Tag: United States Congress
Puerto Rico Status Act approved by the US House of...
Posted by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Dec 15, 2022 | 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 |
Cutting funding for science can have consequences for the economy, US technological competitiveness
by The Conversation | Feb 18, 2025 | Economy, Federal Government, Science and Environment | 0 |
By Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona America has...
Read MoreUS Department of Justice responds to call to condemn Insular Cases
by Layla Richman | Jul 23, 2024 | Courts, Federal Government | 0 |
In April, 43 members of the United States Congress signed a letter for the US Department of...
Read MoreMembers of Congress and civil rights groups call on US Department of Justice to denounce Insular Cases
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Apr 17, 2024 | Congress, Courts, Federal Government, Headlines, Status | 0 |
A bipartisan group of 43 House and Senate leaders is calling on the United States Department of...
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#TBT: February 1, 2024
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Feb 1, 2024 | American Samoa, Congress, Federal Government, History | 0 |
On February 20, the Ratification Act of 1929 was enacted to authorize the ratification of the...
Read MoreMoylan pledges to fight for compensation for radiation survivors in Guam
by Aamir Jamil | Dec 11, 2023 | Congress, Federal Government, Guam, Military | 0 |
As the United States House of Representatives continues to negotiate the National Defense...
Read MorePlaskett introduces legislation to adopt the Revised Organic Act and its amendments as the US Virgin Islands Constitution
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | May 3, 2023 | Congress, Corrections, Headlines, Status, United States Virgin Islands | 3 |
United States Virgin Islands Delegate Stacey E. Plaskett (D) has introduced legislation to adopt...
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#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 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 MoreDelegate Amata Coleman Radewagen announces nominees to the service academies for 2024
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Jan 30, 2024 | American Samoa, Congress | 0 |
Delegate Uifa’atali Amata Coleman Radewagen has announced the nominations of 13 students from...
Read MoreJennifer Gonzalez-Colon to challenge Pedro Pierluisi for New Progressive Party gubernatorial nomination
by Lahari Lingam | Oct 10, 2023 | Elections, Puerto Rico | 0 |
Puerto Rico’s current Resident Commissioner, Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon (R), will challenge the...
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#TBT: April 20, 2023
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Apr 20, 2023 | Guam, History, Puerto Rico | 0 |
On April 20, 1898, President William McKinley (R) signed a Joint Resolution for war with Spain,...
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