H.R. 5976

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5976 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5976

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.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 7, 2025

Mrs. Radewagen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary

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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. 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 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 
United States, the person shall be issued--
``(1) a United States passport identifying the person as a 
national, but not a citizen of the United States; or
``(2) upon written and signed request in the application of 
such person residing in a State or in a territory subject to 
sections 301 through 308, a United States passport identifying 
that person as a national and a citizen of the United 
States.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section header.--Section 341 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1452) is amended by striking the 
section header and inserting the following:

``procedure for passports for u.s. non-citizen nationals''.

(2) Table of contents.--The table of contents of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 341 and 
inserting the following:

``Sec. 341. Procedure for passports for U.S. non-citizen nationals.''.
(c) Repeal.--Section 325 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1436) is repealed.
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