COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT see also Suburban areas; Urban Areas
Articles and editorials
Giving Credit Where It’s Due, E1513 [22OC]
Narrows Is a Club To Call Home, E1116 [23JY]
Bills and resolutions
Appalachian Regional Commission: reauthorize and establish a High-Speed Broadband Development Initiative (see S. 863), S1891 [25MR]
Business and industry: report on the role of incubators and accelerators in commercialization of federally funded research and regional economic development (see H.R. 3983), H8151 [5NO]
Copperas Cove, TX: authorize land exchange with Fort Hood, TX, to support efforts to improve arterial transportation routes and promote economic development (see H.R. 2727), H4136 [10JN]
Delta Regional Authority: add Vernon and Sabine Parishes, LA, to make such parishes eligible for Federal economic development grants (see S. 1791), S5170 [16JY]
Dept. of Commerce: undertake certain activities to support waterfront community revitalization and resiliency (see S. 1935), S6296 [4AU]
Dept. of HUD: ensure veterans service organizations are eligible for Community Development Block Grant Program funding for public facilities and improvements (see H. Res. 314), H4344 [12JN]
——— establish Brownfield Redevelopment and Economic Development Innovative Financing program to promote urban renewal (see H.R. 3098), H5290 [16JY]
——— establish program enabling communities to address health, economic development, and conservation concerns through needed investments in parks, recreational areas, facilities, and programs (see H.R. 201), H103 [7JA]
——— make acquisition, installation, and maintenance of security cameras, safety lighting, and building locks in public housing an eligible activity under Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 968), H1067 [13FE]
——— modernize and improve the program for economic opportunities for low-income persons in public and federally-assisted housing (see H.R. 3697), H6892 [7OC]
——— set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program amounts for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of, and technology for, their facilities (see H.R. 2218), H2791 [1MY]
Dept. of the Interior: provide grants to certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 3707), H6892 [7OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit a bailout of a State, city, or municipality and designate economic freedom zones (see S. 790), S1629 [18MR]
Dept. of Transportation: amend the Transportation Alternatives Program (see S. 705), S1438 [11MR]
——— enhance transportation programs to connect people to jobs, schools, and other essential services through a multimodal transportation network (see S. 2008), S6434 [6AU]
——— establish a veterans business enterprises program (see H.R. 3997), H8239 [16NO]
——— provide grants to mitigate road congestion and improve transportation planning in metropolitan areas (see H.R. 200), H103 [7JA]
——— repeal the Transportation Alternatives Program (see H.R. 2609), H3757 [2JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations (see H.R. 2555), H3560 [21MY]
Financial institutions: expand the purposes of advances and collateral available to community development financial institutions (see H.R. 1355), H1635 [13MR]
Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act: amend (see H.R. 2482), H3506 [20MY]
Native Americans: restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (see S. 1457), S3309 [22MY] (see H.R. 2684), H3914 [4JN]
OMB: consider Brunswick County, NC, to be part of the same statistical area as Wilmington, NC (see S. 1157), S2567 [30AP] (see H.R. 2183), H2769 [30AP]
Oregon: designate certain BLM land as wilderness, authorize certain land exchanges, and convey certain BLM land to Wheeler County for economic and community development purposes (see S. 1255), S2730 [7MY]
Real estate: establish uniform and more efficient Federal process to protect private property rights (see H.R. 510), H532 [22JA]
——— protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3013), H5029 [9JY]
Roads and highways: add a national goal and performance measure to improve road conditions in economically distressed urban communities (see H.R. 3740), H6973 [9OC]
SBA: ensure equal access for HUBZone designations to all tax-paying small business owners (see H.R. 4156), H8970 [2DE]
——— expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure (see S. 1266), S2759 [11MY]
——— make Community Advantage Pilot Program permanent (see S. 2125), S7102 [1OC]
——— treat certain qualified disaster areas as HUBZones and extend the period for HUBZone treatment for certain defense base closure areas (see S. 1292), S2794 [12MY]
