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HR 3268 112th Congress House Government Operations and Politics American Samoa Caribbean area Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Guam Intergovernmental relations Northern Mariana Islands U.S. territories and protectorates Virgin Islands Voting rights

To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to elections to American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.

Introduced: October 27, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Nov 2, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Nov 2, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Oct 26, 2011
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 26, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply it specifically to American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or the United States Virgin Islands.

Applies to such jurisdictions specified criminal penalties relating to the intimidation of voters, interference by government employees, and voting by aliens.

What's happening now November 2, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2
FILNER, BOB
· Oct 27, 2011
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Oct 26, 2011
JACKSON, JESSE
· Oct 26, 2011
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 26, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 26, 2011
TOWNS, EDOLPHUS
· Oct 26, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3268: To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to elections to American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3268/
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"H.R. 3268: To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to elections to American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3268/.
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H.R. 3268, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3268/.
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[H.R. 3268: To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to elections to American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3268/)
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