Legislative subject term
Virgin Islands
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72 bills carry this term in the covered Congresses.
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- H.R. 9770 (119th) Jul 22, 2026
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.
Received in the Senate.
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 599.
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Healthy Moms and Babies Act
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
- H.R. 6472 (119th) Mar 9, 2026
Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- H.R. 6938 (119th) Jan 23, 2026
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-74.
- H.Res. 888 (119th) Nov 18, 2025
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.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.R. 5371 (119th) Nov 12, 2025
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-37.
- S. 2882 (119th) Oct 9, 2025
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
Motion by Senator Schumer to reconsider, under the order of 10/9/2025, not having voted on the prevailing side, the vote by which the third cloture motion on the motion to proceed to S. 2882 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 557) entered in Senate.
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Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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.
- H.R. 3400 (119th) Sep 16, 2025
TRAVEL Act of 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 175.
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 124.
- H.R. 4275 (119th) Jul 23, 2025
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- H.R. 1 (119th) Jul 4, 2025
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Became Public Law No: 119-21.
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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.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- H.R. 1968 (119th) Mar 15, 2025
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Became Public Law No: 119-4.
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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
Held at the Desk
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CUTS Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Territorial Economic Recovery Act
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Territorial Tax Equity and Economic Growth Act of 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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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.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Territorial Tax Parity and Clarification Act
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Territorial Tax Parity and Fairness Act
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Inflation Reduction Act of 2025
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
- H.R. 10545 (118th) Dec 21, 2024
American Relief Act, 2025
Became Public Law No: 118-158.
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Territorial Tax Parity and Fairness Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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Freedom to Vote Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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Supplemental Security Income Equality Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
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Healthy Moms and Babies Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Bipartisan Keep America Open Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- H.R. 9598 (118th) Dec 9, 2024
Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 9747 (118th) Sep 26, 2024
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Became Public Law No: 118-83.
- H.R. 9494 (118th) Sep 18, 2024
Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.R. 8998 (118th) Sep 12, 2024
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 509.
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 447.
- H.R. 8752 (118th) Jun 28, 2024
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 8752.
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CUTS Act
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2119 Market Square in Christiansted, St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, as the "Lieutenant General Samuel E. Ebbesen Post Office".
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- H.R. 7659 (118th) May 15, 2024
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- H.R. 4366 (118th) Mar 9, 2024
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-42.
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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.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- H.Res. 1061 (118th) Mar 6, 2024
Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4366, with an amendment.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.R. 7463 (118th) Mar 1, 2024
Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-40.
- H.R. 2872 (118th) Jan 19, 2024
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law No: 118-35.
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PFAS Action Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- H.R. 6363 (118th) Nov 17, 2023
Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-22.
- H.R. 4821 (118th) Nov 7, 2023
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 239.
- H.R. 5860 (118th) Sep 30, 2023
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act
Became Public Law No: 118-15.
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To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
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Equality in the Halls of Congress Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight.
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Agricultural Representation for the United States Territories Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
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A bill to amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 186.
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Freedom to Vote Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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Freedom to Vote Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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Fairness in Medicare Savings Program Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 91.
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Protect Our Civil Liberties Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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To provide for no net increase in the total acreage of Federal land in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands.
Subcommittee Hearings Held
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Healthy Moms and Babies Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Territorial Tax Equity and Economic Growth Act of 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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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.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Territorial Tax Parity and Clarification Act
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Territorial Economic Recovery Act
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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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Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Inflation Reduction Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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Living Wage Now Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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