# 116-hr-8116: Insular Area Liquidity Act

116-hr-8116, Insular Area Liquidity Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8116
- Congress: 116
- Title: Insular Area Liquidity Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2020-08-28
- Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Insular Area Liquidity Act This bill requires each department or agency making a grant to an Insular Area (the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana Islands) to provide the Insular Area with (1) not less than 50% of the grant funds through advanced payments, and (2) additional monitoring and technical assistance to manage the grant funds.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-6495: Insular Area Medicaid Parity Act
- 116-hr-6465: To waive certain provisions in the case of an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
- 116-hr-5747: St. Croix National Heritage Area Act
- 116-hr-5418: Empowering Nonprofits Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8116 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8116)

## Related
- [116-hr-6495: Insular Area Medicaid Parity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6495)
- [116-hr-6465: To waive certain provisions in the case of an emergency declaration under the R…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6465)
- [116-hr-5747: St. Croix National Heritage Area Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5747)
- [116-hr-5418: Empowering Nonprofits Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5418)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8116 (as of 2025-11-18).