TERRITORIES (U.S.)

Bills and resolutions

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit U.S. territories and commonwealths to provide and furnish statues to National Statuary Hall Collection (see H.R. 7073), H893 [14JA]

Citizenship: clarify birthright citizenship laws and combat foreign nationals seeking citizenship in U.S. territories (see H.R. 9724), H4622 [16JY]

Corps of Engineers: conduct comprehensive assessment of water and wastewater infrastructure modernization needs of Puerto Rico (see H.R. 7397), H2040 [5FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: transition Puerto Rico to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 3958), S731 [2MR]

Dept. of HHS: improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see S. 3990), S802 [4MR] (see H.R. 7853), H2471 [5MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for decentralization of operation of Office of Intelligence and Analysis (see H.R. 7773), H2369 [3MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security Act: provide threat analyses and guidance to State and local governments on visiting foreign nationals who seek access to officials or employees, information, facilities, programs, or systems (see H.R. 7427), H2094 [9FE]

Dept. of HUD: establish community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and provide assistance through community development block grant disaster recovery program (see H.R. 8291), H2923 [15AP]

Dept. of Justice: include Guam in Radiation Exposure Compensation Program (see H.R. 7672), H2326 [25FE]

Dept. of the Interior: create dedicated funds to protect North American butterflies, Pacific Island plants, freshwater mussels, and Southwest desert fish (see S. 4543), S2305 [14MY] (see H.R. 8850), H3550 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assign VA physicians to temporarily serve as traveling physicians in U.S. territories and possessions (see S. 4304), S1785 [15AP]

——— authorize minor medical facility project in Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 9652), H4407 [13JY]

——— establish minimum requirement for number of Vet Centers per State (see H.R. 10160), H5256 [27AU]

——— expand eligibility of veterans with service-connected disabilities who reside in certain territories or Freely Associated States for payments or allowances for beneficiary travel (see H.R. 9316), H4117 [15JN]

Education: constitutional amendment to require Federal, State, Tribal, and territorial governments to jointly ensure high-quality education to all persons in U.S. (see H.J. Res. 208), H5213 [3AU]

FDA: share food safety information with State, local, Tribal, and territorial authorities (see H.R. 8430), H3066 [22AP]

Federal agencies and departments: require consultation by agencies during rulemaking in case of unique burdens on pene-exclaves (see H.R. 9435), H4245 [24JN]

Federal aid programs: request President and direct Dept. of HHS to transmit documents to House of Representatives relative to ‘‘Defend the Spend’’ freeze on child care payments to all States, Tribes, and territories (see H. Res. 1078), H2328 [25FE]

Government: prohibit Federal bailout of State or local governments and school districts that have filed bankruptcy, defaulted on their debts, or are at risk of bankruptcy or default (see S. 4629), S2443 [21MY] (see H.R. 9324), H4117 [15JN]

Guam: provide exception to ‘‘public purpose’’ requirement for certain land transfers in case of transfer restoring such land to original landowner or heirs (see H.R. 7673), H2326 [25FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: eliminate touchback requirement for certain Commonwealth Only Transitional Workers (see H.R. 8931), H3669 [20MY]

——— modify labor stabilization program transition (see H.R. 9787), H4681 [20JY]

——— provide for specific allocation of certain funding to capital investments in energy generation system (see H.R. 10074), H5229 [10AU]

Postal Service: establish Housing Liaison Office to facilitate leasing of property for development of housing (see S. 5298), S4514 [6AU]

Power resources: protect reliability of electric grid by preempting certain State climate mandates (see S. 3839), S577 [11FE]

Puerto Rico: enable people of Puerto Rico to determine political status among options of independence, sovereignty in free association with U.S., statehood, or remaining as Commonwealth (see H.R. 9246), H4084 [10JN]

——— provide for termination of Financial Oversight and Management Board under certain circumstances (see H.R. 7833), H2470 [5MR]

SBA: establish Office of Territorial Affairs (see H.R. 8534), H3123 [27AP]

——— establish program for small business concerns owned and controlled by Pacific territories residents (see H.R. 8343), H2959 [16AP]

States: constitutional amendment to require concurrence of two-thirds of both Houses of Congress for admission of new States (see H.J. Res. 141), H1172 [21JA]

Lists

Guam Waterworks Authority former and current general managers, E817 [31AU]

Remarks in House

Army: tribute to 204th Transportation Co., E298 [2AP]

Association of Pacific Ports: anniversary, H5190 [23JY]

Citizenship: clarify birthright citizenship laws and combat foreign nationals seeking citizenship in U.S. territories (H.R. 9724), H4635 [20JY]

Colleges and universities: provide for in-State tuition rates for certain residents of Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and U.S. Virgin Islands (H.R. 6472), H2366, H2367 [3MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct study of economic viability of aquaculture small businesses in Guam and Virgin Islands, H3288 [29AP]

——— transition Puerto Rico to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (H.R. 5168), H4100 [11JN]

Dept. of HUD: establish community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and provide assistance through community development block grant disaster recovery program, H4189 [23JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assign VA physicians to temporarily serve as traveling physicians in U.S. territories and possessions, H4612 [16JY]

Flores, Judy Selk: Guam Council of the Arts and Humanities Lifetime Cultural Contribution Award recipient, H2014 [4FE]

GAO: review Dept. of Defense cyber-related intelligence sharing with State, local, Tribal, territorial, and private sector partners, H5056 [22JY]

Guam: anniversary of Guam Waterworks Authority, E817 [31AU]

Guam Liberation Day: anniversary, H4635 [20JY]

Hagåtña (GU) Pacific Daily News: anniversary, E65 [22JA]

Northern Mariana Islands: anniversary of covenant establishing political union with U.S., H2638 [24MR]

——— commend community service organizations and individuals for response to Super Typhoon Sinlaku, H3536 [15MY]

——— improve infrastructure to mitigate effects of future disasters, H3465 [14MY]

Puerto Rico: investigate alleged crimes in government bidding process relative to water crisis, H4253 [25JN]

——— statehood, H4324 [30JN]

——— tribute to Puerto Rico Police Bureau, E123 [10FE]

Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA): anniversary, H4321 [30JN]

SBA: amend microloan eligibility for Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 3496), H929, H930 [20JA]

Super Typhoon Sinlaku: disaster assistance to Northern Mariana Islands, H2840 [14AP], H3465 [14MY]

Virgin Islands: anniversary of Crucian-Rican Tramp and Big Breakfast, H148 [8JA]

Virgin Islands History Month: observance, H2343 [3MR]

Reports filed

Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act: Committee on Education and Workforce (House) (H.R. 6472) (H. Rept. 119–495), H2185 [11FE]

Texts of

H.R. 3496, Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access Act, H929 [20JA]

H.R. 6472, Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act, H2366 [3MR]