Recognizing and celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Virgin Islands becoming a part of the United States.
Latest action · May 22, 2013 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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- IntroducedMay 22, 2013
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Recognizes the 100th anniversary of the Virgin Islands becoming a part of the United States.
Encourages the Department of the Interior to lead the federal effort to commemorate this centennial.
Expresses appreciation for the years of strong U.S.-Danish diplomatic relations.
Encourages the Archivist of the United States to cooperate with Denmark and the U.S. Virgin Islands in digitizing the historic records of the Virgin Islands and making them accessible to the people of the Virgin Islands in research facilities on all three major Virgin Islands.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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- May 22, 2013Introduced in House
- May 22, 2013Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Caribbean area
- Commemorative events and holidays
- Denmark
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Europe
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Historical and cultural resources
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- U.S. history
- Virgin Islands
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- May 22, 2013Introduced in House
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