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S 960 116th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodies American Samoa Caribbean area Congressional districts and representation Congressional oversight District of Columbia Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico State and local government operations U.S. territories and protectorates Virgin Islands

We the People Commission on Full Representation Act of 2019

Introduced: March 28, 2019 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 28, 2019
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We the People Commission on Full Representation Act of 2019

This bill establishes the We the People Commission on Full Representation. The commission must develop proposals and report to Congress regarding voting representation for

  • Puerto Rico,
  • the District of Columbia,
  • Guam,
  • the U.S. Virgin Islands,
  • American Samoa, and
  • the Northern Mariana Islands.
What's happening now March 28, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 960: We the People Commission on Full Representation Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-960/
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"S. 960: We the People Commission on Full Representation Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-960/.
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S. 960, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-960/.
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