TERRITORIES (U.S.)

Bills and resolutions

American Samoa: protect self-determination and rights under Federal statutes conferring nationality on persons born and residing in territory and enable U.S. citizenship of persons residing in State or territory (see H.R. 5976), H4584 [7NO] (see H.R. 6158), H4816 [19NO]

——— waive certain requirements for naturalization for American Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (see H.R. 449), H184 [15JA]

Armed Forces: improve administration of TRICARE program in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2632), H1417 [3AP]

Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week: observance (see S. Res. 405), S6731 [18SE] (see H. Res. 749), H4488 [19SE]

Aviation: allow certain foreign air carriers to stop in Guam or Northern Mariana Islands in course of transportation of passengers or cargo in either direction between place in U.S. and place outside U.S. (see H.R. 1536), H767 [24FE]

Business and industry: rescue domestic medical manufacturing activity by providing incentives in economically distressed areas (see H.R. 3042), H1683 [28AP]

Colleges and universities: provide for in-State tuition rates for certain residents of Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and U.S. Virgin Islands (see H.R. 6472), H5050 [4DE]

Congressional Task Force on Voting Rights of U.S. Citizen Residents of Territories of the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4292), H3189 [2JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: designate Guam and Western Pacific Rural Development office as representative of rural development in Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Freely Associated States (see H.R. 6063), H4705 [17NO]

——— 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. 4339), H3198 [10JY]

——— provide grants to States, territories, and Indian Tribes to address contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on farms (see S. 3353), S8507 [4DE] (see H.R. 6476), H5050 [4DE]

——— transition Puerto Rico to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5168), H3890 [8SE]

Dept. of Defense: modify State Partnership Program selection analysis (see S. 2599), S4995 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (see H.R. 4733), H3645 [23JY]

——— award grants and provide technical assistance to States, territories, and Tribal organizations to improve children’s vision and eye health (see H.R. 2527), H1374 [31MR]

——— award grants to create or implement Multisector Plans for Aging and Aging With a Disability (see S. 3337), S8483 [3DE]

——— award grants to States, territories, and Tribal governments to establish unarmed mobile crisis response program (see H.R. 3658), H2376 [29MY]

——— guarantee that grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program are made to grantees in each State that is not territory (see H.R. 5379), H4361 [16SE]

——— provide set-aside of funds for territories under health profession opportunity grant program and make Northern Mariana Islands eligible for such grants (see H.R. 5409), H4362 [16SE]

Dept. of HUD: establish grant and loan program that provides amounts to eligible entities to use to develop, create, or preserve qualifying affordable dwelling units (see H.R. 2747), H1507 [8AP]

——— establish pilot program to award grants to States, territories, and Indian Tribes to provide down payment assistance loans to certain borrowers (see H.R. 4023), H2830 [17JN]

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. 1797), H944 [3MR]

Dept. of the Interior: establish grant program to assist primarily low-income individuals in making their homes and property more resilient to impacts of climate change (see H.R. 5650), H4508 [30SE]

Dept. of Transportation: except from certain requirements relative to eligibility for essential air service between Guam and Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 2216), H1170 [18MR]

——— exempt Northern Mariana Islands from certain eligibility requirements for essential air service program (see H.R. 2132), H1160 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assign VA physicians to temporarily serve as traveling physicians in U.S. territories and possessions (see H.R. 3400), H2051 [14MY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: waive provisions in emergency declarations relative to certain purchases made or contracts issued (see H.R. 315), H90 [9JA]

Disasters: study effectiveness of disaster response and recovery in noncontiguous communities (see H.R. 4408), H3315 [15JY]

FAA: expand authority to use counter-unmanned aircraft system technologies to State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement and correctional agencies (see S. 3481), S8730 [15DE]

FEMA: establish Territorial Disaster Recovery Program to identify and address factors and capability gaps that hinder disaster recovery activities in U.S. territories (see H.R. 5503), H4454 [18SE]

——— incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects (see S. 773), S1428 [27FE] (see H.R. 744), H401 [28JA]

Flags: prohibit flying, draping, or other display of any flag other than U.S. flag at public buildings (see S. 576), S971 [13FE] (see H.R. 1313), H707 [13FE]

Foreign trade: permanently provide privilege of de minimis treatment to importation into customs territory of U.S. of articles originating from certain territories (see H.R. 5960), H4583 [7NO]

GAO: conduct comprehensive, culturally informed, and community-engaged study of gender-based violence in Puerto Rico taking into account cultural, economic, educational, infrastructural, and post-disaster challenges (see H.R. 6301), H4901 [25NO]

——— conduct comprehensive study of operations of LUMA Energy and Genera PR in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 5432), H4410 [17SE]

