TERRITORIES (U.S.)
Bills and resolutions
American Samoa: allow members of the Armed Forces to fully participate in Federal elections in American Samoa by providing that the office of Delegate shall be elected by a plurality (see H.R. 4838), H3036 [23MY]
Crime: prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. (see S. 2661), S5851 [20JN] (see H.R. 3726), H284 [12FE]
Dept. of the Interior: replace the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the Federal agency responsible for the administration, protection, and preservation of Midway Atoll (see H.R. 4784), H2734 [21MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 4005), H1002 [19MR]
Education: expand the eligibility for teacher loan forgiveness to provide additional incentives for teachers in economically depressed rural areas, territories, and Indian reservations (see H.R. 5133), H4766 [16JY]
———honor contributions of individuals from the commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 440), H4574 [12JY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program to include children of the freely associated states in the calculation of basic support payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 4787), H2734 [21MY]
Employment: establish a living wage, and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 3682), H140 [5FE]
Guam: clarify local judicial structure (see S. 2823), S7579 [30JY]
Immigration: oppose granting of amnesty to individuals who are in the U.S., or its territories, illegally (see H. Con. Res. 350), H932 [14MR]
Medicaid: provide American Samoa with treatment similar to that provided to States (see H.R. 4631), H2018 [1MY]
Puerto Rico: anniversary of constitution (see H. Con. Res. 395), H2100 [2MY]
Schools: permit dependents of Federal employees residing in a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the U.S., to enroll in Dept. of Defense domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4093), H1152 [9AP]
Tariff: permit duty drawback for articles shipped to the insular possessions of the U.S. (see S. 2327), S3435 [25AP]
———reform the production incentive certificate program for watch and jewelry producers in the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see S. 2385), S3505 [29AP] (see H.R. 4179), H1282 [11AP]
Taxation: repeal the automatic treatment of amounts paid for services performed in Federal employment by residents of American Samoa (see H.R. 3790), H561 [26FE]
Letters
American Samoa funding: David B. Cohen, Dept. of the Interior, H4857 [17JY]
Puerto Rican compliance with certain provisions of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program: Manuel Mirabal, National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (organization), E819 [16MY]
Remarks in House
Alcoholic beverages: maintain current tariff treatments of high-value and low-value rums, H3962 [26JN]
American Samoa: allow members of the Armed Forces to fully participate in Federal elections in American Samoa by providing that the office of Delegate shall be elected by a plurality (H.R. 4838), E921 [24MY]
———funding, H4856 [17JY]
Compact of Free Association: compensation to Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands for increased migration, H4817-H4819 [17JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: inclusion of territories in jurisdiction, H5875 [26JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 4005), H7053-H7056 [7OC]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program to include children of the freely associated states in the calculation of basic support payments to local educational agencies (H.R. 4787), E882 [22MY]
Executive departments: establish Federal interagency group to address insular area issues, H6422 [23SE]
Federal aid programs: increase waiver requirement for certain local matching requirements for grants (H.R. 2826), H6422 [23SE]
Fish and fishing: effect on domestic tuna industry of duty free treatment of tuna imports from certain Andean countries, H3962 [26JN], H5983 [26JY]
Guam: Army National Guard Readiness Center funding, H4150 [27JN]
———celebration of San Dimas Feast Day in Malesso, E1700 [30SE]
———determination of withholding tax rates under the Guam income tax (H.R. 309), H6422 [23SE]
———rededication of San Dimas Catholic Church in Malesso, E1714 [2OC]
———status and legislative priorities, H9121-H9125 [22NO]
Guam Society of America, Inc.: anniversary, E902 [24MY]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: establish (H.R. 308), H9123 [22NO]
Medicaid: provide American Samoa with treatment similar to that provided to States (H.R. 4631), E674 [2MY]
National Federation of Puerto Rican Pioneers, Inc.: anniversary, E859 [20MY]
National Park of American Samoa: boundary adjustments (H.R. 1712), H948, H949, H953 [19MR]
Puerto Rico: anniversary of constitution (H. Con. Res. 395), H4598-H4601 [15JY], H4679 [16JY], E1279 [17JY], E1338 [24JY]
———compliance with certain provisions of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, E819 [16MY]
Taxation: repeal the automatic treatment of amounts paid for services performed in Federal employment by residents of American Samoa (H.R. 3790), E196 [26FE]
———treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by American Samoa (H.R. 1448), H6518 [24SE]
Typhoons: disaster assistance to Guam, H4572 [12JY]
Remarks in Senate
Guam: clarify local judicial structure (S. 2823), S7582 [30JY]
———determination of withholding tax rates under the Guam income tax (H.R. 309), S8013 [1AU]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: establish (H.R. 308), S11653 [19NO]
National Park of American Samoa: boundary adjustments (H.R. 1712), S11653 [19NO]
Puerto Rico: Nutritional Assistance Program funding, S650 [12FE]
Tariff: reform the production incentive certificate program for watch and jewelry producers in the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (S. 2385), S3507 [29AP]
Reports filed
Guam Foreign Investment Equity Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 309) (S. Rept. 107-173), S5956 [24JN]
Guam Local Judicial Structure Clarification: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2823), S10115 [8OC]
Guam War Claims Review Commission Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 308) (S. Rept. 107-172), S5956 [24JN]
Guam's Local Judicial Structure Clarification: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 521) (H. Rept. 107-584), H4871 [17JY]
Increase Territory Waiver Requirement for Certain Local Matching Requirements for Grants: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2826) (H. Rept. 107-741), H7898 [11OC]
National Park of American Samoa Boundary Adjustment: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1712) (S. Rept. 107-270), S8505 [11SE]
National Park of American Samoa Boundary Adjustments: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1712) (H. Rept. 107-372), H906 [13MR]
Puerto Rican Constitution Anniversary: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 395) (H. Rept. 107-501), H3452 [11JN]
Tax Treatment of Bonds and Other Obligations Issued by American Samoa: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1448) (H. Rept. 107-417), H1532 [23AP]
———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1448) (H. Rept. 107-417), H2660 [20MY]
Songs
``We Unite,'' Becky Cole, S4274 [13MY]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 395, anniversary of Puerto Rico's constitution, H4598 [15JY]
H.R. 1448, tax treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by American Samoa, H6518 [24SE]
H.R. 1712, National Park of American Samoa boundary adjustments, H948 [19MR]
H.R. 4005, District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act, H7053 [7OC]
S. 2385, reform the production incentive certificate program for watch and jewelry producers in the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, S3509 [29AP]
S. 2661, Video Voyeurism Act, S5859 [20JN]
S. 2823, clarify local judicial structure in Guam, S7582 [30JY]