Omnibus Territories Act of 2013 |
Long title | To improve the administration of programs in the insular areas, and for other purposes. |
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Announced in | the 113th United States Congress |
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Sponsored by | Sen. Ron Wyden (D, OR) |
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Number of co-sponsors | 1 |
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Acts affected | Guam Meritorious Claims Act of 1945, REAL ID Act of 2005, Immigration and Nationality Act, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and others. |
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U.S.C. sections affected | 29 U.S.C. § 206, 46 U.S.C. § 12113, 49 U.S.C. § 30301, 48 U.S.C. § 1469a, 21 U.S.C. § 1703, and others. |
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Agencies affected | Office of National Drug Control Policy, United States Department of Justice, Government Accountability Office, United States Army Corps of Engineers, United States Department of Labor, United States Congress, United States Department of Transportation, United States Department of the Navy, United States Department of the Treasury, United States Department of the Interior, Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of the Army |
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The Omnibus Territories Act of 2013 (S. 1237) is a bill that amend laws concerning the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (collectively known as insular areas).[1] The bill would increase the size of the territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, start an energy plan for the areas, and expand turtle conservation efforts.[2]
The bill was introduced into and passed by the United States Senate during the 113th United States Congress.[2]