VIRGIN ISLANDS

Bills and resolutions

Colleges and universities: establish a program that enables college-bound residents to have greater choices among institutions of higher education by allowing students to pay in-State tuition in certain States (see H.R. 4191), H9079 [8DE]

Courts: increase duration of terms for district courts judges in the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3607), H6227 [24SE]

Immigration: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 2116), H2653 [29AP]

Postage and stamps: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (see H. Res. 291), H3757 [2JN]

SSI: authorize extension to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 1822), H2269 [15AP]

Taxation: repeal limitation on the cover over of tax on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 2117), H2653 [29AP]

Territories: terminate the exemption from certain regulations of investment companies located in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and any other possession of the U.S. (see H.R. 3610), H6259 [25SE]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2615), H3757 [2JN]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: 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, H2265 [15AP]

——— tribute to members from the Virgin Islands killed in military action, E789 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior: insular areas territorial assistance funding, H4745, H4746, H4747 [25JN]

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, H17 [6JA], H57 [7JA]

Law enforcement officers: tribute to officers killed in the line of duty, E711 [14MY]

National Women’s History Month: observance, H1797 [19MR]

Postage and stamps: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (H. Res. 291), H3905 [4JN]

Schools: tribute to graduating high school seniors, H4449 [17JN]

SSI: authorize extension to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 1822), H2217 [15AP]

Territories: promote tourism to U.S. territories in wake of normalized relations with Cuba, H5126 [14JY]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: establish (H.R. 2615), H3905 [4JN]

Voting: extend full voting rights to U.S. territories, H1514 [2MR]

Tributes

Plaskett, Representative, H6299 [28SE]