American Samoa Statutory Nationality and Citizenship Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6158 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6158 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2025 Mrs. Radewagen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``American Samoa Statutory Nationality and Citizenship Act''. SEC. 2. RECLASSIFICATION OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS. (a) In General.--Section 341(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1452(b)) is amended to read as follows: ``(b) A person who claims to be a national, but not a citizen, of the United States, thereby having full duties of nationality and allegiance thereto, may apply to the Secretary of State for a United States passport. Upon proof to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that the applicant is a national, but not a citizen, of the