URBAN AREAS related term(s) Rural Areas; Suburban areas

Articles and editorials

Researchers Suggest Reforestation Around Urban Areas To Reduce Ozone Levels, H6525 [18JY]

U.S. House Approves Measure Taking Aim at Met Council, E595 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Agriculture: encourage and promote urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural production practices (see S. 3005), S3034 [6JN]

Dept. of Education: establish grant program for construction of schools in overcrowded areas (see H.R. 6002), H4776 [5JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that Urban Area Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program grants may be used to prepare high-risk State and local governments against weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 5399), H2041 [22MR]

——— establish National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (see H.R. 4991), H1074 [8FE]

Dept. of HUD: make grants to States to eliminate blight and assist in neighborhood revitalization (see H.R. 6792), H8170 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation: appoint a representative to Gateway Program Development Corp., board of trustees (see H.R. 4801), H403 [16JA]

——— authorize additional funding for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (see H.R. 4900), H731 [30JA]

——— establish a grant program to reimburse public transportation agencies that offer free unlimited transportation passes to eligible individuals (see H.R. 5542), H3396 [17AP]

——— establish a program to provide grants to carry out projects to reduce railway noise levels that adversely impact schools located in urbanized areas (see H.R. 5691), H3782 [7MY]

District of Columbia: support and honor performers and partners of SummerSet DC music festival on the National Mall (see H. Res. 892), H3977 [15MY]

FCC: establish national standard to determine comparability of mobile and broadband services provided in rural versus urban areas (see S. 2418), S907 [13FE]

——— repeal requirement to reallocate and auction the T-Band spectrum (see S. 3347), S5582 [1AU] (see H.R. 5085), H1265 [26FE]

FEMA: carry out a pilot program to enhance mapping of urban flooding and associated property damage and availability of that data to stakeholders to help understand and mitigate flooding risks (see S. 2701), S2261 [18AP] (see H.R. 5569), H3441 [18AP]

Forest Service: make the District of Columbia eligible for certain forestry research grants (see H.R. 6045), H4980 [7JN]

Healthy Food Financing Initiative: reauthorize (see H.R. 5017), H1177 [14FE]

Law enforcement: improve community policing and promote gun violence prevention in underserved communities and eliminate requirement of transferring a firearm if a background check has not been completed in 3 days (see H.R. 5164), H1372 [5MR]

National Capital Planning Commission: remove authority relative to property owned by the District of Columbia (see H.R. 7098), H9448 [26OC]

National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day: designate (see S. Res. 671), S6770 [10OC] (see H. Res. 1088), H9090 [26SE]

Parks and recreation areas: provide grants to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities (see S. 3499), S6304 [25SE]

Smart Cities Week: observance (see H. Res. 1110), H9414 [2OC]

Telecommunications: streamline siting processes for small cell infrastructure deployment (see S. 3157), S4733 [28JN]

Transportation: improve metropolitan planning (see H.R. 5198), H1476 [7MR]

Year of the Anacostia: designate (see H. Res. 921), H4776 [5JN]

Cost Estimates

Smithsonian National Zoological Park Central Parking Facility Authorization Act (H.R. 4009): CBO, H3521 [25AP]

Supporting Research and Development for First Responders Act (H.R. 4991): CBO, E962 [3JY]

Letters

Require metropolitan planning organizations to include locally elected officials: Mark Dayton, Governor of Minnesota, E594 [7MY]

Smithsonian National Zoological Park Central Parking Facility Authorization Act: Representative Harper, Committee on House Administration (House), H3521 [25AP]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3521 [25AP]

Supporting Research and Development for First Responders Act: Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H5266 [19JN]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H5267 [19JN]

——— Thomas S. Kahn, American Federation of Government Employees, H5266 [19JN]

Press releases

Cities and Communities in the US Losing 36 Million Trees a Year: Forest Service, H6524 [18JY]

Remarks in House

Amtrak: Gateway Program funding to expand and renovate the northeast corridor rail line between Newark, NJ, and New York, NY, H1466 [7MR]

Austin, TX: inclusion in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best Places to Live in the U.S.’’ list, H1553 [14MR]

Corps of Engineers: municipality water supply assistance funding relative to adverse affects of construction projects, H4823 [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas, H1274 [27FE]

Dept. of Energy: Environmental Justice Program funding to address environmental concerns in both urban and rural settings, H4940 [7JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (H.R. 4991), H5266, H5267 [19JN]

District of Columbia: enter into a cooperative management agreement with the National Park Service for operation, maintenance, and management of units of the National Park System in the District (H.R. 2897), H394, H395 [16JA]

FAA: implement regulations to lessen impact of aircraft noise on communities surrounding the Los Angeles International Airport, H3728 [27AP]

——— include Seattle, WA, in study on health impact of aircraft noise on exposed residents, H3650 [26AP]

——— require study on economic harm caused by excessive aircraft noise on communities and businesses near major airports, H3650 [26AP]

——— require study on relationship between jet aircraft approach and takeoff speeds and corresponding noise impacts on communities surrounding airports, H3651 [26AP]

FEMA: clarify that hazard mitigation funding can be used to remove standing burned trees and replacing water systems that have been burned and caused contamination, H3715 [27AP]

Forest Service: make the District of Columbia eligible for certain forestry research grants (H.R. 6045), E797 [7JN]

Gleicher, Emily: California 28th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E444 [12AP]

Houston, TX: tribute to Memorial Park, E1447 [23OC]

National Capital Planning Commission: remove authority relative to property owned by the District of Columbia (H.R. 7098), E1456 [26OC]

National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day: designate (H. Res. 1088), H9394 [28SE]

Smithsonian Institution: plan, design, and construct a central parking facility on National Zoological Park property (H.R. 4009), H3520, H3521 [25AP]

Transportation: importance of investment in mass transit projects, H5654 [26JN]

——— require metropolitan planning organizations to include locally elected officials, H3671, H3672 [26AP], E594 [7MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit funding to eliminate Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnerships, H6523–H6525 [18JY]

Remarks in Senate

Climate: impact of climate change on rising sea levels, S1668, S1671, S1673, S1675, S1681 [13MR]

Dept. of HHS: designate maternity care health professional shortage areas and distribute maternity care health professionals to such areas (H.R. 315), S7372 [6DE]

National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day: designate (S. Res. 671), S6773 [10OC]

Smithsonian Institution: plan, design, and construct a central parking facility on National Zoological Park property (H.R. 4009), S2732 [16MY]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, S2360 [24AP]

Reports filed

District of Columbia Cooperative Management Agreement With National Park Service for Operation, Maintenance, and Management of National Park System Units: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2897), S5455 [30JY]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2897) (S. Rept. 115–315), S5581 [1AU]

Improving Access to Maternity Care Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (H.R. 315), S7240 [29NO]

Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2418) (S. Rept. 115–345), S6731 [9OC]

Supporting Research and Development for First Responders Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4991) (H. Rept. 115–756), H5199 [14JN]

Texts of

H.R. 2897, District of Columbia cooperative management agreement with the National Park Service for operation, maintenance, and management of units of the National Park System in the District, H394 [16JA]

H.R. 4009, Smithsonian National Zoological Park Central Parking Facility Authorization Act, H3520 [25AP]

H.R. 4991, Supporting Research and Development for First Responders Act, H5266 [19JN]

S. 2701, Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act, S2263 [18AP]

S. Res. 671, National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day, S6772 [10OC]