HURRICANES see also Disasters

Amendments

Philippines: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of Typhoon Haiyan (S. 1821), S1368, S1369 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions

Disasters: provide construction, architectural, and engineering entities with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing volunteer services or equipment in response to a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 4246), H2433 [13MR]

Hurricane Sandy: extend replacement period for nonrecognition of gain for property involuntarily converted in the disaster area (see H.R. 5716), H7995 [14NO]

Letters

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program Reauthorization: Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H6146 [14JY]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6146 [14JY]

Remarks in House

Hurricane Sandy: extend replacement period for nonrecognition of gain for property involuntarily converted in the disaster area (H.R. 5716), E1592 [14NO]

——— improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, H1554 [4FE]

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1786), H6143, H6144–H6147 [14JY]

NOAA: prioritize and redirect resources to a program of attainable advances in improving weather forecasting and prediction of high impact weather events (H.R. 2413), H2759–H2763 [1AP], E529 [7AP]

Philippines: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of Typhoon Haiyan (H.R. 3771), H2575–H2577 [24MR]

Safety: implement emergency preparedness plans, H4926 [29MY], H5193 [10JN]

Taxation: provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 2137), E1592 [14NO]

Remarks in Senate

Climate: impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S3327 [2JN], S4988 [28JY]

Corps of Engineers: Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico project for hurricane and storm damage reduction funding, S3205 [21MY]

——— New Iberia, LA, port dredging funding, S3205 [21MY]

Philippines: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of Typhoon Haiyan (H.R. 3771), S1706 [25MR]

——— accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of Typhoon Haiyan (S. 1821), S1369 [6MR]

——— accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of Typhoon Haiyan (S. 1821), unanimous-consent request, S1350 [6MR]

Reports filed

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program Reauthorization: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1786) (H. Rept. 113–380), H2432 [13MR]

Weather Forecasting Improvement Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2413) (H. Rept. 113–383), H2565 [21MR]

Texts of

H.R. 1786, National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program reauthorization, H6144 [14JY]

H.R. 2413, Weather Forecasting Improvement Act, H2759–H2761 [1AP]

H.R. 3771, Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act, H2575 [24MR]

S. 1821, Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act, S1369 [6MR]