AMERICAN SAMOA

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]

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. 158), H76 [4JA]

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]

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

SBA: expand the HUBZone program to include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 1148), H1023 [8MR]

SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa (see H.R. 1051), H940 [2MR] (see H.R. 1187), H1263 [9MR]

Taxation: extend possession tax credit for an additional period to American Samoa (see H.R. 629), H410 [8FE]

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]

———remove restriction that amendments or modifications to the constitution of American Samoa may be made only by an act of Congress (see H.R. 4182), H9435 [31OC]

Remarks in House

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]

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]

SBA: expand the HUBZone program to include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 1148), E380 [8MR]

Taxation: extend possession tax credit for an additional period to American Samoa, H11244 [8DE]