TERRITORIES (U.S.)

Amendments

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), consideration (H. Res. 955), H14383 [9DE]

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]

American Samoa: confer certain Federal jurisdiction on the High Court of American Samoa (see H.R. 2789), H6537 [10JN]

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]

———expand geographical coverage of TRICARE Prime to include Puerto Rico and Guam (see H.R. 1809), H4249 [31MR]

———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]

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

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]

Constitutional amendments: Presidential election voting rights for residents of all U.S. territories and commonwealths (see H.J. Res. 2), H36 [6JA]

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

Dept. of Energy: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (see H.R. 2385), H5580 [13MY]

Dept. of HHS: provide for health data regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (see S. 1732), S9982 [30SE] (see H.R. 3680), H10407 [30SE]

Dept. of Labor: permit establishment of Job Corps centers in territories (see H.R. 3181), H8008 [10JY]

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

———extend grants and other assistance to facilitate a political status public education program for Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3940), H11868 [27OC]

———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]

———subsidize sellers and buyers of fish directly delivered to American Samoa from vessels with U.S. fisheries endorsements that manufacture for the U.S. (see H.R. 3583), H9670 [16SE]

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 employees: provide retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia (see S. 507), S2623 [2MR] (see H.R. 1266), H2924 [3MR]

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]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H29 [6JA]

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]

Medicare: increase inpatient hospital payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1501), H3401 [12MR]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3090), H7704 [26JN]

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

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

Puerto Rico: make residents eligible for the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2839), H6618 [11JN]

———provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H5791 [19MY]

———repeal limitation on authorized uses of former bombardment area on Culebra and prohibition on Federal Government responsibility for decontamination of the area (see H.R. 1958), H4522 [2AP]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: make residents of Guam eligible to receive compensation (see H.R. 1630), H3704 [19MR]

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 (see H.R. 2186), H5060 [30AP]

———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]

———clarify tax credit eligibility for electricity produced from certain renewable resources in certain U.S. possessions and other areas (see H.R. 2884), H6902 [16JN]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4213), H13550 [7DE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), consideration (see H. Res. 955), H13627 (see H. Res. 955), H14370 [8DE]

———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]

———provide nonbusiness energy property credit and residential energy efficient property tax incentives to residents of certain U.S. possessions (see H.R. 2886), H6902 [16JN]

———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]

———tax bona fide District of Columbia residents in the same manner as residents of U.S. possessions (see H.R. 1014), H1517 [12FE]

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

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

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

Letters

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

Express condolences to families of victims of tsunami in American Samoa: Abdulaziz Kamilov, Uzbek Ambassador to the U.S., E2447 [6OC]

———Bela Szombati, Hungarian Ambassador to the U.S., E2447 [6OC]

———Chung Sye Kyun, Republic of Korea Democratic Party President, E2440 [2OC]

———Dennis Richardson, Australian Ambassador to the U.S., E2448 [6OC]

———Dessima W. Williams, Grenadan Ambassador to the U.S., E2448 [6OC]

———Erlan Idrissov, Kazakhstan Ambassador to the U.S., E2439 [2OC]

———Grenadan Mission to the U.N., E2447 [6OC]

———H.E. Marlene Moses, Nauruan Ambassador to the U.S., E2447 [6OC]

———Han Duk-soo, Republic of Korea Ambassador to the U.S., E2440 [2OC]

———Ichiro Fujisaki, Japanese Ambassador to the U.S., E2510 [13OC]

———Jason C. Yuan, Taiwanese Economic and Cultural Representative to the U.S., E2448 [6OC]

———Johnson Toribiong, President of Palau, E2448 [6OC]

———Kanat Saudabayev, Kazakhstan Sec. of State and Foreign Affairs, E2439 [2OC]

———Kasit Piromya, Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs, E2556 [15OC]

———Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia, E2448 [6OC]

