RURAL AREAS see also Agriculture; Suburban areas; Urban Areas
Amendments
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 465), H1456 [28JA]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4800), H5250 [10JN], H5287, H5288, H5289, H5290, H5291, H5292, H5294, H5296, H5297, H5298, H5299, H5300, H5304, H5305, H5320 [11JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4800), consideration (H. Res. 616), H5263 [11JN]
Alaska: enter into intergovernmental agreements with Indian tribes relative to enforcement of certain State laws by Indian tribes, improve quality of life in rural Alaska, and reduce alcohol and drug abuse (S. 1474), S6416, S6454 [9DE]
Employment: improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 727), H7690 [18SE]
Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (S. 1302), S531, S546 [28JA]
South Dakota: facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply System (S. 684), S6924, S6926 [16DE]
Articles and editorials
When Life Turned Ugly—Domestic Violence Is an All Too Common Occurrence in Rural America, S5292 [31JY]
Bills and resolutions
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 465), H1430 [27JA]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see S. 2389), S3293 [22MY] (see H.R. 4800), H5072 [5JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4800), consideration (see H. Res. 616), H5248 [10JN]
Children and youth: address childhood obesity (see H.R. 4765), H5022 [29MY]
Commission on Native Children: establish (see H.R. 4908), H5557 [19JN]
Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps/Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) community gardens in high poverty areas program (see H.R. 4084), H1937 [25FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish a loan guarantee program for natural gas distribution grids in areas with high energy costs through the Rural Utilities Service (see S. 2058), S1233 [27FE]
——— limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer (see S. 2201), S2095 [2AP]
——— prohibit funding for Rural Utilities Service High Energy Cost Grant Program (see H.R. 4744), H4834 [23MY]
Dept. of Education: amend the Rural and Low-Income School Program to include professional development in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 4973), H5768 [25JN]
Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to increase availability of health care services in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 5223), H6976 [28JY]
——— designate a Health Professional Shortage Area for maternity care (see H.R. 4385), H2913 [3AP]
——— include certain areas within the frontier and remote areas levels designations (see H.R. 5592), H7884 [18SE]
Dept. of the Interior: expand the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program to include payments for secure rural schools (see S. 2626), S4620 [17JY]
——— make permanent the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see S. 1913), S290 [13JA] (see H.R. 3879), H472 [15JA]
——— use designated funding to pay for construction of authorized rural water projects (see H.R. 4420), H3057 [8AP]
Dept. of Transportation: modify criteria for selecting communities to participate in the Small Community Air Service Development Program (see H.R. 5766), H8169 [20NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot programs to reduce shortage of psychiatrists by repaying loans of certain psychiatrists to provide housing allowances to health care providers in rural clinics (see S. 2425), S3424 [4JN]
——— improve provision of health care to veterans in rural and highly rural areas (see S. 2009), S852 [10FE]
——— specify requirements for updating the Office of Rural Health strategic plan for improving access to, and quality of, health care services for veterans in rural areas (see H.R. 4561), H3408 [1MY]
——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see S. 3006), S6626 [11DE]
Employment: improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (see H.R. 4), H7528 [15SE]
——— improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 727), H7616 [16SE]
EPA: consider projects involving rural communities in the selection of alternative water source projects (see H.R. 4113), H2064 [27FE]
——— prohibit release of sensitive data relative to livestock producers (see H.R. 4157), H2255 [6MR]
——— provide grants for rural communities seeking smart water systems, alternative water sources, and more efficient use of current supplies (see S. 2228), S2326 [9AP]
——— revise definition of term ‘‘colonia’’ (see S. 2558), S4154 [26JN]
FAA: use enplanement numbers that preceded enactment of certain pilot regulations to calculate Airport Improvement Program apportionments (see S. 2848), S5698 [17SE] (see H.R. 5295), H7126 [30JY]
FCC: ensure the integrity of voice communications and prevent discrimination among areas in the delivery of such communications by requiring providers to register and comply with basic quality standards (see S. 2125), S1652 [13MR]
——— promote expansion of spectrum-based services to exceptionally hard-to-serve populations in unserved and underserved geographic locations (see H.R. 3916), H1241 [16JA]
Financial institutions: clarify application of the qualified mortgage rule to rural lenders (see S. 2697), S5134 [30JY]
——— exempt community banks from certain regulatory requirements, include a community bank representative in the FRS Board of Governors, and create a process to designate a county as a rural area (see H.R. 5786), H8365 [3DE]
——— provide that residential mortgages held in portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages for purposes of presumption of ability to repay requirements (see S. 2641), S4705 [22JY]
Health care facilities: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (see S. Res. 588), S6205 [20NO]
Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities or VA hospitals (see H.R. 4951), H5724 [24JN]
Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (see H. Res. 480), H1771 [11FE]
International Year of Family Farming: designate (see S. Res. 544), S5588 [15SE]
Medicare: extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (see S. 1954), S439 [16JA] (see H.R. 4067), H1780 [18FE]
——— extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see S. 2187), S1870 [31MR] (see H.R. 4780), H5063 [30MY]
——— increase access to ambulance services (see H.R. 5460), H7454 [11SE]
——— permit the phase-in for changes in hospital wage index classification from rural to urban without requiring waiver of a wage index increase (see H.R. 5531), H7882 [18SE]
——— protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see S. 2359), S3184 [20MY]
——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H2300 [11MR]
——— provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 4781), H5063 [30MY]
——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 2037), S1001 [24FE] (see H.R. 3991), H1592 [4FE]
National forests: restore the economic and ecological health of National Forest System land and rural communities (see S. 1966), S528 [28JA]
Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (see H.R. 4275), H2488 [18MR]
Postal Service: improve efficiency and competitiveness of mail service within Alaska (see H.R. 4011), H1686 [6FE]
——— modernize and improve Alaska bypass freight mail transportation (see H.R. 4174), H2256 [6MR]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: exempt State and county payments from any reduction due to sequestration and reimburse returned payments because of sequestration (see H.R. 3886), H472 [15JA]
Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities (see S. Con. Res. 33), S1234 [27FE] (see H. Con. Res. 86), H1937 [25FE]
Taxation: allow a business credit for investments in rural microbusinesses (see H.R. 5346), H7182 [31JY]
——— establish Promise Zones to revitalize high-poverty communities through Federal-local partnerships (see S. 2597), S4454 [14JY] (see H.R. 4941), H5640 [23JN]
——— provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (see S. 2880), S5782 [18SE]
Telephones: improve service in rural areas and express that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas (see H. Res. 536), H2853 [2AP]
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: establish application process for interested parties to apply for a county to be designated as a rural area (see S. 1916), S325 [14JA]
Water: reduce Federal, State, and local costs of providing high-quality drinking water to those residing in rural communities by facilitating greater use of cost-effective well water systems (see H.R. 5659), H7886 [18SE]
Cloture motions
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, S619 [30JA], S689 [3FE]
Conference reports
Agricultural Act (H.R. 2642), H1269–H1425 [27JA]
Letters
Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act, Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act, and CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act: Bill Cheney, Credit Union National Association, H3427 [6MY]
Jobs for America Act: Americans for Financial Reform (organization), H7817 [18SE]
Medicare enforcement instruction extension of supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals: Dennis A. Hachenberg, H7340 [9SE]
——— Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, H7340 [9SE]
——— Tom Bell, Kansas Hospital Association, H7340 [9SE]
Motions
Employment: improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), H7854 [18SE]
Petitions and memorials
Iowa: Agricultural Act, S561 [29JA]
Proposals
Observe Smith-Lever Act anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities, E10 [7JA]
Remarks in House
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H24, H45 [8JA], H79 [9JA], H230 [15JA], E92 [16JA]
——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, H1425–H1428 [27JA], H1436 [28JA], H1484, H1485–H1501, H1502, H1503 [29JA], H1552 [4FE], H1595 [5FE], H1944 [26FE], H2615 [25MR], E149 [31JA], E152, E154 [3FE], E161 [4FE]
——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 465), H1443–H1458 [28JA]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations, H441 [15JA]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4800), H5265–H5312 [11JN], H6299 [16JY], E966, E967, E970 [12JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4800), consideration (H. Res. 616), H5259–H5265 [11JN]
Alaska: enter into intergovernmental agreements with Indian tribes relative to enforcement of certain State laws by Indian tribes, improve quality of life in rural Alaska, and reduce alcohol and drug abuse (S. 1474), H9294 [11DE]
Augusta, ME: tribute to Maine Appalachian Trail Club for White Cap Mountain project, E635 [30AP]
Bureau of Reclamation: rural water projects funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy renewable energy and administration accounts funding, H5995, H5996 [9JY]
Children and youth: address childhood obesity (H.R. 4765), E891 [30MY]
Clayton, Ronda R.: New Mexico Center for Nursing Excellence Rural Practice Nurse of the Year Award recipient, E996 [17JN]
Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps/Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) community gardens in high poverty areas program, E219 [18FE]
Denali Commission: terminate, H6029 [9JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program funding through reductions in Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration funding, H5296 [11JN]
——— Farm Service Agency Emergency Conservation Program funding, H5297, H5298 [11JN]
——— Healthy Food Financing Initiative funding, H5260 [11JN]
——— limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer, H45 [8JA], H1425–H1428 [27JA], H1446 [28JA], H1492 [29JA]
——— Natural Resources Conservation Service Watershed Rehabilitation Program funding, H5299–H5301 [11JN]
Dept. of Education: amend the Rural and Low-Income School Program to include professional development in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (H.R. 4973), H7050 [30JY]
