[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3268 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3268

    To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to 
 elections to American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
          Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 26, 2011

Mr. Sablan (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. Bordallo, 
 Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Norton, 
  Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Clay, Ms. Moore, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Butterfield) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
       the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House 
   Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
    To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to 
 elections to American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
          Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF FEDERAL ELECTION LAWS TO 
              CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS.

    (a) Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.--Section 301(12) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(12)) is amended by 
striking ``or a territory or possession of the United States'' and 
inserting ``American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, Guam, or the United States Virgin Islands''.
    (b) Criminal Penalties.--
            (1) Intimidation of voters.--Section 594 of title 18, 
        United States Code, is amended by striking ``Delegate from the 
        District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner,'' and inserting 
        ``or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress''.
            (2) Interference by government employees.--Section 595 of 
        title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Delegate 
        from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner,'' and 
        inserting ``or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
        Congress''.
            (3) Voting by aliens.--Section 611(a) of title 18, United 
        States Code, is amended by striking ``Delegate from the 
        District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner,'' and inserting 
        ``or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress''.
    (c) Voting Rights Act of 1965.--Section 11 of the Voting Rights Act 
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973i) is amended by striking ``Delegate from the 
District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or Resident 
Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico'' each place it appears 
in subsections (c) and (e)(2) and inserting ``or Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to the Congress''.
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