VIRGIN ISLANDS

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: include American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands in certain efforts to reduce diesel emissions (see H.R. 2386), H5580 [13MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit placement of statues honoring a citizen of each U.S. territory in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 2791), H6537 [10JN]

Castle Nugent National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 3726), H10518 [6OC]

Courts: establish the District Court of the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1991), H4580 [21AP]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize lease of certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park (see H.R. 714), H601 [27JA]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating Estate Grange and other sites related to Alexander Hamilton's life on St. Croix as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 216), S337 [13JA]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reserve funding for American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1889), H4519 [2AP]

Medicaid: provide payment parity for certain territories (see H.R. 2680), H6154 [3JN]

———remove cap on payments and adjust statutory matching rate for certain territories (see H.R. 92), H31 [6JA]

Pharmaceuticals: authorize shipment of prescription drugs between States and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 91), H31 [6JA]

Public lands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 2659), H6074 [2JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: increase percentage of State revolving loan funds reserved for American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1890), H4519 [2AP]

SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 2582), H6010 [21MY]

———authorize extension to Guam and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 93), H31 [6JA]

Taxation: assist in recovery and development of the Virgin Islands by reducing tax imposed on distributions from certain retirement plans' assets (see H.R. 95), H31 [6JA]

———extend eligibility under new markets tax credit for community development entities created or organized in American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 473), H194 [13JA]

———provide a special rule for allocating the cover over of distilled spirits taxes between Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 2122), H4839 [27AP]

———repeal the cap on the cover over of tax on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 94), H31 [6JA]

Letters

Retirement equity for judges appointed to District Courts of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands: D. Brock Hornby, Judicial Conference of the U.S., E216 [4FE]

———Delegates Bordallo and Christensen, E215 [4FE]

———Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., E216 [4FE]

Proposals

Amendment to U.S. Code relative to judges in territories and possessions, E215, E216 [4FE]

Remarks in House

Courts: provide retirement equity for judges appointed to District Courts of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands, E215 [4FE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize lease of certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park (H.R. 714), H1622, H1623 [23FE]

———extend grants and other assistance to facilitate a political status public education program for Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3940), H13533 [7DE], E2644 [27OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reserve funding for American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 1889), E887 [2AP]

Medicaid: provide payment parity for certain territories (H.R. 2680), E1301 [3JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: increase percentage of State revolving loan funds reserved for American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 1890), E887 [2AP]

SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 2582), E1248 [21MY]

Taxation: extend cover-over of rum excise taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, H14402 [9DE]

———extend eligibility under new markets tax credit for community development entities created or organized in American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 473), E76 [13JA]

Reports filed

Dept. of the Interior Grants and Other Assistance Extention To Facilitate a Political Status Public Education Program for Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3940) (H. Rept. 111-357), H13549 [7DE]

Texts of

H.R. 714, Dept. of the Interior lease of certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, H1622 [23FE]

H.R. 3940, Dept. of the Interior grants and other assistance extension to facilitate a political status public education program for Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands, H13533 [7DE]