TERRITORIES (U.S.)

Bills and resolutions

American Samoa: 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]

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]

Constitutional amendments: constitutional amendment on Presidential election voting rights for residents of all U.S. territories and commonwealths (see H.J. Res. 1), H79 [4JA]

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]

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 Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating Castle Nugent Farms as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 318), H194 [25JA]

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]

Disasters: establish a tsunami hazard mitigation program for all U.S. insular areas (see H.R. 465), H284 [1FE]

Education: 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]

Employment: establish a living wage and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 1050), H940 [2MR]

Foreign trade: give products imported from U.S. insular possessions the same tariff treatment as products imported from countries that have entered into free trade agreements with the U.S. (see S. 1954), S12238 [2NO]

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

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]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H7558 [28JY]

National Weather Service: establish a tsunami hazard mitigation program for coastal States and insular areas (see H.R. 882), H791 [17FE]

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]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see S. 1831), S11212 [6OC] (see H.R. 4255), H10038 [8NO]

———provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives (see H.R. 873), H791 [17FE]

Office of Territorial Affairs: establish of in each executive department and each independent establishment (see H.R. 270), H137 [6JA]

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

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S: designate (see H.R. 2112), H2977 [4MY]

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: allow the deductibility of manufacturing income attributable to domestic production activities in any U.S. possession (see S. 1818), S10972 [4OC]

———authorize States, localities, the District of Columbia, territories, and possessions of the U.S. to provide certain tax incentives to any person for economic development purposes (see S. 1066), S5437 [18MY] (see H.R. 2471), H3556 [18MY]

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

———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]

———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]

Virgin Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 271), H137 [6JA]

———create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 62), H73 [4JA]

———establish a Border Patrol unit (see H.R. 58), H135 [6JA]

———establish the District Court of the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 317), H194 [25JA]

———repeal certain tax laws (see S. 1829), S11212 [6OC] (see H.R. 59), H73 [4JA]

Letters

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement: 9/11 Families for a Secure America (organization), S13644 [15DE]

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]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating Castle Nugent Farms as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 318), H10176, H10177 [15NO]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H6208 [21JY], E1095 [25MY]

———improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 3561), H6412 [25JY], H9035 [20OC], E1712 [29JY]

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]

Puerto Rico: political status relative to anniversary of Congress granting U.S. citizenship, H918 [2MR]

———voting rights of residents who are U.S. citizens, H2787 [3MY]

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]

———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]

Virgin Islands: create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands (H.R. 62), H1379-H1381 [14MR]

———establish a Border Patrol unit, H3533 [18MY]

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

Remarks in Senate

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

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (S. 1831), S11222-S11224 [6OC]

Taxation: allow the deductibility of manufacturing income attributable to domestic production activities in any U.S. possession (S. 1818), S10976 [4OC]

———authorize States, localities, the District of Columbia, territories, and possessions of the U.S. to provide certain tax incentives to any person for economic development purposes (S. 1066), S5443-S5445 [18MY]

Virgin Islands: repeal certain tax laws (S. 1829), S11222-S11224 [6OC]

Reports filed

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]

Northern Mariana Islands Delegate Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 873) (H. Rept. 109-110), H4294 [8JN]

Texts of

H.R. 62, create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands, H1379 [14MR]

H.R. 318, Dept. of the Interior study on the suitability and feasibility of designating Castle Nugent Farms located on St. Croix, VI, as a unit of the National Park System, H10176 [15NO]

S. 1066, Economic Development Act, S5445 [18MY]

S. 1829, repeal certain tax laws pertaining to the Virgin Islands, S11222 [6OC]

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

S. 1831, convey certain submerged lands to the Northern Mariana Islands, S11223 [6OC]