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HR 3482 116th Congress House Immigration American Samoa Citizenship and naturalization Constitution and constitutional amendments Education programs funding Family relationships Immigration status and procedures Policy sciences U.S. territories and protectorates

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive certain requirements for naturalization for American Samoan United States nationals to become United States citizens, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 15, 2019 Introduced by: Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman Republican · American Samoa See on congress.gov
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Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jun 25, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Jun 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill establishes that a U.S. national who otherwise qualifies may become a citizen upon establishing residence and physical presence in a U.S. outlying possession (i.e. American Samoa and Swains Island). Currently, U.S. nationals must become a resident of a state to qualify for naturalization.Individuals born in an outlying possession are U.S. nationals but do not automatically acquire citizenship through birth in an outlying possession.

The bill also waives certain naturalization requirements, including those related to English language proficiency and participation in a public ceremony, for individuals who have continuously resided in an outlying possession or state from birth to the approval of a naturalization application.

What's happening now July 30, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3482: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive certain requirements for naturalization for American Samoan United States nationals to become United States citizens, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3482/
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"H.R. 3482: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive certain requirements for naturalization for American Samoan United States nationals to become United States citizens, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3482/.
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H.R. 3482, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3482/.
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[H.R. 3482: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive certain requirements for naturalization for American Samoan United States nationals to become United States citizens, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3482/)
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