——— require study on consolidation of certain grant programs currently available to insular areas and suitability of such consolidation for Puerto Rico (see H.R. 596), H257 [21JA]

——— require study on critical data gaps experienced by Federal agencies providing grants for recovery of Puerto Rico (see H.R. 5501), H4454 [18SE]

——— study effects of coastal erosion on tourism and other businesses in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 3814), H2533 [6JN]

Guam: allow Governor to determine need for temporary nonimmigrant workers (see H.R. 3646), H2375 [29MY]

——— exclude from Defense Base Act (see H.R. 876), H431 [31JA]

Guam Liberation Day: designate (see H. Res. 541), H2922 [24JN]

Guam War Survivors Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 545), H2970 [25JN] (see H. Res. 552), H3011 [26JN]

Hurricanes: observe anniversary of Hurricane Maria, urge FEMA to expedite full disbursement of critical recovery funds, and call for resilient infrastructure investments in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (see H. Res. 724), H4363 [16SE]

Interstate commerce: allow transportation of merchandise in noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels (see H.R. 667), H385 [23JA]

——— provide definition of reasonable rate for noncontiguous domestic ocean trade (see H.R. 666), H385 [23JA]

Medicaid: apply asset verification program to all applicants for, and recipients of, medical assistance in all States and territories (see S. 1082), S1777 [14MR]

——— eliminate general funding limitations for U.S. territories (see H.R. 3154), H1809 [1MY]

——— increase payment limit for Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 6690), H5840 [12DE]

Medicare: establish floor in Medicare Advantage benchmark rates for regions with low Medicare fee-for-service penetration (see H.R. 6031), H4666 [12NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve treatment of U.S. territories (see H.R. 6494), H5057 [5DE]

Motor vehicles: grant Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico eligibility to issue commercial driver’s licenses (see H.R. 5656), H4508 [30SE]

National CHamoru Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H. Res. 183), H945 [3MR]

National Guard: clarify certain limitations on full-time National Guard duty performed in State, territory, or District of Columbia (see H.R. 590), H257 [21JA]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide eligibility to receive certain funding for use providing basic essential ferry service in rural areas (see H.R. 4039), H2831 [17JN]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: amend definition of term ‘‘State’’ to include territories relative to justice system improvement provisions (see H.R. 5640), H4507 [30SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish exchange in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 6479), H5050 [4DE]

Postal Service: update systems to accurately recognize and preserve address data, including proper use of linguistic characters and place names in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 6441), H5049 [4DE]

Puerto Rico: compensate certain residents of Vieques island for use of such island for military readiness (see S. 1656), S2799 [7MY]

——— establish task force to find and expedite solutions to address emergencies and challenges due to energy generation challenges (see H.R. 2714), H1505 [8AP]

——— express continued support and call for Federal Government to expedite rebuilding of electrical grid (see H. Res. 124), H614 [10FE]

——— include in National Survey on Drug Use and Health (see H.R. 6030), H4666 [12NO]

Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 168), S2521 [9AP] (see H. Res. 321), H1562 [9AP]

SBA: amend microloan eligibility for Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3496), H2146 [19MY]

Shipping industry: require fair shipping prices for noncontiguous areas of U.S. (see H.R. 380), H148 [14JA]

Ships and vessels: allow transportation of energy products on vessels between points in U.S. to which coastwise laws apply if at least one such point is in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, or Puerto Rico (see H.R. 3167), H1810 [1MY]

——— exempt certain noncontiguous trade from coastwise laws (see H.R. 665), H385 [23JA]

SSI: authorize extension to Guam (see H.R. 878), H431 [31JA]

——— authorize extension to Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and Virgin Islands (see H.R. 4814), H3663 [29JY]

Taxation: cover into Virgin Islands treasury revenue from tax on gasoline refined in Virgin Islands and entered into U.S. (see H.R. 366), H110 [13JA]

——— determine global intangible low-taxed income without regard to certain income derived from services performed in Virgin Islands (see H.R. 858), H430 [31JA]

——— extend temporary increase in limitation on cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (see S. 1986), S3284 [9JN] (see H.R. 1378), H714 [14FE]

——— modify application of sourcing rules for digital asset income of Puerto Rican residents (see H.R. 2982), H1618 [21AP]

——— modify residence and source rules to provide for economic recovery in territories (see H.R. 364), H110 [13JA]

——— modify source rules for personal property sales in territories (see H.R. 367), H110 [13JA]

——— permanently extend American Samoa economic development tax credit (see H.R. 399), H149 [14JA]

——— provide equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico relative to refundable portion of child tax credit (see H.R. 1697), H915 [27FE]

——— 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. 368), H110 [13JA]

