NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, COMMONWEALTH OF

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]

Armed Forces: anniversary of activation of Army Reserve Echo Co., 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam (see H. Con. Res. 199), H11298 [13OC]

———expand certain restrictions relative to the overhaul and repair of vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a homeport in the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3352), H8872 [27JY]

———increase the number of appointees to military service academies from the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa (see H.R. 935), H1156 [10FE]

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]

Consolidated Natural Resources Act: delay implementation of provisions applying Federal immigration laws to the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3647), H9961 [24SE]

———make technical corrections to provisions applying Federal immigration laws to the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3658), H9998 [25SE] (see H.R. 3770), H11165 [8OC]

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 1727), S9981 [30SE] (see H.R. 191), H35 [6JA]

Dept. of the Interior: establish and operate a visitor facility for the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument (see H.R. 3511), H9278 [31JY]

Domestic policy: encourage students to become civically engaged through local and Federal government fellowships (see H.R. 4339), H15499 [16DE]

Education: establish a program that enables college-bound residents of the Northern Mariana Islands to have greater choices among institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3397), H9055 [29JY]

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]

Immigration: clarify transitional status of certain foreign workers (see H.R. 4397), H15501 [16DE]

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]

Public lands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 934), H1156 [10FE]

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]

Taxation: 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]

Territories: treat American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands as States for certain criminal justice programs (see H.R. 3353), H8873 [27JY]

Letters

Army Reserve Echo Co., 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam activation anniversary: Ralph M. Torres, H13525 [7DE]

Northern Mariana Islands submerged land conveyance: Benigno Fitial, Governor of Northern Mariana Islands, Pete P. Reyes, Northern Mariana Islands Senate, and Arnold I. Palacios, Northern Mariana Islands House, H8049 [14JY]

———Ignacio V. Cabrera, Friends of the Monument (organization), H8049 [14JY]

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]

Lists

Mount Carmel School, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, students participating in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H4738 [27AP]

Proposals

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

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: anniversary of activation of Army Reserve Echo Co., 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam (H. Con. Res. 199), H13524-H13526 [7DE]

———tribute to Army Reserve Echo Co., 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment, H5864 [20MY]

Beautify CNMI! (organization): tribute, H5046 [30AP]

Compact of Free Association: anniversary, H3785 [24MR]

Consolidated Natural Resources Act: make technical corrections to provisions applying Federal immigration laws to the Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 3770), E2498 [8OC]

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

Federal employees: transition personnel in nonforeign areas eligible to receive cost-of-living allowance to locality pay, H7164, H7165 [24JN]

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

Friends of the Monument (organization): tribute, H5046 [30AP]

Health: lack of proper health care equipment, H9554 [16SE]

Marianas Cultural Heritage Month: observance, H10074 [30SE]

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

Public lands: convey certain submerged lands (H.R. 934), H8048-H8050 [14JY]

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]

Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands: tribute to Mount Carmel School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H4738 [27AP]

Taxation: 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

Northern Mariana Islands Submerged Land Conveyance: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 934) (H. Rept. 111-176), H7144 [23JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 199, Army Reserve Echo Co., 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam activation anniversary, H13524 [7DE]

H.R. 934, Northern Mariana Islands submerged land conveyance, H8048 [14JY]

Tributes

Sablan, Delegate, E68 [13JA]