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HR 8116 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources American Samoa Caribbean area Guam Northern Mariana Islands Public contracts and procurement U.S. territories and protectorates Virgin Islands

Insular Area Liquidity Act

Introduced: August 28, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Aug 28, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Aug 28, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E800-801)
Aug 28, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Insular Area Liquidity Act

This bill requires each department or agency making a grant to an Insular Area (the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana Islands) to provide the Insular Area with (1) not less than 50% of the grant funds through advanced payments, and (2) additional monitoring and technical assistance to manage the grant funds.

What's happening now August 28, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Aug 28, 2020
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Aug 28, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8116: Insular Area Liquidity Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8116/
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"H.R. 8116: Insular Area Liquidity Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8116/.
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H.R. 8116, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8116/.
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