# 115-hr-4446: To amend the Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act to extend the expiration date of the Commission, and for other purposes.

115-hr-4446, To amend the Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act to extend the expiration date of the Commission, and for other purposes., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI); status Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 648. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4446
- Congress: 115
- Title: To amend the Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act to extend the expiration date of the Commission, and for other purposes.
- Status: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 648.
- Introduced: 2017-11-16
- Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends the Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act to provide that if the Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands declines to or does not appoint a member to the Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission by the required deadline, such member shall be appointed by the Delegate to the House of Representatives from the Virgin Islands. The commission shall terminate on September 30, 2019 (currently September 30, 2018), or at an earlier date determined by the commission after submitting its final report to Congress. The provision prohibiting federal funds from being authorized or obligated to carry out such Act is repealed.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2017-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2017-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2017-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2017-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2017-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2017-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2017-12-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2017-12-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2017-12-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] (R-NJ), 2017-12-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2017-12-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2018-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-4446 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4446)

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