TERRITORIES (U.S.)

Amendments

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 (H.R. 83), S5836, S5861 [18SE], S6644 [11DE], S6741, S6791, S6793, S6794 [12DE], S6817 [13DE], H9076 [11DE]

Federal-State relations: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (S. 1237), S3820, S3821 [18JN]

Power resources: increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), H5773, H5782, H5783, H5786, H5787, H5788, H5789, H5790, H5792, H5794, H5797 [26JN]

——— increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), consideration (H. Res. 641), H5740 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Labor: include American Samoa in certain employment services (see H.R. 4311), H2695 [26MR]

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 S. 2986), S6351 [4DE] (see H.R. 5803), H8867 [8DE]

——— assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories to reduce reliance on imported fuels and increase use of indigenous energy resources (H.R. 83), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 776), H9043 [10DE]

——— assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories to reduce reliance on imported fuels and increase use of indigenous energy resources (H.R. 83), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 122), H9044 [10DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide for equitable treatment of residents of territories relative to low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 3966), H1510 [29JA]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 5294), H7126 [30JY]

Navy: establish a surface danger zone over the Guam National Wildlife Refuge or any portion thereof to support operation of a live-fire training range complex (see H.R. 4402), H2961 [4AP]

Northern Mariana Islands: amend covenant establishing political union with the U.S. (see H.R. 4296), H2644 [25MR]

Power resources: increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (see H.R. 4899), H5556 [19JN]

——— increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), consideration (see H. Res. 641), H5723 [24JN]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see S. 2020), S947 [12FE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (see H.R. 5305), H7181 [31JY]

Social Security: allow voluntary agreements for Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage of employees of Guam and American Samoa (see H.R. 5274), H7125 [30JY]

Taxation: assist in recovery and development of the Virgin Islands by reducing tax imposed on distributions from certain retirement plans’ assets (see H.R. 3821), H72 [8JA]

——— extend the increased limitation on the cover over of tax on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3967), H1510 [29JA]

Chronologies

Federal minimum wage affecting American Samoa: Delegate Faleomavaega, E1710–E1712 [3DE]

Cloture motions

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 (H.R. 83), S6741 [12DE], S6809 [13DE]

Letters

Assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources: Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H7462 [15SE]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7463 [15SE]

Motions

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 (H.R. 83), S6740, S6741 [12DE], H9076 [11DE]

Power resources: increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), H5804 [26JN]

Press releases

$25 Million Grant for American Samoa Clean-Up and Recovery: Delegate Faleomavaega (2009), E1689 [2DE]

CARES Commission Agrees With Faleomavaega; VA Clinic Should Be Established in American Samoa: Delegate Faleomavaega (2004), E1654 [20NO]

Congressman Faleomavaega Applauds CMS Decision To Increase Medicaid FMAP for Eligible Territories: Delegate Faleomavaega, E1729 [3DE]

Congressman Faleomavaega Meets With General Wojtecki To Discuss National Guard Feasibility Study: Delegate Faleomavaega, E1692 [2DE]

Faleomavaega and Major General Robert Lee Meet To Discuss Their Ongoing Effort to Establish National Guard Unit in American Samoa: Delegate Faleomavaega (2005), E1691 [2DE]

Faleomavaega and McDonalds Meet To Discuss Construction at Utulei Beach: Delegate Faleomavaega (2005), E1651 [20NO]

Faleomavaega Announces Release of American Samoa Quarter: Delegate Faleomavaega (2009), E1662 [20NO]

Faleomavaega Calls for Cooperation Not Confrontation: Delegate Faleomavaega (2009), E1719 [3DE]

Faleomavaega Calls Upon McDonalds Corporate Officers To Intervene and Halt Construction at Utulei Beach: Delegate Faleomavaega (2005), E1651 [20NO]

Faleomavaega Commends U.S. Department of State’s Brief in Tuaua v. U.S.: Delegate Faleomavaega, E1697 [2DE]

Faleomavaega Informs Governor That Minimum Wage Is Not the Reason for Samoa Packing Relocating to Georgia: Delegate Faleomavaega (2009), E1719 [3DE]

Faleomavaega Introduces Legislation To Combat Tobacco Smuggling in American Samoa and Other U.S. Territories: Delegate Faleomavaega (2012), E1717 [3DE]

Faleomavaega Makes Final Appeal to McDonald’s Corp.: Delegate Faleomavaega (2006), E1647 [20NO]

Faleomavaega Opposes the Recently Filed Lawsuit To Force Citizenship on Every Person Born in American Samoa: Delegate Faleomavaega (2012), E1697 [2DE]

Faleomavaega Pushes Air National Guard for American Samoa: Delegate Faleomavaega (2009), E1692 [2DE]

Faleomavaega Recommends That New Army Reserve Center Be Named in Honor of the Late SFC Konelio Pele: Delegate Faleomavaega (2006), E1726 [3DE]

Faleomavaega Requests Expedited Assistance in Establishing a Hawaii National Guard Presence in American Samoa: Delegate Faleomavaega (2005), E1691 [2DE]

