URBAN AREAS related term(s) Rural Areas

Articles and editorials

Get N.Y. the Money, Mr. President, E1145 [14JN]

Republican Budget Plan Advances as Challenges by Democrats Fail, S2172 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of Reclamation: create a partnership with the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and other regional partners to achieve water supply, water quality, and environmental restoration objectives (see S. 3646), S7415 [12JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize the Urban Areas Security Initiative Grants Program (see H.R. 5595), H3907 [13JN]

———prohibit from limiting amount of certain grant funds that may be used to pay salaries or overtime pay of law enforcement officials engaged in antiterrorism activities (see H.R. 5654), H4327 [20JN]

———provide discretionary grants for use in high-threat, high-density urban areas (see H.R. 5165), H1679 [6AP]

Dept. of HUD: establish an urban blight demolition program to provide grants for the demolition of condemned and tax-foreclosed residential housing (see H.R. 5512), H3307 (see H.R. 5512), H3360 [25MY]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5347), H2502 [10MY]

Dept. of Transportation: prioritize maritime transportation security grants based on the risks and vulnerabilities of ports and the proximity of ports to critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4986), H1128 [16MR]

James Jordan Foundation: express gratitude for improving lives of inner city youth in the U.S. and initiating a public-private collaborative to establish a women and children's hospital in Nairobi, Kenya (see H. Res. 812), H2502 [10MY]

National security: ensure adequate funding for high-threat areas (see S. 3566), S6492 [26JN]

Senior citizens: give preference, when making grants for multidisciplinary centers of gerontology and gerontology centers of special emphasis, to centers located at institutions of higher education in urban areas (see H.R. 5277), H1980 [2MY]

Taxation: provide individuals a deduction for certain mass public transportation expenses (see H.R. 5662), H4423 [21JN]

———replace expired tax benefits for the District of Columbia Enterprise Zone (see H.R. 5186), H1741 [25AP]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 5714), H4914 [29JN]

Letters

Community Development Block Grant Program funding: several Senators, S2157 [15MR]

———several State, city, and county organizations, S2157 [15MR]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Defense: first responder interoperable communications funding, H1084 [16MR]

Dept. of Energy: Clean Cities Program funding, H3208 [24MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: High Density Urban Area Program funding, H3326 [25MY]

———include additional considerations in the risk-based formula used in the Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant Program, H3368 [6JN], E1066 [8JN]

———increase State and local formula based grants and high-threat, high density urban area grants funding, H3383, H3384 [6JN]

———Metropolitan Medical Response System funding through reductions in the MAX HR performance management program funding, H3297, H3312, H3313 [25MY]

———Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant Program allocation for New York, NY, H3375 [6JN], H5104 [12JY], E1145 [14JN]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H1035, H1036 [15MR], H1605 [6AP], E861 [17MY]

———Community Development Block Grant Program funding through reduction in FEMA funding, H1034, H1035 [15MR]

———Community Development Block Grant Program section 108 loan guarantee program funding, H3865, H3866 [13JN]

———HOPE VI Program funding for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, H3852-H3854 [13JN]

———Public Housing Capital Fund funding, H3837, H3838 [13JN]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H163 [8FE], H4637, H4638 [27JN], H4771, H4772, H4774 [28JN]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NASA funding, H4748-H4752 [28JN]

Dept. of Transportation: prioritize maritime transportation security grants based on the risks and vulnerabilities of ports and the proximity of ports to critical infrastructure, H2117 [4MY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms, H3912 [14JN]

Ecology and environment: reforestation funding, H2866 [18MY]

National security: require homeland security grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerabilities, H3366 [6JN], H3433 [7JN], H5104 [12JY], E1066 [8JN], E1145 [14JN]

New York, NY: mass transit projects funding, E1164 [15JN]

Old Brooklyn Community Development Corp.: anniversary, E604 [26AP]

Senior citizens: give preference, when making grants for multidisciplinary centers of gerontology and gerontology centers of special emphasis, to centers located at institutions of higher education in urban areas, H4357 [21JN]

———give preference, when making grants for multidisciplinary centers of gerontology and gerontology centers of special emphasis, to centers located at institutions of higher education in urban areas (H.R. 5277), H2764 [18MY]

Taxation: marketing of high-interest refund anticipation loans to underserved communities, E374 [15MR]

———replace expired tax benefits for the District of Columbia Enterprise Zone (H.R. 5186), E592 [25AP]

Telecommunications: establish phased-in, market-based buildout of services to enable cable operators to serve all households in a franchise area, H3584-H3586 [8JN]

———prevent companies from deleting certain areas out of existing franchises, H3554, H3557-H3559, H3581, H3584-H3586 [8JN]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (H.R. 5714), H5098, H5104, H5105 [12JY], E1329 [29JN]

Volunteer workers: reimburse first responders for mileage incurred when responding to an emergency, H4688 [28JN]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: allocation of funds, S5835 [14JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: create a partnership with the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and other regional partners to achieve water supply, water quality, and environmental restoration objectives (S. 3646), S7420 [12JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: first responder interoperable communications funding, S2101-S2103 [14MR], S2174 [15MR]

———Homeland Security Grant Program State and local government terrorism prevention activities funding, S7392-S7398 [12JY]

———rail and transit security grant programs funding, S7377-S7384, S7395-S7399 [12JY]

———Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant Program allocation for New York, NY, S6204 [21JN]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, S2112, S2113 [14MR], S2153-S2158, S2160, S2172, S2173 [15MR]

———public housing energy costs funding, S3970 [3MY]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hot Spots Program funding, S2083-S2085 [14MR]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, S1994 [13MR], S6011 [16JN]

Disasters: provide grants for mass evacuation exercises for urban and suburban areas and the execution of emergency response plans (S. 2043), S6 [18JA]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (S. 1082), S1070 [10FE]

Mayors' Summit on Illegal Guns: tribute, S3977 [3MY]

National security: require homeland security grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerabilities, S7399-S7401 [12JY]

Small business: designate areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as HUBZones and waive Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program Act for such areas, S3567 [26AP], S3873 [2MY], S4028 [4MY], S4518 [12MY]

Reports filed

Bringing Communities Into the 21st Century—Improving the Community Development Block Grant Program: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 109-365), H23 [31JA]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Additional Federal Contributions for Maintaining and Improving the Transit System: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3496) (H. Rept. 109-440), H1851 [26AP]

Statements

Mayors' Summit on Illegal Guns, S3978 [3MY]

Summaries

Southfield, MI, Home Improvement Program (SHIP) Community Development Block Grant Funded Residential Rehabilitation Program, E862 [17MY]

Warren, MI, Residential Rehabilitation Loan Program—Community Development Block Grant, E862 [17MY]

Texts of

S. 3646, North Bay Water Reuse Program Act, S7421 [12JY]