and Dept. of the Interior lands (see H.R. 3855), H8247 [21SE]

Public welfare programs: provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3672), H7741 [7SE]

Religion: support goals and ideals of a national day of prayer and remembrance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and encourage all Americans to observe that day (see H. Con. Res. 240), H7861 [13SE]

Roads and highways: modify highway emergency relief program requirements relative to projects for repair or reconstruction in response to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1702), S10037 [14SE] (see S. 1714), S10119 [15SE] (see H.R. 3786), H8087 [15SE]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: allow Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama to designate the projects for which certain highway and transit funds may be obligated (see H.R. 3869), H8340 [22SE]

Safety: improve reporting relative to safety of workers in response and recovery activities related to Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1771), S10424 [26SE]

Securities: issue Hurricane Katrina Relief EE savings bonds (see H.R. 3892), H8341 [22SE]

———issue Hurricane Relief Bonds in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and subsequent flooding and displacement of residents in certain federally designated disaster areas (see H.R. 3935), H8513 [28SE]

Senate: permit the solicitation of donations in Senate buildings for the relief of victims of Hurricane Katrina (see S. Res. 235), S9727 [7SE]

Small business: provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1724), S10187 [19SE]

———provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (see S. 1807), S10796 [30SE]

———provide for relief, recovery, and expansion of small business concerns affected by Hurricane Katrina through technical assistance, access to capital, and expanded Federal contracting opportunities (see H.R. 4234), H9695 [4NO]

Special Inspectors General Council for Hurricane Katrina: establish (see H.R. 3810), H8088 [15SE]

Taxation: allow a credit for providing housing to victims of Hurricane Katrina and waive limitation on charitable donations by individuals for donations for relief of victims of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1705), S10037 [14SE]

———allow a deduction for portion of charitable contributions related to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita in computing adjusted gross income (see H.R. 4287), H10145 [9NO]

———allow a tax credit against qualified equity investments in companies affected by Hurricane Kartrina (see H.R. 4404), H11033 [18NO]

———allow full deduction of medical costs, not compensated by insurance or otherwise, for residents in Hurricane Katrina disaster area (see H.R. 4034), H8808 [7OC]

———allow individuals to designate overpayments to support Hurricane Katrina relief efforts (see H.R. 3790), H8087 [15SE] (see H.R. 3905), H8386 [27SE]

———allow victims of Hurricane Katrina to withdraw funds from retirement plans without penalty (see H.R. 3733), H7860 (see H.R. 3759), H7861 [13SE]

———allow victims of Presidentially-declared disasters to withdraw funds from retirement plans without penalty (see H.R. 3741, 3742), H7860 [13SE]

———clarify the mortgage subsidy bond benefits for residences located in disaster areas (see H.R. 3716), H7813 [8SE]

———eliminate capital gains tax on investments in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area to reduce estate taxes for victims (see H.R. 4035), H8808 [7OC]

———exempt from personal use rules the use of vacation property as a residence for persons displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3785), H8087 [15SE]

———exempt withdrawals from retirement plans by victims of Presidentially-declared disasters from gross income and the additional tax on early distributions (see H.R. 3751), H7860 [13SE]

———extend Superfund financing for purposes of cleanup activities relative to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4481), H11326 [8DE]

———guarantee tax-exempt bonds for the purpose of rebuilding the Gulf Coast from the impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 3947), H8642 [29SE]

———impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and use proceeds to offset costs of supplemental spending bills targeted to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina and Rita (see S. 1809), S10823 [3OC]

———increase and expand expensing for property in hurricane disaster areas (see H.R. 3868), H8340 [22SE]

———provide a credit for health insurance costs of eligible disaster relief recipients (see H.R. 4086), H8985 [19OC]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for income earned from sources within the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita core disaster area (see H.R. 4445), H11109 [6DE]

———provide certain hurricane-related tax relief (see H.R. 4323), H10225 [15NO]

———provide emergency tax relief for victims of Hurricane Wilma (see H.R. 4334), H10226 [15NO]

———provide for advance payment of the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit to provide needed funds to victims of Hurricane Katrina and to stimulate local economies (see S. 1770), S10424 [26SE] (see H.R. 3844), H8247 [21SE]

———provide for Gulf tax credit bonds and advance refundings of certain tax-exempt bonds, and provide a Federal guarantee of certain State bonds (see H.R. 4337), H10501 [16NO]

———provide incentives for Hurricane Katrina recovery in the Gulf Opportunity Zone (see H.R. 3987), H8733 [6OC]

———provide incentives for persons to open their homes to Hurricane Katrina survivors (see H.R. 3744), H7860 [13SE]

———provide increased expensing for certain property in the Gulf Opportunity Zone (see H.R. 4305), H10156 [10NO]

———provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricane Rita (see H.R. 4155), H9361 [27OC]

———provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma (see H.R. 4440), H11109 [6DE]

———provide tax relief for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3769), H7948 [14SE]

———provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and provide incentives for charitable giving (see S. 1696), S9985 [13SE] (see H.R. 3768), H7948 [14SE]

———provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and provide incentives for charitable giving (H.R. 3768), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (see H. Res. 454), H8247 [21SE]

Transportation: provide temporary waiver of certain transportation conformity rules and metropolitan transportation planning rules under the Clean Air Act and other laws for certain areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3946), H8642 [29SE]

Unemployment: provide benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims (see H.R. 3774), H7948 [14SE]

Veterans: extend for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina the time for appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims of certain decisions of the Board of Veterans Appeals (see S. 1729), S10233 [20SE] (see H.R. 3670), H7741 [7SE]

———provide for the care of veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1646), S9833 [8SE]

Volunteer workers: protect volunteers assisting the victims of Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3736), H7860 [13SE]

Voting: extend to Hurricane Katrina evacuees the right to use absentee balloting and registration procedures available to military and overseas voters (see S. 1867), S11313 [7OC] (see H.R. 3734), H7860 [13SE]

Workforce Investment Act: provide special rules for disaster relief employment for individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1718), S10187 [19SE] (see H.R. 3761), H7947 [14SE]

Chronologies

Hurricane Katrina history of Government preparedness and response plans: Committee on Homeland Security (House), H7971-H8009 [15SE]

Essays

General Welfare: Zachary Robinson, E1960 [27SE]

Explanations

Gulf Opportunity Zone Act (H.R. 4440), S14028-S14053 [19DE]

Factsheets

Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Relative to Educational Challenges of Hurricane Katrina: Congressional Black Caucus, H8500 [28SE]

Journals

Personal account of experience providing disaster relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Rita: Craig Van Waardhuizen, Northwest Iowa Transportation, Inc., S11731 [21OC]

Trip Diary of Hurricane Katrina Farmworkers Disaster Relief Effort: John D. Arnold, S12230-S12234 [2NO]