Faleomavaega Responds to Governor Togiola’s Comments About Citizenship Legislation: Delegate Faleomavaega (2008), E1696 [2DE]

Faleomavaega Responds to Governors Recent Comments About McDonalds: Delegate Faleomavaega (2006), E1652 [20NO]

Faleomavaega Stands With Democratic Colleagues To Fight for Territory’s Medicaid Funding: Delegate Faleomavaega (2012), E1728 [3DE]

Faleomavaega Testifies Before Political Status Commission: Delegate Faleomavaega (2006), E1698 [2DE]

Faleomavaega Thanks Senator DeMint for Allowing Minimum Wage Delay To Move Forward by Unanimous Consent: Delegate Faleomavaega (2010), E1722 [3DE]

Faleomavaega Thanks U.S. Dept. of Labor for Releasing Over $24 Million To Assist Clean-Up and Recovery Efforts in American Samoa: Delegate Faleomavaega (2009), E1689 [2DE]

Faleomavaega Thanks US National Park Service for Responding to His Concerns About Its Recent Meeting With Governor Togiola Regarding McDonalds Lease: Delegate Faleomavaega (2006), E1647 [20NO]

First Step in Establishing a VA Medical Clinic in American Samoa Is Underway: Delegate Faleomavaega (2000), E1654 [20NO]

Future Political Status Study Commission Report Now Available Online: Delegate Faleomavaega (2007), E1699 [2DE]

House and Senate Pass Veterans Bill and Includes Faleomavaega’s Provision for Non-Samoan Veterans Married to Samoans To Qualify for VA Home Loans: Delegate Faleomavaega (2006), E1659 [20NO]

House Passes Bill To Provide American Samoa With a Commemorative Quarter: Delegate Faleomavaega (2004), E1662 [20NO]

House Passes Faleomavaega Bill To Provide ASG Authority To Issue Bonds Exempt From State and Local Taxation: Delegate Faleomavaega (2003), E1695 [2DE]

House Passes Final Version of Health Care Legislation, Includes Increase in Medicaid and Health Insurance Exchange for American Samoa: Delegate Faleomavaega (2010), E1728 [3DE]

House Passes Historic Transportation Bill and Includes Faleomavaega’s Request of Additional $14 Million for Village Road Improvements in America Samoa: Delegate Faleomavaega (2004), E1657 [20NO]

House Passes Interior Appropriations Bill With Over $33 Million for American Samoa; Urges Accountability of Federal Funds and Discourages Commercial Development of Utulei Beach: Delegate Faleomavaega (2006), E1648 [20NO]

House Passes Minimum Wage Delay for American Samoa on Anniversary of Tsunami; H.R. 3940 Now Awaiting President’s Signature: Delegate Faleomavaega (2010), E1722 [3DE]

House Passes VA Housing Assistance Bill and Includes Faleomavaega Provision for American Samoas Veterans and Their Spouses: Delegate Faleomavaega (2005), E1659 [20NO]

House Transportation Committee Agrees To Increase Highway Funding for Territories and Include $14 Million for Village Road and Other Improvements in American Samoa: Delegate Faleomavaega (2004), E1656 [20NO]

National Defense Authorization Act for 2014: Delegate Faleomavaega (2013), E1692 [2DE]

New U.S. Army Reserve Center in American Samoa Will Be Named in Honor of Samoan Soldiers: Delegate Faleomavaega (2006), E1727 [3DE]

President Bush Signs Faleomavaega’s Bill and Agrees That American Samoa’s Troops Should Have the Right To Vote: Delegate Faleomavaega (2004), E1704 [2DE]

President Obama Signs Minimum Wage Delay Into Law: Delegate Faleomavaega (2010), E1723 [3DE]

President Signs Into Law Legislation Faleomavaega Introduced To Increase the Number of Military Academy Appointments From American Samoa: Delegate Faleomavaega (2003), E1725 [3DE]

Quarter Dollar Bill Commemorating American Samoa and Other Territories Reintroduced: Delegate Faleomavaega (2005), E1662 [20NO]

Resources Committee Holds Hearing on Election Bill, Lieutenant Governor Testifies: Delegate Faleomavaega (2003), E1702 [2DE]

Secretary Clinton Gets It Done; Emergency Relief Supplies To Be Airlifted From Greater Los Angeles Area to Samoa in Response to Devastating Tsunami: Delegate Faleomavaega (2009), E1693 [2DE]

Senate Holds Hearing on Faleomavaega Bill To Protect Voting Rights on Active Duty Service Members and Overseas Voters: Delegate Faleomavaega (2004), E1701 [2DE]

Senate Passes Faleomavaega’s Bill To Develop American Samoa’s Economy by Providing ASG With Authority To Issue Bonds Exempt From Taxation: Delegate Faleomavaega (2004), E1695 [2DE]

Senate Passes Faleomavaega’s Bill To Protect Voting Rights of American Samoa’s Active Duty Service Members; President Bush Expected To Sign Bill Into Law Within 30 Days: Delegate Faleomavaega (2004), E1703 [2DE]

