Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2007
Latest action · Jun 11, 2008 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
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.
- IntroducedJan 12, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2007 - 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. Signatures ran from Jan 12, 2007 to Sep 17, 2007, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Original | Jan 12, 2007 |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Sep 17, 2007 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2008Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
- Feb 15, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-17.
- Feb 15, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 42.
- Jan 31, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jan 12, 2007Introduced in Senate
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2705 | Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2007 | Related bill | Nov 14, 2007 |
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 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2007Reported to Senate
- Jan 12, 2007Introduced in Senate
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.