NEW ORLEANS, LA

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Defense: make a grant to the National World War II Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National World War II Museum (see S. 2652), S1054 [14FE]

Dept. of the Interior: redirect savings from Jackson Barracks military construction to Historic Preservation Fund to restore historic structures at Jackson Barracks to pre-Katrina status (see S. 3447), S8035 [1AU]

Hurricanes: establish the 8/29 Investigation Team to examine events relative to failure of the flood protection system in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 2826), S2636 [7AP] (see H.R. 6526), H6673 [16JY]

———make emergency supplemental appropriations for Katrina recovery (see H.R. 6086), H4320 [20MY]

———provide additional funding for affordable housing for low-income seniors, disabled persons, and others who lost their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 2975), S3742 [2MY] (see H.R. 6751), H7786 [31JY]

———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. 2789), S2231 [31MR]

Smith, Michael P.: tribute (see S. Res. 701), S10324 [1OC]

Biographies

Hubbard, Don C., E1435 [10JY]

Letters

Reduce the non-Federal share of the cost of certain disaster assistance provided in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Aaron Broussard, S6268 [26JN]

———Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana, S6268 [26JN]

Remarks in House

Association of Former Members of Congress: status of the Statesmanship Award Dinner, H2450 [17AP]

FEMA: ensure that all trailers or mobile homes purchased meet safety standards, H1057 [26FE]

Hurricanes: make emergency supplemental appropriations for Katrina recovery, H5699 [19JN]

Lincoln, Abraham: tribute to Lincoln's Journey of Remembrance boat trip, E1738 [9SE]

Poverty: rate, H394 [23JA]

Southern Christian Leadership Conference: tribute, E1441 [10JY]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: use projected surplus to provide tax relief to middle class families, small businesses, homeowners, hurricane disaster victims, and military personnel, S1840-S1846, S1854, S1864-S1867 [11MR], S1916, S1985 [12MR], S2037, S2040, S2095 [13MR], S4608 [21MY]

Dept. of Defense: make a grant to the National World War II Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National World War II Museum (S. 2652), S1067 [14FE]

Disasters: oil spill in Mississippi River, S7614 [29JY]

———provide economic assistance to hospitals affected by Hurricane Katrina, S9981 [27SE]

Housing: permit qualified mortgage bonds to be used to refinance homes of persons in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, S2603-S2605 [4AP], S2790 [9AP]

Hurricanes: acknowledge the progress made and yet to be made to rebuild the Gulf Coast region after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S1680, S1681 [6MR]

———make emergency supplemental appropriations for Katrina recovery, S4719, S4725, S4732 [22MY], S6263, S6267-S6269 [26JN]

———provide additional funding for affordable housing for low-income seniors, disabled persons, and others who lost their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (S. 2975), S3744-S3746 [2MY]

———provide housing relief for the victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, S1407, S1408 [29FE]

———reduce the non-Federal share of the cost of certain disaster assistance provided in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S6267 [26JN]

United Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans: tribute for efforts to maintain radio communication in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, S10320 [1OC]

Testimonies

Two Years After the Storm—Housing Needs in the Gulf Coast: Alan Brown, Mississippi Methodist Senior Services (organization), S3747 [2MY]

Texts of

S. 2652, America's National World War II Museum Expansion Act, S1068 [14FE]

S. 2975, Gulf Coast Multifamily and Assisted Housing Recovery Act, S3746 [2MY]

S. Res. 701, tribute to Michael P. Smith, S10339 [1OC]