URBAN AREAS related term(s) Rural Areas

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals of concern (see S. 2160), S2223 [22JN] (see H.R. 6107), H5174 [26OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (see S. 2591), S3753 [27JY] (see H.R. 5915), H4993 [10OC]

——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (see H.R. 1230), H968 [28FE]

——— modify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Thrifty Food Plan to apply to urban and rural parts of Hawaii (see H.R. 5181), H4171 [8AU]

——— prioritize urban and community forestry assistance for areas with low tree equity scores and establish grant program to enhance public elementary and secondary school rooftop gardens (see H.R. 2786), H1909 [20AP]

——— provide for set-aside for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers for grants to support urban agriculture and innovative production (see S. 3420), S5807 [6DE] (see H.R. 3902), H2778 [7JN]

——— reauthorize Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (see H.R. 6449), H5898 [17NO]

Dept. of Energy: prioritize acceptance of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel from decommissioned or decommissioning nuclear reactors in high population areas with high earthquake hazard (see H.R. 3862), H2762 [6JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish urban Indian organization confer policy (see S. 460), S426 [15FE] (see H.R. 630), H509 [30JA]

——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see S. 2638), S3755 [27JY] (see H.R. 5003), H4138 [27JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make improvements to Securing the Cities program (see H.R. 4403), H3157 [30JN]

——— prohibit Shelter and Services Program or similar programs funding to sanctuary jurisdictions (see H.R. 6851), H6997 [19DE]

Dept. of HUD: establish excess urban heat mitigation grant program (see S. 1379), S1419 [27AP] (see H.R. 2945), H2083 [27AP]

——— require Inspector General to report to Congress on non-compliance of New York City Housing Authority (see H.R. 6550), H6079 [1DE]

Dept. of the Interior: 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. 448), S426 [15FE] (see H.R. 1065), H852 [17FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: include resources for non-English speaking individuals in technical assistance provided by Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 2834), H1946 [25AP]

——— increase transparency and accountability of Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see S. 2674), S3756 [27JY]

Dept. of Transportation: condition receipt of grants by New York, NY, Metropolitan Transportation Authority on exempting New Jersey drivers from congestion fees and provide year-end tax credits for congestion taxes (see H.R. 422), H249 [20JA]

——— provide sanctions for States using certain congestion pricing systems and require consent of affected States in carrying out value pricing pilot projects (see S. 1746), S1745 [18MY] (see H.R. 3531), H2455 [18MY]

——— submit report on helicopter and rotorcraft noise in District of Columbia (see H.R. 2509), H1708 [6AP]

——— submit report on recommendations to reduce train noise and vibrations near homes (see H.R. 2807), H1914 [24AP]

District of Columbia: provide for retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 980), H832 [10FE]

——— provide for transfer of administrative jurisdiction over Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus to GSA and leasing of campus to District for commercial and residential development (see H.R. 4984), H4138 [27JY]

——— reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (see S. 69), S98 [25JA]

——— require majority of members of Commission of Fine Arts be residents of District of Columbia (see H.R. 5869), H4950 [2OC]

Education: expand educational choices for disabled and establish scholarship program for military children (see S. 266), S230 [2FE]

FEMA: establish review process for certain grant applications for first responders to purchase equipment or systems that do not meet or exceed any applicable national voluntary consensus standards (see H.R. 3254), H2309 [11MY]

——— provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by major disaster (see H.R. 3777), H2708 [31MY] (see H.R. 6108), H5174 [26OC]

Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law (see H.R. 780), H677 [2FE]

Medicaid: extend full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations (see H.R. 6533), H6049 [30NO]

Medicare: improve accuracy of geographic adjustment factors and permanently extend certain adjustments to such factors for certain localities (see H.R. 6313), H5651 [8NO]

——— improve work geographic index for physician payments and revise phase-in of clinical laboratory test payment changes (see H.R. 6366), H5727 [13NO]

Motor vehicles: allow property owners discretion to make decisions regarding how many parking spots to provide in connection with certain new residential and commercial developments (see H.R. 3145), H2170 [9MY]

National Capital Planning Commission: remove authority relative to property owned by District of Columbia (see H.R. 5118), H4157 [1AU]

National Park Service: expand mission to promote active use of National Park System recreational areas and facilities located in urban areas (see H.R. 4497), H3171 [6JY]

New York, NY: honor legacy of Harlem Renaissance (see H. Res. 94), H680 [2FE]

Real estate: establish moratorium on purchase of public or private real estate located in U.S. by foreign persons (see H.R. 840), H709 [6FE]

——— identify foreign purchasers in urban areas, increase foreign investment in real property withholding tax, and use proceeds to increase low-income housing tax credit ceiling (see H.R. 3533), H2455 [18MY]

Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act: amend (see H.R. 3663), H2635 [25MY]

