Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2005
Latest action · Sep 29, 2006 Held at the desk.
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.
- IntroducedOct 6, 2005
- Passed SenateSep 29, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2005 - Amends the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 with respect to the provision of emergency and disaster assistance through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Provides with respect to the Republic of Palau that: (1) students from Micronesia and the Marshall Islands attending universities or colleges in Palau shall remain eligible for specified higher education assistance; and (2) government, institutions, and people of Palau shall be eligible for education assistance through FY2009 that they were eligible for in FY2003.
Provides for the continuation of legal services to the citizens of Micronesia, Palau, and the Marshall Islands legally residing in the United States (including territories and possessions).
Authorizes Micronesia, Palau, and the Marshall Islands to transmit videotaped programming.
Authorizes the government of Palau to deposit the payment otherwise payable to the U.S. government under P.L. 101-219 (a law concerning the implementation of the Palau Compact of Free Association and insular area matters) into a trust fund if: (1) trust fund earnings are expended solely for maintenance of the road system constructed pursuant to the Compact of Free Association between the U.S. government and the government of Palau; and (2) the trust fund is established and operated pursuant to an agreement between the U.S. government and the government of Palau.
Provides that in the U.S.-RMI Compact (Marshall Islands), the U.S.-FSM Compact (Micronesia), and their respective trust fund subsidiary agreements, for the purposes of taxation by the United States or its subsidiary jurisdictions, the term "state" means state, territory, or the District of Columbia.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 6, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Oct 6, 2005 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Oct 6, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Oct 6, 2005Hearings Oct 25, 2005Markup Mar 15, 2006Reported Apr 20, 2006 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2006Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10532-10534; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S10532-10533)
- Sep 29, 2006Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S10534)
- Sep 29, 2006Received in the House.
- Sep 29, 2006Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 29, 2006Held at the desk.
- Apr 20, 2006Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici under authority of the order of the Senate of 04/07/2006 with amendments. With written report No. 109-237.
- Apr 20, 2006Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 399.
- Mar 15, 2006Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Oct 25, 2005Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-291.
- Oct 6, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Oct 6, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 10/07/2005 S11222)
- Oct 6, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure introduced: CR 10/7/2005 S11222-11223)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11222–S11224Text printed S11222 | Jeff Bingaman D-NM, Pete V. Domenici R-NM (text) | Oct 6, 2005 |
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
- Mar 27, 2006S. 1830, Compacts on Free Association Amendments Act of 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 15, 2006</p>
- Mar 27, 2006S. 1830, Compacts on Free Association Amendments Act of 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 15, 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-291 | REPEAL ACT OF MAY 26, 1936, PERTAINING TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS; AMEND COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION AMENDMENTS ACT; AND CONVEY SUBMERGED LAND TO COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS40 pages | — | Oct 25, 2005 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 5109 | To improve the bill. | Pete V. Domenici R-NM | Amendment SA 5109 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Cable television
- Copyright
- Disaster relief
- East Asia
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Emergency Management
- Federal aid to education
- Government trust funds
- Higher education
- Highway finance
- Highway maintenance
- Intellectual property
- International Affairs
- Jurisdiction
- Law
- Legal services
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia
- Palau Islands
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Student aid
- Transportation and Public Works
- Treaties
- Video tape recording
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2006Engrossed in Senate
- Apr 20, 2006Reported to Senate
- Oct 6, 2005Introduced in Senate
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