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.
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- Stage
- In committee
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- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Nov 7, 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 U.S. 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 301–308 of the Act, thereby enabling elective U.S. citizenship upon application. It would also repeal Section 325 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which currently governs the naturalization process for certain non-citizen nationals, and update related procedural headers and the table of contents to reflect the new passport issuance procedure for U.S. non-citizen nationals. The change affects…
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