Letters

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (Senate, Special): Senator Reid, S10154 [15SE]

Bipartisan development of Hurricane Katrina relief legislation: Senators Landrieu and Vitter, S9773 [8SE]

Community Disaster Loan Act: Beverly O'Neill and Tom Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S11285 [7OC]

Education of displaced students affected by Hurricane Katrina through vouchers to attend private schools: Barry W. Lynn, Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), H12265 [18DE]

Emergency Health Care Relief Act: Michael O. Leavitt, Sec. of HHS, S10578 [28SE]

———Senators Grassley and Baucus, Committee on Finance (Senate), S10580 [28SE]

Emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina: Joshua B. Bolten, OMB, S9595 [1SE]

———President Bush, S9595 [1SE]

Ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina: Shay Bilchik, Child Welfare League of America, H7914 [14SE]

Expressing condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina: Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel, S11291 [7OC]

———Dan Hays, Canadian Senate, S11290 [7OC]

———Jassim Mohammad Al-Kharafi, Kuwaiti National Assembly, S11291 [7OC]

———Katalin Szili, Hungarian National Assembly, S11290 [7OC]

———Sergio Paez Verdugo and Anders B. Johnson, Inter-Parlimentary Union, S11291 [7OC]

———Silvan Shalom, Foreign Minister of Israel, S11291 [7OC]

Fiscal year 2006 Federal budget reconciliation process: several religious leaders, E1856 [15SE]

Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act: Representative Nussle, Committee on the Budget (House), E1893 [20SE]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1893 [20SE]

Ketchikan's Bridge to the Future: Blaine Ashcraft, Greater Ketchikan, AK, Chamber of Commerce, S11632 [20OC]

Natural Disaster Student Aid Fairness Act: Representative Boehner, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H8365 [27SE]

———Representative Nussle, Committee on the Budget (House), H8365 [27SE]

Occupational safety and health law enforcement relative to recovery and cleanup efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, H10240 [16NO]

Procedural waivers and requests and budgetary requests for family and child services programs in response to Hurricane Katrina: Marketa G. Gautreau, Louisiana Dept. of Social Services, H9983 [8NO]

Tax treatment of employer provided housing assistance for individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina: Mark C. Drennen, Greater New Orleans, Inc., S13707 [16DE]

———Michael J. Olivier, Louisiana Economic Development, S13707 [16DE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S13706, S13707 [16DE]

Tribute to efforts of Prairie Lakes Baptist Church, Cedar Falls, IA, to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina: Mike Barnett, First Baptist Church, Ocean Springs, MS, S11734 [21OC]

Use of undocumented workers in the carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina: Senator Landrieu, S11760 [24OC]

Lists

Challenges and accomplishments of disaster relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9596 [1SE]

Donations and assistance provided for relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9616-S9618 [6SE]

Extraneous provisions in S. 2020, Tax Relief Act, S13141 [17NO]

Prairie Lakes Baptist Church, Cedar Falls, IA, members sent to provide relief to States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S11734 [21OC]

Messages

Suspend Regulations in Response to National Emergency Caused by Hurricane Katrina: President Bush, S9831 [8SE], H7809 [8SE]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13080, S13101, S13102, S13103, S13104, S13114, S13123, S13124, S13125, S13126, S13128, S13129, S13131, S13132, S13133, S13134 [17NO]

Davis-Bacon Act: termination of Presidential national emergency relative to application of wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.J. Res. 69), H9811 [7NO]

Prayers

``Prayer for the Victims of Hurricane Katrina,'' Yona Metzger, S11291 [7OC]

Press releases

National Council of Jewish Women Urges New National Priorities in Katrina's Wake: Phyllis Snyder, National Council of Jewish Women, E1856 [15SE]

Proposals

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (Senate, Special), S10153 [15SE]

Quotations

Letters to the Editor From Alaskans—Alaskans Call To Give Bridges Money to Hurricane Victims, S11625 [20OC]

Remarks in House

African Americans: address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life, E2119 [18OC]

American Gaming Association: tribute to gaming industry for efforts to provide relief for gaming employees in States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7872 [14SE]

America's Second Harvest (organization): release of report documenting the impact of emergency food distribution, E2567 [17DE]

Appropriations: establish offsets for emergency supplemental for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7677 [7SE]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8106 [20SE], H8166, H8167, H8168, H8218 [21SE], H8394, H8395, H8485 [28SE], H8651, H8708 [6OC], H8799 [7OC], H8896, H8900-H8902 [18OC], H8923, H8924, H8953, H8958, H8966-H8979 [19OC], H9014, H9015, H9019-H9026 [20OC], H9079-H9083 [25OC], H9107 [26OC], H9280 [27OC]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by hurricanes, H8854, H8855, H8856 [18OC]

———making emergency supplemental for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7616-H7643 [2SE], H7851 [13SE], E1753, E1758, E1759, E1760 [6SE], E1769, E1771, E1772, E1775, E1780, E1782 [7SE], E1790, E1792, E1800, E1806, E1810 [8SE], E1820 [13SE]

———making emergency supplemental for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), H7697, H7703 [7SE], H7748, H7755, H7756, H7777-H7786, H7794 [8SE], H7851 [13SE], H8107 [20SE], E1798, E1799, E1800, E1801, E1802, E1804, E1806, E1807, E1808, E1809, E1811 [8SE], E1815, E1816 [12SE], E1825, E1827, E1833, E1834, E1835 [13SE], E1857 [15SE], E1885 [19SE]

———require matching of funds spent for Iraq reconstruction efforts be spent for domestic priorities, H7838 [13SE], H8252 [22SE], H8517 [29SE], H8893 [18OC], H8921, H8976 [19OC], H9092-H9094 [25OC], H9960 [7NO], H11202 [7DE]

Bankruptcy: provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (H.R. 3697), E1803 [8SE]

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 437), H7871 [14SE], H7962, H8022-H8031, H8079-H8084 [15SE], H8168 [21SE], H8637 [29SE], E1907 [21SE]

———establish (H. Res. 437), consideration (H. Res. 439), H7965-H8014 [15SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H10005-H10012 [8NO], H10117-H10124 [9NO]

———facilitate Presidential leadership and congressional accountability regarding reduction of other spending to offset costs of responding to recent natural disasters (H.R. 3966), H8527, H8528 [29SE], H8989 [20OC], E2408 [18NO]

Bush, President: transmit information on contracts for services or construction related to Hurricane Katrina recovery that relate to wages and benefits to be paid to workers (H. Res. 488), H9036 [20OC]

Capitol Police: tribute to officers participating in relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8166 [21SE]

Carroll County, GA: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8132 [20SE]

