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| Bill | Title | Introduced | Status | Actions |
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| HR 6494 | Territories Health Equity Act of 2025 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 6065 | Farm to School Act of 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 5656 | To amend title 49, United States Code, to grant the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico eligibility to issue commercial driver's licenses, and for other purposes. Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 5409 | Territory Health Revitalization Act Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 5209 | HOPE for Haitian Prosperity Act of 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 4292 | To establish within the legislative branch a Congressional Task Force on Voting Rights of United States Citizen Residents of Territories of the United States. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HRES 360 | Expressing support for the designation of the last Tuesday of April each year as "APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease (AMKD) Awareness Day". Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1838 | Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1737 | To direct the Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress a report containing an assessment of the value, cost, and feasibility of a trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting the contiguous United States, the United States Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 368 | Territorial Tax Parity and Fairness Act Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 365 | Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 363 | Territorial Economic Recovery Act Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 362 | Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 367 | Territorial Tax Parity and Clarification Act Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 366 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to cover into the treasury of the Virgin Islands revenue from tax on fuel produced in the Virgin Islands and entered into the United States. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 364 | Territorial Tax Equity and Economic Growth Act of 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 10503 | REVIVE VI Act Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 10435 | HOPE for Haitian Prosperity Act of 2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 10147 | RECRUIT Act of 2024 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 10146 | Hire A Hero Act of 2024 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HRES 1124 | Expressing support for the designation of the last Tuesday of April each year as "APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease (AMKD) Awareness Day". Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 6308 | Farm to School Act of 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HRES 799 | Honoring the Virgin Islands National Guard on its 50th anniversary. Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| Amendment 448 | House Amendment 448 On agreeing to the Plaskett amendment (A013) Failed by recorded vote: 195 - 236 (Roll no. 472). | Not Agreed to (195-236) | View Bill Details | |
| Amendment 361 | House Amendment 361 On agreeing to the Plaskett amendment (A010) Failed by recorded vote: 203 - 231 (Roll no. 433). | Not Agreed to (203-231) | View Bill Details | |
| HR 5034 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2119 Market Square in Christiansted, St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, as the "Lieutenant General Samuel E. Ebbesen Post Office". Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 5035 | HOPE for Haitian Prosperity Act of 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 4351 | Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 3385 | To direct the Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress a report containing an assessment of the value, cost, and feasibility of a trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting the contiguous United States, the United States Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HRES 368 | Encouraging Americans to recognize the historical significance of Emancipation Day to the Virgin Islands of the United States and the Nation. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 3026 | To provide for the adoption of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands as the constitution of the United States Virgin Islands. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2254-2255) | Active | View Bill Details | |
| HR 3025 | To provide for no net increase in the total acreage of Federal land in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands. Subcommittee Hearings Held | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1196 | Don Young Restoration Grants for Coastlines and Fisheries Act of 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1055 | Territorial Economic Recovery Act Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1030 | To amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize the basic allowance for housing for members of the uniformed services in the Virgin Islands. Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1033 | Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1037 | Territorial Tax Parity and Clarification Act Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1039 | Territorial Tax Parity and Fairness Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1027 | Resiliency Enhancement Act of 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1029 | Territories Health Equity Act of 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1036 | Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1038 | 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. Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1031 | Insular Areas College Access Act Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1034 | Territorial Tax Equity and Economic Growth Act of 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1028 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1026 | To permit each of the territories of the United States to provide and furnish statues honoring their citizens for placement in Statuary Hall in the same manner as statues honoring citizens of the States are provided for placement in Statuary Hall. Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1035 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to cover into the treasury of the Virgin Islands revenue from tax on fuel produced in the Virgin Islands and entered into the United States. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1032 | To amend title 1, United States Code, to provide for a definition of the term "State" and to include territories therein, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| Amendment 66 | House Amendment 66 On agreeing to the Plaskett amendment (A065) Failed by recorded vote: 209 - 221 (Roll no. 86). (consideration: CR H465-466) | Not Agreed to (209-221) | View Bill Details | |
