GUAM

Amendments

Organic Act of Guam: amend (H.R. 2462), S10932, S10935 [24OC], H11573 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions

Courts: clarify local judicial structure (see H.R. 4031), H1119 [16MR]

———divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 2184), S1232 [7MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 5010), H7206 [27JY]

Medicaid: remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H7364 [7SE]

OMB: require explanation for omission of any insular area from treatment as part of the U.S., in issued statements (see H.R. 4741), H5084 [23JN]

Organic Act of Guam: amend (see S. 2983), S7840 [27JY]

Self-governance: U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 437), H11194 [25OC]

Territories: clarify the process for the adoption of local constitutional self-government for the Virgin Islands and Guam (see H.R. 3999), H1118 [16MR]

Time: establish a standard time zone for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3756), H573 [29FE]

Letters

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judicial vacancies and nominations: Procter Hug, Jr., Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, S1359, S1363 [9MR]

Lists

Foremost Foods, Inc., employees on Guam, E1679 [4OC]

Governor's Employee Recognition Program award recipients, E1213 [11JY]

Supreme Court reversals of Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decisions, S1358 [9MR]

Remarks in House

Agana (GU) Pacific Daily News: anniversary, E101 [9FE]

Annual Week of the Classroom Teacher Celebration: observance, E410 [23MR]

Bagaforo, John A.: Guam Police Dept. Police Officer of the Year award recipient, E930 [9JN]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations relative to Guam, H925-H928 [13MR]

Dept. of Defense: privatization of certain military and civilian positions in Guam, H1669-H1671 [3AP], H1988 [10AP]

———privatization of certain military and civilian positions relative to Guam, H925-H928 [13MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 5010), H7672-H7676 [18SE]

Ecology and environment: public health dangers associated with PCBs and mustard gas vials, H8598 [2OC]

FDA: allow importation of betel nuts from Guam, H11574 [30OC]

Federal aid programs: Compact and Impact Aid funding, H8656 [3OC]

———Compact and Impact Aid funding relative to unrestricted migration with Micronesia, Palau, and the Marshall Islands, H4224 [13JN]

Foremost Foods, Inc.: anniversary of establishment on Guam, E1678 [4OC]

Gould, Cleotilde Castro: Guam Humanities Council Humanities Award for Lifetime Contribution recipient, E1883 [23OC]

Governor's Employee Recognition Program: tribute to award recipients, E1213 [11JY]

Guam Humanities Council: honorees, E1883 [23OC]

Guerrero, Karen: Guam Police Dept. Civilian of the Year award recipient, E930 [9JN]

Inoue, Akira: Guam Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E933 [9JN]

Insurance Week: observance, E2099 [14NO]

Interagency Group on Insular Affairs: provide guidance on Federal policies towards U.S. territories, H222 [8FE]

Island Leadership Day: tribute to participants, E754 [17MY], E988 [13JN]

KGTF-Radio (Guam): anniversary, E1504 [18SE]

Mangilao, GU: anniversary of mayorship, E191 [29FE]

Medicaid: increase the cap on payments for U.S. territories, H7967 [21SE]

———remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (H.R. 5126), E1421 [7SE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1909 [25OC]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H925-H928 [13MR]

Organic Act of Guam: amend, H11255 [26OC]

———amend (H.R. 2462), H222 [8FE], H6879-H6882 [25JY], H11573-H11575 [30OC], H11707 [31OC], E1339 [27JY]

———anniversary, H7196-H7198 [27JY]

Public lands: allow acquisition of excess Federal lands prior to making them available to Federal agencies, H11574 [30OC]

San Agustin, Beverly: Guam Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1906 [25OC]

Teacher Recognition Month: observance, E1777 [13OC]

Time: establish a standard time zone for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 3756), H514 [29FE], H9539, H9540 [10OC]

University of Guam: anniversary of Water and Environmental Research Institute, E938 [9JN]

Village Mayors: tribute, E2177 [13DE]

World War II: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation, H6451-H6456 [18JY]

———restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation (H.R. 755), H7414-H7416 [12SE]

———tribute to veterans of the Pacific Theater, H6451-H6456 [18JY]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S1336, S1360, S1366 [9MR]

———divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 2184), S1193, S1194, S1233-S1235 [7MR], S1267 [8MR]

———reversals in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, S1359, S1363 [9MR]

Organic Act of Guam: amend (H.R. 2462), S10935-S10937 [24OC]

———amend (S. 2983), S7897 [27JY]

Time: establish a standard time zone for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 3756), S11940 [15DE]

World War II: anniversary of liberation from Japanese occupation, S7443-S7445 [21JY]

Reports filed

Guam Omnibus Opportunities Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2462) (H. Rept. 106-787), H7001 [25JY]

Guam War Claims Review Commission Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 755) (H. Rept. 106-815), H7279 [6SE]

Virgin Islands and Guam Constitutional Self-Government Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3999) (H. Rept. 106-745), H6354 [17JY]

Tables

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversal rate (1996-1999), S1363 [9MR]

Texts of

H.R. 755, Guam War Claims Review Commission Act, H7414 [12SE]

H.R. 2462, Guam Omnibus Opportunities Act, H6879 [25JY], H11573 [30OC]

H.R. 3756, establish a standard time zone for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, H9539 [10OC]

H.R. 5010, District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act, H7672 [18SE]

Tributes

Bernardo, Vicente Cepeda, E2153 [7DE]