Indian Tribal Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures Act of 2005
2005-02-01: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Congratulating Kazakhstan on the 15th anniversary of the closure of the world's second largest nuclear test site in the Semipalatinsk region of Kazakhstan and for its efforts on the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
2006-07-18: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Commending the people of the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the contributions and sacrifices they made to the United States nuclear testing program in the Marshall Islands, solemnly acknowledging the first detonation of a hydrogen bomb by the United States on March 1, 1954, on the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, and remembering that 60 years ago the United States began its nuclear testing program in the Marshall Islands.
2006-04-05: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive certain requirements for naturalization for American Samoan United States nationals to become United States citizens.
2008-07-28: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
To establish a new nonimmigrant category for Korean aliens seeking to enter the United States temporarily to perform services in a specialty occupation, and for other purposes.
2008-04-28: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility in Tafuna, American Samoa, as the "Fuga Tolani Teleso Satele Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility".
2008-02-14: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
To condition further increases in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on a determination by the Secretary of Labor that such increases will not have an adverse impact on the economies of American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
2008-03-11: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
South Pacific Tuna Fleet Act of 2007
2007-09-27: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Ocean Thermal Energy Tax and Energy Credits Act of 2007
2007-07-19: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
To permit each of the territories of the United States to provide and furnish a statue honoring a citizen of the territory to be placed in Statuary Hall in the same manner as statues honoring citizens of the States are placed in Statuary Hall.
2007-07-19: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pacific Island Economic and Educational Development Act of 2007
2007-09-06: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to extend the requirements under such Act regarding the ability of absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to use absentee registration procedures and vote by absentee ballot in Federal elections to elections for certain offices in American Samoa.
2007-06-22: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Insular Areas Energy Act of 2007
2007-06-25: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Indian Tribal Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures Act
2007-10-03: Committee Hearings Held.
To authorize appropriations for the National Sea Grant College Program Act for fiscal years 2009 through 2013.
2007-06-25: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
To authorize appropriations to provide for South Pacific exchanges.
2007-05-03: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
To provide technical and other assistance to countries in the Pacific region through the United States Agency for International Development.
2007-05-03: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pacific Islands Fulbright Scholarship Fund Act of 2007
2007-05-03: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand, and extend for 10 years, the American Samoa economic development credit.
2007-04-18: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to ensure that certain questions are placed on the ballot of the 2008 general election in American Samoa.
2007-07-23: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs.