AMERICAN SAMOA

Bills and resolutions

Citizenship: waive certain requirements for naturalization for American Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1941), H1412 [16MR]

Dept. of Education: establish 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. 1421), H857 [26FE] (see H.R. 3729), H2691 [4JN]

Dept. of Labor: include Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa as part of nationwide system of public employment offices, known as Employment Service (see H.R. 836), H384 [4FE]

Dept. of the Interior: create dedicated funds to protect North American butterflies, Pacific Island plants, freshwater mussels, and Southwest desert fish (see S. 1728), S3191 [20MY] (see H.R. 3396), H2649 [20MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Advisory Committee on U.S. Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States (see H.R. 3730), H2691 [4JN]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 3368), H2647 [20MY]

Federal aid programs: provide for equitable treatment for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa (see S. 1228), S2067 [20AP] (see H.R. 2713), H1998 [20AP]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: amend definition of term ‘‘State’’ to include territories relative to justice system improvement provisions (see H.R. 4582), H3753 [20JY]

SSI: extend to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 537), H242 [28JA]

Supreme Court: condemn decisions in Insular Cases and territorial incorporation doctrine based on racial stereotypes and non-democratic principles (see H. Res. 279), H1692 [26MR]

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 H.R. 1689), H1187 [9MR]

——— provide public benefits to citizens of Freely Associated States in the U.S. (see S. 1930), S3893 [27MY] (see H.R. 3570), H2672 [28MY]

U.S. Territories Day: observance (see H. Res. 712), H5608 [8OC]

Lists

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 3730, establish Dept. of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on U.S. Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, H6596 [18NO]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Education: establish 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 (H.R. 3729), E602 [4JN]

Dept. of Labor: include Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa as part of nationwide system of public employment offices, known as Employment Service (H.R. 836), E103 [4FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Advisory Committee on U.S. Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States (H.R. 3730), H6291, H6292 [16NO], E606 [4JN]

House Rules: permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to Congress to cast floor votes, H26 [4JA], E12 [6JA]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: amend definition of term ‘‘State’’ to include territories relative to justice system improvement provisions (H.R. 4582), E783 [20JY]

Supreme Court: condemn decisions in Insular Cases and territorial incorporation doctrine based on racial stereotypes and non-democratic principles, H2202 [12MY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for participation of Puerto Rico in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S1578 [17MR]

Texts of

H.R. 3730, establish Dept. of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on U.S. Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, H6291 [16NO]