American Samoa

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US Congress 112th Congress

To improve services for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. [HB-4195] [Crime ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ]
Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to increase from 0.125% to 1.5% the allocation of appropriations to each of the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for grants to support the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of rape crisis centers and other programs and projects to assist those victimized by sexual assault.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/15/2012

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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive certain requirements for naturalization for American Samoan United States nationals to become United States citizens. [HB-4021] [Immigration ] [Human Rights ]
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive specified requirements for naturalization for American Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration Policy And Enforcement. on 02/16/2012

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Supplemental Security Income Equality Act [HB-3812] [Social Security ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ]
Supplemental Security Income Equality Act - Amends the Social Security Amendments of 1972 to extend the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program under title XVI of the Social Security Act to Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 02/01/2012

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Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act [HB-3410] [Energy ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Manufacturing ] [Trade ] [Defense ] [Budget and Spending ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Economic Development ]
Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act - Title I: Expanding Offshore Energy Development - (Sec. 101) Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make available for leasing and to conduct lease sales including: (1) at least 50% of the available unleased acreage within each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area considered to have the largest undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources (on a total btu basis) based upon the most recent national geologic assessment of the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Meehan Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-395. on 02/09/2012

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Compact-Impact Reimbursement Act of 2011 [HB-3320] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Healthcare ] [Immigration ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ] [Education ] [Infrastructure ]
Compact-Impact Reimbursement Act of 2011 - Amends the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 to authorize and appropriate FY2012-FY2014 funds to the Secretary of the Interior for grants to Guam, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa for the costs of increased demands placed on health, educational, social, or public safety services, or infrastructure related to such services due to the residence of qualified nonimmigrants. Directs the Secretary to provide for periodic enumerations of qualified nonimmigrants (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Referred To The Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, And Insular Affairs. on 11/08/2011

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To amend title 39, United States Code, to increase the non-foreign area cost of living allowance for officers and employees of the United States Postal Service whose duty station is within American Samoa. [HB-3282] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Pensions ] [Retirement ]
Requires, for purposes of the Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2009 and any amendments made by such Act, that certain U.S. Postal Service (USPS) officers and employees whose duty station is within American Samoa be entitled to the same cost-of-living allowance provided to USPS officers and employees in other non-foreign areas (thereby increasing the allowance for such officers and employees within American Samoa).

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eni Faleomavaega Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Workforce, U.s. Postal Service, And Labor Policy . on 11/02/2011

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To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to elections to American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands. [HB-3268] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply it specifically to American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or the United States Virgin Islands. Applies to such jurisdictions specified criminal penalties relating to the intimidation of voters, interference by government employees, and voting by aliens.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/02/2011

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Transportation Empowerment Act [HB-3264] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Energy ] [Taxes ] [Funding ]
Transportation Empowerment Act - Declares the purposes of the Act, including returning maximum discretionary authority and fiscal responsibility to the states for all elements of the national surface transportation systems (excluding the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways). Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for FY2014-FY2018 for specified core programs under the federal-aid highway program, including: (1) the interstate maintenance program, (2) emergency relief for highways and roads, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 10/27/2011

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To provide for the furnishing of statues by the District of Columbia and territories of the United States for display in the United States Capitol. [HB-3106] [Arts and Culture ] [Veterans ] [Military ]
Authorizes the President to invite the District of Columbia to provide and furnish up to two statues, in marble or bronze, of deceased persons who have been District citizens, and illustrious for their historic renown or for distinguished civic or military services, such as the District may deem to be worthy of this national commemoration. Requires the statues to be placed in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. Prohibits a statue of any individual from being placed in Statuary Hall until 10 years after the individual's death. Prescribes requirements (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The House Committee On House Administration. on 10/05/2011

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To amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to provide for an additional allocation of funds to the insular areas. [HB-3063] [Energy ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Public Health ]
Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), beginning in FY2013 and for each subsequent fiscal year, to allocate not less than 30 percent of the amount appropriated for the fiscal year for home energy grants to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to provide supplementary funds on the basis of need among such areas.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luis Gutierrez Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/18/2011

