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.
Latest action · Jul 14, 2004 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 11, 2003
- Passed HouseNov 18, 2003
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(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.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 11, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Mar 11, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 11, 2003Markup May 7, 2003Reported May 20, 2003 |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Nov 19, 2003Hearings Jul 14, 2004 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2004Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
- Nov 19, 2003Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Nov 18, 2003Mr. Souder moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 18, 2003Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 11/19/2003 H11468-11469)
- Nov 18, 2003DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1189.
- Nov 18, 2003Passed/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)
- Nov 18, 2003Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 20, 2003Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-119.
- May 20, 2003Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 61.
- May 7, 2003Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 7, 2003Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Mar 17, 2003Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- Mar 11, 2003Introduced in House
- Mar 11, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2456 | Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU | Nov 25, 2003 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2362 | Donna M. Christensen D-VI | Nov 20, 2003 |
| House | Debate and remarks H11468, H11469Text printed H11468 | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS, Mark E. Souder R-IN | Nov 18, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 14, 2003H.R. 1189, A bill to increase the waiver requirement for certain local matching requirements for grants provided to American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the Commwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 7, 2003</p>
- May 14, 2003H.R. 1189, A bill to increase the waiver requirement for certain local matching requirements for grants provided to American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the Commwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposesCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 7, 2003
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 108-702 | ROYALTY ON SODA ASH; AMEND THE NATIONAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING ACT; GRANTS PROVIDED TO PACIFIC ISLAND TERRITORIES; AND VOTING RIGHTS OF THE ARMED FORCES49 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 14, 2004 |
| S. Hrg. 108-426 | THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT AND THE WORKFORCE: ISSUES FOR REAUTHORIZATION94 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Mar 4, 2004 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2003Referred in Senate
- Nov 18, 2003Engrossed in House
- May 20, 2003Reported in House
- Mar 11, 2003Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.