———Kim Wan-Joo, Governor of Jeollabuk-do Province, Republic of Korea, E2589 [21OC]

———Myung-Hwan Yu, South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, E2510 [13OC]

———Rona Meleisea, Samoa Permanent Mission to the U.S. Charge d'Affaires, E2440 [2OC]

———Seung Youn Kim, Hanwha Group (company), E2626 [23OC]

———Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat, Indonesian Ambassador to the U.S., E2447 [6OC]

———Tom Beanal, Herman Awom, and Thaha Mohammad Alhamid, Papuan Presidium Council, E2552 [15OC]

———Winston Thompson, Fiji Ambassador to the U.S., E2440 [2OC]

———Yang Jiechi, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, E2447 [6OC]

———Zhou Wenzhong, China Ambassador to the U.S., E2440 [2OC]

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]

Prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S. or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in the U.S.: Delegates and Resident Commissioner of U.S. Territories, H6884 [16JN]

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]

Motions

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), H14405, H14406 [9DE]

Narratives

Nihi Ta Tasso . . .: Ben Blaz, E2180 [31JY]

Proposals

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

Remarks in House

American Samoa: express condolences for loss of life and injuries caused by tsunami and assist affected people and communities, H10073, H10075, H10137-H10139 [30SE], E2410, E2411, E2430 [1OC], E2451 [6OC]

———tribute to assistance to people and communities affected by tsunami, E2665 [29OC]

Appropriations: revised allocation of spending authority to certain committees of the House, H14443 [9DE]

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]

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]

Dept. of the Interior: 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 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]

Guam: anniversary of liberation from Japanese occupation during World War II, H8029 [14JY], E2179 [31JY]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations, H7380 [25JN]

———implement recommendations (H.R. 44), H1610-H1616 [23FE], H11130 [8OC]

Health: eligibility of residents for health care affordability credits, H9446 [14SE]

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

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H8850 [27JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: anniversary of the Compact of Free Association, H3785 [24MR]

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

Puerto Rico: anniversary of Congress granting U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans, H2891, H2892 [3MR]

———inclusion in supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus, H532 [27JA]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: make residents of Guam eligible to receive compensation (H.R. 1630), E722 [19MR]

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 certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), H14385-H14407 [9DE], E2938 [10DE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), consideration (H. Res. 955), H14379-H14383 [9DE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), motion to recommit, H14405 [9DE]

———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]

Transportation Security Administration: review alternative methods for airports in U.S. territories to comply with security regulations, H6208, H6209 [4JN]

Travel and tourism: ensure inclusion in efforts to promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S., H11059, H11060 [7OC]

Remarks in Senate

American Samoa: express condolences for loss of life and injuries caused by tsunami and assist affected people and communities, S9962 [30SE]

Federal employees: provide retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, S6140-S6143 [4JN], S6245 [8JN], S7859 [22JY], S7974, S7989-S7993, S7997 [23JY]

———provide retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia (S. 507), S2638 [2MR]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (H.R. 44), S2853 [5MR]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S13872 [23DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 955) (H. Rept. 111-364), H13627, H14370 [8DE]

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]

Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance (Non-Foreign AREA) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 507) (S. Rept. 111-88), S10434 [14OC]

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

Puerto Rico Democracy Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2499) (H. Rept. 111-294), H11165 [8OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), H14406 [9DE]

Statements

Express Condolences to Families of Victims of Tsunami in American Samoa: Representative Berman, E2511 [13OC]

———Representative Hoyer, E2511 [13OC]

———Speaker Pelosi, E2510 [13OC]

Tables

Budget aggregates, H14443 [9DE]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Ways and Means (House), H14443 [9DE]

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. Res. 955, consideration of H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act, H14379 [9DE]

H.R. 44, Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act, H1610-H1612 [23FE]

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

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]

H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act, H14385-H14397 [9DE]

S. 507, Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance (Non-Foreign AREA) Act, S2638-S2641 [2MR]