U.S. Congress - S.2009 Insular Areas Act of 2011
S.2009 - Insular Areas Act of 2011
A bill to improve the administration of programs in the insular areas, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)
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- Short: Insular Areas Act of 2011 as passed senate.
- Short: Insular Areas Act of 2011 as introduced.
- Official: A bill to improve the administration of programs in the insular areas, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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12/16/2011--Passed Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Insular Areas Act of 2011 - Amends the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 to direct the SecretaryOfficial Summary
12/16/2011--Passed Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Insular Areas Act of 2011 - Amends the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE), beginning on January 1, 2012, to periodically conduct (not less frequently than every four years):(1) a visual study of the concrete exterior of the Cactus Crater containment structure on Runit Island, and
(2) a radiochemical analysis of the groundwater surrounding and in such structure. Requires the Secretary to submit to the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources a report containing a description of the results of the study and analysis and a determination of any significant change in the health risks to the people of Enewetak (atoll in Marshall Islands) from the contaminants within such structure. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make funds available to DOE to conduct such analyses. Amends the federal judicial code to allow the temporary assignment of a magistrate or territorial judge as a judge of any duly constituted court of the freely associated compact states. Amends the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to:
(1) require increases in the minimum wage in American Samoa to be made on a triennial basis (currently, increases are made annually);
(2) disallow any increase in 2012, 2013, and 2014; and
(3) delay the subsequent reports of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the impact of minimum wage increases until April 1, 2014, and every three years thereafter (currently, April 1, 2013, and every two years thereafter).
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S.2009 Insular Areas Act of 2011
MalcolmElisha
February 07, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 10th Congressional district of Georgia. I oppose S.2009 - Insular Areas Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
This is a waste of money, and resources.
Sincerely,
Malcolm Gillis -
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peggymc50
January 20, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 4th Congressional district of Oklahoma. I oppose S.2009 - Insular Areas Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sir I am 61 years old 100% disabled. If you look at Allen you will see how small it is. I am not allowed to drive because of health reasons, have no one to take me to either Ada or Holdenville, the nearest towns. I MUST order a lot of the items...
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