HB6158: American Samoa Statutory Nationality and Citizenship Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
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.
Plain-language summary
This bill addresses the citizenship status of people born in American Samoa, a U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean. Currently, people born there are U.S. nationals but not automatically U.S. citizens, unlike those born in other U.S. territories. The bill would allow American Samoans to become U.S. citizens if they choose to apply and meet certain conditions. It aims to protect both group self-determination rights and individual rights under federal immigration law. The bill is currently introduced in Congress, meaning it has been formally submitted but not yet assigned to a for review.
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HB6158: American Samoa Statutory Nationality and Citizenship Act