TERRITORIES (U.S.)

Amendments

Dept. of the Treasury: mint coins in recognition of innovation and pioneering efforts of individuals or groups from each of the States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories (H.R. 770), S4291, S4293 [20JN], H5786 [27JN]

Depts. of Justice and Transportation: authorize Federal funding to integrate U.S. territories into the national AMBER Alert system (S. 3461), S7616, S7624 [13DE]

Northern Mariana Islands: incentivize hiring U.S. workers (S. 2325), S2349, S2351 [23AP]

Articles and editorials

Don’t Give Trump a Pass on Puerto Rico, H7798 [4SE]

Bills and resolutions

American Samoa: improve air service capabilities (see S. 2348), S521 [25JA]

——— waive certain requirements for naturalization for American Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (see H.R. 5026), H1177 [14FE]

Animals: prohibit animal fighting in U.S. territories (see S. 2971), S2924 [24MY]

Cabezas de San Juan Lighthouse National Historic Landmark: designate (see H.R. 6883), H8884 [25SE]

Constitutional amendments: authorize U.S. territories to cast electoral votes in Presidential elections (see H.J. Res. 137), H7724 [26JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand nutritional assistance in Puerto Rico and provide such assistance as cash during periods when access to such assistance is limited or unavailable as a result of a natural disaster (see H.R. 6208), H5648 [25JN]

——— make available additional funds for the Northern Mariana Islands pilot project under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5478), H3147 [11AP]

——— provide for parity for Guam and the Virgin Islands under the national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 6132), H5283 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: provide Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding parity for certain territories known as ‘‘outlying areas’’ (see H.R. 6770), H8169 [12SE]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit discrimination in a residential real estate-related transaction because all or part of the person’s income derives from a source located in Puerto Rico or any other U.S. territory (see H.R. 6209), H5648 [25JN]

Dept. of Justice: increase minimum amount made available to territories under the Sexual Assault Services Program (see H.R. 6806), H8725 [13SE]

Dept. of State: establish Global Electoral Exchange Program to promote international exchanges on best election practices and cultivate more secure democratic institutions (see S. 3695), S7242 [29NO] (see H.R. 5274), H1607 [14MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: mint coins in recognition of innovation and pioneering efforts of individuals or groups from each of the States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories (see S. 2399), S704 [7FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands who are suffering from radiation-related illness (see S. 2821), S2623 [10MY]

Depts. of Justice and Transportation: authorize Federal funding to integrate U.S. territories into the national AMBER Alert system (see S. 3461), S6223 [18SE] (see H.R. 6350), H6173 [12JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: require State or territorial approval of restrictions on recreational or commercial fishing access to any State or territorial marine waters or Great Lakes waters (see H.R. 5269), H1607 [14MR]

Drugs: allow States, territories, and Indian tribes to control regulation of marijuana, remove industrial hemp from list of controlled substances, and maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana (see S. 3032), S3293 [7JN] (see H.R. 6043), H4979 [7JN]

——— provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see S. 2700), S2261 [18AP] (see H.R. 5545), H3440 [18AP]

Economy: provide the option of discharging certain unsecured financial obligations, allocate funds to eligible Puerto Rican creditors whose debt was terminated, and audit causes of Puerto Rico’s debt (see S. 3262), S5360 [25JY] (see H.R. 6827), H8725 [13SE]

Federal aid programs: comprehensively address challenges of providing public services to citizens of the Freely Associated States in the U.S. (see H.R. 4761), H131 [10JA]

Guam: allow the Governor to determine need for temporary nonimmigrant workers (see H.R. 6480), H7154 [24JY]

——— authorize return of surplus property including Federal land (see H.R. 5328), H1698 [19MR]

Hacienda Buena Vista National Historic Landmark: designate (see H.R. 6884), H8884 [25SE]

Hurricanes: alter Federal share of certain disaster assistance for Puerto Rico in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria (see H.R. 6859), H8738 [20SE]

——— establish a commission to investigate death toll and Federal response to Hurricane Maria (see S. 3033), S3293 [7JN] (see H.R. 6048), H4980 [7JN]

——— pledge continued support to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria (see S. Res. 445), S1948 [22MR]

——— provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria (see H.R. 4782), H169 [11JA]

——— recognize anniversary, honor victims, first responders, and citizens, and pledge continued support to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria (see S. Res. 641), S6224 [18SE] (see S. Res. 651), S6304 [25SE]

José Celso Barbosa Birthplace Home National Historic Landmark: designate (see H.R. 6881), H8884 [25SE]

Luis Muñoz Rivera Home National Historic Landmark: designate (see H.R. 6882), H8884 [25SE]

Medicare: provide for temporary stabilization of Medicare Advantage payments following Hurricane Maria (see H.R. 6809), H8725 [13SE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 3660), S7133 [27NO] (see H.R. 5942), H4693 [23MY]

National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico: establish (see S. 3076), S3951 [14JN] (see H.R. 6103), H5199 [14JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: incentivize hiring U.S. workers (see S. 2325), S348 [19JA] (see H.R. 4869), H582 [19JA] (see H.R. 5956), H4728 [24MY]

——— reform immigration policies (see H.R. 6578), H7722 [26JY]

Oceans: authorize management of Federal submerged lands off of territories for offshore energy, establish offshore wind lease sale requirements, and provide dedicated funding for coral reef conservation (see H.R. 6665), H7750 [10AU]

Pacific Islands region: reaffirm U.S. commitment to, support cooperation with, increase frequency of visits between leaders of, and promote economic development in countries and territories (see H. Res. 1157), H9573 [20NO]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 6246), H5815 [27JN]

——— improve collection and publication of statistics (see H.R. 6211), H5648 [25JN]

——— increase access of small farmers to Federal agriculture programs (see H.R. 5450), H3094 [10AP]

——— require disclosure of connections to debtors, creditors, or parties of interest to debt restructuring by professionals involved in the process of such restructuring (see H.R. 7355), H10336 [19DE]

——— support businesses and extend child tax credits for families (see H.R. 5975), H4731 [25MY]

——— temporarily reduce payroll taxes for workers, expand child tax credit, increase access to SBA programs to assist small businesses, and improve availability of economic statistics (see S. 2873), S2773 [17MY] (see S. 3256), S5267 [24JY]

SBA: provide contracting assistance for small businesses in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 5178), H1441 [6MR]

——— provide for disaster loans to repair, rehabilitate, or replace property damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria (see H.R. 6826), H8725 [13SE]

——— provide for small business concerns located in the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 5929), H4692 [23MY]

Taxation: apply rules relative to treatment of certain qualified film and television and live theatrical productions to Puerto Rico (see H.R. 5183), H1441 [6MR]

——— exempt from foreign insurer excise tax certain insurance policies issued by U.S. territory and possession insurers (see H.R. 5651), H3741 [27AP]

——— treat Puerto Rico as part of the U.S. for purposes of determining whether property qualifies for treatment as a like-kind exchange (see H.R. 5430), H3059 [5AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: privatize administration and operation of Midway Atoll and transfer exclusive jurisdiction to a Board of Governors of the Midway Atoll (see H.R. 6879), H8884 [25SE]

——— provide parity for U.S. territories and the District of Columbia and make technical corrections to certain wildlife and fishing legislation (see H.R. 5875), H4242 [18MY]

War in the Pacific National Historical Park: memorialize victims and survivors of occupation of Guam during World War II on memorial wall at Asan Bay Overlook and provide a mechanism to update the wall (see H.R. 6381), H6262 [16JY]

Remarks in House

Animals: prohibit animal fighting in U.S. territories, H4149 [17MY], H4221–H4223 [18MY], H4287 [22MY], H10112, H10146 [12DE]

Bordallo, Delegate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10271–H10273 [19DE]

Constitutional amendments: authorize U.S. territories to cast electoral votes in Presidential elections (H.J. Res. 137), H7711 [26JY]

Corps of Engineers: restore and increase resiliency of public infrastructure in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and continental U.S. damaged as a result of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, H4843, H4844 [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for parity for Guam and the Virgin Islands under the national school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 6132), H5227 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: study feasibility and effect of extending TRICARE Prime to beneficiaries living in Puerto Rico, H4566 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: provide Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding parity for certain territories known as ‘‘outlying areas’’ (H.R. 6770), H8110 [12SE]