Charities: waive individual and corporate income limitations for charitable contributions for the relief of victims of Hurricane Katrina, H8020 [15SE]

Children and youth: ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7913 [14SE]

Citigroup, Inc.: tribute to efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, E2136 [20OC]

Coast Guard: authorize additional funding for operation and maintenance as a result of Hurricane Katrina, H8040 [15SE]

———role in disaster relief and security efforts, H8233-H8237 [21SE]

———role in relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7874 [14SE], E1859 [15SE]

———tribute to Air Station Savannah for response to Hurricane Katrina, E2085 [17OC]

———tribute to Auxiliary Flotilla 014-05-05 Edison, NJ, for response to Hurricane Katrina, E2501 [8DE]

———tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina, H8957 [19OC]

Colonial Life and Accident Insurance Co.: tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina, E2086 [17OC]

Columbia, SC: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8107 [20SE]

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: candlelight vigil on Capitol steps in support of relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8167 [21SE]

Corps of Engineers: Brevard County, FL, projects funding, H5819 [14JY]

Cuba: temporarily suspend restrictions on remittances, gifts, and family travel to allow Cuban Americans to assist relatives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis (H. Con. Res. 206), E1571 [21JY]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, H8130 [20SE], H9031, H9033 [20OC], E2083 [7OC]

———reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3763), H8156, H8157 [20SE], E1845 [14SE]

———waiver of prevailing wage requirements for relief effort contracts in States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7847-H7849 [13SE], H8067, H8083 [15SE], H8900, H8901 [18OC]

DeLay, Representative: characterization of remarks relative to use of profits from Federal housing programs for relief efforts for housing victims of Hurricane Katrina, H8103 [20SE]

Denton, TX: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E2163 [25OC]

DePaul University: tribute to students and campus organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1876 [15SE]

Dept. of Education: provide authority to waive reallocation rules in Campus-Based Aid programs and extend reallocation deadline for institutions of higher education affected by a natural disaster (H.R. 3863), H8362-H8365 [27SE]

———utilize the Education of Homeless Children and Youth Program to assist children displaced by Hurricane Katrina, H7752 [8SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: emergency and disaster preparedness reorganization plan, H8395-H8401 [28SE]

———establish the National Emergency Family Locator System (H.R. 3999), E2225 [31OC]

———improve port security by listing facilities in Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans that could be vulnerable to natural disasters or terrorist attacks, H8053-H8055 [15SE]

Dept. of HUD: provide waivers under certain housing assistance programs to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina in obtaining housing (H.R. 3894), H8663-H8668 [6OC]

———temporarily suspend certain requirements under the Community Development Block Grant Program for communities affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3896), H8670-H8674 [6OC]

Dept. of Labor: waiver of affirmative action program requirements for new Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, H9031, H9034 [20OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: issue Disaster Recovery Bonds (H.R. 4076), E2120 [18OC]

Dept. of Transportation: make emergency airport improvement project grants-in-aid for repairs and costs related to damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (S. 1786), H8654-H8656 [6OC]

Disabled: provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (H.R. 3864), H8406-H8408 [28SE]

Disasters: develop a global disaster detection and warning system to prevent wide-scale loss of life and economic destruction, H199 [26JA]

———impact of Hurricane Rita on Texas rice farmers, H8855 [18OC]

———improve preparedness and response plans, H7622, H7624-H7643 [2SE], H7647, H7648, H7649, H7661, H7664, H7665, H7666-H7670 [6SE], H7675, H7676, H7677, H7697-H7699, H7702-H7720, H7726-H7733 [7SE], H7747, H7748, H7749, H7751, H7753, H7754, H7780, H7783, H7801-H7805 [8SE], H7844-H7848 [13SE], H7873 [14SE], H7967, H7968, H8010, H8064 [15SE], H8166, H8167, H8168 [21SE], H8517 [29SE], H8692, H8703, H8704 [6OC], H9033, H9036 [20OC], H9266-H9272 [26OC], H9337 [27OC], H9413 [28OC], H9633-H9635 [3NO], H11203 [7DE], H11509 [14DE], E1771, E1782, E1784 [7SE], E1790, E1792, E1798, E1799, E1801, E1802, E1803, E1804, E1805, E1806, E1807, E1808, E1809, E1810 [8SE], E1816 [12SE], E1820, E1827, E1833, E1834 [13SE], E1844 [14SE], E1925 [22SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms, H1478, H1479 [15MR]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program (H.R. 4012), H8795 [7OC], E2055 [7OC]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program (H.R. 4090), E2139 [20OC]

———preparation for Hurricane Rita, E1936 [22SE]

———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (H. Res. 477), E2000 [29SE]

Economy: impact of Hurricane Katrina, H8803 [7OC]

———national objectives priority assignments, H7797-H7801 [8SE]

Education: provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina, H12056 [17DE]

———provide for education of displaced students affected by Hurricane Katrina through vouchers to attend private schools, H12265 [18DE]

El Paso, TX: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7621 [2SE]

Employment: promote employment of workers displaced by Hurricane Katrina in connection with Hurricane Katrina reconstruction efforts, H8067 [15SE]

Farmville, NC: tribute to Sam Bundy Elementary School students for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H9966 [8NO]

Federal aid programs: ease the provision of services to individuals affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (H.R. 3975), H10235-H10242 [16NO], E2394 [17NO]

———extend Medicare cost-sharing for qualifying individuals and Medicaid transitional medical assistance programs, H8948, H8950 [19OC]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina, H10641 [17NO], H11331 [12DE]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), H8678-H8683 [6OC]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 501), H8946-H8950 [19OC]

———provide Federal oversight of distribution of disaster assistance funds to victims of Hurricane Katrina, H8950 [19OC], E1801 [8SE], E1857 [15SE]

———provide Federal oversight of distribution of disaster assistance funds to victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, H8361 [27SE], H8515 [29SE]

———temporarily suspend laws that deny certain Federal benefits, grants, and licenses to victims of Hurricanse Katrina or Rita due to convictions for certain drug crimes (H.R. 4169), E2203 [27OC]

———temporarily suspend laws that deny certain Federal benefits, grants, and licenses to victims of Hurricanse Katrina or Rita due to convictions for certain drug crimes (H.R. 4213), E2258 [3NO]

Federal employees: repeal increased micropurchase threshold, H9987 [8NO]

FEMA: allow transfer of funding to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program to facilitate direct loans to communities (S. 1858), H8794-H8798 [7OC]

———develop plan to relocate Hurricane Katrina victims being housed in hotels to more permanent housing, H11496 [13DE], H11509 [14DE]

———ensure disaster claims are handled in a timely, accurate, and efficient manner, H1869 [12AP]

———reform, H7698, H7699, H7727-H7730 [7SE], H8686, H8698, H8700, H8703 [6OC], H9267-H9270 [26OC], H9417 [28OC], H11493 [13DE]

