HR 5976 119th Congress House Immigration

To protect collective self-determination and individual rights under Federal statutes conferring nationality on persons born and residing in the territory of American Samoa, to enable subsequent…

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To protect collective self-determination and individual rights under Federal statutes conferring nationality on persons born and residing in the territory of American Samoa, to enable subsequent elective United States citizenship upon application of such persons residing in a State or in a territory subject to sections 301 through 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 7, 2025 Introduced by: Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman Republican · American Samoa See on congress.gov

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5976: To protect collective self-determination and individual rights under Federal statutes conferring nationality on persons born and residing in the territory of American Samoa, to enable subsequent elective United States citizenship upon application of such persons residing in a State or in a territory subject to sections 301 through 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5976/

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"H.R. 5976: To protect collective self-determination and individual rights under Federal statutes conferring nationality on persons born and residing in the territory of American Samoa, to enable subsequent elective United States citizenship upon application of such persons residing in a State or in a territory subject to sections 301 through 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5976/.

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H.R. 5976, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5976/.

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[H.R. 5976: To protect collective self-determination and individual rights under Federal statutes conferring nationality on persons born and residing in the territory of American Samoa, to enable subsequent elective United States citizenship upon application of such persons residing in a State or in a territory subject to sections 301 through 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5976/)