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H.R. 3438 101st Congress House

To make certain improvements with respect to judicial proceedings relating to American Samoa, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 11, 1989 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics American SamoaAppellate courtsDistrict courtsHawaii
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This bill died when the 101st Congress ended
It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 13, 1990
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 6, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee On Insular And International Affairs.
Oct 19, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.
Oct 11, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 11, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Oct 11, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 13, 1990

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit shall have jurisdiction to review by writ of certiorari all final decisions of the highest court of American Samoa in which a decision could be had. States that rulings of the courts of American Samoa shall be conclusive on questions of local law.

Provides that an action in the nature of mandamus against the Secretary of the Interior which arises from the Secretary's duties in relation to the governance of American Samoa and which is properly brought in a U.S. district court may be brought only in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3438: To make certain improvements with respect to judicial proceedings relating to American Samoa, and for other purposes.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3438/
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"H.R. 3438: To make certain improvements with respect to judicial proceedings relating to American Samoa, and for other purposes.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3438/.
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H.R. 3438, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3438/.
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