US HCR38 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on May 22 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-22 - Referred to House Foreign Affairs
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 22 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-22 - Referred to House Foreign Affairs
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
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.
Title
Recognizing and celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Virgin Islands becoming a part of the United States.
Sponsors
| Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-22 | House | Referred to House Foreign Affairs |
| 2013-05-22 | House | Referred to House Natural Resources |
| 2013-05-22 | House | 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. |
Subjects
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
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
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/38/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hconres38/BILLS-113hconres38ih.pdf |
