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HR 986 112th 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: March 9, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Mar 9, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 9, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 9, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
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Chu, Judy
California · Mar 9, 2011
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Costa, Jim
California · Mar 9, 2011
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 9, 2011
Poe, Ted
· Mar 9, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 986: To provide for American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas to be treated as States for certain criminal justice programs.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-986/
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"H.R. 986: To provide for American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas to be treated as States for certain criminal justice programs.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-986/.
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H.R. 986, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-986/.
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[H.R. 986: To provide for American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas to be treated as States for certain criminal justice programs.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-986/)
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