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Semester of Service Act [S.465]
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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
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2429-2430) on 02/24/2009
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 [S.336]
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2009 to: (1) the Department of Agriculture; (2) the Department of Commerce; (3) the Department of Justice (DOJ); (4) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); (5) the National Science Foundation; (6) the Department of Defense (DOD); (7) the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers - Civil; (8) the Department of the Interior; and (9) the Department of Energy.Makes additional appropriations for FY2009 to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide
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Sponsored by: Sen. Daniel K. Inouye
Committee On Appropriations Ordered To Be Reported An Original Measure. on 01/27/2009
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Health Data Act of 2009 [S.1732]
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Health Data Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) develop and implement an ongoing and sustainable national strategy for identifying and evaluating the health status and health care needs of NHOPI (Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders) populations living in the continental United States, Hawaii, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Republic of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Daniel K. Akaka
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 09/30/2009
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Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2009 [S.1727]
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Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2009 - Amends the federal judicial code to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit into the Ninth Circuit (to be composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and the Northern Mariana Islands) and the Twelfth Circuit (to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington). Requires the President to appoint five additional circuit judges for the new Ninth Circuit and two temporary judges for the former Ninth Circuit, to be stationed in California. Specifies the locations
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/30/2009
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American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 [S.1462]
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American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 - Title I: Clean Energy Technology Deployment - Subtitle A: Clean Energy Financing - (Sec. 103) Establishes in the Treasury the Clean Energy Investment Fund, consisting of: (1) amounts appropriated for administrative expenses to implement a loan guarantee program that provides incentives for innovative technologies; and (2) amounts deposited in or appropriated for the Fund. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise provisions concerning such program, including by revising the definition of "commercial
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Bingaman
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Bingaman. With Written Report No. 111-48. on 07/16/2009
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Recognizing the 10th Anniversary of the redesignation of Company E, 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment of the United States Army and the sacrifice of the soldiers of Company E and their families in support of the United States. [HCR-199]
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Recognizes the valuable, historic, and continued contribution of Company E, 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army to the citizens of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States. Commends the efforts and contributions of such soldiers and the sacrifices of their families. Recognizes and reaffirms the commitment of Congress to support the mission of Company E. Honors the lives of Company E soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 12/09/2009
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To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the number of persons appointed to the military service academies from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa from nominations made by the Delegates in Congress from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa. [HB-935]
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Increases the authorized number of annual appointments to the military service academies from: (1) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands from one to three; and (2) American Samoa from two to three.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Referred To The House Committee On Armed Services. on 02/10/2009
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To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands. [HB-934]
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Amends the Act conveying certain submerged lands to Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa (P.L. 93-435) to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on the same basis as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. (Conveys to the government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands certain submerged lands extending three geographical miles from the coastline.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Bingaman Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 111-197. on 05/24/2010
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To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the cap on Medicaid payments for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa and to adjust the Medicaid statutory matching rate for those territories. [HB-92]
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Amends titles XI and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) remove the cap on Medicaid payments for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa; and (2) adjust the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for those territories.
Sponsored by: Rep. Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/14/2009
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Energy and Commerce Recovery and Reinvestment Act [HB-629]
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Energy and Commerce Recovery and Reinvestment Act - Title I: Broadband Communications - (Sec. 1001) Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to develop and maintain a map showing where broadband service is deployed and available in each state and to make such map publicly available.(Sec. 1002) Provides for grants for wireless deployment and broadband deployment. Requires NTIA to develop and maintain a website to make publicly available information about such grants. Sets forth provisions concerning grant requirements,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry A. Waxman
Committee On Ways And Means Discharged. on 01/27/2009
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To authorize 700 incremental vouchers for tenant-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to help meet the housing needs of low-income families in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. [HB-5845]
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Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to: (1) provide 700 incremental vouchers to the Northern Marianas Housing Corporation in FY2011 for tenant-based rental housing assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; and (2) renew such vouchers in each ensuing fiscal year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 07/22/2010
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To provide for the furnishing of statues by the territories of the United States for display in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol. [HB-5711]
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Authorizes the President to invite each U.S. territory to provide and furnish a statue, in marble or bronze, of a deceased person who has been a citizen of such territory, and illustrious for their historic renown or for distinguished civic or military services, such as the territory 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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Reported By The Committee On House Administration. H. Rept. 111-583. on 07/30/2010
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To direct the Election Assistance Commission to make an election administration improvement payment to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under title I of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, to treat the Commonwealth as a State for the other purposes of such Act, and for other purposes. [HB-5250]
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Directs the Election Assistance Commission to make a single payment to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the payments which would have been made to the Commonwealth under title I of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 for election administration improvement activities if: (1) the Commonwealth had been treated as a state at the time payments were made under such title to other states; and (2) the Commonwealth had been subject to the same minimum payment amounts applicable to the Commonwealth
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Referred To The House Committee On House Administration. on 05/06/2010
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend eligibility under the new markets tax credit for community development entities created or organized in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. [HB-473]
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Amends the Internal Revenue Code to qualify corporations and partnerships created or organized as community development entities in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands for the new markets tax credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E76) on 01/13/2009
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Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act [HB-4686]
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Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to Congress on the suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System and to consider management alternatives for Rota.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 07/14/2010
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that hospitals located in territories are eligible for electronic health record incentive payments under Medicare in the same manner as hospitals located in one of the 50 States are eligible for such incentive payments. [HB-4669]
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Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make subsection (d) hospitals located in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana Islands eligible for electronic health record (EHR) incentive payments in the same manner as subsection (d) hospitals located in the 50 states. (Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system when providing covered inpatient services to eligible
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Sponsored by: Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/08/2010
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Northern Mariana Islands College Access Act of 2010 [HB-4526]
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Northern Mariana Islands College Access Act of 2010 - Directs the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands to use federal funds authorized by this Act to award grants to public four-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) located in the states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or Guam to cover the difference between the in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees for students who have: (1) been domiciled in the Northern Mariana Islands for at least the 12 months preceding their enrollment in the IHE; and (2) received on or after January
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, And Competitiveness. on 02/23/2010
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Bunitan Tasi Act [HB-4493]
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Bunitan Tasi Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce to treat the government of Guam as a cooperating agency with responsibilities and roles similar to the government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, including with respect to membership on the Mariana Monument Advisory Council. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) enhance visitor services programs at Guam National Wildlife Refuge; and (2) initiate a comprehensive program to facilitate natural resource exploration and research, as
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mazie K. Hirono
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-484. on 05/18/2010
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To clarify the transitional status of certain aliens not provided for in subtitle A of title VII of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, and for other purposes. [HB-4397]
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Amends the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 to admit to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMA) as an immigrant subject to specified conditions an alien who was residing in the CNMA as of May 8, 2008, and who was: (1) born in the CNMA between January 1, 1974, and January 9, 1978; (2) a permanent resident (as defined by the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Code in effect on May 8, 2008); (3) an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen (as defined by the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Code in effect on May 8, 2008);
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, And International Law. on 03/01/2010
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Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Fellowship Act [HB-4339]
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Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Fellowship Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Fellowship Program to award local government and federal government fellowships to qualified students from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Defines a "qualified student" as a student who is a U.S. citizen, domiciled in that Commonwealth, and enrolled in a degree or certificate program at an institution of higher education. Allows a fellow to receive either a specified stipend or academic credit toward graduation for participating
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 09/16/2010