COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT related term(s) Suburban areas

Bills and resolutions

AID: develop a strategy to foster sustainable urban development in developing countries that updates the Making Cities Work Urban Strategy (see S. 3229), S2477 [20AP]

Bullock County, AL: include in the definition of the Appalachian region for purposes of Appalachian regional development (see H.R. 5489), H4330 [9JN]

Community Reinvestment Act: repeal (see H.R. 5038), H2640 [15AP]

Delta Regional Authority: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 78), S10514 [17DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: require use of 95 percent of the national average nonmetropolitan median income to determine eligibility of communities in low-income States for certain rural development funding (see S. 3745), S6884 [5AU]

Dept. of Commerce: make grants to promote community greening initiatives (see S. 3055), S857 [1MR]

Dept. of HUD: amend Community Development Block Grant Program service cap (see S. 4017), S8641 [8DE]

———reauthorize certain assistance for capacity building for community development and affordable housing (see H.R. 4737), H1102 [3MR]

———transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities (see S. 4059), S11037 [22DE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide grants to certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 5134), H2843 [22AP]

District of Columbia: authorize improvements in the operation of government (see H.R. 5103), H2798 [21AP]

———promote development of southwest waterfront (see H.R. 5544), H4597 [16JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote family and community engagement in school improvement (see S. 3769), S7034 [13SE]

Financial institutions: provide financial assistance to community development financial institutions to help defray the costs of operating small dollar loan programs (see H.R. 4694), H932 [25FE]

High Plains: further continued economic viability in communities by promoting sustainable groundwater management of the Ogallala Aquifer (see S. 3904), S7788 [29SE]

Housing: revitalize distressed housing, reform public housing demolition and disposition rules, provide agencies with resources to preserve units, and train residents to provide home-based health services (see H.R. 5814), H5983 [22JY]

National Competition for Community Renewal: establish to encourage communities to adopt innovative strategies and design principles relative to poverty prevention, recovery, and response (see S. 3845), S7507 [27SE] (see H.R. 6222), H7153 (see H.R. 6222), H7211 [28SE]

National Streetscaping Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 240), H932 [25FE]

National Urban League: anniversary (see S. Res. 609), S6884 [5AU] (see H. Res. 1157), H1323 [10MR]

Native Americans: improve access to capital, bonding authority, and job training and promote native community development financial institutions and small business opportunities (see S. 3471), S4745 [9JN]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: eliminate cost-sharing requirements for certain grants to communities suffering economic injury due to defense-related funding reductions (see S. 3030), S742 [24FE]

———reauthorize and improve programs and activities (see H.R. 5897), H6282 [28JY]

Real estate: prohibit Federal economic development funds to States that carry out public takings for private purposes (see H.R. 5582), H4779 [23JN]

———require State and local compliance with constitutional mandates and prevent abuses of power relative to eminent domain (see H. Res. 1471), H4779 [23JN]

SBA: reform and improve the HUBZone program for small business concerns (see S. 3020), S698 [23FE]

———temporarily designate as a HUBZone counties that are most affected by a recession (see S. 3563), S5699 [30JN] (see H.R. 6251), H7389 [29SE]

Suburban areas: revitalize (see S. 3937), S7789 [29SE]

Sustainable development: establish Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, Interagency Council on Sustainable Communities, and comprehensive planning and sustainability challenge grant programs (see H.R. 4690), H931 [25FE]

Taxation: exclude income attributable to certain empowerment zone real property from gross income (see H.R. 6041), H6569 [30JY]

———extend and modify empowerment zone benefits, award loan funds to improve energy efficiency and clean energy technology, and provide a credit for investments in value-added agriculture (see S. 3787), S7134 [15SE]

———extend benefits of empowerment zones and enterprise communities if those zones and communities still qualify for designation (see H.R. 6288), H7390 [29SE]

———make permanent the treatment of municipal bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 5311), H3483 [13MY]

———provide incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 5685), H5501 [1JY]

Unemployment: provide grants to cities with high unemployment rates to provide job training, public works, and economic development programs (see H.R. 4740), H1103 [3MR]

Lists

Denton County, TX, businessmen, chambers of commerce representatives, and local officials delegation members visiting the District of Columbia, H3518 [18MY]

Remarks in House

Acworth, GA: National Civic League All-American City Award recipient, H4858 [24JN]

Alexander City, AL: anniversary of Alexander City Chamber of Commerce, E98 [27JA]

Birmingham, MI: anniversary of Birmingham Optimist Club, E1930 [16NO]

Breezy Point Cooperative, Inc.: anniversary, E1499 [30JY]

Buffalo, NY: waterfront public access and economic revitalization funding, H6071 [27JY]

Campbell, Thomas P.: Wheat Ridge, CO, Reinvestment Award recipient, E1691 [22SE]

Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut: anniversary, E1972 [18NO]

Chambersburg Area Development Corp.: anniversary, E554 [15AP]

Cherokee, NC: Eastern Band of Cherokee AdvantageWest Economic Development Group Certified Entrepreneurial Community designee, E798 [11MY]

———Eastern Band of Cherokee designation as a Certified Entrepreneurial Community by AdvantageWest Economic Development Group, E1609 [14SE]

Coatesville, PA: anniversary of the iron and steel industry, E1188 [24JN], E1248 [30JN]

Columbus, OH: anniversary of Columbus Recreation and Parks Dept., E1475 [29JY]

Community Development Corp. of Long Island: tribute, E707 [29AP]

Dallas, TX: tribute to Magazine of the Associated General Contractors of America Aon Build America Award recipients, E1156 [22JN]

Denton County, TX: tribute to businessmen, chambers of commerce representatives, and local officials delegation trip to the District of Columbia, H3518 [18MY]

