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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6158 
To protect collective self-determination and individual rights under Federal 
statutes conferring nationality on persons born and residing in the terri-
tory 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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2025 
Mrs. RADEWAGEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
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 Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Samoa Stat-
utory Nationality and Citizenship Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RECLASSIFICATION OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 341(b) of the Immigra-
tion 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, thereby having full duties 
of nationality and allegiance thereto, may apply to the Sec-
retary of State for a United States passport. Upon proof 
to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that the appli-
cant 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 ap-
plication 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 Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1452) is 
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amended by striking the section header and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘PROCEDURE FOR PASSPORTS FOR U.S. 
NON-CITIZEN NATIONALS’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents 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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