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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6062 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 466
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6062

                          [Report No. 118-564]

   To restore the ability of the people of American Samoa to approve 
amendments to the territorial constitution based on majority rule in a 
democratic act of self-determination, as authorized pursuant to an Act 
of Congress delegating administration of Federal territorial law in the 
territory to the President, and to the Secretary of the Interior under 
      Executive Order 10264, dated June 29, 1951, under which the 
Constitution of American Samoa was approved and may be amended without 
requirement for further congressional action, subject to the authority 
  of Congress under the Territorial Clause in article IV, section 3, 
              clause 2 of the United States Constitution.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 25, 2023

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

                             June 27, 2024

             Additional sponsors: Mr. Sablan and Mr. Moylan

                             June 27, 2024

   Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
                    Union, and ordered to be printed

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
   To restore the ability of the people of American Samoa to approve 
amendments to the territorial constitution based on majority rule in a 
democratic act of self-determination, as authorized pursuant to an Act 
of Congress delegating administration of Federal territorial law in the 
territory to the President, and to the Secretary of the Interior under 
      Executive Order 10264, dated June 29, 1951, under which the 
Constitution of American Samoa was approved and may be amended without 
requirement for further congressional action, subject to the authority 
  of Congress under the Territorial Clause in article IV, section 3, 
              clause 2 of the United States Constitution.

 

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

SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF RESTRICTION ON AMENDMENTS TO OR MODIFICATIONS OF 
              THE CONSTITUTION OF AMERICAN SAMOA.

    Section 12 of Public Law 98-213 (48 U.S.C. 1662a) is repealed.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 466

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6062

                          [Report No. 118-564]

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                                 A BILL

   To restore the ability of the people of American Samoa to approve 
amendments to the territorial constitution based on majority rule in a 
democratic act of self-determination, as authorized pursuant to an Act 
of Congress delegating administration of Federal territorial law in the 
territory to the President, and to the Secretary of the Interior under 
      Executive Order 10264, dated June 29, 1951, under which the 
Constitution of American Samoa was approved and may be amended without 
requirement for further congressional action, subject to the authority 
  of Congress under the Territorial Clause in article IV, section 3, 
              clause 2 of the United States Constitution.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 27, 2024

   Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
                    Union, and ordered to be printed
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