NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, COMMONWEALTH OF

Bills and resolutions

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 346), S1462 [15FE] (see H.R. 1203), H1114 [22MR]

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]

House of Representatives: provide for a nonvoting delegate (see H.R. 1977), H2679 [23MY]

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 Guard: establish unit (see H.R. 3128), H6780 [12OC]

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

———modify covenant relative to immigration laws (see S. 507), S2117 [9MR]

Textile industry and fabrics: labeling, minimum wage, tariff, and immigration requirements (see H.R. 2661), H4724 [26JY]

Letters

Nomination of Gale A. Norton to be Sec. of the Interior: Pedro P. Tenorio, Governor of Northern Mariana Islands, S676 [30JA]

Remarks in House

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

House of Representatives: provide for a nonvoting delegate (H.R. 1977), H2575 [23MY]

John S. McCain (U.S.S.): tribute heroic efforts of sailors, E1743 [26SE]

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 Guard: establish unit (H.R. 3128), E1883 [12OC]

Navy: use of Farallon de Medinilla Island for training exercises, E1696 [21SE]

Textile industry and fabrics: labeling, minimum wage, tariff, and immigration requirements (H.R. 2661), E1442 [26JY]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 346), S1475 [15FE]

———Pacific Islands judges training funding, S7569 [12JY]

Territories: modify covenant relative to immigration laws (S. 507), S8999 [3AU]

Reports filed

Northern Mariana Covenant Implementation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 507) (S. Rept. 107-28), S5830 [5JN]

Texts of

S. 346, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act, S1477 [15FE]