To increase the waiver requirement for certain local matching requirements for grants provided to American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-1189
Sponsor: Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large]
Introduced: 2003-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: American Samoa
Economics and Public Finance
Federal-territorial relations
Grants-in-aid
Guam
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Northern Mariana Islands
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Amends Federal law to require U.S. agencies with respect to the award of grants to American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands to waive: (1) the entire local matching fund requirement, if any, for grants of $500,000 or less (including in-kind contributions); and (2) $500,000 of any local matching fund requirement for grants of more than $500,000 (including in-kind contributions).
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to specified congressional committees on the results of a study of the implementation of amendments made by this Act.
action_date: 2003-05-20
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends Federal law to require U.S. agencies with respect to the award of grants to American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands to waive: (1) the entire local matching fund requirement, if any, for grants of $500,000 or less (including in-kind contributions); and (2) $500,000 of any local matching fund requirement for grants of more than $500,000 (including in-kind contributions).
 
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to specified congressional committees on the results of a study of the implementation of amendments made by this Act.
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends Federal law to require U.S. agencies with respect to the award of grants to American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands to waive: (1) the entire local matching fund requirement, if any, for grants of $500,000 or less (including in-kind contributions); and (2) $500,000 of any local matching fund requirement for grants of more than $500,000 (including in-kind contributions).
 
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to specified congressional committees on the results of a study of the implementation of amendments made by this Act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-14
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
action_date: 2003-11-19
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 11/19/2003 H11468)
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 11/19/2003 H11468)
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1189.
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 11/19/2003 H11468-11469)
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: Mr. Souder moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2003-05-20
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 61.
action_date: 2003-05-20
text: Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-119.
action_date: 2003-05-20
text: Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-119.
action_date: 2003-05-07
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2003-05-07
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2003-03-17
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Introduced in House