AMERICAN SAMOA

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: 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]

Dept. of the Interior: 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]

Disasters: express condolences for loss of life and injuries caused by earthquakes, tsunami, and typhoons in the South Pacific and Southeast Asia, and support relief efforts to survivors (see S. Res. 305), S10162 [6OC]

———express condolences for loss of life and injuries caused by earthquakes and tsunami in American Samoa and Samoa and support relief efforts to survivors (see H. Res. 816), H11166 [8OC]

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]

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

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]

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]

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

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]

Remarks in House

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]

Disasters: express condolences for loss of life and injuries caused by earthquakes and tsunami in American Samoa and Samoa and support relief efforts to survivors (H. Res. 816), H11313-H11317, H11359 [14OC], E2535 [14OC], E2556 [15OC]

———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]

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]

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 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]

Vietnam: condemn Government for refusing to pay damages in court ruling on human trafficking and abusive conditions at the Daewoosa factory, H6665 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate

Disasters: express condolences for loss of life and injuries caused by earthquakes, tsunami, and typhoons in the South Pacific and Southeast Asia, and support relief efforts to survivors (S. Res. 305), S10167 [6OC]

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

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]

Statements

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

———Representative Hoyer, E2511 [13OC]

———Speaker Pelosi, E2510 [13OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 816, express condolences for loss of life and injuries caused by earthquakes and tsunami in American Samoa and Samoa and support relief efforts to survivors, H11313 [14OC]

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]

S. Res. 305, express condolences for loss of life and injuries caused by earthquakes, tsunami, and typhoons in the South Pacific and Southeast Asia, and support relief efforts to survivors, S10165, S10167 [6OC]

Tributes

Faleomavaega, Delegate, H11359 [14OC]