US Congress House Bill 5526 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on December 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-19 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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

Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]

Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]

Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-19	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2019-12-19	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5526/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5526/BILLS-116hr5526ih.pdf