Simon, Robert E., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 285), S7272 [8OC]
Taxation: allow small businesses to defer the payment of certain employment taxes (see H.R. 2409), H3386 [19MY]
——— facilitate program-related investments by private foundations (see S. 2313), S8160 [19NO]
——— modify rules for tax-exempt enterprise zone facility bonds and extend tax incentives for empowerment zones (see S. 408), S833 [5FE]
——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 591), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 855), H917 [10FE]
——— provide incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 1433), H1768 [18MR]
Tucson, AZ: provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land for purposes of economic development by conveyance of Federal reversionary interest (see S. 2379), S8547 [9DE]
Urban areas: enhance capabilities of metropolitan planning organizations (see H.R. 3344), H5765 [29JY]
——— making emergency supplemental appropriations to address critical challenges and rebuild inner city neighborhoods (see S. 1889), S6136 [29JY] (see H.R. 3295), H5763 [29JY]
Letters
Central Texas Corridor designation as the future Interstate Route I-14: J.F. Weber, Texas Dept. of Transportation, H7582 [3NO]
Preservation Enhancement and Savings Opportunity Act: several housing organizations, H5135 [14JY]
SBA expansion of the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure: Michael Cooper, Association of Defense Communities, S2761 [11MY]
Remarks in House
Aiken, SC: South Carolina Main Street Community designee, E1795 [15DE]
Amtrak: ensure consideration of socially and economically disadvantaged businesses requests for proposals for station development opportunities, H1593 [4MR]
Ashby, Todd: Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations Ronald F. Kirby Memorial National Award for Outstanding Individual Leadership recipient, E1678 [30NO]
Bloomington, IN: anniversary of Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, E248 [25FE]
Carrollton, TX: tribute to Historic Downtown Square and Pioneer Park, E983 [25JN]
Community Development Corp. of Brownsville, TX: tribute, E1263 [11SE]
Confluent Development, LLC: Wheat Ridge Business Association Reinvestment Award recipient, E1509 [22OC]
Corning, IA: anniversary of Main Street Corning, E1779 [11DE]
Dale, James E.: Golden, CO, Mayor’s Award for Excellence recipient, E1403 [1OC]
Dept. of HHS: tribute to Step It Up! The Surgeon General’s Call to Action To Promote Walking and Walkable Communities, E1336 [22SE]
Dept. of HUD: affordable housing funding, H1751, H1752 [18MR]
——— prohibit Community Development Block Grant Program funding to implement proposed ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing’’ rule, H3884, H3885 [4JN]
Dept. of Transportation: designate the Central Texas Corridor as the future Interstate Route I-14, H7582 [3NO]
——— establish a veterans business enterprises program (H.R. 3997), H8165, H8166 [16NO], H8250 [17NO], E1645 [18NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations (H.R. 2555), H3773 [3JN]
Dimitroff, Emmy: Golden, CO, Mayor’s Award for Excellence recipient, E1404 [1OC]
Downtown Goldsboro Development Corp.: anniversary, E1375 [28SE]
EPA: brownfields restoration funding through reductions in Office of the Sec. of the Interior funding, H4746, H4747 [25JN]
Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, E910 [16JN]
Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations: tribute to honorees, E1039 [10JY]
Fall River, MA: tribute to the Narrows Center for the Arts, E1116 [23JY]
Findlay, OH: Site Selection (publication) Top Micropolitan Community designee, E339 [17MR]
Huntington Beach, CA: tribute to NuVision Federal Credit Union, E342 [17MR]
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC: anniversary, E801 [1JN]
Johns Manville (business): Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Innovative Technology Award recipient, E449 [13AP]
Kahn, Soares, and Conway, LLP: Lemoore, CA, Chamber of Commerce Ag Supporter of the Year award recipient, E1252 [10SE]
Klein, Dean: Leadership Fairfax (organization) Katherine K. Hanley Public Service Award recipient, E647 [1MY]
Levesque, Steven: Association of Defense Communities Community Excellence Award recipient, E957 [24JN]
Levy, Yael: Bronx, NY, Riverdale Jewish Community Relations Council Community Builder Award recipient, E331 [16MR]
Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act: amend (H.R. 2482), H5134, H5135 [14JY]
Miller, Richard: Cheshire, CT, Chamber of Commerce Special Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E305 [4MR]
