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2022-12-29T21:48:15Z
House
HR
2022-03-07
117
[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 40 (Monday, March 7, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SAN NICOLAS:H.R. 6941.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, sec. 3, cl. 2: ``The Congress shall have Powerto dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulationsrespecting the Territory or other Property belonging to theUnited States.''[Page H1329]
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Natural Resources Committee
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2022-03-07T17:00:30Z
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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2022-03-07
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
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2022-03-07
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2022-03-07
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MI
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2022-05-24
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2022-07-26
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NY
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2022-08-02
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2022-08-02
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Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
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2022-08-05
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2022-09-19
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2022-10-07
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2022-10-07
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2022-10-07
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NY
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2022-10-07
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CA
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2022-10-07
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CA
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Territorial Representation in the Senate Act
This bill allows each U.S. territory (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) with local legislative approval to 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
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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.
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2022-03-07T05:00:00Z
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