Transcripts of Senate hearings on S. 2223 (the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act) and on Amendment No. 153 (to S. 1483) to establish the rural community development bank are presented in this document. In addition to some 25 miscellaneous documents, statements of representatives from municipal, state, and national organizations are presented in conjunction with the testimony of State and Federal legislators. Among the miscellaneous documents presented are: (1) S. 2223 of the 92d Congress; (2) Section-by-Section Analysis of S. 2223; (3) Amendment No. 153 (to S. 1483); (4) Comparison of S. 2223 and Amendment by Senator Pearson; (5) Increase in Costs of Water and Sewer Facilities; (6) Press Release on Environmental Protection Agency Regulations on Solid Waste Management Needs; (7) Independent Bankers Association Statement on Insured Agriculture Loans; (8) Resolutions Adopted at Regional Meetings of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association; (9) Paper on Rural Development by W. C. Motes; (10) Information on Nonmetropolitan District Planning; (11) concerted Services in Training and Education in Small Towns and Rural Areas; (12) Small Business Administration Loans; (13) Report from the Department of Agriculture on S. 2223; (14) Amendments Proposed by the National Governor's Conference and Comparison with S. 2223. (JC)