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Bill

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to cover into the treasury of the Virgin Islands revenue from tax on fuel produced in the Virgin Islands and entered into the United States.

House

Amend the Internal Revenue Code to deposit into the Virgin Islands treasury federal tax revenue from fuel produced there and brought into the United States

Latest action: Mon Jan 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To direct the Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress a report containing an assessment of the value, cost, and feasibility of a trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting the contiguous United States, the United States Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria.

House

Require a congressional report assessing the feasibility, value, cost, and security implications of a trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable linking the contiguous United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria

Latest action: Tue Jun 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2025

House

Authorizes DHS to extend the existing visa waiver program to eligible foreign nationals entering the U.S. Virgin Islands for short visits

Latest action: Mon Jan 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Recognizing the eighth anniversary of Hurricane Maria's destruction of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.

House

Recognizes the eighth anniversary of Hurricane Maria's destruction in Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands

Latest action: Wed Sep 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the temporary increase in limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

House

Extends the temporary higher limit on covered-over distilled spirits tax revenues for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands under the Internal Revenue Code

Latest action: Fri Feb 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the temporary increase in limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Senate

Extend the temporary higher limit on cover over payments from distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands under the Internal Revenue Code

Latest action: Mon Jun 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To amend title 49, United States Code, to grant the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico eligibility to issue commercial driver's licenses, and for other purposes.

House

Makes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands eligible to issue commercial driver's licenses under federal standards and sets compliance consequences

Latest action: Mon Dec 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christiansted National Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as the "Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand".

House

Designates the Christiansted Bandstand at Christiansted National Historic Site in St. Croix as the Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand

Latest action: Wed Jul 22 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, as the "Sergeant First Class Floyd E. Lake Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic".

House

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Latest action: Wed Jul 22 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands, as the "Lieutenant Colonel David C. Canegata III Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic".

House

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Latest action: Wed Jul 22 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Territorial Tax Parity and Fairness Act

House

Exempts bona fide Virgin Islands residents from including certain Virgin Islands sourced subpart F income in U.S. federal gross income

Latest action: Mon Jan 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act

House

Require public colleges in federal student aid programs to charge in-state tuition and fees to eligible U.S. national students from Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Latest action: Mon Mar 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act

Senate

Requires the national drug control strategy to include a Caribbean border counternarcotics strategy covering drug trafficking and related violent crime affecting Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Latest action: Wed Feb 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

REVIVE VI Act

House

Allows certain U.S. shareholders to exclude qualified Virgin Islands service income from GILTI calculations for federal tax purposes and directs IRS guidance

Latest action: Fri Jan 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Territorial Economic Recovery Act

House

Excludes certain controlled foreign corporation income earned through active business in U.S. territories from GILTI tax calculations

Latest action: Mon Jan 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

TRAVEL Act of 2025

House

Authorize the VA to deploy traveling physicians for up to one year to deliver veterans health care in U.S. territories and possessions, with coordination and bonus requirements

Latest action: Tue Sep 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2025

House

Modifies tax sourcing rules for income from U.S. territories so income is treated as U.S.-sourced or effectively connected only when tied to a U.S. office or fixed place of business

Latest action: Mon Jan 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Territorial Tax Equity and Economic Growth Act of 2025

House

Lowers residency thresholds and changes territorial income sourcing rules for U.S. federal tax treatment of income from U.S. territories

Latest action: Mon Jan 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Healthy Moms and Babies Act

Senate

Establishes Medicaid and CHIP maternal health programs and requirements, including coordinated maternity care, telehealth expansion, workforce measures, and federal guidance

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Territorial Tax Parity and Clarification Act

House

Amends federal tax law to create parity and clarify tax treatment for U.S. territorial taxation

Latest action: Mon Jan 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Censuring and condemning Delegate Stacey Plaskett and removing her from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for conduct that reflects discreditably on the House of Representatives for colluding with convicted felony sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a congressional hearing.

House

Censures and condemns Delegate Stacey Plaskett and removes her from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence over specified conduct during a congressional hearing

Latest action: Tue Nov 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Senate

Appropriates FY2026 funding for the Department of the Interior, EPA, the Forest Service, Indian Health Service, and related environmental and cultural agencies, while setting limits on how those funds may be used

Latest action: Thu Jul 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Appropriates FY2026 funding for Interior, EPA, Indian Health Service, Forest Service, and related environmental and cultural agencies, while setting conditions on the use of those funds

Latest action: Thu Jul 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds FY2026 commerce, justice, science, energy and water, interior, and environmental programs while setting limits on how those appropriations may be used

Latest action: Fri Jan 23 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

Senate

Authorize Coast Guard operations and programs for fiscal year 2025 under maritime transportation policy

Latest action: Mon Mar 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

House

Authorize Coast Guard programs and activities for fiscal year 2025, covering maritime operations and agency functions

Latest action: Wed Jul 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

House

Implement reconciliation under title II of H. Con. Res. 14 through an enacted budget reconciliation measure

Latest action: Fri Jul 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To waive certain provisions in the case of an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

House

Prohibits FEMA from applying Buy American requirements to certain emergency declaration purchases or contracts in Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Latest action: Fri Jan 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)