American Samoa Statutory Nationality and Citizenship Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Nov 19, 2025
What it does
The bill would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow U.S. nationals from American Samoa—who are currently not citizens by birth—to apply for a U.S. passport that identifies them as both a national and a citizen if they reside in a U.S. state or territory covered by sections 301 through 308 of the Act. It would repeal Section 325 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which currently governs naturalization for certain non-citizen nationals, and reclassify the passport application process for U.S. non-citizen nationals under a revised Section 341. The change aims to provide a statutory pathway for American Samoans residing in the U.S. to elect U.S. citizenship through passport…
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