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HR 3555 99th Congress House Immigration American Samoa Citizenship Territories (U.S.)

A bill to amend the "Joint Resolution to provide for accepting, ratifying and confirming the cessions of certain islands of the Samoan group to the United States, and for other purposes".

Introduced: October 10, 1985 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 1986
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 30, 1986
Committee Hearings Held.
Apr 17, 1986
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, State, Justice.
Nov 13, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, Justice, State.
Oct 15, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Oct 10, 1985
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Oct 10, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Oct 10, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

States that a person shall be considered an American national if such person completes 15 years of lawful continuous residence in the United States or American Samoa, and one of his or her parents was a national of the United States and a resident of the United States or American Samoa at the time of that person's birth.

What's happening now April 30, 1986

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 9, 1986
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 19, 1986
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 6, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3555: A bill to amend the "Joint Resolution to provide for accepting, ratifying and confirming the cessions of certain islands of the Samoan group to the United States, and for other purposes".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3555/
MLA
"H.R. 3555: A bill to amend the "Joint Resolution to provide for accepting, ratifying and confirming the cessions of certain islands of the Samoan group to the United States, and for other purposes".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3555/.
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H.R. 3555, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3555/.
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[H.R. 3555: A bill to amend the "Joint Resolution to provide for accepting, ratifying and confirming the cessions of certain islands of the Samoan group to the United States, and for other purposes".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3555/)
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