VIRGIN ISLANDS

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Agriculture: establish renewable energy grant program for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands and conduct GAO study on renewable energy efficiency in such territories (see H.R. 5191), H4181 [11AU]

Dept. of Commerce: submit report assessing value, cost, and feasibility of developing trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting contiguous U.S., Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria (see H.R. 3385), H2376 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorize basic housing allowance for members of uniformed services in Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1030), H839 [14FE]

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. 1031), H839 [14FE]

Dept. of Labor: include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands in definition of State for trade adjustment assistance for workers program (see H.R. 1038), H839 [14FE]

Disasters: extend provision of assistance for critical services relative to certain disasters (see H.R. 1027), H838 [14FE]

Emancipation Day: support continued celebration and recognize historical significance (see H. Res. 368), H2136 [5MY]

Immigration: establish nonimmigrant visitor visa waiver program (see H.R. 1033), H839 [14FE]

National Guard: anniversary (see H. Res. 799), H5032 [19OC]

Public lands: provide for no net increase in total acreage of Federal land in Virgin Islands National Park on St. John (see H.R. 3025), H2117 [28AP]

Revised Organic Act: adopt as constitution (see H.R. 3026), H2117 [28AP]

SBA: extend period during which credit for contracting with Puerto Rico businesses and covered territory businesses are double counted (see H.R. 5063), H4141 [27JY]

SSI: extend to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 256), H150 [10JA]

Supreme Court: condemn decisions in Insular Cases and territorial incorporation doctrine based on racial stereotypes and non-democratic principles (see H. Res. 314), H1909 [20AP]

Taxation: cover into Virgin Islands treasury revenue from tax on gasoline refined in Virgin Islands and entered into U.S. (see H.R. 1035), H839 [14FE]

——— provide that certain Virgin Islands residents who are shareholders of certain corporations are not treated as U.S. persons for purposes of determining certain income inclusions relative to such corporations (see H.R. 1039), H839 [14FE]

——— repeal limitation on cover over of certain distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (see S. 1477), S1566 [9MY] (see H.R. 3146), H2170 [9MY]

——— repeal limitation on cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1028), H838 [14FE]

Territories: modify certain requirements to encourage disaster recovery of Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (see H.R. 601), H489 [27JA]

Remarks in House

Charles Harwood Memorial Complex: renaming in honor of Donna Christensen, H3648 [18JY]

Children and youth: school maintenance and repair projects funding, H4471 [26SE]

Dept. of Commerce: submit report assessing value, cost, and feasibility of developing trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting contiguous U.S., Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria (H.R. 3385), H3076 [22JN]

Emancipation Day: support continued celebration and recognize historical significance (H. Res. 368), H2891 [14JN]

FEMA: provide Virgin Islands additional disaster relief funding for damage sustained during Hurricanes Irma and Maria, H4269 [13SE]

Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act: impact, H5664 [9NO]

National Park Service: evaluation of policies relative to school construction, hiring of natives, and establishment of community garden in Virgin Islands, H880 [27FE]

Public lands: provide for no net increase in total acreage of Federal land in Virgin Islands National Park on St. John (H.R. 3025), H2255 [11MY]

Revised Organic Act: adopt as constitution (H.R. 3026), H2254 [11MY]

St. Croix National Heritage Area: establish, H520 [31JA]

Veterans Day: observance, H5664 [9NO]

Virgin Islands History Month: observance, H1269–H1272 [10MR], H1473 [28MR]

Reports filed

DiasporaLink Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3385) (H. Rept. 118–239), H4950 [2OC]