HAWAII

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: increase mileage reimbursement rate for members during permanent change of station and authorize transport of vehicles of members stationed on nonforeign areas outside the continental U.S. (see S. 472), S1218 [3MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (see S. Con. Res. 16), S2840 [10MY]

Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building, Honolulu, HI: designate (see H.R. 2149), H4074 [13JN]

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 162), H39 [5JA]

———convert temporary Federal judgeship to a permanent judgeship (see H.R. 858), H1454 [1MR]

Dept. of Commerce: adapt lessons of foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to provision of Federal economic development assistance to remote Native American communities (see S. 1293), S4225 [29JN]

Dept. of HHS: provide for health data regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (see S. 71), S124 [25JA] (see H.R. 2486), H4850 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize programs for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians (see S. 65), S123 [25JA] (see H.R. 2648), H5579 [26JY]

Dept. of Labor: provide assistance for workforce investment activities to unique populations in Alaska and Hawaii (see S. 1441), S5017 [28JY]

Medicaid: provide complete reimbursement for medical assistance provided to Native Hawaiians by federally qualified health centers or Native Hawaiian health care systems (see S. 36), S123 [25JA] (see H.R. 857), H1454 [1MR]

Minorities: support minority health awareness to bring attention to health disparities faced by minority populations (see S. Res. 187), S3052 [17MY]

Native Americans: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see S. 675), S1976 [30MR] (see H.R. 1250), H2105 [30MR]

———improve education (see S. 1262), S4075 [23JN] (see H.R. 3568, 3569), H8186 [6DE]

Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 66), S123 [25JA]

Pacific islands: acknowledge contributions of colonists of Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Canton, and Enderbury islands from 1935-1942, facilitating U.S. claim of sovereignty into the Equatorial Pacific (see S. Res. 239), S4911 [26JY] (see H. Res. 388), H5896 [5AU] (see H. Res. 388), H5938 [6SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: eliminate certain provisions pertaining to special Medicaid and Medicare funding for certain States (see H.R. 1324), H2266 [1AP]

Territories: provide for adequate Compact of Free Association impact aid to affected States and territories (see H.R. 3320), H7256 [2NO]

Tung, Vichai Sae: relief (see S. 295), S614 [7FE]

Certificates of election

Senate: Daniel K. Inouye, S2 [5JA]

Citations

Shinyei (Rocky) Matayoshi awarded Distinguished Service Cross: Dept. of the Army, E1033 [2JN]

Letters

Use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha: Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration (House), H3780 [31MY]

Oaths of office

Inouye, Daniel K.: Senate, S5 [5JA]

Remarks in House

Aviation: exempt airports from collecting passenger facility fees for interisland flights and change formula for granting Airport Improvement Program funds, H2178 [31MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (S. Con. Res. 16), H3780, H3781 [31MY]

Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building, Honolulu, HI: designate (H.R. 2149), H5728, H5729 [28JY], E1436 [28JY]

Coastal zones: flooding relative to Japanese tsunami, H1757 [11MR]

Courts: convert temporary Federal judgeship to a permanent judgeship (H.R. 858), E383 [1MR]

Dept. of Education: Alaskan Native Education Equity Act and Native Hawaiian Education Program funding, H1023, H1024 [16FE], E295 [18FE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for health data regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (H.R. 2486), E1282 [11JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to award noncompetitively bid contracts to an Alaska Native Corporation, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian Organization in amounts exceeding competitive bidding threshold, H3929 [2JN]

Dept. of HUD: Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant Program funding, H1349 [18FE], E317 [18FE]

———reauthorize programs for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians (H.R. 2648), E1408 [26JY]

Hui Panala'au: recognize accomplishments and sacrifices of men who participated in colonization project in Pacific islands, E1025 [2JN]

Japan: anniversary of first Urasenke Tea Group ceremony, E1113 [16JN]

Jones Act: compliance relative to Hawaii maritime industry, H3797, H3798 [31MY]

Lau, Constance H.: Women's Council on Energy and the Environment Woman of the Year award recipient, E418 [3MR]

Matayoshi, Shinyei (Rocky): Army Distinguished Service Cross recipient, E1033 [2JN]

Medicaid: provide complete reimbursement for medical assistance provided to Native Hawaiians by federally qualified health centers or Native Hawaiian health care systems (H.R. 857), E390 [1MR]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, H8192, H8202, H8203 [7DE], E2222 [9DE]

Native Americans: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (H.R. 1250), H2045, H2091 [30MR]

Tavares, Ernest: Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1028 [2JN]

Tavares, Freddie: Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1028 [2JN]

World War II: premiere of documentary ``Under a Jarvis Moon'' which paid tribute to the Hui Panalaau, E842 [10MY]

Remarks in Senate

Ah Soon, Melanie: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, S3166 [19MY]

Armed Forces: increase mileage reimbursement rate for members during permanent change of station and authorize transport of vehicles of members stationed on nonforeign areas outside the continental U.S. (S. 472), S1222 [3MR]

———tribute to Hawaii National Guard 25th Infantry Division, Headquarters Element, S8726 [16DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (S. Con. Res. 16), S2850 [10MY]

Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building, Honolulu, HI: designate (H.R. 2149), S6812 [20OC]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize programs for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians (S. 65), S180 [25JA]

Dept. of Labor: provide assistance for workforce investment activities to unique populations in Alaska and Hawaii (S. 1441), S5020 [28JY]

Honolulu, HI: tribute to Honolulu Board of Water Supply women's pipe tapping team, S4124 [27JN]

Minorities: support minority health awareness to bring attention to health disparities faced by minority populations (S. Res. 187), S3061 [17MY]

National History Day (organization): tribute to students who participated in competition, S4124 [27JN]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, S8372 [6DE], S8381, S8382, S8393, S8394, S8398 [7DE]

Native Americans: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (S. 675), S1978 [30MR]

———improve education (S. 1262), S4077 [23JN]

Tavares, Ernest: Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, S2187 [6AP]

Tavares, Freddie: Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, S2187 [6AP]

U.S.S. Arizona Memorial: tribute to Japanese tea ceremony to honor those killed at Pearl Harbor and to promote world peace, S4673 [19JY]

Reports filed

Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building, Honolulu, HI: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2149), S6763 [19OC]

Texts of

H.R. 2149, Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building, Honolulu, HI, H5728 [28JY]

S. 65, Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act, S180 [25JA]

S. 472, Service Members Permanent Change of Station Relief Act, S1223 [3MR]

S. 675, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act, S1979-S1984 [30MR]

S. 1262, Native Culture, Language, and Access for Success in Schools Act, S4078-S4096 [23JN]

S. 1441, Workforce Investment for Unique Populations in Hawaii and Alaska Act, S5020 [28JY]

S. Con. Res. 16, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha, S2849, S2850 [10MY], H3780 [31MY]

S. Res. 187, support minority health awareness to bring attention to health disparities faced by minority populations, S3060, S3061 [17MY]

S. Res. 239, acknowledge contributions of colonists of Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Canton, and Enderbury islands from 1935-1942, facilitating U.S. claim of sovereignty into the Equatorial Pacific, S4913 [26JY]