GUAM

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]

Compact of Free Association: amend (see S. 1830), S11212 [6OC]

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into three circuits (see S. 1301), S7294 [23JN]

———appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 1296), S7293 [23JN] (see S. 1845), S11212 [6OC] (see H.R. 212), H78 [4JA] (see H.R. 3125), H5434 (see H.R. 3125), H5479 [29JN]

———remove authority of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to sit en banc with fewer than all circuit judges in regular active service (see H.R. 1064), H941 [2MR]

———reorganize the ninth judicial circuit (see H.R. 211), H78 [4JA]

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]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H1968 [13AP]

Immigration and Nationality Act: increase the period of authorized stay under the Guam visa waiver program to be the same as the period of authorized stay under the U.S. visa waiver program (see H.R. 4147), H9275 [26OC]

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

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: make residents of Guam eligible to receive compensation (see H.R. 2910), H4560 [15JN]

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

Taxation: provide cover over of the refundable portion of the earned income and child tax credits to Guam and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1555), H1894 [12AP]

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

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]

Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (organization): tribute, E2422 [18NO]

Immigration and Nationality Act: increase the period of authorized stay under the Guam visa waiver program to be the same as the period of authorized stay under the U.S. visa waiver program (H.R. 4147), E2191 [27OC]

Lai, George K.: SBA Guam Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E488 [17MR]

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]

Smith, Kyle D.: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Guam Professor of the Year recipient, E2387 [17NO]

Sports: tribute to Little League baseball team, E1969 [28SE]

Taxation: provide cover over of the refundable portion of the earned income and child tax credits to Guam and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 1555), E607 [12AP]

War in the Pacific National Historical Park: memorial wall repair funding, H3624, H3625 [19MY]

World War II: anniversary of end of Japanese occupation, H5766 [13JY]

Remarks in Senate

Compact of Free Association: amend (S. 1830), S11222-S11224 [6OC]

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into three circuits (S. 1301), S7289, S7302 [23JN]

———appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 1296), S7289 [23JN]

Texts of

S. 1296, Ninth Circuit Judgeship and Reorganization Act, S7300 [23JN]

S. 1830, Compact of Free Association amendments, S11222 [6OC]

S. 1845, Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act, S11231 [6OC]