Category: Congress
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Posted by Thomas Cole | Aug 4, 2022 | Congress, Courts, Headlines, Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |
Puerto Rico Status Act passes committee, but faces...
Posted by Aamir Jamil | Jul 28, 2022 | Congress, Headlines, Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |
Consensus in the US House: Puerto Rico Status Act ...
Posted by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | May 19, 2022 | Congress, Headlines, Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |
Justices suggest that Congress has leeway to exclu...
Posted by SCOTUSblog | Nov 10, 2021 | Congress, Courts, Headlines, Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |
The Northern Mariana Islands added the US House’s ...
Posted by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Jul 4, 2018 | Congress, Context of islands, Headlines | 0 |

#TBT: February 13, 2025
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Feb 13, 2025 | Congress, History, United States Virgin Islands | 0 |
On February 25, 1927, the United States Congress passed S 2770, an act to confer United States...
Read MoreRadewagen-backed forestry bill passed by US House
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Jan 27, 2025 | Congress | 0 |
Delegate Uifa’atali Amata Coleman Radewagen (R) of American Samoa welcomed the United States House...
Read MoreSablan re-introduces Insular Mid-decade Census Act
by Bryce Leiberman | Nov 20, 2024 | American Samoa, Congress, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, United States Virgin Islands | 0 |
On October 27, 2024, Delegate Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D) of the Northern Mariana Islands...
Read MoreUS House committee moves to curtail drug usage and transport in the Caribbean
by Ellie Keum | Oct 18, 2024 | Congress, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands | 0 |
On September 18, the United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability passed the...
Read MoreClash between conservation and culture over NOAA reclassification of Guam giant clams
by Bryce Leiberman | Sep 24, 2024 | Congress, Federal Government, Guam, Science and Environment | 0 |
A recent proposal from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has placed six...
Read MoreUS Department of the Interior funding for the US territories passes the House
by Ellie Keum | Sep 17, 2024 | Congress, Federal Government | 0 |
The United States House of Representatives approved the Department of the Interior, Environment,...
Read MoreAmerican Samoa sets a new precedent as it seeks autonomy over constitutional changes
by Harper Godsey | Aug 21, 2024 | American Samoa, Congress, Federal Government | 0 |
Last year, Delegate Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R) of American Samoa, proposed resolution HR...
Read MoreUS House Committee on Natural Resources holds hearing on statistical inequity in territories
by Bryce Leiberman | Jul 16, 2024 | Congress | 0 |
“Data gaps make it challenging to efficiently plan and implement policy. Inaccurate or...
Read More2025 Defense budget addresses critical territory needs
by Harper Godsey | Jul 5, 2024 | Congress, Federal Government, Military | 0 |
The United States House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on...
Read MoreUS House shelves Radiation Exposure Compensation Act renewal
by Sanjana Dhanwantri | Jul 1, 2024 | Congress, Guam | 1 |
The United States House of Representatives Committee on Rules killed an effort by Delegate James...
Read MoreSablan, Congress seek Navy report on Tinian Port
by Ellie Keum | Jun 24, 2024 | Congress, Federal Government, Military, Northern Mariana Islands | 0 |
The United States House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations requested that the US Navy...
Read MoreA two-sided story: The approval of A Stronger Workforce for America Act by the US House
by Bryce Leiberman | May 1, 2024 | American Samoa, Congress, Northern Mariana Islands | 0 |
“HR 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act re-envisions a workforce development system...
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