Dept. of Energy: integrate use of high-power, high-capacity batteries in grid restoration efforts in Puerto Rico, H4933 [7JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: amend the Real ID Act to permit Freely Associated States to meet identification requirements (H.R. 3398), H9081, H9082 [26SE], E1252 [13SE]

Dept. of Justice: increase minimum amount made available to territories under the Sexual Assault Services Program (H.R. 6806), E1257 [13SE]

Dept. of State: establish Global Electoral Exchange Program to promote international exchanges on best election practices and cultivate more secure democratic institutions (H.R. 5274), H7848–H7850 [5SE]

Dept. of the Interior: Office of Insular Affairs funding, H6445, H6446 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: mint coins in recognition of innovation and pioneering efforts of individuals or groups from each of the States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories (H.R. 770), H181–H183 [16JA]

——— mint coins in recognition of innovation and pioneering efforts of individuals or groups from each of the States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories (H.R. 770), Senate amendment, H5786 [27JN]

Depts. of Justice and Transportation: authorize Federal funding to integrate U.S. territories into the national AMBER Alert system (H.R. 6350), H6121 [12JY]

Drugs: provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (H.R. 5545), H5113 [13JN], H5323 [20JN]

Federal aid programs: comprehensively address challenges of providing public services to citizens of the Freely Associated States in the U.S. (H.R. 4761), H91 [10JA], E22 [10JA]

FEMA: release of 2017 Hurricane Season FEMA After-Action Report, H7864 [5SE]

——— waive cost share requirements for disaster recovery assistance to those affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and California wildfires, H3724 [27AP]

Guam: allow the Governor to determine need for temporary nonimmigrant workers (H.R. 6480), H7090 [24JY]

——— anniversary of Guam Power Authority, E730 [24MY]

——— authorize return of surplus property including Federal land (H.R. 5328), H1657 [19MR]

Guam Liberation Day: observance, H6198 [16JY]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations, E906 [25JN]

Hurricanes: assessment of disaster relief for those affected by Hurricane Maria, H1613 [15MR], H1752 [21MR], H3160 [12AP], H7798 [4SE], H8177 [13SE]

——— establish a commission to investigate death toll and Federal response to Hurricane Maria, H9038, H9039 [26SE]

——— expedite disaster recovery assistance for the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, H4862 [7JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by Hurricane Maria, H177 [16JA]

——— provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, H8895 [26SE], E594 [7MY]

Medicare: provide for temporary stabilization of Medicare Advantage payments following Hurricane Maria (H.R. 6809), H10324 [19DE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H4144 [17MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: anniversary of Northern Mariana Islands Museum of History and Culture, E939 [28JN]

——— condemn replacement of U.S. workers at Imperial Pacific International casino construction site with H-2B visa workers, E1147 [14AU]

——— incentivize hiring U.S. workers, H9047 [26SE]

——— incentivize hiring U.S. workers (H.R. 5956), H4745–H4748 [5JN], E1148 [14AU]

——— provide temporary increase in transitional workers (H.R. 339), E1148 [14AU]

——— tribute to National Speech and Debate Association team, E1157 [17AU]

Oceans: authorize management of Federal submerged lands off of territories for offshore energy, establish offshore wind lease sale requirements, and provide dedicated funding for coral reef conservation (H.R. 6665), H9778–H9781 [10DE], E1137 [10AU]

Pacific Islands region: reaffirm U.S. commitment to, support cooperation with, increase frequency of visits between leaders of, and promote economic development in countries and territories (H. Res. 1157), H10068–H10070 [11DE]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (H.R. 6246), H6046 [11JY]

——— provide additional support for electrical power restoration, H3990 [16MY]

——— statehood, H88 [10JA], H5758 [27JN], H10189 [13DE]

Taxation: tax bona fide District of Columbia residents in the same manner as residents of U.S. possessions, H5016 [8JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: provide parity for U.S. territories and the District of Columbia and make technical corrections to certain wildlife and fishing legislation (H.R. 5875), H6625–H6627 [23JY]

Virgin Islands: tribute to children returning to school after Hurricane Irma, H7881 [6SE]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: extend expiration date (H.R. 4446), H6201, H6202 [16JY]

