On Record (16)
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CommerceAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsPerformance measurementPublic contracts and procurementSmall Business AdministrationSmall business
Small Business Contracting and Acquisition Programs Efficiency Act of 2016 or the SB CAPE Act of 2016 This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to initiate a review of the Office of Government Contracting and Business Development (OGCBD) of the Small Business Administration (SBA). This review shall examine: the extent to which SBA personnel who carry out certain procurement …
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Transportation and Public WorksAmerican SamoaAviation and airports
This bill permits foreign aircraft to provide and sustain air commerce in American Samoa between the islands of Tutuila and Manu'a.
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Armed Forces and National SecurityAdvisory bodiesEmployment and training programsHigher educationLicensing and registrationsStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaUser charges and feesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans Education Enhancement Act of 2016 This bill revises the fee that is deducted from a veteran's education entitlement under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Post-9/11 educational assistance program from a monthly to a prorated fee for: (1) certain license and certification tests, and (2) national tests. The Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education is extended through December 31, 2021. …
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Public Lands and Natural Resources
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act TITLE I--NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES Subtitle A--North Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation (Sec. 102) This bill authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to promulgate regulations to implement U.S. participation in the North Pacific …
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Commerce
Parity for HUBZone Appeals Act of 2021 This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to authorize its Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) to decide all appeals from formal protest determinations in connection with the status of a HUBZone small business. A HUBZone small business is a small business in a historically underutilized business zone. Currently, HUBZone status appeals …
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Government Operations and Politics
This bill repeals the statute that prevents the people of American Samoa from approving amendments or modifications to the constitution of that territory.
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Public Lands and Natural ResourcesAustraliaCivil actions and liabilityFijiFishesInternational law and treatiesKiribatiLaw enforcement administration and fundingLicensing and registrationsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarshall IslandsMicronesiaNauruNew ZealandPacific OceanPalauPapua New GuineaSamoaSolomon IslandsTonga
South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act of 2023This bill revises federal requirements for U.S. commercial fishing vessels operating in the South Pacific. The changes reflect amendments to the South Pacific Tuna Treaty that were agreed to at Nadi, Fiji, on December 3, 2016. The treaty details mutual obligations of the United States and 16 Pacific Island countries when U.S. fishing vessels …
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Public Lands and Natural ResourcesAmerican SamoaCongressional oversightU.S. territories and protectorates
This act repeals the statute that prevents the people of American Samoa from approving amendments or modifications to the constitution of that territory. Under that statute, an act of Congress is required for such an amendment or modification.
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Foreign Trade and International FinanceTrade secrets and economic espionage
This bill revises the statement of U.S. policy regarding export controls to include protecting trade secrets.Specifically, the bill revises the statement of policy of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to include protecting the trade secrets of the United States, its people, and its industrial base related to items subject to export control or when the subject of foreign …
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Emergency Management
This bill prohibits the Federal Emergency Management Agency from requiring the application of the Buy American requirements (requirements for the use of goods mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States) with respect to purchases made or contracts issued by Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, or the U.S. Virgin Islands in the case of an emergency declaration.
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Public-private cooperationGovernment Operations and PoliticsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTax-exempt organizationsExecutive agency funding and structure
Empowering Nonprofits ActThis bill reduces cost-sharing requirements for grants directly awarded to certain nonprofit organizations for the five years following the bill's enactment. Eligible nonprofit organizations are those located in a U.S. state (including the District of Columbia or a U.S. commonwealth, territory, or possession) or federally recognized Indian tribe that has more than 20% of individuals living below the …
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Taxation
This bill permanently extends the American Samoa economic development tax credit, effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2021.Under current law, certain qualified domestic corporations may be entitled to a tax credit for a percentage of qualified American Samoa wages, allocable employee fringe benefits, and depreciation allowances related to qualified American Samoa tangible property. However, under current law, the …
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Immigration
This bill waives certain requirements for U.S. nationals applying for citizenship. Currently, individuals born in an outlying possession (i.e., American Samoa or Swains Island) are U.S. nationals but do not automatically acquire citizenship through birth in an outlying possession. Under this bill, a U.S. national who otherwise qualifies may become a citizen upon establishing residence and physical presence in a …
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Public Lands and Natural ResourcesCivil actions and liabilityLicensing and registrationsFishesMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesInternational law and treatiesLaw enforcement administration and fundingAustraliaPacific OceanFijiKiribatiMarshall IslandsMicronesiaNauruNew ZealandPalauPapua New GuineaSamoaSolomon IslandsTonga
South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act of 2025This bill revises federal requirements for U.S. commercial fishing vessels operating in the South Pacific. The changes reflect amendments to the South Pacific Tuna Treaty that were agreed to at Nadi, Fiji, on December 3, 2016. The treaty details mutual obligations of the United States and 16 Pacific Island countries when U.S. fishing vessels …