Senate Passes Minimum Wage Delay by Unanimous Consent: Delegate Faleomavaega (2010), E1722 [3DE]

U.S. Army Reserve Gets Approval To Construct $20 Million Facility at Tafuna Airport: Delegate Faleomavaega (2000), E1726 [3DE]

U.S. Dept. of Labor Awards $500,000 in Supplemental National Emergency Grant Funding to American Samoa Dept. of Human Resources: Delegate Faleomavaega (2012), E1690 [2DE]

U.S. Dept. of Labor Notifies Faleomavaega That Over $16 Million Will Be Released to ASG for About 2,200 Temporary Workers To Continue Clean-Up and Recovery Efforts: Delegate Faleomavaega (2010), E1690 [2DE]

U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Approves Faleomavaega’s Request To Establish VA Clinic in American Samoa: Delegate Faleomavaega (2004), E1655 [20NO]

U.S. Treasury Sending $20.4 Million to ASG To Pay Out Economic Stimulus Payments to Qualifying Residents: Delegate Faleomavaega (2008), E1700 [2DE]

Remarks in House

American Samoa: record of Federal expenditures, E1713 [3DE]

American Samoa Flag Day: observance, H3125 [9AP]

Coast Guard: increase number of passengers allowable on uninspected, U.S.-flagged passenger vessels operating in the Virgin Islands, H2778 [1AP], H8304 [3DE]

Delta Air Lines, Inc.: anniversary of service to the Northern Mariana Islands, E862 [29MY]

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 (H.R. 5803), H9292 [11DE]

——— 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 (H.R. 83), H7462–H7464 [15SE]

——— 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 (H.R. 83), Senate amendment, H9076–H9290, H10304 [11DE], E1837, E1838, E1839, E1841 [12DE], E1855, E1856 [2JA]

——— assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories to reduce reliance on imported fuels and increase use of indigenous energy resources (H.R. 83), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 776), H9065–H9075 [11DE]

Financial institutions: clarify that certain laws regulating deposit holds apply to American Samoa (H.R. 1679), H5138, H5139 [9JN]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 5294), H7049, H7052 [30JY]

Power resources: increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), H5592 [20JN], H5664 [24JN], H5752–H5757 [25JN], H5772–H5805, H5807 [26JN], H6643, H6648 [22JY], E1080 [26JN]

——— increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), consideration (H. Res. 641), H5736–H5741 [25JN]

——— increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), motion to recommit, H5803, H5804 [26JN]

Puerto Rico: financial management, E1172 [16JY]

——— GAO report regarding fiscal impact of statehood on Federal Government, H2809 [2AP]

——— set forth the process to be admitted as a State, H6665 [23JY]

——— set forth the process to be admitted as a State (S. 2020), H2009 [27FE]

Social Security: allow voluntary agreements for Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage of employees of Guam and American Samoa (H.R. 5274), E1272 [30JY]

Remarks in Senate

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 (H.R. 83), S5861 [18SE]

——— 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 (H.R. 83), House amendment, S6503, S6505 [10DE], S6601, S6610, S6660, S6671–S6673, S6679 [11DE], S6700, S6719–S6722, S6736, S6740–S6767, S6771 [12DE], S6796, S6809–S6814 [13DE], S6860–S6863 [15DE], S6876–S6878 [16DE]

——— assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories to reduce reliance on imported fuels and increase use of indigenous energy resources (H.R. 83), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 122), S6814 [13DE]

——— assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories to reduce reliance on imported fuels and increase use of indigenous energy resources (H.R. 83), unanimous-consent agreement, S6804 [13DE]

Federal-State relations: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (S. 1237), S3821 [18JN]

——— improve administration of programs in the insular areas (S. 1237), unanimous-consent agreement, S3822 [18JN]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (S. 2020), S1163–S1165 [26FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4899, Lower Gasoline Prices To Fuel an America That Works Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 641) (H. Rept. 113–493), H5723 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior Assembly of Team of Experts To Address Energy Needs of U.S. Territories Aimed at Reducing Reliance on Imported Fossil Fuels: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 83) (H. Rept. 113–483), H5556 [19JN]

Guam Military Training and Readiness Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4402) (H. Rept. 113–649), H8867 [8DE]

Northern Mariana Islands Covenant Establishing Political Union With the U.S. Amendment: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4296) (H. Rept. 113–698), H10334 [2JA]

Omnibus Territories Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1237) (S. Rept. 113–146), S2238 [8AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 641, consideration of H.R. 4899, Lower Gasoline Prices To Fuel an America That Works Act and H.R. 4923, energy and water development appropriations, H5736 [25JN]

H.R. 83, Dept. of the Interior assembly of 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, H7462 [15SE]

H.R. 1679, clarify that certain laws regulating bank deposit holds apply to American Samoa, H5138 [9JN]

H.R. 4899, Lower Gasoline Prices To Fuel an America That Works Act, H5773–H5782 [26JN]

H.R. 5803, Dept. of the Interior assembly of 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, H9292 [11DE]

S. 1237, Omnibus Territories Act, S3822 [18JN]

Treaties

American Samoa Treaty of Cession, H3125 [9AP]