ALABAMA

Amendments

Hurricanes: provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1777), S1366, S1371 [15FE], H499 [1MR]

Articles and editorials

Invisible People, E1059 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge: expand boundaries (see H.R. 4947), H972 [14MR]

Chattahoochee Trace National Heritage Corridor: conduct suitability and feasibility study (see H.R. 4864), H564 [2MR]

Contracts: promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in the Gulf Coast Region or Iraq (see S. 2277), S1129 [13FE]

Delta/Black Belt Regional Authority: establish to provide community and economic development in the distressed Southern Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 5082), H1452 [4AP]

Dept. of Education: extend period during which a State or local educational agency may obligate temporary emergency impact aid for elementary and secondary school students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 5354), H2584 [11MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Gulf Coast Long-Term Recovery Office (see H.R. 5547), H3496 [7JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: carry out a program to temporarily make payments under residential mortgage loans for properties significantly damaged by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4991), H1128 [16MR]

Gulf Coast Region Redevelopment Commission: establish (see H.R. 4691), H154 [1FE]

Hurricanes: authorize bridge loan programs funding, increase small business access to export assistance in certain areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, or Wilma, and authorize additional disaster loans (see S. 2482), S2603 [30MR]

———call upon the President to meet with a joint session of Congress to discuss the plan for post-Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts (see H. Con. Res. 356), H874 [13MR]

———commend efforts of faith-based and community organizations in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H. Res. 823), H2961 [19MY]

———ensure efficiency and fairness in awarding of Federal contracts in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita reconstruction efforts (see S. 2774), S4339 [10MY]

———restore health care-related services in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4858), H564 [2MR]

NOAA: report to Congress on the effects of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma on fisheries and fish habitat (see H.R. 5446), H3016 [22MY]

Taxation: eliminate income threshold for the child tax credit in the case of taxpayers who had a primary residence in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area (see S. 2257), S864 [8FE] (see H.R. 4708), H223 [8FE]

———expand certain tax benefits relative to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 2451), S2313 [16MR]

TVA: increase membership of the Board of Directors and require each State in the service area to be represented (see S. 2258), S864 [8FE] (see H.R. 4758), H332 [15FE]

Unemployment: extend the period of compensation in connection with Hurricane Katrina (see S. 3030), S5117 [24MY]

Letters

Election Assistance Commission grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: several organizations, S3872 [2MY]

Restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: Al Ater, Eric Clark, and Nancy Worley, National Association of Secretaries of State, H1082 [16MR]

Remarks in House

Alexander City, AL: tribute to Avondale Cub Scout Pack 67, E528 [6AP]

Angle, John: National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS Award recipient, E1022 [6JN]

Appropriations: require hurricane relief and recovery funding be considered in separate legislation from supplemental defense appropriations, H1079-H1082 [16MR]

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): release of report, E618 [26AP]

Buckalew, Louis: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alabama, E1115 [12JN]

Bullard, Joel B., Jr.: Time (publication) Quality Dealer Award recipient, E290 [7MR]

Chattahoochee Trace National Heritage Corridor: conduct suitability and feasibility study (H.R. 4864), E276 [2MR]

Contracts: promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in the Gulf Coast Region, H950 [14MR]

———promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in the Gulf Coast Region or Iraq, H263 [14FE], H376 [16FE]

Corps of Engineers: allow changes in master control plans and master manuals for certain river basins in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, H3171-H3174 [24MY], E969 [26MY]

Dept. of Education: extend period during which a State or local educational agency may obligate temporary emergency impact aid for elementary and secondary school students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (H.R. 5354), H2967-H2969 [22MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: investigate denial of claims by insurance companies for homeowners affected by Hurrican Katrina, shifting liability to the National Flood Insurance Program, H2945 [19MY]

———investigate denial of claims by insurance companies for homeowners affected by Hurricane Katrina, shifting liability to the National Flood Insurance Program, H4502 [22JN], H4567, H4590-H4594, H4602, H4603 [27JN]

Dept. of HUD: give priority to States affected by Hurricane Katrina when distributing unobligated funds from the Child Care and Development Fund, H1075 [16MR]