——— conduct outreach to minority-serving institutions and institutions in rural areas to provide information on applying for demonstration program for competency-based education, H6689–H6693 [23JY]
Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to increase availability of health care services in health professional shortage areas (H.R. 5223), E1245 [28JY]
Dept. of HUD: Native American Housing Block Grant program funding, H5212–H5214 [10JN]
——— Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program funding, H5160, H5161 [9JN]
Dept. of Justice: Office on Violence Against Women Rural Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking Assistance Program funding, H4945 [29MY]
Dept. of the Interior: Payment in Lieu of Taxes program funding, H245, H246 [15JA], H1679, H1680 [6FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit closure of rural hospitals in high-need areas that are designated as historic landmarks, H3355 [30AP]
Developing countries: provide assistance to achieve food and nutrition security, E467 [28MR]
Employment: improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), H7773–H7819, H7854–H7858 [18SE], E1603 [17NO]
——— improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 727), H7684–H7691 [18SE]
——— improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), motion to recommit, H7856, H7857 [18SE]
FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, H5183, H5184 [9JN]
Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (H.R. 1750), H2032 [27FE]
Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities or VA hospitals (H.R. 4951), H6849 [25JY]
Health Wagon, Inc.: tribute, E328 [6MR]
Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (H. Res. 480), H3049–H3051 [8AP]
Lajitas, TX: tribute, H2263 [11MR]
Mammoth Peak: redesignate as Mount Jessie Benton Fremont (H.R. 1192), H6166, H6167 [14JY]
Medicare: extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (H.R. 4067), H7339–H7341 [9SE]
Missouri: Southwest Missouri Regional Community Emergency Response Team recipient of FEMA Community Preparedness Award, E1371 [9SE]
National Agriculture Day: observance, H2593 [24MR], H2636 [25MR]
National Agriculture Week: observance, H2656 [26MR]
National Rice Month: observance, H7537 [16SE]
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association: tribute to Electrification Sustainability Program in South Sudan, H5833 [8JY]
——— tribute to rural electrification project in Haiti, H5077 [9JN]
National Rural Health Day: observance, H8077, H8079 [19NO], H8148 [20NO]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on Medicare payments to critical access hospitals, H2287 [11MR]
Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (H.R. 4275), H2577–H2589 [24MR]
Rural School and Community Trust: release of ‘‘Why Rural Matters 2013–2014’’ report, H6110 [11JY]
Rutgers University: tribute to Agricultural Experiment Station Cooperative Extension, E1123 [9JY]
Schools: promote and support anti-bullying programs in charter schools, including those serving rural communities, H3968, H4007 [8MY]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: funding, H2987 [7AP]
——— reauthorize, H7686, H7810 [18SE]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1526), H7536 [16SE], H9068 [11DE]
Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities, H2158 [5MR], E309 [5MR], E690 [6MY], E1104 [3JY], E1123 [9JY]
Taxation: make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions, H6361, H6366, H6370, H6374, H6375 [17JY], E1168 [16JY]
——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (H.R. 2807), E1241 [25JY]
——— making expired tax provisions permanent without offset, H6369, H6370 [17JY]
——— temporarily extend certain deductions for charitable contributions, H6376, H6377 [17JY]
Terlingua, TX: tribute, H2261 [11MR]
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: establish application process for interested parties to apply for a county to be designated as a rural area (H.R. 2672), H3420–H3422 [6MY], H3950 [8MY]
Remarks in Senate
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), S44 [7JA], S396 [16JA]
——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, S514–S516 [28JA], S561, S585 [29JA], S613, S619, S630–S632, S636, S640, S645 [30JA], S665–S690, S693–S697 [3FE], S710–S718, S720–S726, S729–S736, S746 [4FE], S813 [6FE], S997–S999 [24FE]
——— restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers, S673 [3FE]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations, S395–S397 [16JA], S3776–S3784, S3788, S3792, S3798–S3800, S3804 [18JN], S3852 [19JN], S3887 [23JN]
Alaska: enter into intergovernmental agreements with Indian tribes relative to enforcement of certain State laws by Indian tribes, improve quality of life in rural Alaska, and reduce alcohol and drug abuse (S. 1474), S6414–S6416 [9DE]
——— success of Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care programs, S3394 [4JN]
Arkansas: tribute to electric cooperative initiative to provide electric service to rural Guatemalan villages, S2696 [6MY]
Boone County, WV: express condolences to victims and their families of the Brody No. 1 mine disaster, S2942 [13MY]
Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): field hearing held in Rutland, VT, on community solutions to breaking heroin and opioid addiction, S1771 [26MR], S3361 [3JN]
Crime: increase awareness of and address challenges to combat domestic violence in rural communities, S5291 [31JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: clarify regulations relative to the importation of seeds, S725 [4FE]
——— improve Federal dairy programs, S396 [16JA], S672 [3FE]
——— limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer, S675, S676, S678 [3FE], S711 [4FE]
——— promote local and regional farm and food systems, S713 [4FE]
——— reform commodity subsidy programs, S514 [28JA], S695 [3FE]
