VIRGIN ISLANDS

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of the Census: conduct a mid-decade census of population for the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 2773), H3841 [15MY]

Commission on Civil Rights: establish advisory committees for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa (see H.R. 4068), H7467 [25JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a renewable energy grant program for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and conduct a GAO study on renewable energy efficiency in such territories (see H.R. 2360), H3283 [25AP]

——— provide for parity for Guam and the Virgin Islands under national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1352), H2101 [25FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorize basic housing allowance for members of uniformed services in the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 2814), H3924 [16MY]

Dept. of Education: establish a program that enables college-bound residents of certain territories to have greater choices among institutions of higher education by allowing students to pay in-State tuition in certain States (see H.R. 404), H358 [9JA]

——— provide Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding parity for certain territories known as ‘‘outlying areas’’ (see H.R. 2437), H3403 [1MY]

GAO: submit report on the Virgin Islands pension system (see H.R. 408), H358 [9JA]

Immigration: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 407), H358 [9JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt health insurance of residents of U.S. territories from annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 19), S19 [3JA]

SBA: give small business contracting credit for certain small businesses located in U.S. territories (see H.R. 3428), H5037 [21JN]

Senate: provide for a nonvoting delegate to represent American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (see H.R. 5526), H12290 [19DE]

SSI: extend to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 947), H1349 [4FE]

Taxation: cover into the treasury of the Virgin Islands revenue from tax on gasoline refined in the Virgin Islands and entered into the U.S. (see H.R. 4198), H7511 [20AU]

——— repeal limitation on cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands and transfer a portion of such cover over to Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund (see S. 3101), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 1786), H2744 [14MR]

——— repeal limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (see H.R. 409), H358 [9JA]

Territories: 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 S. 499), S1382 [14FE] (see H.R. 1014), H1390 [6FE]

——— 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. 1312), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2526), H3447 [3MY]

——— recognize importance of supporting equal rights of citizens, acknowledge that Supreme Court decisions in Insular Cases rest on racist and imperialist assumptions, and reject application of such cases (see H. Res. 641), H8259 [18OC]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: extend expiration date (see H.R. 1699), H2680 [12MR]

Letters

Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program proposed eligibility requirement changes: Representative Plaskett, H7895 [24SE]

Oaths of office

Plaskett, Stacey: House of Representatives, H299 [9JA]

Remarks in House

Bureau of the Census: conduct a mid-decade census of population for the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 2773), E597 [15MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: funding, H2656 [12MR]

Dept. of Defense: importance of counterdrug operations in transit zone and Caribbean basin, H5629 [11JY]

Depts. of Justice and HHS: Sexual Assault Services Program and Transitional Housing Assistance Program funding for U.S. territories, H3048, H3049 [3AP]

Disasters: prohibit supplemental disaster appropriations from being used to plan, develop, or construct a wall along southern U.S. border, H1530 [13FE]

Domestic policy: call for improvement of school libraries and address issues facing veterans and the Postal Service, H8836 [14NO]

Firearms: gun control, H7761 [18SE]

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, H29, H30 [3JA]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, H1530 [13FE], H3350 [1MY], H3688, H3690, H3706 [10MY], H3851 [16MY], H4338 [5JN]

Liberty Day: observance, H8546 [29OC]

St. John Slave Rebellion: anniversary, H9260 [5DE]

Remarks in Senate

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, S556 [24JA], S2014, S2017–S2020 [27MR], S2068, S2070 [28MR], S2108, S2111, S2161 [1AP], S2163, S2167 [2AP], S2248, S2249 [4AP], S2287 [8AP], S2300 [9AP], S2405 [11AP], S2476 [29AP], S2628 [6MY], S2660 [7MY], S2709 [8MY], S2753 [9MY], S2778 [13MY], S2798 [14MY], S2848 [15MY], S2953 [20MY], S3071 [23MY]

Reports filed

Nomination of Robert A. Molloy To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4947 [18JY]

Offshore Wind for Territories Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1014) (H. Rept. 116–230), H8110 [11OC]