PUERTO RICO, COMMONWEALTH OF

Bills and resolutions

Corps of Engineers: reassess allocation of Federal and non-Federal costs for construction of the Cerrillos Dam (see H.R. 3152), H7127 [17OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: acquire and manage lands in Puerto Rico to protect critical aquifers and watersheds (see H.R. 3213), H7717 [1NO]

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]

Medicare: coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see S. 813), S4100 [1MY] (see H.R. 1656), H1715 [1MY]

Nutritional Assistance Program: funding (see H.R. 3405), H8948 [5DE]

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]

Schools: permit dependents of Federal employees enrolled in Dept. of Defense schools to continue such enrollment until graduation from secondary school (see H.R. 3233), H7852 [6NO]

Taxation: treatment (see H.R. 1612), H1658 [26AP]

———treatment of distilled spirits in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3114), H6780 [12OC]

———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (see S. 1475), S9875 [26SE] (see H.R. 2550), H4215 [18JY]

Vieques Island: impose conditions for the conveyance of certain Federal lands (see S. 667), S3215 [30MR]

Weather: extend benefits of the weatherization assistance program to Puerto Rico (see H.R. 3241), H7909 [7NO]

Letters

Use of Vieques Island, PR, for military operations: Gordon R. England, Sec. of the Navy, S9729 [24SE]

Remarks in House

Bronx, NY: tribute to Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade, E1531 [3AU]

Constitution Day: observance, E1425 [25JY]

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: funding, H10106 [13DE]

Hoboken, NJ: tribute to Puerto Rican International Festival, E1214 [26JN]

Investment: use of tax incentives to promote economic development and business investment, H834 [13MR]

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]

Mexico: safety of polar bears traveling with Suarez Brothers Circus, E1979 [2NO]

Nutritional Assistance Program: funding, H6187 [3OC]

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]

Puerto Rican Association for Human Development, Inc.: tribute, E2085 [15NO]

Taxation: treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (H.R. 2550), E1358, E1359 [18JY]

Vieques Island: review sentences of individuals jailed for protesting use for military operations, H2961 [7JN], E1021 [6JN]

———use for military operations, H632 [6MR], H1672 [1MY], H2684 [24MY], H2961 [7JN], H3186 [14JN], H3211 [19JN], H6014, H6036, H6039 [25SE], H10077 [13DE], E1021 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate

Drugs: Caribbean and South American nations drug interdiction strategy, S4883 [14MY], S6053 [11JN]

Education: funding, S6184, S6185 [13JN]

Taxation: treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (S. 1475), S9881 [26SE]

Tren Urbano project: funding relative to contractor disputes, S12459, S12460 [5DE]

Vieques Island: review sentences of individuals jailed for protesting use for military operations, S7998 [20JY]

———use for military operations, S6442 [19JN], S7998 [20JY], S9729 [24SE], S9790, S9791, S9797 [25SE], S13134 [13DE]