Dept. of Energy: ensure large-capacity hot water heaters that are part of a demand response program can continue to be manufacutured, S2891 [12MY]
Dept. of Justice: Office on Violence Against Women Rural Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking Assistance Program funding, S5292 [31JY]
Dept. of the Interior: Payment in Lieu of Taxes program funding, S318–S320 [14JA], S391, S392, S405–S407, S419 [16JA]
——— Payments in Lieu of Taxes program funding, S5758 [18SE], S6745 [12DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pilot program under which veterans in Alaska may receive health care benefits at non-departmental medical facilities, S3646 [12JN]
——— improve provision of health care to veterans in rural and highly rural areas (S. 2009), S930 [12FE]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: streamline process for fire prevention projects, S4861 [24JY]
Employment: improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), S5957 [12NO], S5996 [13NO]
EPA: reconsider rule prohibiting Dept. of Defense from transferring excess military vehicles to rural fire departments due to emissions regulations, S4246 [8JY]
FCC: ensure the integrity of voice communications and prevent discrimination among areas in the delivery of such communications by requiring providers to register and comply with basic quality standards (S. 2125), S1655 [13MR]
Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (S. 1349), S4708 [22JY]
——— provide that residential mortgages held in portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages for purposes of presumption of ability to repay requirements (S. 2641), S4708 [22JY]
Floods: disaster assistance to Minnesota, S4386 [10JY]
Harkin, Senator: impact of Senate achievements on Allamakee County, IA, S4616 [17JY]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Benton County, IA, S3539 [10JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Black Hawk County, IA, S3808 [18JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Boone County, IA, S3807 [18JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Bremer County, IA, S4264 [8JY]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Butler County, IA, S3859 [19JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Cerro Gordo County, IA, S3468 [5JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Chickasaw County, IA, S4328 [9JY]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Clinton County, IA, S3681 [16JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Dallas County, IA, S4329 [9JY]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Davis County, IA, S4398 [10JY]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Decatur County, IA, S3337 [2JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Delaware County, IA, S4399 [10JY]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Dubuque County, IA, S3363 [3JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Fayette County, IA, S4549 [16JY]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Floyd County, IA, S3929 [24JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Franklin County, IA, S4265 [8JY]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Grundy County, IA, S4329 [9JY]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Harrison County, IA, S3023 [14MY]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Henry County, IA, S3999 [25JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Howard County, IA, S4699 [22JY]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Iowa County, IA, S4000 [25JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Jackson County, IA, S4550 [16JY]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Jasper County, IA, S3288 [22MY]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Jefferson County, IA, S3659 [12JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Jones County, IA, S4147 [26JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Keokuk County, IA, S3364 [3JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Lee County, IA, S3540 [10JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Lyon County, IA, S2607 [1MY]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Madison County, IA, S3601 [11JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Mahaska County, IA, S3336 [2JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Marion County, IA, S3895 [23JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Marshall County, IA, S3289 [22MY]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Monroe County, IA, S4266 [8JY]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Muscatine County, IA, S3469 [5JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Plymouth County, IA, S2606 [1MY]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Poweshiek County, IA, S3232 [21MY]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Story County, IA, S3601 [11JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Van Buren County, IA, S3928 [24JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Wapello County, IA, S3232–S3234 [21MY]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Warren County, IA, S3858 [19JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Washington County, IA, S3660 [12JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Wayne County, IA, S4147 [26JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Winnebago County, IA, S4615 [17JY]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Winneshiek County, IA, S3896 [23JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Worth County, IA, S3682 [16JN]
——— impact of Senate achievements on Wright County, IA, S4700 [22JY]
Health care facilities: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (S. Res. 588), S6221 [20NO], S6663 [11DE]
International Year of Family Farming: designate (S. Res. 544), S5592 [15SE]
Iowa: Iowa House of Representatives passage of resolution on H.R. 2642, Agricultural Act, S561 [29JA]