———provide Community Development Block Grant Program assistance to long-term recovery areas housing victims of Hurricane Katrina, H1037, H1038 [15MR]

———require use of the most accurate data to determine allocation of assistance relative to damages from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H1036 [15MR]

———reserve Community Development Block Grant Program funding in abeyance until States with schools educating Hurricane Katrina evacuees are reimbursed, H1038, H1039 [15MR]

———utilize relief funding for low and moderate income victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H1044 [15MR]

Disasters: establish special rules relative to certain disaster assistance provided for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (H.R. 4438), H520 [2MR]

———improve preparedness and response plans, H482-H486 [1MR], H950-H957 [14MR]

Fairhope, AL: National Guard 1165th Military Police Co., recipient of Presidential Unit Citation, E1341 [29JN]

FEMA: develop plan to relocate Hurricane Katrina victims being housed in hotels to more permanent housing, H953, H954 [14MR], H1115 [16MR]

———extend transitional housing assistance to victims of Gulf Coast hurricanes, H2762, H2763, H2874 [18MY], E993 [26MY]

———GAO report on fraud in the receipt of disaster assistance relative to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita relief efforts, H3911 [14JN], H4012 [15JN]

———improve delivery of temporary housing to Hurricane Katrina evacuees, H468 [1MR]

———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, H1010 [15MR], H1082-H1084 [16MR]

———prohibit use of funds to terminate hotel and motel emergency sheltering program, H1106, H1107 [16MR]

———promote accountability and prevent fraud relative to reconstruction efforts in the Gulf Coast Region, H1175 [28MR], H3984 [14JN]

Foley, AL: anniversary of St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church, E173 [15FE]

Gray, Owen: National Restaurant Association Restaurant Neighbor Award recipient, E385 [16MR]

Greenville, AL: anniversary of Camden National Bank, E811 [12MY]

Health: declining health of Hurricane Katrina evacuees, E673 [2MY]

Hurricanes: assessment of Federal contracting practices for Hurricane Katrina relief projects, E739 [5MY]

———ensure assistance for children impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1059 [8JN]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make FEMA an independent agency, H247 [14FE], H361 [16FE]

———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, H259, H260 [14FE], H777 [8MR], H1202 [29MR]

———establish independent commission and request GAO oversight of Federal spending and contracting in response to Hurricane Katrina, H615 [7MR]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by hurricanes, H50 [1FE]

———prevent and punish acts of fraud against victims and fraudulent acquisition or use of Federal relief funds, H468 [1MR]

———provide for reconstruction, replacement, and improvement of infrastructure in the Gulf Coast States, H952 [14MR]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, E594 [25AP]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1777), H499 [1MR], H514-H521 [2MR]

———recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 4197), H355 [16FE], H954 [14MR], H1115, H1116 [16MR], H2762 [18MY], E1182 [16JN]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H354 [16FE], H432, H435, H437 [28FE], H601 [7MR]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, H950-H957 [14MR], H2624-H2626 [16MY]

———restore health care-related services in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, H1110 [16MR], H1386 [30MR]

———restore health care-related services in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 4858), H519 [2MR]

Independent Commission To Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina: establish (H.R. 3838), E739 [5MY]

International Shipholding Corp.: relocation to Mobile, AL, E1344 [29JN]

Middleton, Theo F., Jr.: Legion of Merit Award recipient, E897 [19MY]

Mobile, AL: tribute to St. Paul's Episcopal School girls' indoor track and field team, E291 [7MR]

Munford, AL: tribute to Camp Mac Summer Camp for Boys and Girls, E1187 [16JN]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: tribute to efforts to reunite families after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H3800 [13JN], E1170 [16JN]

Railroads: Rail Line Relocation Capital Grant program funding, H1873 [27AP]

SBA: disaster loan programs response to Hurricane Katrina, H279 [15FE]

———improve approval rate for disaster loans to victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, H1046 [15MR]

———prohibit the use of funds to make or guarantee a loan under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, H1105, H1106 [16MR]

———prohibit use of funds to enforce deadlines regarding economic injury disaster loan applications and physical loan applications, H1104, H1105 [16MR]

