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Spending Reduction Act of 2012 [HB-6684] [Agriculture ] [Healthcare ] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ] [Consumer Protection ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Veterans ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Children and Youth ]
Spending Reduction Act of 2012 - Title I: Agriculture - (Sec. 101) Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to terminate the increase in the value of supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program) benefits for Puerto Rico and American Samoa on March 1, 2013. (Sec. 102) Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to limit categorical SNAP eligibility to households receiving specified other program benefits in cash. (Sec. 103) Eliminates the requirement that a state agency using a standard utility (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Cantor Received In The Senate. on 12/21/2012

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Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief Act [HB-6631] [Energy ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Health ] [Poverty ] [Disaster Relief ]
Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief Act - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Rural Utilities Service, to make a grant to the Water and Power Authority of the U.S. Virgin Islands for energy generation, transmission, and distribution in rural communities with extremely high energy costs. Provides related funding through FY2015. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to the Authority to convert base power production in the Virgin Islands from fuel oil to liquefied natural (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Christensen Referred To The Subcommittee On Insurance, Housing And Community Opportunity. on 12/20/2012

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To amend subtitle B of title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend the temporary high-risk insurance pool program to the territories. [HB-6585] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend to U.S. territories a program requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a temporary high risk health insurance pool program to provide health insurance coverage to eligible individuals with a preexisting condition.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Christensen Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/09/2012

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To require the Secretary of the Treasury to implement a program to prevent the fraudulent use of taxpayer identification numbers of residents of United States territories and possessions to be used to obtain a credit or refund on tax returns filed with the United States. [HB-6583] [Taxes ] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to implement a program to prevent the fraudulent use of taxpayer identification numbers of residents of U.S. territories and possessions to obtain federal tax refunds or credits. Requires the program to include a comparison of all income tax returns filed with the United States and any U.S. territory or possession under the same taxpayer identification number. .

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Dent Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 11/02/2012

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To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide for direct review by the United States Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court, and for other purposes. [HB-6116] [Law Enforcement ]
Amends the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, with respect to the judicial procedure for appealing from the decisions of courts of the Virgin Islands to courts of the United States, to remove the temporary jurisdiction of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to review by a writ of certiorari the final decisions of the highest court of the Virgin Islands. Authorizes final judgments or decrees rendered by the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands to be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court by writ of certiorari where the validity of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Signed By President. on 12/28/2012

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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 [HB-6091] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Finance ] [Energy ] [Water ] [Budget and Spending ] [Agriculture ] [Mining ] [Climate Change ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Native American Affairs ] [Arts and Culture ] [Air Quality ]
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies for FY2013. Title I: Department of the Interior - Makes appropriations for FY2013 to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: (1) land and resource management; (2) land acquisition; (3) Oregon and California grant lands; (4) range improvements; (5) service charges, deposits, and forfeitures with respect to public lands; and (6) miscellaneous (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Simpson The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 112-589, By Mr. Simpson. on 07/10/2012

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Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2012 [HB-5875] [Immigration ] [International ] [National Security ]
Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2012 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a visa waiver program for the United States Virgin Islands for a national of a country that is a member or an associate member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) listed in regulations under this Act and who is applying for admission as a nonimmigrant business or pleasure visitor solely for entry into and stay in the United States Virgin Islands for not more than 30 days, if the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) determines that such waiver does not (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Christensen Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration Policy And Enforcement. on 06/05/2012

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4605 Tutu Park Mall in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, as the "Kenneth Leslie Hermon Post Office". [HB-5867] [Arts and Culture ]
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4605 Tutu Park Mall in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, as the "Kenneth Leslie Hermon Post Office."

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Christensen Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 05/30/2012

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Territorial TANF Equity Act of 2012 [HB-5824] [Social Security ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Healthcare ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Territorial TANF Equity Act of 2012 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to remove the limitation on payments by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa under grants for assistance to the aged, the blind, and the permanently and totally disabled, including Supplemental Security Income (SSI) under SSA title XVI, as well as for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) under SSA title IV part A and for foster care and adoption assistance under SSA title IV part (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jose Serrano Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 05/22/2012

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To extend the supplemental security income benefits program to Guam and the United States Virgin Islands. [HB-582] [Social Security ] [Human Services ] [Disabilities ] [Senior Citizens ] [Poverty ]
Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to make residents of Guam and the Virgin Islands eligible to participate in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled under SSA title XVI.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Madeleine Bordallo Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 02/14/2011

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To convey certain submerged lands to the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes. [HB-581] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Real Estate ] [Water ] [International ]
Conveys to the U.S. Virgin Islands specified submerged lands in the area between the island of Saint Croix and the islands of Saint Thomas and Saint John. States that for purposes of U.S. laws, and except as otherwise provided by international law or any international agreement in force for the United States, the territorial waters of the U.S. Virgin Islands shall consist of all waters in the belt of the seas measured from the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast which is in direct contact with the open sea and the line marking (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Christensen Referred To The Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, And Insular Affairs. on 02/14/2011

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Castle Nugent National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2011 [HB-580] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Agriculture ] [Animals ] [Arts and Culture ] [Food ] [Science ] [Recreation ]
Castle Nugent National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2011 - Establishes the Castle Nugent National Historic Site on the island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, as a unit of the National Park System in order to preserve, protect, and interpret a Caribbean cultural landscape spanning over 300 years of agricultural use, significant archeological resources, an extensive barrier coral reef system, and other outstanding natural features. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands within the boundary of the Historic Site to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Christensen Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 02/14/2011

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To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of action plans aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes. [HB-579] [Energy ] [Climate Change ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Environmental ] [International ]
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to: (1) develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas (the American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) and Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau); and (2) assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing such plan. Requires such plan to include: (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 02/18/2011

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Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012 [HB-5652] [Agriculture ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Insurance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Water ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Taxes ] [Social Security ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Property Tax ] [Disaster Relief ]
Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012 - Title I: Agriculture - Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 2012 - (Sec. 102) Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to terminate the increase in the value of supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program) benefits for Puerto Rico and American Samoa on June 30, 2012. (Sec. 103) Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to limit categorical SNAP eligibility to households receiving specified other program benefits in cash. (Sec. 104) Eliminates (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Ryan Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 398. on 05/15/2012

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4605 Tutu Park Mall in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, as the "Kenneth Leslie Harmon Post Office". [HB-5567] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4605 Tutu Park Mall in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, as the "Kenneth Leslie Harmon Post Office."

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Christensen Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 05/08/2012

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Medicaid Payment Fairness to the Territories Act of 2012 [HB-5566] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Healthcare ] [Social Security ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Medicaid Payment Fairness to the Territories Act of 2012 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to tie the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, beginning in FY2013, to the highest FMAP applicable to any of the 50 states for the fiscal year involved.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Referred To The House Committee On Energy And Commerce. on 05/08/2012

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Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Fellowship Act [HB-512] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Student Loans ]
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 American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. Allows a fellow to receive either a specified stipend or academic credit toward graduation for participating in an internship. Defines a "qualified student" as a student who is a U.S. citizen, domiciled in American Samoa, the Commonwealth (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, And Insular Affairs. on 02/04/2011

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the increased limitation on the cover over of the tax on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. [HB-4374] [Taxes ] [Alcoholic Beverages ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2013 the increase in the amount of distilled spirits tax covered into the treasuries of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Pedro Pierluisi Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 04/17/2012

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To amend chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 to include Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the definition of State for the purposes of the trade adjustment assistance for workers program. [HB-4316] [Trade ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Economic Development ]
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the trade adjustment assistance for workers program to the U.S. territories of Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 04/09/2012

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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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