DISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATIONS ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 1), S8052, S8073, S8084, S8085 [17DE], S8117, S8126, S8128, S8130, S8141, S8142, S8143, S8144, S8147, S8149, S8150, S8151 [18DE], S8164, S8178, S8184, S8195, S8207, S8208, S8212, S8223, S8224 [19DE], S8305, S8306, S8307 [20DE], S8366, S8368, S8369, S8372 [21DE], S8429, S8430, S8431, S8432, S8433, S8434, S8442 [27DE], S8462, S8463, S8469, S8472, S8476, S8496, S8508 [28DE]

Cloture motions

Enact (H.R. 1), S8195 [19DE], S8340 [21DE]

Letters

Emergency Federal disaster assistance for commercial fisheries: several Senators, S8189 [19DE]

FEMA process for Federal reimbursement of State and local emergency response activities: Barry Kasinitz, International Association of Fire Fighters, S8430 [27DE]

——— Hank C. Clemmensen, International Association of Fire Chiefs, S8430 [27DE]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 1), S8016 [13DE], S8195 [19DE], S8341 [21DE], S8464, S8482 [28DE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1), H7478 [31DE], H7567–H7578 [2JA]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H7478 [31DE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs, S8437 [27DE], S8482, S8483, S8485, S8497 [28DE]

Appropriations: prohibit use of emergency spending for persons having serious delinquent tax debts or for deceased individuals, S8433, S8434, S8439 [27DE]

Corps of Engineers: clarify cost-sharing requirements for certain activities, S8432, S8438, S8439 [27DE], S8464, S8465 [28DE]

——— flood control projects funding, S8195, S8196 [19DE]

——— Great Lakes dredging funding, S8196 [19DE]

——— require congressional authorization of flood and storm damage risk reduction projects, S8432, S8439, S8441 [27DE], S8468 [28DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Emergency Forest Restoration Program funding, S8126 [18DE], S8476, S8477 [28DE]

——— National Resource Conservation Service Emergency Watershed Protection program funding, S8444 [27DE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals, S8191, S8192 [19DE]

Dept. of State: transfer previously appropriated funds to increase security at U.S. embassies, S8442 [27DE]

Dept. of the Interior: recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy funding, S8484 [28DE]

Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice: identify and relocate vehicles in the District of Columbia that are used for non-operational purposes for use as replacement of vehicles damaged by Hurricane Sandy, S8261 [20DE], S8462 [28DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD: require notification of Committee on Appropriations (House) and Committee on Appropriations (Senate) and the public of projects selected for certain grants, S8431, S8441 [27DE]

Disasters: environmental recovery and restoration funding, S8445 [27DE]

——— provide regulatory relief for disaster victims and relief volunteers, S8474 [28DE]

Enact (H.R. 1), S8050–S8060, S8062 [17DE], S8112, S8116–S8118, S8124–S8131, S8133–S8135 [18DE], S8161, S8163, S8164, S8177, S8178, S8184–S8197 [19DE], S8236, S8243–S8245, S8261 [20DE], S8341, S8342 [21DE], S8425–S8427, S8429–S8445 [27DE], S8462–S8474, S8476–S8497, S8519 [28DE], S8544 [30DE], S8639, S8640 [2JA]

——— unanimous-consent agreement, S8340 [21DE], S8445 [27DE]

Federal agencies and departments: require merit-based and competitive awards of disaster recovery contracts, S8432, S8434, S8439, S8441 [27DE], S8467, S8468 [28DE]

FEMA: clarify process for Federal reimbursement of State and local emergency response activities, S8430 [27DE]

——— ensure that Federal disaster assistance is available for the most severe disasters, S8130 [18DE], S8185–S8192 [19DE], S8431, S8438, S8441 [27DE], S8466 [28DE]

——— prohibit emergency Federal disaster assistance for commercial fisheries, S8186–S8192 [19DE], S8433, S8434, S8438, S8442 [27DE], S8465–S8467 [28DE]

Forest Service: wildland fire management funding, S8128 [18DE], S8429, S8430, S8444 [27DE], S8464 [28DE]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S8050, S8052–S8060, S8062 [17DE], S8112, S8117, S8118, S8124–S8128, S8133–S8135 [18DE], S8161, S8163, S8164, S8177, S8178, S8184–S8197 [19DE], S8243–S8245 [20DE], S8341 [21DE], S8425–S8427, S8429–S8445 [27DE], S8462–S8474, S8476–S8497, S8519 [28DE], S8544 [30DE], S8639, S8640 [2JA]

——— supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy through reductions in foreign aid funding, S8470–S8472, S8480 [28DE]

Palau: approve agreement between the U.S. and Palau in response to Super Typhoon Bopha, S8164 [19DE], S8463 [28DE]

SBA: reinstate increase in surety bond guarantee limits, S8429 [27DE]

Reports

Federal Disaster Assistance—Improved Criteria Needed To Assess a Jurisdiction’s Capability To Respond and Recover on Its Own: GAO (excerpt), S8244 [20DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Enact (H.R. 1), S8464, S8482 [28DE]

Statements

Parity for Kids’ Mental Health: Gregory Fritz, S8191 [19DE]