Miller Brewing Co.: anniversary, E1356 [24SE]
Newnan, GA: Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce recipient of Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Chamber of the Year award, H7399 [3NO]
Oakland, CA: anniversary of East Bay Economic Development Alliance, E1252 [10SE]
Odessa, TX: anniversary of Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang, E373 [23MR]
Pason Systems (business): Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Business Recognition Award recipient, E450 [13AP]
Phillips, Philip B.: NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association Northeast Florida Chapter Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E245 [25FE]
Pie Consulting & Engineering (company): Edward Lowe Foundation Colorado Companies To Watch honoree, E1289 [16SE]
Port Hueneme, CA: anniversary of Port Hueneme Chamber of Commerce, E287 [2MR]
Poverty: efforts to address high-poverty areas, H709 [3FE], H5288 [16JY], H8344–H8346 [18NO]
PYXERA Global (organization): anniversary, E1345 [24SE]
Real estate: establish uniform and more efficient Federal process to protect private property rights (H.R. 510), H2963 [14MY]
Reston, VA: tribute to Reston Association Volunteer Service Award recipients, E641 [1MY]
Rocky Mountain Recycling, Inc.: Commerce City, CO, Pam Downs Lilac Award for Leadership recipient, E374 [23MR]
Ryko Development Inc.: Texas Association of Builders Developer of the Year award recipient, E1302 [16SE]
Schatz, Carol: Central City Association of Los Angeles, CA, Heart of the City Award recipient, E473 [13AP]
Shenandoah, IA: anniversary of Shenandoah Floral (business), E945 [23JN]
SouthEast Effective Development (organization): anniversary, E1590 [4NO]
St. Cloud, MN: tribute to St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E676 [12MY]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision allowing local government seizure of private property, H4872 [8JY]
Taxation: provide incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (H.R. 1433), E363 [18MR]
Tomball, TX: anniversary of Greater Tomball Area Chamber of Commerce, E1016 [8JY]
Waterbury, CT: anniversary of Waterbury Regional Chamber of Commerce, E377 [23MR]
West Des Moines, IA: opening of Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros. Bagels, E1690 [1DE]
Wheat Ridge, CO: Seyfer Specialties (business) recipient of Wheat Ridge Reinvestment Award, E240 [24FE]
Wyandotte, MI: anniversay of BASF Corp., E1176 [29JY]
Yazoo City, MS: tribute to Yazoo County Fair and Civic League, E507 [15AP]
Remarks in Senate
Appalachian Regional Commission: anniversary, S1491 [12MR], S2037 [26MR], S2847 [13MY]
Carson City, NV: anniversary of Carson City Chamber of Commerce, S4294 [18JN]
Cleveland, OH: tribute to cultural and arts community, S2095 [13AP]
CVS Health (company): tribute to commitment to reopen Baltimore, MD, store that burned during rioting and support for local community and displaced employees, S2703 [7MY]
Dept. of Commerce: undertake certain activities to support waterfront community revitalization and resiliency (S. 1935), S7206 [7OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: ensure State funding provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program is used to demolish blighted structures, S5491 [23JY]
——— Hardest Hit Fund program funding, S8591 [10DE]
Henderson, NV: anniversary of Henderson Chamber of Commerce, S6603 [10SE]
Huntsville, AL: anniversary of Huntsville Utilities, S2268 [20AP]
Indianapolis, IN: anniversary of Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, S1155 [26FE]
Johnson City, TN: anniversary of Johnson City Chamber of Commerce, S236 [16JA], S274 [20JA]
Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce, S7654 [29OC], S8371 [3DE]
Miller Brewing Co.: anniversary, S6973 [28SE]
Newark, OH: anniversary of Licking County, OH, Chamber of Commerce, S1526 [16MR]
SBA: expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure (S. 1266), S2761 [11MY]
——— make Community Advantage Pilot Program permanent (S. 2125), S7104 [1OC]
Simon, Robert E., Jr.: tribute (S. Res. 285), S7281 [8OC]
Taxation: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to extend certain expiring tax provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S1875 [25MR]
Urban areas: making emergency supplemental appropriations to address critical challenges and rebuild inner city neighborhoods (S. 1889), S6182 [30JY]
Reports filed
HUBZone Revitalization Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1292), S4021 [10JN]
Texts of
H.R. 2482, Preservation Enhancement and Savings Opportunity Act, H5134 [14JY]
S. Res. 285, tribute to Robert E. Simon, Jr., S7278 [8OC]