Medicare: extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals, S1843 [31MR]
——— extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (H.R. 4067), S6219 [20NO]
——— extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (S. 1954), S855 [10FE], S6664 [11DE]
——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services, S1843 [31MR]
——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (S. 2037), S1007 [24FE]
Mental health: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care, S3391 [4JN]
National Rural Health Day: observance, S6172 [20NO]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of regulations on rural health care, S6663–S6665 [11DE]
Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (S. 1302), S545–S554 [28JA]
Portable Practical Educational Preparation, Inc.: anniversary, S5368 [8SE]
Postal Service: impact of closure and consolidation of mail processing facilities, S6323–S6325 [4DE]
——— restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service, S6323–S6325 [4DE]
Remote Area Medical (organization): tribute, S3286 [22MY]
Rockefeller, Senator: legislative accomplishments, S6331–S6334 [4DE]
Senate: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 2642, Agricultural Act, S734, S735 [4FE]
Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities, S2863 [8MY]
——— observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities (S. Con. Res. 33), S2330 [9AP]
South Dakota: facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply System (S. 684), S6924–S6929 [16DE]
Taxation: extend special rule for contributions of capital gain real property made for conservation purposes, S6282 [3DE], S6338 [4DE]
——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (S. 526), S6382 [8DE]
——— provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (S. 2880), S5788 [18SE]
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: establish application process for interested parties to apply for a county to be designated as a rural area (S. 1916), S326 [14JA]
Washington Electric Cooperative: anniversary, S2640 [5MY]
Reports
How the Washington Electric Co-op Began: WEC Annual Report (1964) (excerpt), S2640 [5MY]
Reports filed
Agricultural Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2642) (H. Rept. 113–333), H1430 [27JA]
Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4800) (H. Rept. 113–468), H5072 [5JN]
——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2389) (S. Rept. 113–164), S3293 [22MY]
Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1474), S5373 [8SE]
——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1474) (S. Rept. 113–260), S5779 [18SE]
Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 715) (S. Rept. 113–167), S3293 [22MY]
Commission on Native Children Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1622), S5373 [8SE]
——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1622) (S. Rept. 113–264), S5918 [12NO]
Conservation Easement Incentive Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2807) (H. Rept. 113–494), H5816 [26JN]
Consideration of H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 727) (H. Rept. 113–601), H7616 [16SE]
Consideration of H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, and Conference Report on H.R. 2642, Agricultural Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 465) (H. Rept. 113–334), H1430 [27JA]
Consideration of H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 616) (H. Rept. 113–472), H5248 [10JN]
Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 864) (S. Rept. 113–142), S1923 [1AP]
Mammoth Peak Redesignation as Mount Jessie Benton Fremont: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1192) (H. Rept. 113–401), H2960 [4AP]
Medicare Enforcement Instruction Extension on Supervision Requirements for Outpatient Therapeutic Services in Critical Access and Small Rural Hospitals: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4067) (H. Rept. 113–582), H7387 [9SE]
Stewardship Contracting Reauthorization and Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1300) (S. Rept. 113–179), S3341 [2JN]
Rulings of the Chair
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 465), H1443, H1445 [28JA]
Statements
Jobs for America Act: Executive Office of the President, H7816 [18SE]
Tables
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 4800), H5268–H5280 [11JN]
Texts of
H. Res. 465, consideration of H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act and conference report on H.R. 2642, Agricultural Act, H1443 [28JA]
H. Res. 616, consideration of H.R. 4800, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H5259 [11JN]
H. Res. 727, consideration of H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act, H7684 [18SE]
H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act, H7773–H7807 [18SE]
H.R. 1192, Mammoth Peak redesignation as Mount Jessie Benton Fremont, H6166 [14JY]
H.R. 2672, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act, H3420 [6MY]
H.R. 4067, Medicare enforcement instruction extension on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals, H7339 [9SE]
H.R. 4275, Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act, H2577–H2588 [24MR]
S. 684, Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply System completion facilitation, S6927 [16DE]
S. 1302, Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act, S546–S554 [28JA]
S. 1474, Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act, S6414–S6416 [9DE]
S. 1916, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities (HELP Rural Communities) Act, S327 [14JA]
S. 1954, extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals under Medicare, S855 [10FE]
S. Con. Res. 33, observe Smith-Lever Act anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities, S1239 [27FE]
S. Res. 544, International Year of Family Farming, S5590 [15SE]
S. Res. 588, recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities, S6211 [20NO]