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H.R. 8521 94th Congress House

A bill to provide that the U.S. Canal Zone shall be represented by a Delegate to the House of Representatives.

Introduced: July 10, 1975 See on congress.gov
Congress Canal ZoneHouse of RepresentativesInteroceanic canalsPolitical representationTerritories (U.S.)
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Jul 10, 1975
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Jul 10, 1975
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
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Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides that the United States Canal Zone shall be represented by a delegate to the House of Representatives.

Directs the Governor of the Canal Zone to prescribe regulations for conducting general elections for the office of Delegate from the Canal Zone, and to submit a copy of such regulations to each House of the Congress not later than January 1, 1976. Authorizes the Congress to disapprove such regulations.

Directs the Governor to conduct a special election for the office of Delegate within 30 days after enactment of this Act. Provides that the term of the Delegate elected shall commence ten days after the special election.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8521: A bill to provide that the U.S. Canal Zone shall be represented by a Delegate to the House of Representatives.. 94th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/94-HR-8521/
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"H.R. 8521: A bill to provide that the U.S. Canal Zone shall be represented by a Delegate to the House of Representatives.." 94th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/94-HR-8521/.
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H.R. 8521, 94th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/94-HR-8521/.
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