To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Federal employees stationed in American Samoa shall be paid the same nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance as if stationed in Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
2007-04-16: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007
2007-10-23: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Expressing support for the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and commending the United Nations General Assembly for its adoption of the Declaration on September 13, 2007.
2007-10-04: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Recognizing and welcoming the leaders of the Pacific Islands to Washington, D.C., and commending the East-West Center for hosting the Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders.
2007-05-07: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing support for the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and urging the United States Ambassador to the United Nations General Assembly to adopt without amendment the Declaration as approved by the United Nations Human Rights Council on June 29, 2006.
2007-05-25: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1148-1149)
For the relief of the peoples of Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utrik, and of other affected citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
2010-12-20: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
To provide for the furnishing of statues by the territories of the United States for display in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.
2010-07-30: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 230.
To require the Secretary of the Interior to ensure that the flags of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States encircle the Washington Monument.
2010-06-16: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Minerals Management Service, to conduct a technological capability assessment, survey, and economic feasibility study regarding recovery of minerals, other than oil and natural gas, from the shallow and deep seabed of the United States.
2010-03-12: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Indian Tribal Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures Act
2009-10-01: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
ASPIRE Act
2009-11-04: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that electricity produced in certain possessions of the United States and other areas is eligible for the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources.
2009-06-16: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ocean Thermal Energy Tax and Energy Credits Act of 2009
2009-06-16: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the nonbusiness energy property and residential energy efficient property tax incentives to residents of certain possessions of the Unites States and other areas.
2009-06-16: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct a technological capability assessment, survey, and economic feasibility study regarding recovery of minerals, other than oil and natural gas, from the shallow and deep seabed of the United States.
2009-06-16: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
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.
2009-06-10: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
To confer certain Federal jurisdiction on the High Court of American Samoa, and for other purposes.
2009-07-23: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
International Whale Conservation and Protection Act of 2009
2009-05-21: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
To extend the supplemental security income program to American Samoa.
2009-04-30: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Indian Development Finance Corporation Act
2009-03-19: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.