Floods: streamline certain regulations to allow local officials to make critical repairs and improvements to levee systems, H8579 [29SE]

Florida: disaster assistance, H5746 [13JY]

———express sympathy and provide assistance to those affected by Hurricane Wilma, H9090 [25OC]

———relief efforts to provide assistance to those affected by Hurricane Wilma, H9675 [4NO], H9997 [8NO]

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to JPS Health Network for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, E2185 [27OC]

Galveston, TX: anniversary of 1900 hurricane, H7791 [8SE]

Georgia: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8107 [20SE]

———tribute to schools, teachers, and students for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7874 [14SE]

Global warming: effects, H8392 [28SE]

Grenada: U.S. policy, E1721 [29JY]

Gulf Coast States: conduct a congressional inquiry into Federal response to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future, H8360, H8361 [27SE]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future, H7962, H7968, H8011, H8064 [15SE], H8151, H8153-H8155, H8158 [20SE], H8223-H8229 [21SE], H8378 [27SE], H8392, H8394, H8395, H8488, H8504, H8507 [28SE], H8830, H8831, H8835, H8836 [17OC], H8855 [18OC], H8972, H8976 [19OC], H9023-H9025 [20OC], H9094 [25OC], H9267-H9273 [26OC], H9681, H9686 [4NO], H10030, H10035 [8NO], E1820 [13SE], E1885 [19SE]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (H.R. 3764), H8328 [22SE], H8720-H8722, H8725-H8727, H8730 [6OC], H8896-H8902 [18OC], H9337-H9343 [27OC], E1846, E1847 [14SE], E1878, E1879 [15SE]

———establish independent commission and request GAO oversight of Federal spending and contracting in response to Hurricane Katrina, H7849 [13SE]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (H. Res. 425), H7681-H7689 [7SE], E1807 [8SE], E1847 [14SE]

———impact of Hurricane Katrina on African Americans, H7676 [7SE], H7804 [8SE]

———impact of Hurricane Katrina on children, H7835 [13SE]

———impact of Hurricane Katrina on Hispanic immigrants, H7676 [7SE], H8167 [21SE]

———investigate lapses in recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina, reasons for the severity of damages, and ways to prevent future damages during reconstruction, H8493-H8499 [28SE]

———provide for reconstruction, replacement, and improvement of infrastructure, E2515 [13DE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7647, H7648, H7649, H7650, H7666-H7670 [6SE], H7675, H7676, H7677, H7698-H7720, H7726-H7733 [7SE], H7747, H7748, H7749-H7756, H7791, H7792, H7794, H7801-H7805 [8SE], H7836, H7838, H7844-H7857 [13SE], H7871, H7873, H7874, H7930-H7935 [14SE], H7961, H7962 [15SE], H8148-H8155 [20SE], H8166, H8167 [21SE], H8700 [6OC], H8804 [7OC], H9453, H9467 [1NO], H11512 [14DE], E1756 [6SE], E1805, E1809 [8SE], E1815 [12SE], E1835 [13SE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, H8394 [28SE], H8633-H8639 [29SE], H12163 [17DE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina relative to employment of displaced persons, H7747 [8SE]

———simplify process for Hurricane Katrina victims to request disaster-related assistance, H7650 [6SE]

———tribute to emergency personnel assisting victims of Hurricane Katrina, E1810 [8SE]

———tribute to first responders participating in relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8166, H8168 [21SE]

———water resources, floods, and disaster mitigation policies, H7924 [14SE]

Head Start Program: provide technical assistance, guidance, and resources to Head Start agencies which provide services to children impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8313, H8314 [22SE]

Health: provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1716), H8650 [6OC]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H11331 [12DE]

Housing: establish assistance for hurricane victims through affordable housing funding, H9118 [26OC]

Housing Act: provide rural housing assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3895), H8668-H8670 [6OC]

Houston, TX: abuse by evacuees of taxpayer debit cards issued in relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8166 [21SE]

———tribute to University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E2573 [17DE]

Immigration: preserve certain benefits for victims of Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3827), H8167, H8172-H8176 [21SE]

Independent Commission To Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina: establish (H.R. 3838), H8841 [17OC], H8901 [18OC], H9338, H9342 [27OC]

Iowa: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8149 [20SE]

Justin, TX: tribute to students of Northwest High School for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, E2332 [10NO]

Kazakhstan: tribute to citizens for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8631 [29SE]

Korea, Republic of: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1946 [26SE]

Lagrangeville, NY: tribute to Union Vale Middle School students for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E2166 [25OC]

Latin America: disaster assistance to Jamaica, Cuba, Mexico, and Haiti, H5934 [18JY]

Law enforcement: provide assistance in identification and location of sex offenders relocated as a result of Hurricane Katrina, H7898 [14SE]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Dream Center for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7873 [14SE]

Marietta, GA: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7701 [7SE]

Marshall University: tribute to campus organizations for fundraising efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1845 [14SE]

Medicaid: extend the qualified individual program for cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries, H8949 [19OC]

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina, H7701 [7SE]

Mental health: dedicate a percentage of Hurricane Katrina disaster relief funds for mental health services for victims and first responders (H.R. 3708), H7823 [13SE]

Mineola, TX: tribute to the First United Methodist Church congregation for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Rita, E2498 [8DE]

Minnesota: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7702 [7SE]

Nashville, TN: tribute to benefit concert by the Nashville Symphony for the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, E1989 [29SE]

———tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7873 [14SE]

National Flood Insurance Program: reform, H8252 [22SE]

———strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (H.R. 3922), H11242 [8DE]

National Guard: tribute for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7748 [8SE]

National Independent Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response: establish (H.R. 3706), E1807 [8SE]

National security: establish a first responder interoperable communications grant program, H10631 [17NO]

New Orleans, LA: establish a plan to build a system of levees to avoid future disasters, H8147 [20SE]

———GAO report clarifying that none of the delays or changes in the Lake Pontchartrain and vicinity hurricane protection project caused levee breaches in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, H8576 [29SE]

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

NIST: establish a Katrina Assistance Program through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program, H8206, H8207 [21SE]

Occupational safety and health: enforcement of laws relative to recovery and cleanup efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H10240-H10242 [16NO]

Ohio: tribute to first responders from 18th District participating in relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8166 [21SE]

Oklahoma: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1860 [15SE]

Oregon: tribute to National Guard for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7927 [14SE]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H7636, H7637 [2SE]

Poverty: impact of poverty levels on the extent of damages and financial hardship experienced by Hurricane Katrina victims, E1837 [14SE], E1876 [15SE]

———improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty, E1876 [15SE]

PPL Electric Utilities Corp.: tribute to response of employees to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H8896 [18OC]

Project Backpack: commend efforts to provide toys and school supplies to children displaced by Hurricane Katrina, E1974 [28SE]

Public welfare programs: provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3672), H7766-H7773 [8SE]

Qatar: tribute for monetary gift to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7873 [14SE]

Real estate: exempt victims of Hurricane Katrina from seizure of condemned property through exercise of eminent domain, H9599, H9600 [3NO]

Religion: support goals and ideals of a national day of prayer and remembrance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and encourage all Americans to observe that day (H. Con. Res. 240), H7877-H7879 [14SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H8517 [29SE]

RomeKares (organization): tribute for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7874 [14SE]

Sacramento, CA: tribute to Swiftwater Rescue Team and Urban Search and Rescue Team for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E2037 [6OC]

Santa Clara County, CA: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1988 [29SE]

Seattle, WA: tribute to Bertschi School students and staff for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E2097 [17OC]

Singapore: tribute for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8167 [21SE]

South Burlington, VT: tribute to South Burlington Fire Dept., for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E2252 [3NO]

South Carolina: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1898 [20SE]

———tribute to South Carolina Cares Initiative for relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7822 [13SE]

Special Inspectors General Council for Hurricane Katrina: establish (H.R. 3810), E1860 [15SE]

St. Mary's County, MD: tribute to St. Mary's Hurricane Relief Fund, H11868 [15DE]

Taxation: provide for Gulf tax credit bonds and advance refundings of certain tax-exempt bonds, and provide a Federal guarantee of certain State bonds (H.R. 4337), H10363 [16NO]

———provide incentives for Hurricane Katrina recovery in the Gulf Opportunity Zone, H9335 [27OC]

———provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricane Rita (H.R. 4155), H11076 [6DE]

———provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma (H.R. 4440), H11152-H11163 [7DE], H11242 [8DE], H11923, H11940 [16DE]

———provide tax relief for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina, H7872 [14SE]

———provide tax relief for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3769), H8804 [7OC]

———provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and provide incentives for charitable giving (H.R. 3768), H7871 [14SE], H8014-H8022, H8065 [15SE]

———provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and provide incentives for charitable giving (H.R. 3768), consideration (H. Res. 454), H8189-H8195 [21SE]

———treatment of casinos affected by Hurricane Katrina, H8253 [22SE], H8516 [29SE], H8650 [6OC], H11076 [6DE]

Tennessee: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7696 [7SE], H8062 [15SE]

Texas: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7647, H7649 [6SE], H7676, H7705 [7SE], H7822, H7837 [13SE], H7875 [14SE], E1802 [8SE], E1857 [15SE]

———tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H9934 [7NO]

———tribute to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport employees for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, E2183 [27OC]

———tribute to health care professionals for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7823 [13SE]

———tribute to school districts for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1854 [15SE]

———tribute to Texas National Guard 8th Brigade for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7748 [8SE]

Thailand: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1872 [15SE]

Trinity Railway Express (business): tribute for efforts to provide relief for areas impacted by Hurricane Rita, E2192 [27OC]

Uganda: express gratitude for donation to those who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina, E1842 [14SE]

———tribute for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1886 [19SE]

United Kingdom: food rations sent as relief effort to States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8168 [21SE]

Volunteer workers: protect volunteers assisting the victims of Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3736), H7871, H7883-H7887 [14SE]

———tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8146, H8148 [20SE], H8501-H8504 [28SE]

Weather: preparations for hurricane season, E1392 [28JN]

West Virginia: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1761 [6SE]

WNKS-Radio (Charlotte, NC): tribute to staff and listeners for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1835 [13SE]

Workforce Investment Act: provide special rules for disaster relief employment for individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3761), H8108-H8110 [20SE], E1908 [21SE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: disaster assistance for crop relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10278 [21SE]

———impact of Hurricane Katrina on the agricultural exporting industry due to port and export infrastructure damage, S10349-S10351 [22SE]

———provide assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of Hurricane Katrina, S13984 [19DE]

———provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of drought, Hurricane Katrina, and other natural disasters, S10276, S10277 [21SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: redirect certain funds for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10272 [21SE]

American Red Cross: tribute for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10332 [22SE]

Animals: ensure that Federal response and recovery efforts for Hurricane Katrina include consideration for animal rescue and care (S. Res. 251), S10460 [26SE]

Appropriations: establish an office to coordinate Federal, State, and local actions and report on reconstruction efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, S10111 [15SE]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S11289 [7OC], S11735-S11737 [21OC]

———legislative process relative to Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts proposals, S9969-S9971 [13SE], S10014-S10016 [14SE]

———making emergency supplemental for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S11997 [27OC]

———making emergency supplemental for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), S9593-S9598 [1SE], S9744 [8SE]

———making emergency supplemental for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), S9796-S9799, S9803, S9805-S9813 [8SE], S9875 [9SE]

———making emergency supplemental for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), unanimous-consent agreement, S9804 [8SE]

———making supplemental for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S13283, S13284, S13287 [18NO]

Armed Forces: role in relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9945-S9947 [13SE]

Bankruptcy: provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (S. 1647), S9850 [8SE]

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (Senate, Special): establish, S10152 [15SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S12878 [16NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S12923-S12934, S12936-S12940 [16NO], S13072-S13146 [17NO], S13339, S13344, S13352-S13354 [18NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), unanimous-consent agreement, S13092 [17NO]

———provide for reimbursement for business revenue lost as a result of a facility being used as an emergency shelter for Katrina survivors (S. 1682), S9941 [12SE], S9995 [13SE]

Cedar Falls, IA: tribute to efforts of Prairie Lakes Baptist Church to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S11734 [21OC]

Coast Guard: tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina, S10209 [20SE], S12230 [2NO]

———tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina (S. Res. 246), S10304-S10307, S10325 [21SE]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): conduct oversight of Hurricane Katrina relief expenditures, S10226 [20SE]

Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special): establish, S11513-S11516, S11545, S11548 [19OC]

Contracts: improve Federal contracting accountability relative to hurricane relief or Iraq reconstruction, S12329 [3NO]

Credit cards: repeal Federal increase in micropurchase authority for property and services for support of Hurricane Katrina relief and rescue operations (S. 1805), S10797-S10799 [30SE], S11194 [6OC]

Crime: provide enhanced penalties for crimes committed using funds appropriated for remediation of any injury or damage caused by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1720), S10189 [19SE]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, S11410 [17OC], S11888 [26OC]

———reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1749), S10302 [21SE]

———waiver of prevailing wage requirements for relief effort contracts in States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10028 [14SE], S10107 [15SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S11340 [17OC]

Democratic Policy Committee: oversight hearings on awarding and carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina, S11758 [24OC]

