VIRGIN ISLANDS

Bills and resolutions

Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program grants (see H.R. 5897), H3480 [5JN]

Dept. of Justice: improve services for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4195), H1359 [9MR]

Dept. of Labor: include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands in the definition of State under the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4316), H1804 [29MR]

Health: extend the temporary high-risk insurance pool program to the territories (see H.R. 6585), H6326 [6NO]

Immigration: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 5875), H3362 [31MY]

Kenneth Leslie Harmon Post Office, St. Thomas, VI: designate (see H.R. 5567), H2442 [8MY]

Kenneth Leslie Hermon Post Office, St. Thomas, VI: designate (see H.R. 5867), H3266 [30MY]

Power resources: provide energy crisis relief (see H.R. 6631), H6622 [4DE]

Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 5824), H3103 [17MY]

SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3812), H158 [24JA]

Supreme Court: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]

Taxation: extend the increased limitation on the cover over of tax on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 4374), H1914 [17AP]

Memorandums

Display of District of Columbia and U.S. Territorial Flags During Official Ceremonies: Erin C. Conaton, Under Sec. of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, H6498 [28NO]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: require to display flags of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands whenever the official flags of all 50 States are displayed, H6496–H6500 [28NO], H6516 [29NO], H6834 [18DE], E1822 [28NO]

Corp. for National and Community Service: make certain U.S. territories eligible for Nonprofit Capacity Building Program grants (H.R. 5897), E974 [5JN]

Economy: importance of job creation, H102 [23JA]

Employment: economic impact of closure of HOVENSA L.L.C., oil refinery, H98, H102 [23JA]

Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for territories, H2607, H2611, H2614, H2627, H2628, H2630 [10MY], E1247 [12JY]

Office of Chief Financial Officer: establish (H.R. 3706), H5435–H5437 [31JY], H5618 [1AU]

Power resources: provide energy crisis relief (H.R. 6631), E1875 [4DE]

Public welfare programs: eliminate cap on certain payments under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 5824), H2820 [17MY]

SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3812), H130 [24JA]

St. Thomas, VI: anniversary of New Herrnhut Moravian Church, E1930 [13DE]

Supreme Court: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (H.R. 6116), H6353–H6355 [14NO]

Remarks in Senate

Supreme Court: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (H.R. 6116), S8046 [13DE]

Reports filed

Virgin Islands Office of Chief Financial Officer Establishment: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3706) (H. Rept. 112–600), H4906 [17JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3706, Virgin Islands Office of Chief Financial Officer establishment, H5435 [31JY]

H.R. 6116, provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court, H6353 [14NO]