TERRITORIES (U.S.)
Amendments
Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (S. 256), S6258 [1AU]
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. 613), S1950 [19MR]
Castle Nugent National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 87), H30 [3JA]
Compact of Free Association: provide for adequate impact aid to affected States and territories (see H.R. 1222), H1548 [15MR]
Constitutional amendments: Presidential election voting rights for residents of all U.S. territories and commonwealths (see H.J. Res. 7), H33 [3JA]
Crime: include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. in the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (see H.R. 338), H222 [22JA]
——— treat American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands as States for certain criminal justice programs (see H.R. 1198), H1427 [14MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: amend definition of State in certain Federal agricultural laws to include the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 1545), H1991 [12AP]
——— require report on cost differences between providing school meals and supplements in each of the territories, the District of Columbia, and the States (see H.R. 428), H293 [25JA]
Dept. of Education: equalize treatment of States and outlying areas relative to certain education funds (see H.R. 1383), H1824 [21MR]
——— increase percentage of low-income student assistance funding reserved for outlying areas and the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 403), H280 [23JA]
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. 840), H659 [26FE]
Dept. of Labor: include the Northern Mariana Islands in employment services provided under Wagner-Peyser Act (see H.R. 1656), H2158 [18AP]
Dept. of the Interior: 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. 83), H30 [3JA]
——— conduct certain special resource studies relative to establishment of Pacific Island parks (see S. 618), S2026 [20MR]
——— study suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 674), H501 [13FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: prevent fraudulent use of taxpayer identification numbers of residents of U.S. territories and possessions to be used to obtain a credit or refund on tax returns (see H.R. 353), H278 [23JA]
Education: encourage students to become civically engaged through local and Federal government fellowships (see H.R. 512), H370 [5FE]
Elections: clarify application of Federal election laws to certain jurisdictions (see H.R. 1018), H1320 [6MR]
Federal-State relations: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (see S. 1237), S5498 [27JN] (see H.R. 2200), H2955 [23MY]
Financial institutions: clarify that certain laws regulating deposit holds apply to American Samoa (see H.R. 1679), H2246 [23AP]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H28 [3JA]
Health: extend the temporary high-risk insurance pool program to the territories (see H.R. 81), H30 [3JA]
House Rules: allow Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to file, sign, and call up discharge petitions (see H. Res. 374), H6412 [8OC]
——— permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union (see H. Res. 14), H33 [3JA]
Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage for territories (see H.R. 79), H30 [3JA]
——— restore coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (see H.R. 912), H815 [28FE]
Medicare: change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico under part B (see S. 324), S772 [14FE] (see H.R. 670), H501 [13FE]
National Weather Service: establish, maintain, and operate a tsunami forecast and warning center for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1110), H1394 [13MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: allow Delegate to designate depository libraries (see H.R. 429), H293 [25JA]
——— convey certain submerged lands (see S. 256), S520 [7FE] (see H.R. 573), H412 [6FE]
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. 365), H278 [23JA]
Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H2654 [15MY]
Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: designate (see H.R. 553), H411 [6FE]
SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 364), H278 [23JA]
——— authorize extension to Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa (see H.R. 91), H30 [3JA]
St. Croix National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 89), H30 [3JA]
Tariff: extend the production certificate program that allows refunds of duties on certain articles produced in U.S. insular areas (see H.R. 1085), H1356 [12MR]
Taxation: assist in recovery and development of the Virgin Islands by reducing tax imposed on distributions from certain retirement plans’ assets (see H.R. 374), H279 [23JA]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 1859), S9051 [19DE]
——— tax bona fide District of Columbia residents in the same manner as residents of U.S. possessions (see H.R. 2680), H4483 [11JY]
Virgin Islands: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 38), H2911 [22MY]
——— establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 1966), H2602 [14MY]
——— establish Office of Chief Financial Officer (see H.R. 85), H30 [3JA]
——— provide energy crisis relief (see H.R. 92), H30 [3JA]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 111), H31 [3JA]
