HURRICANES see also Disasters

Amendments

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: reauthorize (H.R. 23), H5987 [16SE]

Articles and editorials

Family vs. Duty—Personal and Family Preparedness for Law Enforcement Organizational Resilience, H9261 [10DE]

Bills and resolutions

Disasters: provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac disaster area (see S. 76), S58 [7JA]

Dominica: increase relief and assistance (see H. Res. 453), H6749 [30SE]

El Faro (vessel): recognize crew who died in sinking of ship during Hurricane Joaquin and search efforts of members of the Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force, and offer condolences to victims’ families and friends (see S. Res. 291), S7413 [21OC]

GAO: conduct a full audit of hurricane protection funding and cost estimates associated with post-Katrina hurricane protection (see S. 70), S58 [7JA]

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 23), H36 [6JA]

NOAA: codify the Hurricane Forecasting Improvement Project (see S. 1343), S2933 [14MY]

Taxation: provide a credit for hurricane and tornado mitigation expenditures (see H.R. 2746), H4342 [12JN]

——— provide tax relief for certain major disasters and make certain tax relief provisions permanent (see S. 1795), S5170 [16JY] (see H.R. 3110), H5291 [16JY]

Essays

Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Jude Kibodeaux, E395 [24MR]

Letters

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program reauthorization: Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H85 [7JA]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H85 [7JA]

Lists

El Faro (vessel) crew members, H6967 [9OC]

Remarks in House

Disasters: recognize anniversary of Hurricane Andrew, commend efforts of National Hurricane Center, and encourage citizens to establish hurricane preparedness plan, H5604 [29JY]

El Faro (vessel): offer condolences to victims of, and call for investigation into, sinking of ship during Hurricane Joaquin, H6965, H6966, H6967 [9OC], E1435 [6OC], E1459 [9OC], E1475 [13OC]

——— offer condolences to victims of sinking during Hurricane Joaquin, H6961 [9OC]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in memory of victims of sinking of El Faro (vessel) during Hurricane Joaquin, H6961 [9OC]

Hurricane Katrina: anniversary, H5657–H5664 [29JY]

Jewish Community Services of South Florida: tribute to Milk and Honey food distribution and hurricane preparedness kit assembly for senior citizens event, H5573 [28JY]

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: reauthorize (H.R. 23), H83–H87 [7JA], H154 [8JA]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 23), Senate amendment, H5987–H5990 [16SE]

Pasco County, FL: urge Corps of Engineers to approve request for Ridge Road extension project that would serve as a hurricane evacuation route, H5474 [27JY]

Remarks in Senate

Climate: impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S320 [21JA], S453 [26JA]

——— impact of global warming on human conflict, violence, and stability of governments, S2350 [22AP]

El Faro (vessel): investigation into sinking of ship during Hurricane Joaquin, S7768 [4NO]

——— offer condolences to victims of, and call for investigation into, sinking of ship during Hurricane Joaquin, S7290 [19OC]

——— recognize crew who died in sinking of ship during Hurricane Joaquin and search efforts of members of the Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force, and offer condolences to victims’ families and friends (S. Res. 291), S7343 [20OC], S7425 [21OC]

Hurricane Katrina: anniversary, S6375 [5AU]

——— anniversary and continuing impact on Louisiana and rebuilding of natural defenses against climate change, S6587 [10SE]

Hurricane Sandy: anniversary, S7614 [29OC]

——— impact on New Jersey, S7614, S7615 [29OC]

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: reauthorize (H.R. 23), S5557, S5558 [23JY]

Reports filed

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 23) (S. Rept. 114–62), S4103 [11JN]

Texts of

H.R. 23, National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program reauthorization, S5557 [23JY], H84 [7JA], H5987 [16SE]

S. Res. 291, recognize crew of El Faro (vessel) who died in sinking of ship during Hurricane Joaquin and search efforts of members of the Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force, and offer condolences to victims’ families and friends, S7414 [21OC]