Dept. of HHS: Community Services Block Grant Program funding, S10707-S10711 [29SE]

———expand availability of Community Services Block Grant Program resources for individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1745), S10301, S10326 [21SE], S10391 [22SE]

———Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program funding to create a national family reunification initiative, S11989 [27OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the National Emergency Family Locator System (S. 1630), S9737 [7SE]

Dept. of HUD: establish a homesteading initiative that offers low-income families displaced from their residences due to Hurricane Katrina the opportunity to purchase a home (S. 2088), S13505 [13DE]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, S9790 [8SE], S9968, S9971 [13SE]

Dept. of Labor: job programs and employment training and safety programs funding, S14288 [21DE]

Dept. of Transportation: make emergency airport improvement project grants-in-aid for repairs and costs related to damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (S. 1786), S10624 [28SE]

———prioritize Twin Spans Bridge in Louisiana reconstruction funding, S11633, S11637 [20OC]

———Twin Spans Bridge in Louisiana reconstruction funding through reductions in Alaska bridge construction funding, S11625-S11633, S11636 [20OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: commend efforts of staff in response to Hurricane Katrina, S10348 [22SE]

———commend efforts of staff in response to Hurricane Katrina (S. Res. 259), S10603 [28SE]

———commend efforts of staff in response to Hurricane Katrina (S. Res. 263), S10911 [3OC]

Disabled: provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (H.R. 3864), S10622 [28SE]

Disasters: conduct a study on improving Federal disaster response, S11254 [7OC]

———deferral of mortgage payments for individuals whose homes are destroyed by catastrophic events, S11638, S11639 [20OC]

———improve preparedness and response plans, S9610-S9630 [6SE], S9696, S9708-S9711, S9715 [7SE], S9743, S9771-S9773, S9783, S9794, S9803, S9813-S9820 [8SE], S9875 [9SE], S9973 [13SE], S9999, S10030 [14SE], S10105-S10109 [15SE], S10205, S10206 [20SE], S10333 [22SE]-S10465 [27SE], S11731 [21OC]

Education: ensure that prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex is applied in an abortion-neutral manner relative to elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S14249 [21DE]

———provide elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S12097-S12099 [1NO], S12212, S12213, S12218 [2NO], S12292-S12294 [3NO], S14299 [21DE]

———provide elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1904), S11696-S11699 [20OC]

———provide for continued education of students affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1764), S10387, S10388 [22SE]

———provide relief for students affected by Hurricane Katrina, S10060 [15SE]

———provide relief for students affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1683), S9941 [12SE], S9995 [13SE]

———provide relief for students affected by Hurricane Katrina through school vouchers, S10207-S10209 [20SE]

———provide relief for students and institutions affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1715), S10128, S10147 [15SE]

Employment: promote employment of workers displaced by Hurricane Katrina in connection with Hurricane Katrina reconstruction efforts (S. 1644), S9848 [8SE]

———promote employment of workers displaced by Hurricane Katrina in connection with Hurricane Katrina reconstruction efforts (S. 1763), S10382 [22SE]

ERISA: provide appropriate waivers, suspensions, or exemptions for individual account plans of persons affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (S. 1802), S10759, S10771 [29SE], S10809 [30SE]

Federal aid programs: clarify which expenses relating to emergency shelters for Katrina survivors are eligible for Federal reimbursement (S. 1684), S9941 [12SE], S9995 [13SE]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina, S11750 [24OC], S14226, S14228, S14229 [21DE]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), S11329 [7OC]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), concur with House amendment, S11595 [19OC]

———provide for reimbursement of communities for purchases of supplies distributed to Katrina survivors (S. 1681), S9941 [12SE], S9995 [13SE]

Federal employees: repeal increased micropurchase threshold, S11472 [18OC], S11550 [19OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: provide favorable treatment for certain projects in response to Hurricane Katrina with respect to revolving loans (S. 1709), S10481 [27SE]

FEMA: allow transfer of funding to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program to facilitate direct loans to communities, S11196, S11199 [6OC], S11251, S11252 [7OC]

———allow transfer of funding to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program to facilitate direct loans to communities (S. 1858), S11280-S11285 [7OC]

———develop plan to relocate Hurricane Katrina victims being housed in hotels to more permanent housing, S11505-S11508 [19OC]

———re-bid noncompetitive contracts and give priority to businesses in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S13090, S13124 [17NO]

———reform, S9614 [6SE], S11410 [17OC]

———reform administration, inspection, distribution, and reimbursement of disaster claims handling, S8377 [15JY]

———reimburse churches and other organizations assisting the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S10711 [29SE]

Florida: relief efforts to provide assistance to those affected by Hurricane Wilma, S11899 [26OC]

Georgia: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10349-S10351 [22SE]

Gulf Coast Recovery and Disaster Preparedness Agency: establish (S. 1863), S11317-S11322 [7OC]

Gulf Coast States: establish an independent commission to examine Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (S. 1748), unanimous-consent request, S12898 [16NO]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future, S9743 [8SE], S9871 [9SE], S9900-S9902 [12SE], S10008-S10010, S10016, S10030, S10031 [14SE], S10205, S10206 [20SE], S10333 [22SE], S12555 [9NO], S12902 [16NO]

———provide additional funding to schools in affected areas and school districts enrolling students displaced by Hurricane Katrina, S10111 [15SE]

———provide assistance for cleanup and facility repair and reconstruction costs for national parks and wildlife refuges damaged by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, S14247 [21DE]

———provide emergency relief to meet the immediate health care, housing, education, and financial needs of survivors of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1637), S9895 [12SE], S13407 [18NO]

———provide financial relief to individuals and entities affected by Hurricane Katrina, S9887 [9SE], S10071 [15SE]

———provide for reconstruction, replacement, and improvement of infrastructure (S. 1836), S11226 [6OC]

———reallocate certain unspent emergency relief funding to meet the immediate health care, housing, education, and financial needs of survivors of Hurricane Katrina, S11167-S11172 [5OC]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9608-S9630 [6SE], S9696, S9700-S9703, S9706, S9708-S9711, S9715-S9717 [7SE], S9768-S9773, S9783, S9789, S9794, S9813-S9820 [8SE], S9866 [9SE], S9893, S9897, S9898, S9912 [12SE], S9944, S9945, S9949-S9953, S9973 [13SE], S10000-S10002, S10016, S10028-S10031 [14SE], S10068, S10105-S10109, S10151 [15SE], S10165-S10168 [19SE], S10205, S10206, S10226 [20SE], S10333, S10349-S10351 [22SE], S10461-S10465 [27SE], S11174-S11178 [6OC], S11279, S11280 [7OC], S11505-S11508 [19OC], S13546-S13551 [14DE], S13988, S13989, S13994 [19DE], S14292 [21DE]