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Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 [HB-2838] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Defense ] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [National Security ] [Water ] [Trade ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ] [Budget and Spending ] [Infrastructure ] [Science ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Air Quality ] [Manufacturing ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Crime ]
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 - Title I: Authorization - (Sec. 101) Authorizes FY2013-FY2014 appropriations for the Coast Guard for: (1) operation and maintenance; (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of navigation aids, shore and offshore facilities, vessels, aircraft, and related equipment; (3) the Coast Guard Reserve program; (4) environmental compliance and restoration of vessels, aircraft, and facilities; (5) the Commandant of the Coast Guard for research, development, test, and evaluation of technologies, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank LoBiondo Became Public Law No: 112-213. on 12/20/2012

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Health Data Act of 2011 [HB-2486] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Native American Affairs ] [Science ]
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Health Data Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the National Center for Health Statistics and other HHS agencies, to develop and implement an ongoing and sustainable national strategy for identifying and evaluating the health status and health care needs of Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (NHOPI) populations living in the continental United States, Hawaii, American Samoa, the Commonwealth (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/15/2011

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To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to permit the establishment of Jobs Corps centers in territories of the United States. [HB-2395] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Economic Development ]
Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to permit the establishment of Job Corps centers in outlying areas (U.S. territories).

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 09/08/2011

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Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Improvement Act of 2011 [HB-2135] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ] [Public Health ]
Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends titles XI and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to: (1) eliminate funding limitations for the territories of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa with respect to payments for medical assistance for certain individuals eligible for it only on the basis of being breast or cervical cancer patients; and (2) apply to such assistance a federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for the highest state.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The House Committee On Energy And Commerce. on 06/03/2011

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 [HB-2055] [Defense ] [Environmental ] [Finance ] [Energy ] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Taxes ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Insurance ] [Water ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Climate Change ] [Public Health ] [Manufacturing ] [Mental Health ] [Economic Development ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 - Division A: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY2012 for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments), and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY2012 for operation and maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, the defense agencies, the reserve (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Culberson Signed By President. on 12/23/2011

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Fairness for the U.S. Territories Under STELA Act [HB-1203] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Arts and Culture ] [Consumer Protection ] [Media and Advertising ]
Fairness for the U.S. Territories Under STELA Act - Amends the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA) to include the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands as separate designated market areas for the purposes of specified statutory copyright licensing provisions related to low power television stations. Subjects to such licensing requirements certain secondary transmissions of a performance or display of a work embodied in a primary transmission of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Referred To The Subcommittee On Intellectual Property, Competition And The Internet. on 06/01/2011

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To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands in certain efforts to reduce diesel emissions. [HB-1020] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Climate Change ]
Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to: (1) require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allocate to each qualified state an amount equal to 1/56 (currently 1/53) of the funds made available for that fiscal year for distribution to states under the grant and loan program for diesel emission reductions; (2) revoke the requirement that Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall collectively receive an allocation equal to 1/53 of the funds made available (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 03/15/2011

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A resolution expressing support for the victims of the natural disasters in Indonesia, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines. [SR-305] [Disaster Relief ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [International ]
Mourns the loss of life resulting from the earthquakes in Indonesia, the tsunami in Samoa, American Samoa, and Tonga, and Typhoon Ketsana in the Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Expresses condolences to the victims' families and sympathies to the survivors who are still suffering in the aftermath of these natural disasters. Supports the efforts provided by the U.S. government, relief agencies, and private citizens. Urges the U.S. government and the internal community to provide additional humanitarian and reconstruction assistance.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S10167-10168; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S10167-10168; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S10165) on 10/06/2009

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Summer of Service Act of 2009 [S.466] [Education ] [Community Development ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ]
Summer of Service Act of 2009 - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to create Summer of Service programs providing at least 100 hours of summer community service learning opportunities to youth who will subsequently enroll in grades six through nine. Requires the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service to provide competitive three-year grants to: (1) states under a State Grant program; and (2) public or private organizations under a National Direct Grant program, when a state does not apply (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2429-2430) on 02/24/2009

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Semester of Service Act [S.465] [Education ] [Community Development ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Nonprofit ]
Semester of Service Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to direct the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies or their nonprofit partners and, through them, competitive subgrants to schools or their nonprofit partners for Semester of Service programs that allow high school juniors and seniors to earn academic credit for service-learning that meets unmet human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs in their (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2429-2430) on 02/24/2009

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