Letters
Convey certain submerged lands to the Northern Mariana Islands: Delegate Sablan, S525 [7FE]
Federal reimbursement of States and U.S. Territories for Federal expenses occured during the Government shutdown: Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma and John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado, National Governors Association, S7392 [11OC]
Memorandums
Committee on Natural Resources (House) Jurisdiction Over Freely Associated States Clarification: Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) and Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H18 [3JA]
Remarks in House
Crime: include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. in the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (H.R. 338), H965–H968 [5MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: require report on cost differences between providing school meals and supplements in each of the territories, the District of Columbia, and the States (H.R. 428), E58 [23JA]
Dept. of Education: increase percentage of low-income student assistance funding reserved for outlying areas and the Dept. of the Interior, E1107 [22JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: supplement Bureau of Customs and Border Protection funding in Puerto Rico with general appropriations when a shortage occurs in Puerto Rico Trust Fund, H3179, H3180 [5JN]
Dept. of Labor: include the Northern Mariana Islands in employment services provided under Wagner-Peyser Act (H.R. 1656), E497 [18AP]
Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 674), H3663, H3664 [17JN], E133 [13FE]
Elections: clarify application of Federal election laws to certain jurisdictions (H.R. 1018), E247 [6MR]
Financial institutions: clarify that certain laws regulating deposit holds apply to American Samoa (H.R. 1679), E522 [23AP]
Guam: anniversary of Father Duenas Memorial School, E1411 [1OC]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (H.R. 44), E3 [3JA]
House Rules: permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, H16–H19 [3JA]
——— permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union (H. Res. 14), E12 [3JA]
Medicare: change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico under part B (H.R. 670), H461 [13FE]
Minorities: emergency mortality rate of minority individuals, H4853 [22JY]
——— improve health of minority individuals, H2416–H2424 [6MY], E548 [25AP]
Northern Mariana Islands: anniversary of public school system, H5556 [17SE]
——— convey certain submerged lands (H.R. 573), H2633 [15MY], E106 [6FE]
——— convey certain submerged lands (S. 256), H5453, H5454 [10SE]
——— Marianas High School recipient of Real World Design Challenge National Aviation Champion Team award, H5556 [17SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on the Virgin Islands, H6183 [3OC]
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, H1369 [13MR]
——— 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. 365), H183 [22JA]
Puerto Rico: plebiscite to determine status of territory, H2070 [17AP], H4987 [24JY], H6685 [23OC], E670 [15MY], E694 [17MY]
——— set forth the process to be admitted as a State (H.R. 2000), H2611 [15MY], H4988 [24JY], H7453 [4DE]
SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 364), H183 [22JA]
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia: decision in Tuaua v. U.S. relative to congressional authority to grant citizenship to persons born in U.S. territories, E999 [28JN]
Remarks in Senate
Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain special resource studies relative to establishment of Pacific Island parks (S. 618), S2028 [20MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (S. 256), S524 [7FE], S6258 [1AU]
Polynesian Flag Day: observance, S3655 [21MY]
Puerto Rico: plebiscite to determine status of territory, S3834 [23MY]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1859), S8988–S8993, S9069 [19DE], S9115 [20DE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1859), unanimous-consent request, S8987 [19DE]
Reports filed
Northern Mariana Islands Submerged Lands Conveyance: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 256) (S. Rept. 113–55), S5497 [27JN]
——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 573) (H. Rept. 113–56), H2601 [14MY]
Office of Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Establishment: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 85) (H. Rept. 113–110), H3686 [17JN]
Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S. Designation: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 553) (H. Rept. 113–204), H5475 [10SE]
Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 674) (H. Rept. 113–72), H2773 [17MY]
Resolutions by organizations
State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico funding to conduct a congressionally-sponsored plebiscite: Puerto Rico, S3834 [23MY], E694 [17MY]
Texts of
H.R. 338, Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act, H965 [5MR]
H.R. 573, Northern Mariana Islands submerged lands conveyance, H2633 [15MY]
H.R. 674, Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act, H3663 [17JN]
S. 256, convey certain submerged lands to the Northern Mariana Islands, S525 [7FE]
S. 256, Northern Mariana Islands submerged lands conveyance, S6258 [1AU], H5453 [10SE]
S. 618, Pacific Islands Parks Act, S2028 [20MR]