3.0.0 3026 2024-07-24T15:22:23Z 2024-07-24T15:22:23Z House H HR 2023-04-28 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 72 (Friday, April 28, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PLASKETT:H.R. 3026.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution.The single subject of this legislation is:To adopt the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands asthe Constitution of the United States Virgin Islands.[Page H2120]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-04-28T13:07:40Z 2023-05-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2254-2255) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2023-04-28 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2023-04-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-04-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000610 Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] Stacey Plaskett D VI E. N Government Operations and Politics Government Operations and Politics 2023-05-17T16:00:59Z 00 2023-04-28 Introduced in House 2023-12-05T17:51:37Z This bill adopts the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands as the constitution of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The bill permits the legislature of the Virgin Islands to propose amendments to such constitution by a resolution approved by not less than two-thirds of the members of the legislature.

All proposed amendments approved by the legislature must be submitted to the qualified voters of the Virgin Islands in a referendum, published at least three months before the date of the referendum.

The legislature, by a resolution approved by two-thirds of its members, may submit to the qualified voters at a referendum, held at the same time as a general election, the question of whether a constitutional convention shall be called to revise the constitution.

]]> To provide for the adoption of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands as the constitution of the United States Virgin Islands. Display Title 45 To provide for the adoption of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands as the constitution of the United States Virgin Islands. 2024-07-24T15:22:23Z Official Title as Introduced 6 To provide for the adoption of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands as the constitution of the United States Virgin Islands. 2024-03-18T20:42:30Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr3026ih/xml/BILLS-118hr3026ih.xml 2023-05-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2254-2255) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.