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.: tribute to Brewton, AL, containerboard mill, E766 [10MY]

St. Mary's County, MD: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E399 [16MR]

Taxation: eliminate income threshold for the child tax credit in the case of taxpayers who had a primary residence in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area (H.R. 4708), E86 [8FE]

University of Toledo: tribute to students and professors for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H1124 [16MR]

Voting: extend right to use satellite voting to Hurricane Katrina evacuees, H955 [14MR]

———prohibit funding to prevent displaced residents of the Gulf Coast States who were victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita from voting, H1046 [15MR]

Whatley, Carl L., Jr.: SBA Alabama State Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E812 [12MY]

Wilmer, AL: anniversary of Trinity Baptist Church, E386 [16MR]

Remarks in Senate

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (Senate): release of report, S4204 [9MY]

Coast Guard: tribute to award recipients, S5115 [24MY]

Coastal zones: hurricane protection and conservation programs funding, S2242 [16MR]

Contracts: improve Federal contracting transparency and accountability relative to hurricane relief and recovery, S3779-S3781 [1MY], S4028, S4029 [4MY]

———promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in the Gulf Coast Region or Iraq (S. 2277), S1130 [13FE]

Dept. of Education: tribute to Presidential Scholar Program honorees from Alabama, S5715 [12JN]

Dept. of HUD: provide Community Development Block Grant Program assistance to long-term recovery areas housing victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S3689 [27AP], S3797 [1MY]

Dept. of Labor: give priority for national emergency grants to States that assist those individuals displaced by hurricanes in Gulf Coast Region, S3689 [27AP], S3797 [1MY]

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, S3871, S3872 [2MY]

———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 (S. 2166), S1044 [9FE]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer, S3779 [1MY]

FEMA: Community Disaster Loan Program funding, S3567 [26AP]

Hurricanes: authorize bridge loan programs funding, increase small business access to export assistance in certain areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, or Wilma, and authorize additional disaster loans (S. 2482), S2604-S2606 [30MR], S4518 [12MY]

———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, S413 [1FE], S492 [2FE]

———New Orleans, LA, levee improvement and gulf coast restoration funding, S3772, S3775 [1MY], S3956, S3957 [3MY], S4958-S4960 [23MY]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1777), S1371 [15FE], S1404 [16FE], S1757 [3MR]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S5832-S5834 [14JN]

———require Federal hurricane relief and recovery contracts exceeding a certain amount to be awarded only after an open and fair bidding process, S3879 [2MY]

Katrina on the Ground (organization): tribute, S1409 [16FE]

NOAA: gulf coast fishing industry restoration programs funding, S3670, S3671 [27AP]

Railroads: Rail Line Relocation Capital Grant program funding, S3558, S3564-S3566 [26AP]

Ships and vessels: provide assistance to fishery vessels damaged in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S3568 [26AP]

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]

Social Security: transfer funds from the Disaster Relief Fund to SSA for necessary expenses and losses related to Hurricane Katrina, S4015 [4MY]

Taxation: eliminate income threshold for the child tax credit in the case of taxpayers who had a primary residence in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area (S. 2257), S868 [8FE]

Reports

Coast Guard Air Station Houston Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Anthony Marcos, Coast Guard, E958 [24MY]

Reports filed

Final Report: Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select) (H. Rept. 109-377), H331 [15FE]

GSA Requirements Relative to Authority To Make Repairs and Lease Space Required as a Result of Damages From Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4125) (H. Rept. 109-532), H4679 [27JN]

Supplementary Report and Document Annex: Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select) (H. Rept. 109-396), H1127 [16MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: National Association of Secretaries of State, H1083 [16MR]

Statements

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select) Report: Congressional Black Caucus, H355 [16FE]

———Representative Corrine Brown, H355 [16FE]

Texts of

H.R. 5354, Hurricane Relief Extension Act, H2967 [22MY]

S. 1777, Katrina Emergency Assistance Act, S1757 [3MR], H514 [2MR]

S. 2166, Hurricane Election Relief Act, S1044 [9FE]

S. 2277, Reconstruction Accountability and Fraud Prevention Act, S1131 [13FE]