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HR 3353 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement American Samoa Law enforcement administration and funding Northern Mariana Islands U.S. territories and protectorates

To provide for American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas to be treated as States for certain criminal justice programs.

Introduced: July 27, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 9, 2010
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 8, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 8, 2010
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 12/7/2010 CR H8064)
Dec 8, 2010
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 12/7/2010 CR H8064)
Dec 8, 2010
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8243)
Dec 7, 2010
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Scott (VA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Dec 7, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3353.
Dec 7, 2010
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8064-8065)
Dec 7, 2010
Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Aug 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 27, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 27, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to treat American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as separate states for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.

What's happening now December 9, 2010

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Green, Al
Texas · Nov 3, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3353: To provide for American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas to be treated as States for certain criminal justice programs.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3353/
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"H.R. 3353: To provide for American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas to be treated as States for certain criminal justice programs.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3353/.
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H.R. 3353, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3353/.
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