HR 6941
117th Congress
House
Congress
Territorial Representation in the Senate Act
Introduced: March 7, 2022
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 7, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 7, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Territorial Representation in the Senate Act
This bill allows each U.S. territory (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) with local legislative approval to 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
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
1