| HR 9250 | Territorial Tax Parity and Clarification Act Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 8889 | RICE Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HRES 1337 | Lauding Virgin Islanders for their perseverance, grit, and tenacity through major disasters attributable to Hurricanes Irma and Maria and Members of Congress for their support in accruing funding to support the Virgin Islands of the United States through these disasters. Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HRES 1168 | Reaffirming the economic partnership between the United States and the Caribbean nations and recognizing the need to strengthen trade and investment between the United States and the Caribbean nations, our "Third Border". Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | Active | View Bill Details | |
| HR 7726 | Inter-American Development Bank General Capital Increase Act of 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 7496 | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733. Received in the Senate. | Active | View Bill Details | |
| HRES 1047 | Reaffirming the economic partnership between the United States and the Caribbean nations and recognizing the need to strengthen trade and investment between the United States and the Caribbean nations, our "Third Border". Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 5460 | Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2022 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 312. | Active | View Bill Details | |
| Amendment 99 | House Amendment 99 On agreeing to the Plaskett amendment (A003) Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 190 (Roll no. 270). | Agreed to (235-190) | View Bill Details | |
| HR 4329 | Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 4282 | Food and Nutrition Education in Schools Act of 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| Amendment 56 | House Amendment 56 By unanimous consent, the Plaskett amendment was withdrawn. | Agreed to by Unanimous Consent | View Bill Details | |
| HR 3434 | Territories Health Equity Act of 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 2053 | Resiliency Enhancement Act of 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1768 | Farm to School Act of 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1428 | Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1424 | St. Croix National Heritage Area Act Subcommittee Hearings Held. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1425 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1431 | Hire A Hero Act of 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1426 | Territorial Economic Recovery Act Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1427 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain bona fide residents of the Virgin Islands who are shareholders of corporations organized under the laws of the Virgin Islands are not treated as United States persons for purposes of determining certain inclusions in gross income with respect to such corporations. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1421 | Territories College Access Act Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1429 | Territorial Tax Equity and Economic Growth Act of 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1430 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to cover into the treasury of the Virgin Islands revenue from tax on fuel produced in the Virgin Islands and entered into the United States. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1422 | To permit each of the territories of the United States to provide and furnish statues honoring their citizens for placement in Statuary Hall in the same manner as statues honoring citizens of the States are provided for placement in Statuary Hall. Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1423 | To amend title 1, United States Code, to provide for a definition of the term "State" and to include territories therein, and for other purposes. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1420 | To amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize the basic allowance for housing for members of the uniformed services in the Virgin Islands. Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 660 | Shovel-Ready Restoration Grants for Coastlines and Fisheries Act of 2021 Committee Hearings Held. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HRES 1177 | Honoring the life and achievement of John Robert Thompson Jr., the legendary Georgetown University men's basketball coach. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 8345 | Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 6648 | Territorial Economic Recovery Act Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| Amendment 785 | House Amendment 785 On agreeing to the Plaskett amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote. | Agreed to by Voice Vote | View Bill Details | |
| HR 5756 | Resiliency Enhancement Act of 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 522. | Active | View Bill Details | |
| HR 5747 | St. Croix National Heritage Area Act Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| Amendment 739 | House Amendment 739 On agreeing to the Plaskett amendment (A013) Agreed to by voice vote. | Agreed to by Voice Vote | View Bill Details | |
| HR 5486 | Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 4198 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to cover into the treasury of the Virgin Islands revenue from tax on gasoline refined in the Virgin Islands and entered into the United States. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 2814 | To amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize the basic allowance for housing for members of the uniformed services in the Virgin Islands. Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| Amendment 136 | House Amendment 136 On agreeing to the Plaskett amendment (A020) Agreed to by voice vote. | Agreed to by Voice Vote | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1699 | To amend the Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act to extend the expiration date of the Commission, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1354 | Territories Health Equity Act of 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1353 | LWCF Parity for Territories and DC Act Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 1352 | Federal School Meals Parity Act Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 407 | Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 409 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 408 | Sustainable Pension Plan Act of 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 406 | To amend title 1, United States Code, to provide for a definition of the term "State" and to include territories therein, and for other purposes. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 413 | Hire A Hero Act of 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 412 | Territorial Tax Equity and Economic Growth Act of 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 411 | Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details | |
| HR 410 | Territorial Economic Growth and Recovery Act of 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | In Committee | View Bill Details |
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