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The U.S. Virgin Islands Centennial Commission Act is one step closer to becoming law, after it passed the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform with a unanimous vote on Tuesday, a press release issued by Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett’s office reveals. Above, Chritiansted in 1941 (Credit:\u00a0Jack Delano<\/a>,\u00a0via<\/span> V.I. Centennial 2017<\/a>)<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am grateful for the support of my colleagues in the Oversight Committee and I am hopeful that their support will help move this important legislation forward. My staff and I will continue to work toward bringing this legislation to the House floor for a vote in the near future,\u201d Mrs. Plaskett said.<\/p>\n

The Act, H.R.2615, will create a Congressional Commission to plan and carryout local and national events related to the 1917 transfer of the Virgin Islands for Denmark to the United States.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Plaskett, a freshman congresswoman, says she \u201cexpects the commission to not only bring a national awareness to the events commemorating the transfer, but to also assist the local Virgin Islands Centennial Commission with the efforts already underway.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shortly after taking office last year, Mrs. Plaskett began working with the U.S. Department of Interior\u2019s Office of Insular Affairs, which subsequently announced $500,000 in grant funding<\/a><\/span> to the local Centennial Commission to assist in the initial planning of activities.<\/p>\n

Once formed, the Congressional Commission will engage other lawmakers in Congress and the Obama administration in a new national discussion around the issues that still exist in the Virgin Islands and American\u2019s other Island territories, according to the release.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Plaskett\u2019s Centennial Commission Act, which was introduced alongside a resolution (H.R. 2615) to create a postal stamp commemorating the historical 1917 event, has already garnered the support of more than 70 members of Congress.<\/p>\n

The territory will commemorate the centennial anniversary of the Transfer on March 31, 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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