——— repeal limitation on cover over of certain distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (see S. 1938), S3234 [4JN]

Virgin Islands: establish nonimmigrant visitor visa waiver program (see H.R. 362), H110 [13JA]

Voting: constitutional amendment to prohibit voting in Federal, State, Tribal, or local elections by individuals who are not U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 31), H432 [31JA]

Memorandums

Request to Congress Regarding District of Columbia Budget and Shutdown Authority: Muriel Bowser, H1089 [11MR]

Remarks in House

Colleges and universities: launch of Foro Campus initiative to discuss impact of One Big Beautiful Bill Act on higher education in Puerto Rico, H3846 [4SE]

Dept. of Defense: study and report on readiness of Henry E. Rohlsen Airport located in St. Croix, VI, for Air Force operations, H4134 [9SE]

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. 1797), E179 [3MR]

Dept. of Transportation: exempt Northern Mariana Islands from certain eligibility requirements for essential air service program (H.R. 2132), E216 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assign VA physicians to temporarily serve as traveling physicians in U.S. territories and possessions (H.R. 3400), H4284, H4285 [15SE]

——— ensure sufficient medical care for veterans who reside in U.S. territories and Freely Associated States, H2954 [25JN]

District of Columbia: allow to operate under locally-passed budget, H1089 [11MR]

Guam Liberation Day: anniversary, H3209 [14JY]

Guam War Survivors Remembrance Day: observance, H2984 [26JN]

House of Representatives: inquiry into why Delegates and Resident Commissioners are not permitted to vote for Speaker of the House, H4 [3JA]

Hurricanes: observe anniversaries of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria, recognize efforts to rebuild, and commend persistence of people of Virgin Islands, H4169 [10SE]

——— observe anniversary of Hurricane Maria, urge FEMA to expedite full disbursement of critical recovery funds, and call for resilient infrastructure investments in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (H. Res. 724), H4316 [16SE]

Interstate commerce: allow transportation of merchandise in noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels (H.R. 667), E90 [4FE]

——— provide definition of reasonable rate for noncontiguous domestic ocean trade (H.R. 666), E90 [4FE]

Maduro, Nicolas: condemn remarks proposing to liberate Puerto Rico from U.S., H121 [14JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve treatment of U.S. territories, H6095 [18DE]

National CHamoru Heritage and Culture Month: designate (H. Res. 183), H1021 [6MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: tribute to participation in Pacific Mini Games, E716 [23JY]

Northern Mariana Islands Football Association: anniversary, E1034 [4NO]

Puerto Rico: economic priorities, H941 [3MR]

——— express continued support and call for Federal Government to expedite rebuilding of electrical grid, H589 [10FE]

——— limit cooperation between territorial government and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H2475 [5JN]

——— strengthen oversight of Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, H695 [13FE]

——— support local government efforts to address electrical grid instability issues and ensure transparency and accountability in communications with affected residents, H1282 [26MR], H2062 [15MY], H2387 [3JN]

Shipping industry: require fair shipping prices for noncontiguous areas of U.S. (H.R. 380), E28 [14JA]

Ships and vessels: exempt certain noncontiguous trade from coastwise laws (H.R. 665), E90 [4FE]

States: provide for definition of term ‘‘State’’ and include territories therein, H2976 [26JN]

Virgin Islands: independence anniversary, H2976 [26JN]

——— rural hospitals funding, H2658 [12JN]

——— tribute to constitutional convention, H512 [6FE]

——— tribute to National Science Bowl team, H1693 [29AP]

——— tribute to Tart Wars, H3570 [23JY]

Virgin Islands History Month: observance, H979 [5MR]

Virgin Islands-Puerto Rico Friendship Day: observance, H3906 [9SE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Agriculture: provide grants to States, territories, and Indian Tribes to address contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on farms (S. 3353), S8513 [4DE]

Flags: prohibit flying, draping, or other display of any flag other than U.S. flag at public buildings, S7068 [9OC]

National Guard: clarify certain limitations on full-time National Guard duty performed in State, territory, or District of Columbia, S7071, S7086 [9OC]

Reports filed

Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 744) (H. Rept. 119–320), H4515 [3OC]

Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3496) (H. Rept. 119–402), H5840 [12DE]

Territorial Response and Access to Veterans’ Essential Lifecare (TRAVEL) Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3400) (H. Rept. 119–263), H4236 [10SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3400, Territorial Response and Access to Veterans’ Essential Lifecare (TRAVEL) Act, H4284 [15SE]

S. 1082, Safeguarding Medicaid Act, S1778 [14MR]

S. Res. 168, support goals and ideals of Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative, S2529 [9AP]

S. Res. 405, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week, S6737 [18SE]