Category: Congress
Pacific territories’ role in national security discussed in US House subcommittee hearing
American Samoa Delegate Amata Coleman Radewagen (R) recently took part in an oversight hearing of...
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Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner criticizes statehood lobbying efforts citing questionable numbers
From the floor of the United States House of Representatives, Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner,...
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Northern Mariana Islands Delegate King-Hinds joins Congressional Hispanic Conference in urging Speaker Johnson not to cut essential program funding
Delegate Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R) of the Northern Mariana Islands recently joined members of the...
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#TBT: February 13, 2025
On February 25, 1927, the United States Congress passed S 2770, an act to confer United States...
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Radewagen-backed forestry bill passed by US House
Delegate Uifa’atali Amata Coleman Radewagen (R) of American Samoa welcomed the United States House...
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Sablan re-introduces Insular Mid-decade Census Act
On October 27, 2024, Delegate Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D) of the Northern Mariana Islands...
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US House committee moves to curtail drug usage and transport in the Caribbean
On September 18, the United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability passed the...
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Clash between conservation and culture over NOAA reclassification of Guam giant clams
A recent proposal from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has placed six...
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US Department of the Interior funding for the US territories passes the House
The United States House of Representatives approved the Department of the Interior, Environment,...
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American Samoa sets a new precedent as it seeks autonomy over constitutional changes
Last year, Delegate Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R) of American Samoa, proposed resolution HR...
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US House Committee on Natural Resources holds hearing on statistical inequity in territories
“Data gaps make it challenging to efficiently plan and implement policy. Inaccurate or...
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2025 Defense budget addresses critical territory needs
The United States House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on...
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