Hearing: On H.Res.279, "Insular Cases Resolution"

Committee on Natural Resources

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 (1:00 PM)

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Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

The Honorable Stacey E. Plaskett
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/12/2021 at 11:13 AM
  • Disclosure [PDF] Added 05/13/2021 at 10:32 AM
  • Biography [PDF] Added 05/12/2021 at 11:13 AM

Panel two

The Honorable Tina Muña Barnes
Vice Speaker, Guam Legislature

  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/11/2021 at 10:42 AM
  • Answers for the Record [PDF] Added 05/26/2021 at 11:09 AM
  • Disclosure [PDF] Added 05/13/2021 at 10:32 AM
  • Biography [PDF] Added 05/11/2021 at 10:42 AM

The Honorable Talauega Eleasalo Va’alele Ale
Lieutenant Governor, American Samoa

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/12/2021 at 11:13 AM
  • Disclosure [PDF] Added 05/13/2021 at 10:32 AM
  • Biography [PDF] Added 05/12/2021 at 11:13 AM

Mr. Neil Weare
President, Equally American

  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/12/2021 at 11:13 AM
  • Answers for the Record [PDF] Added 05/26/2021 at 11:09 AM
  • Disclosure [PDF] Added 05/13/2021 at 10:32 AM
  • Biography [PDF] Added 05/12/2021 at 11:13 AM

Dr. Daniel Immerwahr
Professor of History, Northwestern University

  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/11/2021 at 10:42 AM
  • Answers for the Record [PDF] Added 05/26/2021 at 11:09 AM
  • Disclosure [PDF] Added 05/13/2021 at 10:32 AM
  • Biography [PDF] Added 05/11/2021 at 10:42 AM

Professor Rose Cuison-Villazor
Vice Dean and Professor of Law, Rutgers University

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  • Disclosure [PDF] Added 05/13/2021 at 10:32 AM
  • Biography [PDF] Added 05/11/2021 at 10:42 AM

Dr. Peter S. Watson
President & CEO, the Dwight Group, LLC. & Former White House Director of Asian Affairs, National Security Council

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/12/2021 at 11:13 AM
  • Disclosure [PDF] Added 05/13/2021 at 10:32 AM
  • Biography [PDF] Added 05/12/2021 at 11:13 AM

Text of Legislation

  • H.Res.279, "Insular Cases Resolution [PDF] Added 05/14/2021 at 05:21 PM

Support Documents

  • Submission FTR by Rep. Gonzalez-Colon: The “de facto” Incorporated U.S. Territory of Puerto Rico by Gregorio Igartua (excerpt) [PDF] Added 05/14/2021 at 05:19 PM
  • Submission FTR by Rep. Gonzalez-Colon: The Constitutional Evolution of Puerto Rico and Other U.S. Territories (1898 – Present) by Gustavo A. Gelpí [Copy maintained in Committee archives] Added 05/14/2021 at 05:19 PM
  • Submission FTR by Rep. Radewagen: Statement of Dr. William B. Cleary [PDF] Added 05/14/2021 at 05:19 PM
  • Submission FTR by Rep. Radewagen: “Fair play for nationals and citizens of unincorporated territories” by Dr. William B. Cleary [PDF] Added 05/14/2021 at 05:19 PM
  • Submission FTR by Lt. Governor Talauega Ale: Letter to Governor of Puerto Rico [PDF] Added 05/14/2021 at 05:19 PM
  • Submission FTR by Lt. Governor Talauega Ale: Letter to Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [PDF] Added 05/14/2021 at 05:19 PM
  • Submission FTR by Lt. Governor Talauega Ale: Letter to Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands [PDF] Added 05/14/2021 at 05:19 PM
  • Submission FTR by Rep. Sablan: Testimony by Donna M. Christensen, MD [PDF] Added 05/14/2021 at 05:19 PM
  • Submission FTR by Gov. Guerrero: Letter to Chairman Grijalva [PDF] Added 05/14/2021 at 05:19 PM
  • Submission FTR by Vice Speaker Barnes: Author’s Report of Resolution No. 56-36 [PDF] Added 05/14/2021 at 05:19 PM
  • Submission FTR: ACLU H.Res.279 Letter [PDF] Added 05/14/2021 at 05:19 PM
  • Submission FTR by Rep. Soto: Remarks to the Committee [PDF] Added 05/26/2021 at 11:09 AM
  • Submission FTR by Vice Speaker Barnes: Supplement to the Author Report on Resolution 56-36 [PDF] Added 05/26/2021 at 11:09 AM
  • Submission FTR by Rep. Radewagen: “Asking judges to decide status threatens self-determination” by Dr. Peter S. Watson [PDF] Added 05/26/2021 at 11:09 AM
  • Submission FTR by Dr. Peter Watson: Commentary and Rebuttal for the Record [PDF] Added 05/26/2021 at 04:22 PM
  • Submission FTR by Charles Ala'ilima: Testimony [PDF] Added 05/26/2021 at 05:55 PM
  • Submission FTR by Charles Ala'ilima: "Citizenship in Empire: The Legal History of U.S. Citizenship in American Samoa, 1899-1960" by Ross Dardani [PDF] Added 05/26/2021 at 05:55 PM
  • Submission FTR by Charles Ala'ilima: Amicus Brief, Samoan Federation of American, Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals [PDF] Added 05/26/2021 at 05:55 PM
  • Itemized list of submissions FTR [PDF] Added 05/26/2021 at 05:55 PM

Member Statements

  • Ranking Member Gonzalez-Colon Opening Remarks [PDF] Added 05/14/2021 at 05:19 PM
  • Vice Chair Sablan Opening Remarks [PDF] Added 05/26/2021 at 11:09 AM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Witness List [PDF] Added 05/11/2021 at 10:42 AM Updated 05/12/2021 at 11:13 AM

First Published: May 7, 2021 at 03:56 PM
Last Updated: May 26, 2021 at 05:55 PM