Space policy: require study of risk of space debris impacting metropolitan areas (see H.R. 5529), H4380 [18SE]

Taxation: establish neighborhood revitalization tax credit (see S. 657), S654 [6MR] (see H.R. 3940), H2785 [9JN]

——— extend certain incentives related to empowerment zones to District of Columbia (see H.R. 6488), H5936 [28NO]

——— modify work opportunity credit for certain at-risk youth employees and extend empowerment zones to encourage hiring of at-risk youth in high poverty areas (see S. 1276), S1340 [25AP] (see H.R. 2841), H1946 [25AP]

Transportation: award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from critically underserved urban and rural communities to green spaces (see S. 1440), S1533 [4MY] (see H.R. 3092), H2134 [5MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: enter into agreement with National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to establish Community Resilence and Restoration Fund (see H.R. 565), H427 [26JA]

Urban Water Federal Partnership Program: maintain (see S. 702), S714 [8MR] (see H.R. 4890), H3950 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Broward County, FL: tribute to Urban League of Broward County, E809 [5SE]

Crime: address nationwide increase in violent crime, H146 [10JA], H3212 [12JY], H4259 [12SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (H.R. 1230), E163 [28FE]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) program funding, H5504, H5505 [7NO]

Dept. of Transportation: condition receipt of grants by New York, NY, Metropolitan Transportation Authority on exempting New Jersey drivers from congestion fees and provide year-end tax credits for congestion taxes (H.R. 422), H268 [24JA]

——— submit report on helicopter and rotorcraft noise in District of Columbia (H.R. 2509), E299 [10AP]

——— submit report on recommendations to reduce train noise and vibrations near homes (H.R. 2807), E346 [24AP]

——— tribute to Gateway Program to expand and renovate northeast corridor rail line between Newark, NJ, and New York, NY, H4058 [27JY], H5541 [7NO], H6030 [30NO]

District of Columbia: require majority of members of Commission of Fine Arts be residents of District of Columbia (H.R. 5869), E923 [2OC]

Education: expand educational choices for disabled and establish scholarship program for military children, H257 [24JA]

FEMA: establish review process for certain grant applications for first responders to purchase equipment or systems that do not meet or exceed any applicable national voluntary consensus standards (H.R. 3254), H3938, H3939 [25JY], H4052 [27JY]

Ilitch Holdings, Inc.: investigate use of taxpayer funds for urban renewal projects in Detroit, MI, H1333 [23MR]

Immigration: provide funding to cities to assist with rising number of migrants, H5234 [2NO]

Motor vehicles: allow property owners discretion to make decisions regarding how many parking spots to provide in connection with certain new residential and commercial developments (H.R. 3145), H2299 [11MY]

National Capital Planning Commission: remove authority relative to property owned by District of Columbia (H.R. 5118), E750 [1AU]

National objectives: address nationwide increase in gun violence, H2747 [6JN], H2768 [7JN], H3580 [14JY], H3687–H3692 [18JY], H3940–H3944 [25JY]

National Park Service: expand mission to promote active use of National Park System recreational areas and facilities located in urban areas (H.R. 4497), E638 [6JY]

Taxation: allow tax credit for neighborhood revitalization, H2749 [6JN]

——— extend certain incentives related to empowerment zones to District of Columbia (H.R. 6488), E1133 [28NO]

Remarks in Senate

Crime: address nationwide increase in violent crime, S79 [25JA], S411 [15FE], S617 [2MR], S661 [7MR], S1025–S1028 [29MR], S2344 [12JY], S2446 [13JY], S4339 [11SE], S5348 [6NO]

——— allow law enforcement agencies to ‘stop and frisk’ individuals on the basis of reasonable suspicion, S1025–S1028 [29MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish urban Indian organization confer policy (S. 460), S3120 [18JY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide grants to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities (S. 448), S428 [15FE]

Dept. of Transportation: tribute to Gateway Program to expand and renovate northeast corridor rail line between Newark, NJ, and New York, NY, S138 [30JA], S180 [1FE], S2263 [10JY]

FCC: support efforts to improve broadband infrastructure, S5482 [14NO]

National objectives: address nationwide increase in gun violence, S1222 [19AP], S1965 [6JN], S2021–S2023 [8JN]

New York, NY: Second Avenue subway project funding, S5156 [25OC]

Reports filed

First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3254) (H. Rept. 118–152), H3856 [19JY]

Securing the Cities Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4403) (H. Rept. 118–320), H6996 [19DE]

Urban Indian Health Confer Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 460) (S. Rept. 118–34), S1788 [30MY]

Texts of

H.R. 3254, First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act, H3938 [25JY]

S. 460, Urban Indian Health Confer Act, S3120 [18JY]

S. 1276, Helping To Encourage Real Opportunities (HERO) for Youth Act, S1347 [25AP]