———require Governmental hearings and briefings on relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina to be made public, S9744 [8SE], S10109 [15SE]

Habitat for Humanity International: tribute to Operation Home Delivery, S10230 [20SE]

Health: provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina, S12106-S12114 [1NO], S12301 [3NO]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1716), S10147 [15SE], S10360 [22SE], S10415-S10419 [26SE], S10578, S10579, S10625, S10626 [28SE], S10784-S10791 [30SE], S11167-S11172 [5OC], S11472 [18OC], S14075 [20DE]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1716), unanimous-consent request, S10579-S10582 [28SE], S10785 [30SE], S11165 [5OC], S11522-S11524 [19OC]

———provide health care and health insurance coverage relief to individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1769), S10430-S10435 [26SE]

Housing: provide housing assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina, S9792-S9794 [8SE], S12814, S12815 [15NO]

Immigration: use of undocumented workers in the carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina, S11758-S11761 [24OC]

Indiana: tribute to Indiana National Guard for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10511 [27SE]

Iowa: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S12943 [16NO]

Kentucky Community and Technical College System: tribute to students and campus organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S12444 [7NO]

Louisiana: provide disaster relief and incentives for economic recovery for residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina, S11242 [6OC], S14196-S14198 [20DE]

———provide disaster relief and incentives for economic recovery for residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1766), S11203-S11205 [6OC], S11736 [21OC]

———redirect portion of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund wetlands protection and a new levee system, S12553-S12555 [9NO]

Louisiana Recovery Corp.: establish (S. 2172), S14333 [21DE]

LSC: increase funding for nationwide legal services field programs and for legal assistance to victims impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9779-S9783 [8SE]

Medicaid: provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina, S9776-S9778, S9783 [8SE], S11522-S11524 [19OC]

Missouri: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10230 [20SE]

National Guard: homeland security and natural disaster response equipment funding, S10700-S10702 [29SE]

———impact of troops and equipment based in Iraq on ability to respond to natural disasters, S10652 [29SE]

National security: establish a first responder interoperable communications grant program, S9962-S9965, S9973 [13SE], S10003 [14SE]

———establish a first responder interoperable communications grant program (S. 1645), S9849 [8SE]

New Mexico: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10111 [15SE]

Owensboro, KY: tribute to Samoyed Club of America, Inc., Simply Southern National Specialty show, S10370 [22SE]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S10502 [27SE]

———provide Presidential authority to temporarily freeze the price of gasoline and other refined products, S9717 [7SE]

———provide Presidential authority to temporarily freeze the price of gasoline and other refined products (S. 1629), S9736 [7SE]

Power resources: national energy policy relative to effect of hurricanes and other natural disasters on the oil supply, S10334 [22SE]

Public welfare programs: provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3672), S10149 [15SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S11339 [17OC]

Safety: improve reporting relative to safety of workers in response and recovery activities related to Hurricane Katrina (S. 1771), S10435, S10436, S10460 [26SE], S10520 [27SE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: redirect certain funds for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10006-S10008 [14SE]

Senate: legislative priorities, S9696, S9699 [7SE], S10396-S10398 [26SE], S10923 [4OC]

———permit the solicitation of donations in Senate buildings for the relief of victims of Hurricane Katrina (S. Res. 235), S9738 [7SE]

Small business: provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, S11638 [20OC]

———provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (S. 1807), S10799-S10802 [30SE], S11168 [5OC], S13635 [15DE]

———provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1724), S10194-S10196 [19SE]

South Carolina: tribute to South Carolina National Guard for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10209 [20SE]

———clarify benefit eligibility of animal racing related property located in hurricane affected areas, S13704 [16DE]

———clarify eligibility and expedite receipt of benefits from the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit for hurricane victims, S13704, S13705 [16DE]

———extend certain expiring provisions to provide deficit reduction and to provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, S13072-S13080 [17NO]

———prevent increase in tax rates on dividends and capital gains to fund relief programs for those adversely affected by hurricanes in Gulf Coast Region, S10791 [30SE]

———provide for advance payment of the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit to provide needed funds to victims of Hurricane Katrina and to stimulate local economies (S. 1770), S10435 [26SE]

———provide incentives for businesses affected by hurricanes to retain their employees, S13704 [16DE]

———provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma (H.R. 4440), S13457 [12DE], S13509 [13DE], S13702-S13708, S13743 [16DE], S14028 [19DE]

———provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma (H.R. 4440), unanimous-consent request, S13692, S13697 [16DE]

———provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and provide incentives for charitable giving (H.R. 3768), S10147 [15SE], S10320-S10325 [21SE], S10367 [22SE]

———provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and provide incentives for charitable giving (S. 1696), S9988 [13SE], S10031 [14SE], S10066, S10067, S10147 [15SE], S11178 [6OC]

———treatment of employer provided housing assistance for individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina, S13135 [17NO], S13706 [16DE]

Texas: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9611 [6SE]

United Jewish Communities (organization): tribute to efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10820 [3OC]

University of Miami: Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing (CSTARS) funding, S10073 [15SE]

———provide for the care of veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1646), S9849 [8SE]

Volunteer workers: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S14027 [19DE]

Voting: ensure States impacted by Hurricane Katrina have sufficient resources to participate in Federal elections, S11764, S11765 [24OC]

———extend to Hurricane Katrina evacuees the right to use absentee balloting and registration procedures available to military and overseas voters (S. 1867), S11324 [7OC]

Workforce Investment Act: provide special rules for disaster relief employment for individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3761), S10320 [21SE]

———provide special rules for disaster relief employment for individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1718), S10189, S10200 [19SE], S10246 [20SE]

Reports

Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity Hurricane Protection Project: GAO, H8576 [29SE]

Reports filed

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 437) (H. Rept. 109-220), H7947 [14SE]

Consideration of H. Res. 437, Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 439) (H. Rept. 109-221), H7947 [14SE]

Federal Employee Micropurchase Threshold Increase Repeal: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1871), S11421 [17OC]

Gulf Coast Recovery Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4438) (H. Rept. 109-364), H13188 [22DE]

Hurricane Check Cashing Relief Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3909) (H. Rept. 109-326), H11108 [6DE]

Hurricanes Rita and Wilma Financial Services Relief Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4146) (H. Rept. 109-282), H10155 [10NO]

Katrina Emergency Assistance Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1777), S10513 [27SE]

President Bush Transmittal of Information on Contracts Related to Hurricane Katrina Recovery That Relate to Workers' Wages and Benefits: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H. Res. 467) (H. Rept. 109-258), H9425 [28OC]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Res. 488) (H. Rept. 109-269), H9640 [3NO]

Recovery Efforts Relating to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita for Corps of Engineers Projects: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2006), S13160 [17NO]

