PUERTO RICO, COMMONWEALTH OF

Bills and resolutions

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit placement of statues honoring a citizen of each U.S. territory in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4070), H8918 [18OC]

Caribbean National Forest: redesignate as the El Yunque National Forest (see H.R. 4111), H9043 [20OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: acquire and manage lands in Puerto Rico to protect critical aquifers, watersheds, and the tropical forests of the Karst Region (see H.R. 1644), H2100 [14AP]

———make funds generated in Caribbean National Forest available for land acquisition to protect the surrounding buffer zone (see S. 1477), S8826 [25JY] (see H.R. 3365), H6204 [20JY]

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. 3885), H8341 [22SE]

Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa Post Office Building, Bayamon, PR: designate (see H.R. 3440), H6650 [26JY]

Medicaid: remove cap on payments and adjust statutory matching rate for certain territories (see H.R. 57), H73 [4JA]

Medicare: increase inpatient hosptial payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see S. 862), S4021 [20AP] (see H.R. 1729), H2393 [20AP]

———permit Puerto Rico to qualify for Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 4206), H9555 [2NO]

———provide equity in the calculation of disproportionate share hospital payments for hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 4207), H9555 [2NO]

Miguel Angel Garcia Mendez Post Office Building, Mayaguez, PR: designate (see H.R. 4368), H10908 [17NO]

National forests: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see S. 272), S978 [3FE] (see H.R. 539), H349 [2FE]

National wildlife refuges: provide public access to Farallon National Wildlife Refuge, Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge and Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 298), H193 [25JA]

———provide public access to Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge and Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 1183), H1263 [9MR]

Rural areas: eligibility of certain municipalities for loans and grants programs in the Rural Development mission area, S10175 [19SE]

Taxation: allow the deductibility of manufacturing income attributable to domestic production activities in Puerto Rico (see S. 1816), S10972 [4OC] (see H.R. 2181), H3054 [5MY]

———eligibility of residents for the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 1757), S10378 [22SE] (see H.R. 4451), H11109 [6DE]

———repeal the cap on the cover over of tax on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 273), H137 [6JA]

———treatment of variable contracts issued by life insurance companies subject to the laws of Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2180), H3054 [5MY]

Territories: 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. 3), H79 [4JA]

Remarks in House

Buffalo, NY: tribute to Puerto Rican Day Parade Steering Committee, E1776 [7SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit placement of statues honoring a citizen of each U.S. territory in National Statuary Hall (H.R. 4070), E2120 [18OC]

Cleveland, OH: tribute to the Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts Center Puerto Rican and Latino Festival, E1589 [25JY]

Dept. of State: revise geographic definition of U.S. to include U.S. territories for purposes of reimbursing employees for relocation and certain educational travel costs, H6068 [19JY]

Medicaid: remove cap on payments and adjust statutory matching rate for certain territories, H12275 [18DE]

National forests: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (H.R. 539), H7828, H7829 [13SE], E160 [2FE]

National Puerto Rican Day Parade: tribute, E1147 [7JN]

National wildlife refuges: provide public access to Farallon National Wildlife Refuge, Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge and Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 298), E54 [25JA]

Political status: anniversary of Congress granting U.S. citizenship, H918 [2MR]

Taxation: allow the deductibility of manufacturing income attributable to domestic production activities in Puerto Rico, E2490 [8DE]

Voting: rights of residents who are U.S. citizens, H2787 [3MY]

Remarks in Senate

National forests: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (H.R. 539), S13056 [16NO]

———designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (S. 272), S980 [3FE], S9035 [26JY]

Taxation: allow the deductibility of manufacturing income attributable to domestic production activities in Puerto Rico (S. 1816), S10975 [4OC], S13152 [17NO]

Reports filed

Caribbean National Forest Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 539) (S. Rept. 109-155), S11558 [19OC]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 272) (S. Rept. 109-34), S2482 [10MR]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 539) (H. Rept. 109-126), H4484 [14JN]

Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge and Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge Public Access: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1183) (H. Rept. 109-320), H11108 [6DE]

Texts of

H.R. 539, Caribbean National Forest Act, H7828 [13SE]

S. 272, Caribbean National Forest Act, S980 [3FE], S9035 [26JY]