War in the Pacific National Historical Park: memorialize victims and survivors of occupation of Guam during World War II on memorial wall at Asan Bay Overlook and provide a mechanism to update the wall (H.R. 6381), H6198 [16JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Homeland Security: amend the Real ID Act to permit Freely Associated States to meet identification requirements (H.R. 3398), S7332, S7333 [6DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: mint coins in recognition of innovation and pioneering efforts of individuals or groups from each of the States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories (H.R. 770), S4293 [20JN]

Depts. of Justice and Transportation: authorize Federal funding to integrate U.S. territories into the national AMBER Alert system (S. 3461), S7624 [13DE]

Drugs: allow States, territories, and Indian tribes to control regulation of marijuana, remove industrial hemp from list of controlled substances, and maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana, S7753 [18DE]

Hurricanes: assessment of disaster relief for those affected by Hurricane Maria, S685–S688 [7FE], S1800 [20MR], S2291 [19AP], S2509 [7MY]

——— establish a commission to investigate death toll and Federal response to Hurricane Maria (S. 3033), S3398 [11JN]

——— pledge continued support to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria (S. Res. 445), S1978 [22MR]

——— provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, S3398 [11JN]

——— provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria (S. 2165), S30 [4JA]

——— recognize anniversary, honor victims, first responders, and citizens, and pledge continued support to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria (S. Res. 651), S6311 [25SE]

Medicaid: funding for Puerto Rico, S686, S687 [7FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: incentivize hiring U.S. workers (H.R. 5956), S4810 [28JN]

——— incentivize hiring U.S. workers (S. 2325), S2349–S2354 [23AP]

Puerto Rico: establish an oversight board to assist Puerto Rico in managing its public finances, S2783 [21MY]

——— temporarily reduce payroll taxes for workers, expand child tax credit, increase access to SBA programs to assist small businesses, and improve availability of economic statistics (S. 2873), S2782 [21MY]

Reports

Financial Oversight Management Board Recommendations Relative to Labor Reform in Private Sector: Puerto Rico Federal, Political, and Economy Relations Commission, S5917–S5928 [23AU]

Reports filed

Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2325) (S. Rept. 115–214), S1840 [20MR]

Offshore Renewable Energy for Territories Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6665) (H. Rept. 115–1029), H9567 [16NO]

Puerto Rico Small Business Contracting Assistance Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 5178) (H. Rept. 115–628), H3094 [10AP]

REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3398) (H. Rept. 115–945), H8169 [12SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Parity for U.S. Territories and District of Columbia and Technical Corrections to Certain Wildlife and Fishing Legislation: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5875) (H. Rept. 115–802), H5986 [3JY]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission Expiration Date Extension: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 4446) (S. Rept. 115–361), S6963 [14NO]

——— Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4446) (H. Rept. 115–822), H6262 [16JY]

Waive Certain Requirements for Naturalization for American Samoan U.S. Nationals To Become U.S. Citizens: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 5026) (H. Rept. 115–773), H5505 [21JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 1157, reaffirm U.S. commitment to, support cooperation with, increase frequency of visits between leaders of, and promote economic development in countries and territories of Pacific Islands region, H10068 [11DE]

H.R. 770, American Innovation $1 Coin Act, H181 [16JA]

H.R. 3398, REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act, H9081 [26SE]

H.R. 4446, Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission expiration date extension, H6202 [16JY]

H.R. 5274, Global Electoral Exchange Act, H7848 [5SE]

H.R. 5875, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service parity for U.S. territories and the District of Columbia and make technical corrections to certain wildlife and fishing legislation, H6625 [23JY]

H.R. 5956, Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act, H4745–H4747 [5JN]

H.R. 6665, Offshore Wind for Territories Act, H9778 [10DE]

S. 2325, Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act, S2351–S2354 [23AP]

S. 3461, AMBER Alert Nationwide Act, S7624 [13DE]

S. Res. 445, pledge continued support to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, S1953 [22MR]

S. Res. 641, recognize anniversary, honor victims, first responders, and citizens, and pledge continued support to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, S6236 [18SE]

S. Res. 651, recognize anniversary, honor victims, first responders, and citizens, and pledge continued support to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, S6309 [25SE]