3.0.0 5526 2022-10-28T01:46:14Z 2022-10-28T01:46:14Z House HR 2019-12-19 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 206 (Thursday, December 19, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SAN NICOLAS:H.R. 5526.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution,Congress's authority to make all rule and regulationsrespecting the Territories and possessions.[Page H12291]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-12-19T14:03:30Z 2019-12-19 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2019-12-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001204 Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] Michael San Nicolas D GU F. Q. N N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-12-19 True S001177 Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] Gregorio Sablan D MP Kilili Camacho 0 2019-12-19 True Congress Congressional districts and representation Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Members of Congress Senate U.S. territories and protectorates Congress 00 2019-12-19 Introduced in House 2020-10-21T14:53:39Z Territorial Representation in the Senate Act

This bill requires that each U.S. territory (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) be represented in Congress by a nonvoting delegate to the Senate who shall be elected by the people qualified to vote for officials of the territory.

Further, the bill establishes qualifications for the office of delegate, authorizes the government of the territory to determine the election procedure, and provides that each delegate shall receive the same compensation, privileges, and immunities as any other member of the Senate.

]]> Territorial Representation in the Senate Act Display Title Territorial Representation in the Senate Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for a nonvoting delegate to the Senate to represent American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Territorial Representation in the Senate Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5526ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5526ih.xml 2019-12-19 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.