Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act
Latest action · Sep 29, 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-224.
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.
- IntroducedJun 2, 2015
- Passed HouseApr 26, 2016
- Passed SenateSep 20, 2016
- To the PresidentSep 26, 2016
- Became lawSep 29, 2016Public Law 114-224
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 12, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act
(Sec. 2) This bill establishes the Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission to carry out activities to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the date the U.S. Virgin Islands became an unincorporated U.S. territory.
(Sec. 7) The Commission shall report annually to the President and Congress on Commission revenue and expenditures, including a list of each gift, bequest, or devise worth more than $250, and the identity of the donor.
(Sec. 8) The Inspector General of the Department of the Interior may audit the Commission, making the results available to Congress and the public.
(Sec. 10) The Commission shall terminate on September 30, 2018, or at an earlier date determined by the Commission after submitting its final report to Congress.
(Sec. 11) No federal funds are authorized or may be obligated to carry out this Act.
Cosponsors 76
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 16, 2015 to Jul 13, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Curt Clawson | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Jul 13, 2015 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jun 2, 2015Markup Mar 1, 2016Reported Apr 12, 2016 |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 27, 2016Markup Jul 13, 2016Reported Aug 30, 2016 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2016Signed by President.
- Sep 29, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-224.
- Sep 26, 2016Presented to President.
- Sep 21, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 20, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5911)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5911 | Steve Daines R-MT | Sep 20, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1979–H1981Text printed H1979 | Jason Chaffetz R-UT, Stacey E. Plaskett D-VI | Apr 26, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3905 | Stacey E. Plaskett D-VI | Jun 4, 2015 |
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 reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Aug 9, 2016H.R. 2615, Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 13, 2016
- Mar 18, 2016H.R. 2615, Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission ActAs ordered reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 1, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 87, June 2, 2015, page H3758.
CRS reports 5
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 5
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40076 | Congressional Commissions: Overview and Considerations for Congress | Report | Jan 21, 2026 |
| R41425 | Commemorative Commissions: Overview, Structure, and Funding | Report | Feb 2, 2023 |
| R45328 | Designing Congressional Commissions: Background and Considerations for Congress | Report | May 2, 2022 |
| R45826 | Congressional Commissions: Funding and Expenditures Archived | Report | Jul 24, 2019 |
| R44581 | Trafficking in Persons and U.S. Foreign Policy Responses in the 114th Congress Archived | Report | Aug 5, 2016 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Aug 30, 2016Reported to Senate
- Apr 27, 2016Referred in Senate
- Apr 26, 2016Engrossed in House
- Apr 12, 2016Reported in House
- Jun 2, 2015Introduced 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.
