To create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands.
Latest action · Sep 23, 2004 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedNov 21, 2003
- Passed HouseSep 22, 2004
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 7, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
(Sec. 1) Requires the Governor of the Virgin Islands to appoint a Chief Financial Officer, with the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, from a list required by this Act. States that if: (1) the Legislature has not confirmed a nominee within 90 days the Governor shall appoint an Acting Chief Financial Officer until the Legislature consents to a Chief Financial Officer; and (2) a Chief Financial Officer has not been appointed within 180 days the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission shall appoint from such list an Acting Chief Financial Officer until a Chief Financial Officer is appointed.
Sets forth the Chief Financial Officer's duties, including: (1) assumption of the functions and authority of the Office of Management and Budget; and (2) budget and financial management systems oversight.
Transfers the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to the Chief Financial Officer. Alters the position of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to that of the Deputy Chief Financial Officer. Implements such changes for a five-year period.
(Sec. 2) Establishes the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission to recommend at least three candidates for the Chief Financial Officer position. Terminates the Commission 210 days after its first meeting.
(Sec. 3) Authorizes appropriations for the installation of a Financial Management System, including appropriate computer hardware and software, to the Government of the Virgin Islands. States that such system shall be available to the Chief Financial Officer, and five years after the date of enactment of this Act, to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget of the Virgin Islands.
(Sec. 5) States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit the Governor and Legislature of the Virgin Islands to delegate or otherwise alter the powers and authority of the Office of Management and Budget established under the laws of the Virgin Islands.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Nov 21, 2003Hearings Jun 16, 2004Markup Jul 14, 2004Reported Sep 7, 2004 |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 23, 2004 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2004Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Sep 22, 2004Mr. Neugebauer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 22, 2004Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7397-7399)
- Sep 22, 2004DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3589.
- Sep 22, 2004Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7397-7398)
- Sep 22, 2004Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 7, 2004Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-645.
- Sep 7, 2004Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 389.
- Jul 14, 2004Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 14, 2004Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 16, 2004Committee Hearings Held.
- Dec 4, 2003Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- Nov 23, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2426)
- Nov 21, 2003Introduced in House
- Nov 21, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7397–H7399Text printed H7397 | Donna M. Christensen D-VI, Nick J. Rahall II D-WV, Randy Neugebauer R-TX | Sep 22, 2004 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2426 | Donna M. Christensen D-VI | Nov 23, 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
- Jul 27, 2004H.R. 3589, A bill to create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on July 14, 2004</p>
- Jul 27, 2004H.R. 3589, A bill to create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin IslandsCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on July 14, 2004
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-97 | H.R. 3589, TO CREATE THE OFFICE OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.72 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jun 16, 2004 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Budget deficits
- Chief financial officers
- Computer software
- Computers
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electronic government information
- Executive reorganization
- Federal-territorial relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Governors
- Local budgets
- Management information systems
- Planning-programming-budgeting
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sunset legislation
- Virgin Islands
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2004Referred in Senate
- Sep 22, 2004Engrossed in House
- Sep 7, 2004Reported in House
- Nov 21, 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.