NEW ORLEANS, LA

Amendments

Housing: assist in provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 1227), H2698, H2703, H2704, H2705, H2708, H2711 [20MR], H2752, H2759, H2765, H2768 [21MR]

Articles and editorials

Critic of Corps of Engineers Says Levee Repairs for New Orleans Show Signs of Flaws, S6102 [15MY]

Home Sweet Home, S11377 [11SE]

Pignatelli Will Take on Katrina Again, S11651 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Education: continue to waive certain regulatory requirements relative to the use of aid funds for restarting school operations after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 1262), H2118 [1MR]

Dept. of Labor: make administrative determination of unpaid wages owed for certain Fair Labor Standards Act violations in the New Orleans, LA, region after Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3875), H11728 [17OC]

Disasters: provide funds to certain State and local governments to pay for utility costs resulting from provision of temporary housing units to Hurricane Katrina evacuees (see S. 517), S1709 (see S. 523), S1710 [7FE] (see H.R. 730), H1054 [30JA] (see H.R. 858), H1271 [6FE]

Housing: assist in provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 1227), H2037 [28FE]

———assist in provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 1227), consideration (see H. Res. 254), H2670 [19MR]

Hurricanes: acknowledge the progress made and yet to be made to rebuild the Gulf Coast region after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H. Res. 551), H7852 [16JY]

———assist in providing affordable housing to those affected by the 2005 hurricanes (see S. 1668), S8061 [20JN]

———ensure environmental justice in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 1602), H2743 [20MR]

———establish an independent, Presidentially-appointed commission to assess the circumstances related to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 265), H121 [5JA]

———make emergency supplemental appropriations for Katrina recovery (see H.R. 2187), H4552 [7MY]

———provide emergency child care in the Gulf Coast States (see H.R. 1410), H2340 [8MR]

———provide for construction and rehabilitation of child care facilities in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 1411), H2340 [8MR]

Louisiana Armed Services Veterans Post Office: designate (see H.R. 2089), H4291 [1MY]

E-mails

Louisiana visitor center design and construction: Jennifer A. Greer, Corps of Engineers, and Brian Treat, S6093 [15MY]

Letters

Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act, S8075 [20JN]

———Charles W. Gould, Volunteers of America, Inc., S8074 [20JN]

———Dee Walsh, Reach Community Development, Inc., S8077 [20JN]

———Doris W. Koo and Bart Harvey, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., S8073 [20JN]

———J. Ronald Terwilliger, Trammell Crow Residential, Inc., S8076 [20JN]

———National Low Income Housing Coalition, S8074 [20JN]

———several civil rights organizations, S8074 [20JN]

Lists

Organizations endorsing S. 1668, Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act, S8073 [20JN]

Motions

Housing: assist in provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 1227), H2766 [21MR]

Remarks in House

Association of Former Members of Congress: status of the Statesmanship Award Dinner, H4760 [10MY]

Corps of Engineers: improve access to Port of New Orleans, LA, by allowing Corps of Engineers to dredge and maintain a channel leading to the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal, H9531 [1AU]

Dept. of HUD: maintain temporary status of Disaster Voucher Program established to assist displaced victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H2752-H2759 [21MR]

———prevent use of Community Development Block Grant Program funds as a matching requirement, share, or contribution for other Federal programs in areas impacted by hurricanes, H2759, H2760, H2762, H2763 [21MR], H2954 [22MR], H3015 [23MR]

———provide mixed-income developments to foster a safe drug-free environment for returning Hurricane Katrina evacuees, H2766-H2768 [21MR]

———revise funding formula for section 8 housing, H2684 [20MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: proposal to build new VA hospital in New Orleans, LA, H7660 [12JY]

Disasters: provide disaster relief and incentives for economic recovery for residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina, H7766 [12JY]

Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act: enforce pay-as-you-go requirements, H2683 [20MR]

Housing: assist in provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 1227), H2610 [15MR], H2689-H2718 [20MR], H2752-H2769 [21MR], H2954 [22MR], H3015 [23MR], H16797 [18DE], E643 [26MR], E719, E729 [30MR]

———assist in provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 254), H2680-H2687 [20MR]

———assist in provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 1227), corrections in engrossment, H3000 [23MR]

———assist in provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 1227), motion to proceed in order, H2762 [21MR]

———assist in provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 1227), motion to recommit, H2766-H2768 [21MR]

———city council vote on dismantling public housing units, H16797 [18DE]

———extend FEMA housing assistance for evacuees of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma and provide tenant-based rental assistance upon termination of FEMA housing assistance, H2712-H2716 [20MR], E719 [30MR]

———extend the deadline for public housing residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina to indicate their intent to return and require Dept. of HUD to assist residents with negotiating early termination of leases, H2704, H2705 [20MR]

———provide relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by including the cost of utilities in rental vouchers, H2703, H2704 [20MR]

———replace only public housing units that were occupied prior to Hurricane Katrina, H2708-H2710, H2714 [20MR]

———require victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, or Wilma who receive rental assistance complete a work-related requirement as a condition for relief, H2706-H2708 [20MR]

Hurricanes: acknowledge the progress made and yet to be made to rebuild the Gulf Coast region after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (H. Res. 551), H8839, H8840 [30JY]

———congressional oversight of assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina, H2562 [14MR]

———denial of claims by insurance companies for homeowners affected by Hurricane Katrina, H2390 [9MR]

———provide additional funding to rebuild the Gulf Coast region after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, E1865 [11SE]

Louisiana Armed Services Veterans Post Office: designate (H.R. 2089), H11507, H11508 [15OC]

Remarks in Senate

Housing: assist in provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 1227), S8076 [20JN]

Hurricanes: assist in providing affordable housing to those affected by the 2005 hurricanes (S. 1668), S8064-S8077 [20JN]

———provide additional funding to rebuild the Gulf Coast region after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S11032 [4SE]

Laitram, LLC: Louisiana Technology Council Recognition of Excellence in Innovation certificate recipient, S7543 [12JN]

Louisiana: prioritize Federal spending to meet housing needs of those displaced as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita before spending to design or construct a visitors center, S6043, S6044, S6047, S6048 [14MY], S6093 [15MY]

———provide pemanent supportive housing for homeless, disabled, and elderly persons affected by Hurricane Katrina, S11376, S11377 [11SE]

Louisiana Armed Services Veterans Post Office: designate (H.R. 2089), S14656 [16NO]

Pignatelli, William: tribute for helping New Orleans, LA, Hurricane Katrina victim Stanley Stewart rebuild his home, S11651 [18SE]

Robert H. Clampitt Foundation: establish Children's PressLine, CPL, New Orleans, LA, bureau, S14040 [7NO]

Walgreen Co..: tribute to 6,000th store opening, S13359 [24OC]

WGNO-TV (New Orleans, LA): tribute, S11503 [12SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1227, Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 254) (H. Rept. 110-53), H2670 [19MR]

Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1227) (H. Rept. 110-51), H2624 [16MR]

Louisiana Armed Services Veterans Post Office, New Orleans, LA: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2089), S14397 [14NO]

Summaries

Louisiana Atchafalaya Basin Program Project Profiles, S6048 [14MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 254, consideration of H.R. 1227, Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act, H2680 [20MR]

H. Res. 551, acknowledge the progress made and yet to be made to rebuild the Gulf Coast region after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H8839 [30JY]

H.R. 1227, Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act, H2698-H2703 [20MR]

H.R. 2089, Louisiana Armed Services Veterans Post Office, New Orleans, LA, H11507 [15OC]

S. 1668, Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act, S8065-S8073 [20JN]