Dept. of HUD: increase Community Development Block Grant Program funding for disaster relief for Midwest communities affected by flooding, H6373, H6374 [29JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: prohibit funding to exercise power of eminent domain without just compensation to property owners, H6227, H6241, H6242 [28JY]

EduCyber, Inc.: Wheat Ridge, CO, Business of the Year Award recipient, E1690 [22SE]

Enterprise Wheat Ridge (organization): Wheat Ridge, CO, City Council Partnership Award recipient, E1689 [22SE]

Gastonia, NC: National Civic League All-American City Award recipient, E1178 [23JN]

German Village Society: anniversary, E285 [2MR]

Glendale, CA: anniversary of Glendale Chamber of Commerce, E953 [26MY]

Hannan, Irene Horstmann: Main Line, PA, Chamber of Commerce and Devereux Foundation Women in Leadership Award recipient, E1665 [16SE]

Hobart, IN: tribute to Hobart Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E126, E129 [2FE]

Independence, MO: anniversary of Independence Chamber of Commerce, E1847 [29SE]

Irving, TX: tribute to Lean Six Sigma Program, E1739 [23SE]

Kinseth-Bode, Arlis: Humboldt-Dakota City, IA, Chamber of Commerce President's Award recipient, E516 [13AP]

Lake Ridge Occoquan Coles Civic Association: anniversary, E1551 [10AU]

Merion Village Association: anniversary, E1724 [23SE]

Michigan Economic Developers Association: anniversary, E1582 [14SE]

Nascent Solutions, Inc.: anniversary, E1025 [8JN]

National Competition for Community Renewal: establish to encourage communities to adopt innovative strategies and design principles relative to poverty prevention, recovery, and response (H.R. 6222), E1772 [29SE]

National Urban League: anniversary (H. Res. 1157), H3145-H3148 [5MY], E350 [10MR], E487 [25MR], E782, E787 [6MY]

Northwest Arkansas Council: anniversary, H5680 [19JY]

Peoria, IL: anniversary of Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (Citylink), E738 [4MY]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and improve programs and activities (H.R. 5897), E1450 [28JY]

Ramsey, Bill: Grower-Shipper Association of Central California E.E. ``Gene'' Harden Award for Lifetime Achievement recipient, E1208 [24JN]

Real estate: prohibit Federal economic development funds to States that carry out public takings for private purposes (H.R. 5582), E1182 [23JN]

Reilly, Mary Foley: Greater Spring Lake, NJ, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E513 [13AP]

Rock Hill, SC: Municipal Association of South Carolina Municipal Achievement Award recipient, E1554 [10AU]

Silvestri, Peter: Illinois State Crime Commission Municipal Leader of the Year award recipient, E1568 [10AU]

Taxation: exclude income attributable to certain empowerment zone real property from gross income (H.R. 6041), E1512 [30JY]

Tempe, AZ: anniversary of Tempe Leadership Program, E184 [22FE]

Terrell, TX: tribute to efforts to accommodate population growth, E810 [11MY]

Tree Fresno (organization): anniversary, E1772 [29SE]

Unemployment: provide grants to cities with high unemployment rates to provide job training, public works, and economic development programs (H.R. 4740), H1151 [4MR]

Weatherford, TX: anniversary of First National Bank, E1039 [8JN]

Remarks in Senate

Baltimore Heritage, Inc.: anniversary, S4080 [20MY]

Cedar Falls, IA: tribute to Main Street program, S2017 [24MR]

Delta Regional Authority: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 78), S11053 [22DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: require use of 95 percent of the national average nonmetropolitan median income to determine eligibility of communities in low-income States for certain rural development funding (S. 3745), S6898 [5AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: guarantee payment on bonds or notes used to provide loans to community development financial institutions, S4035, S4036 [20MY], S6383 [28JY], S6475 [29JY]

———provide assistance to community depository institutions under the Public-Private Investment Program, S7102 [15SE]

FEMA: establish an arbitration panel for communities to appeal proposed flood map modifications, extend flood determination appeal period, and require study on economic impact of flood map modifications, S4421 [26MY]

Fort Smith, AR: Fort Smith Housing Authority recipient of National Association of Housing and Rehabilitation Officials, Arkansas Chapter Agency of the Year Award, S7347 [22SE]

Malvern, AR: anniversary of Brickfest, S5265 [22JN]

National American City Quality Month: observance, S2583 [22AP]

National Urban League: anniversary, S6514 [29JY]

SBA: reform and improve the HUBZone program for small business concerns (S. 3020), S702 [23FE]

———temporarily designate as a HUBZone counties that are most affected by a recession (S. 3563), unanimous-consent request, S8329 [1DE]

STAND Foundation, Inc.: tribute to Edward Coleman Leadership Institute graduates, S5782 [13JY]

Sustainable development: establish Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, Interagency Council on Sustainable Communities, and comprehensive planning and sustainability challenge grant programs (S. 1619), S8476 [3DE]

Tree Fresno (organization): anniversary, S7345 [22SE]

Reports filed

Economic Revitalization and Innovation Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5897) (H. Rept. 111-652), H7388 [29SE]

Livable Communities Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1619), S10737 [19DE]

Summaries

Economic Revitalization and Innovation Act (H.R. 5897): Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E1451 [28JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 1157, National Urban League anniversary, H3145 [5MY]

S. 3020, HUBZone Improvement Act, S702 [23FE]

S. 3745, Rural Infrastructure Improvement Act, S6899 [5AU]

S. Con. Res. 78, Delta Regional Authority anniversary, S10519 [17DE], S11053 [22DE]

S. Res. 609, National Urban League anniversary, S6906 [5AU]