A bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam and the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Amends the Organic Act of Guam, the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, and the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the current tax system to such territories, under which inhabitants satisfy their Federal income tax obligations by paying such taxes into the territorial treasuries. Imposes the same Federal taxes on inhabitants of Guam, the Virgin Islands and American Samoa as those imposed on citizens of the United States. Authorizes the Governments of Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands to impose such taxes on income as the respective legislatures may deem appropriate. Authorizes such Governments to enter into agreements with the Secretary of the Treasury for Federal collection of any such taxes. Specifies taxes and customs duties to be covered into the treasury of American Samoa.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on November 16, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on November 16, 1979: Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
JOHN JOHNSTON (D-LA) introduced it on November 16, 1979. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on November 16, 1979, 17100 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17100 days ago, on November 16, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers