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HR 5526 116th Congress House Congress Congressional districts and representation Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Members of Congress Senate U.S. territories and protectorates

Territorial Representation in the Senate Act

Introduced: December 19, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 19, 2019
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Territorial Representation in the Senate Act

This bill requires that each U.S. territory (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) be represented in Congress by a nonvoting delegate to the Senate who shall be elected by the people qualified to vote for officials of the territory.

Further, the bill establishes qualifications for the office of delegate, authorizes the government of the territory to determine the election procedure, and provides that each delegate shall receive the same compensation, privileges, and immunities as any other member of the Senate.

What's happening now December 19, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 19, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5526: Territorial Representation in the Senate Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5526/
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"H.R. 5526: Territorial Representation in the Senate Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5526/.
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H.R. 5526, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5526/.
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