AMERICAN SAMOA

Amendments

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

Articles and editorials

Boycott Canned Tuna Made by Child Labor, E1687 [2DE]

Buzz on Bumble Bee, E1688 [2DE]

Tuna Firms Spar Over School Lunch Access, E1687 [2DE]

Bills and resolutions

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

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]

Press releases

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

Bumble BeeWare, Why America’s School Kids Should Just Say No to Tuna Sandwiches Made by Child Labor: Delegate Faleomavaega, E1688 [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 Speaks Out About Confusion Surrounding ASCC’s Upward Bound Program: Delegate Faleomavaega (2003), E1670 [1DE]

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]

Faleomavaega Visits U.N. and Requests Official Clarification of U.S. Policy Regarding American Samoa’s Status Before the Decolonization Committee: Delegate Faleomavaega (2006), E1669 [1DE]

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 State Hillary Clinton To Stopover in American Samoa on November 7, 2010: Delegate Faleomavaega (2010), E1678 [1DE]

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 Flag Day: observance, H3125 [9AP]

Appropriations: record of Federal expenditures, E1713 [3DE]

Faleomavaega, Delegate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H8353 [3DE], H8821 [8DE], E1772–E1774 [10DE]

——— personal account of October, 2013, medical episode and expression of gratitude to those who assisted, E1772–E1774 [10DE]

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

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

Territories: 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]

Reports filed

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

Texts of

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

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

Treaties

American Samoa Treaty of Cession, H3125 [9AP]

Tributes

Faleomavaega, Delegate, H8285, H8349, H8351–H8353 [3DE], E1815 [12DE]