Special Inspector General for Relief and Reconstruction Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1738), S10513 [27SE]

Tax Relief Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2020), S12948 [16NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (S. 2020), S13102, S13103, S13104, S13123, S13124, S13125, S13126, S13127, S13128, S13129, S13131, S13132, S13133, S13134 [17NO]

Statements

Back to the Drawing Room—A First Look at Lessons Learned From Katrina: Representative Kucinich, E1867 [15SE]

Colonial Life and Accident Insurance Co., Response to Hurricanes, E2086 [17OC]

Improve Federal Government Preparedness and Response Plans After Hurricane Katrina: Representative McKinney, E1824 [13SE]

Summaries

Dept. of Defense Support for Hurricane Katrina Relief, S9946 [13SE]

Hurricane Katrina Food Assistance Relief Act (S. 1643), S9773 [8SE]

Tables

Dept. of Homeland Security emergency preparedness and recovery budget, H7663 [6SE]

Estimated change in campus-based aid funding, H8363 [27SE]

Natural disasters in the U.S.—FEMA expenditures and insured losses fiscal years 1980-2000, H8797 [7OC]

Ohio National Guard—Hurricane Support Joint Task Force Buckeye I, E2233 [1NO]

Ohio National Guard—Hurricane Support Joint Task Force Buckeye II, E2233 [1NO]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 240, support goals and ideals of a national day of prayer and remembrance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and encourage all Americans to observe that day, H7877 [14SE]

H. Res. 425, express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts, H7681 [7SE]

H. Res. 428, express gratitude to foreign individuals, organizations, and governments that have offered material assistance and other forms of support to those who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina, H7773 [8SE]

H. Res. 437, Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select), H8022 [15SE]

H. Res. 439, consideration of H. Res. 437, Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select), H7965 [15SE]

H. Res. 454, consideration of H.R. 3768, Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act, H8189-H8192 [21SE]

H. Res. 501, concur with Senate amendment with an amendment to H.R. 3971, QI, TMA, and Abstinence Programs Extension and Hurricane Katrina Unemployment Relief Act, H8946 [19OC]

H.R. 3645, emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9596 [1SE], H7618 [2SE]

H.R. 3672, TANF Emergency Response and Recovery Act, H7766 [8SE]

H.R. 3673, emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7777 [8SE]

H.R. 3736, Katrina Volunteer Protection Act, H7883 [14SE]

H.R. 3761, Flexibility for Displaced Workers Act, H8108 [20SE]

H.R. 3768, Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act, S10320-S10323 [21SE], H8014-H8017 [15SE]

H.R. 3827, Immigration Relief for Hurricane Katrina Victims Act, H8172-H8175 [21SE]

H.R. 3863, Natural Disaster Student Aid Fairness Act, H8362 [27SE]

H.R. 3864, Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita Act, H8406 [28SE]

H.R. 3894, Hurricane Katrina Emergency Housing Act, H8663 [6OC]

H.R. 3895, Rural Housing Hurricane Relief Act, H8668 [6OC]

H.R. 3896, Hurricane Katrina Emergency Relief CDBG Flexibility Act, H8670 [6OC]

H.R. 3945, Hurricane Katrina Financial Services Relief Act, H9123 [26OC]

H.R. 3971, Social Services Emergency Relief and Recovery Act, H8678 [6OC]

H.R. 3975, Hurricane Regulatory Relief Act, H10235-H10238 [16NO]

H.R. 4337, Gulf Opportunity Zone Public Finance Relief Act, H10363-H10365 [16NO]

H.R. 4440, Gulf Opportunity Zone Act, H11152-H11159 [7DE], H11923-H11940 [16DE]

H.R. 4508, Coast Guard Hurricane Relief Act, H11567 [14DE]

S. 1629, Hurricane Katrina Emergency Temporary Energy Price Freeze Act, S9736 [7SE]

S. 1630, National Emergency Family Locator Act, S9737 [7SE]

S. 1637, Katrina Emergency Relief Act, S9838-S9844 [8SE]

S. 1643, Hurricane Katrina Food Assistance Relief Act, S9847 [8SE]

S. 1646, provide for the care of veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina, S9849 [8SE]

S. 1647, Hurricane Katrina Bankruptcy Relief and Community Protection Act, S9851 [8SE]

S. 1709, Gulf Coast Emergency Water Infrastructure Assistance Act, S10481 [27SE]

S. 1715, provide relief for students and institutions affected by Hurricane Katrina, S10123-S10128 [15SE]

S. 1729, extend for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina the time for appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims of certain decisions of the Board of Veterans Appeals, S10235 [20SE]

S. 1764, provide for continued education of students affected by Hurricane Katrina, S10388 [22SE]

S. 1769, Public Health and Health Insurance Emergency Response Act, S10431-S10434 [26SE]

S. 1786, Dept. of Transportation emergency airport improvement project grants-in-aid for repairs and costs related to damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S10624 [28SE], H8654 [6OC]

S. 1802, Pension Flexibility in Natural Disasters Act, S10759 [29SE]

S. 1858, Community Disaster Loan Act, S11281 [7OC], H8798 [7OC]

S. 1863, Gulf Coast Recovery and Disaster Preparedness Act, S11318-S11321 [7OC]

S. 1867, Displaced Citizens Voter Protection Act, S11324 [7OC]

S. 2009, Agriculture Hurricane Recovery Act, S12844-S12847 [15NO]

S. 2166, Hurricane Election Relief Act, S14328 [21DE]

S. Res. 233, express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts, S9631, S9691 [6SE]

S. Res. 235, permit the solicitation of donations in Senate buildings for the relief of victims of Hurricane Katrina, S9738 [7SE]

S. Res. 242, encourage the President to appoint an individual to oversee Federal funds for Hurricane Katrina recovery, S10130 [15SE]

S. Res. 246, tribute to Coast Guard response to Hurricane Katrina, S10304, S10325 [21SE]

S. Res. 251, ensure that Federal response and recovery efforts for Hurricane Katrina include consideration for animal rescue and care, S10440, S10460 [26SE]

S. Res. 259, commend efforts of Dept. of Veterans Affairs staff in response to Hurricane Katrina, S10603 [28SE]

S. Res. 261, require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations, S10760 [29SE]

S. Res. 263, commend efforts of Dept. of Veterans Affairs staff in response to Hurricane Katrina, S10827, S10911 [3OC]

S. Res. 340, encourage lenders holding mortgages in communities devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to not foreclose on such mortgages until Congress considers relief legislation, S14187 [20DE]

S. Res. 347, encourage lenders holding mortgages in communities devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to not foreclose on such mortgages until Congress considers relief legislation, S14337 [21DE]

Transcripts

Hurricane Katrina, Lessons From Cuba? Lucia Newman, CNN, E1925 [22SE]