AMERICAN SAMOA

Articles and editorials

Hawaii Should Lead Fight To End Abuse of Workers in U.S. Territories, E548 [5AP]

Bills and resolutions

Aviation: permit the hiring of U.S. nationals as security screening personnel (see H.R. 3467, 3467), H10054 [12DE]

Dept. of Education: conduct a study of the dropout rate of Native Americans and students who reside in American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam (see H.R. 2262), H3357 [20JN]

Elections: provide for primary when more than 2 candidates run for congressional Delegate and require that active members of the Armed Forces be able to participate in Federal elections (see H.R. 3576, 3576), H10964 [20DE]

Medicaid: remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 48), H26 [3JA]

National Park of American Samoa: boundary adjustments (see H.R. 1712), H1923 [3MY]

OMB: require explanation for omission of any insular area from treatment as part of the U.S., in issued statements (see H.R. 2428), H3805 [28JN]

Political campaigns: clarify the right of U.S. nationals to make contributions in connection with an election to political office (see H.R. 1447), H1484 (see H.R. 1447), H1494 [4AP]

Tariff: reform the production incentive certificate program for watch and jewelry producers in the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 575), H322 [13FE]

Taxation: treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by American Samoa (see H.R. 1448), H1484 (see H.R. 1448), H1494 [4AP]

Territories: increase waiver requirement for certain local matching requirements for grants (see H.R. 2826), H5338 [2AU]

Letters

Tribute to Bernard Hollander: Robert B. Nicholson, E292 [6MR]

Remarks in House

Aviation: permit the hiring of U.S. nationals as security screening personnel (H.R. 3467), E2283 [13DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow Puerto Rico and American Samoa to upgrade data processing systems used to provide food assistance and eligibility determinations, H6228 [3OC]

Education: inclusion of U.S. territories in national education policy, H136 [31JA], H3210 [19JN]

Elections: provide for primary when more than 2 candidates run for congressional Delegate and require that active members of the Armed Forces be able to participate in Federal elections (H.R. 3576), E2390 [20DE]

Medicaid: remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (H.R. 48), H3690, H3691 [27JN]

National Park of American Samoa: boundary adjustments (H.R. 1712), E723 [3MY]

OMB: require explanation for omission of any insular area from treatment as part of the U.S., in issued statements (H.R. 2428), E1278 [29JN]

Political campaigns: clarify the right of U.S. nationals to make contributions in connection with an election to political office (H.R. 1447), E538 [4AP]

Tariff: reform the production incentive certificate program for watch and jewelry producers in the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 575), E160 [13FE]

Taxation: treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by American Samoa (H.R. 1448), H5440 [6SE], E541 [5AP]

Territories: wage and labor rights violations, E548 [5AP]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: Pacific Islands judges training funding, S7569 [12JY]