H.R. 8327 is a bill introduced in the House of Representatives that aims to change the way Medicaid funding is handled in U.S. territories. The bill proposes a system to redistribute any unused Medicaid funding caps from one territory to another that faces a shortfall in...
H.R. 8327 is a plan to let U.S. territories like the Virgin Islands and Guam share extra Medicaid money if some territories don't use all their funds, helping those that need more for healthcare.
H. RES. 1097 supports the designation of March as National CHamoru Heritage and Culture Month. The resolution recognizes the CHamoru people as the indigenous inhabitants of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands and highlights their contributions throughout history, including...
In March, people are encouraged to celebrate CHamoru Heritage and Culture Month, which is about honoring the CHamoru people, the original people from Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, for their important contributions and traditions.
H. R. 7260, titled the "Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa College Access Act," aims to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to help students from the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa. It creates a program where these students can have more options by providing financial...
The bill wants to help kids from the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa go to college by giving them extra money to pay for school, so they have more choices and don't have to pay extra just because they live far away. But, there are worries about whether there will be enough money for everyone who needs it and if the rules are clear enough to make sure the money is used fairly.
H.R. 9638 proposes changes to the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. It aims to update the definition of "State" within the Act to include the Northern Mariana Islands and the American Samoa more explicitly. The bill seeks to enhance criminal justice support...
H.R. 9638 is a bill that wants to make sure that two places, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, are treated the same as other states in a law about crime control. This means they would get the same help and rules for handling crimes.
H. R. 8786, known as the “Pacific Island Flight Alternatives Act of 2024” or “PIFAA,” aims to enable certain foreign air carriers from Japan, the Philippines, and the Republic of Korea to stop in Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands during international flights that pass...
The bill is like allowing special airplanes from Japan, the Philippines, and South Korea to make a quick stop in places like Guam, kind of like when you stop for a snack on a road trip without changing the trip itself. This is to help people travel easier and make plane tickets less expensive to far-away islands.
H.R. 9128 aims to modify the Social Security Act to identify certain hospitals in U.S. territories like the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islands as "territorial safety net hospitals." This designation allows these hospitals to receive higher...
H.R. 9128 wants to make sure hospitals in special U.S. places like Guam and the Virgin Islands get paid a bit more for helping people, so they can take better care of everyone. It also wants to give them help buying medicines at lower prices!
H.R. 10054 aims to amend title 13 of the United States Code to require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a mid-decade population census for the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This mid-decade census will occur every 10 years...
The Insular Area Mid-decade Census Act is a plan to count the number of people living in four U.S. territories, like Guam, every ten years starting in 2035, to make sure there is good information about how many people live there.
H. R. 10128, known as the "Court Improvement Equity Act," aims to authorize grants to be given to the highest courts of certain jurisdictions like Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. These grants are meant to help these courts assess and improve how they...
H.R. 10128 is like giving some special islands extra money to make sure their courts do a better job of helping kids find safe and happy homes when they're in foster care or need to be adopted. The plan tells the leaders in charge how to use the money wisely, but it needs to say exactly how much money there is and what happens if the rules aren't followed.
H. R. 9407 aims to amend title 49 of the United States Code to make it easier for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands to qualify for essential air service. The bill proposes to change existing regulations that currently only provide exceptions to Alaska and Hawaii. By...
The bill wants to change the rules so that Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands can get important airplane services more easily, similar to how Alaska and Hawaii do now. This means people living there might get better airplanes to take them where they need to go.
H. R. 9453 proposes to change title 10 of the United States Code to promote business with certain small businesses in the Pacific Insular Areas, which include the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam. The bill allows the Secretary of Defense to give additional...
H. R. 9453 is a rule that wants big companies working for the government to get extra money if they hire small businesses from certain Pacific Islands, but they have to follow special rules to get this money.
H.R. 9318 proposes changes to the Older Americans Act of 1965 to increase funding available for community service opportunities for seniors in Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The bill seeks to adjust percentages in funding...
H.R. 9318 wants to give extra money to places like Guam and the Virgin Islands to help older people get jobs and do things in their communities, but it doesn't explain how they decided on the new amounts or the effects of the changes.
H. R. 9127 aims to change the Public Health Service Act to allow territorial hospitals that provide a significant amount of care to low-income patients to qualify for the 340B drug discount program. This means hospitals in U.S. territories like the Northern Mariana Islands,...
H. R. 9127 wants to help hospitals in faraway U.S. places like islands get cheaper medicine if they help lots of people who don't have much money. This change would let them buy medicines at a discount, just like some hospitals in the main part of the country.
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