H.R. 5976House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

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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The bill lets people born in American Samoa who are U.S. nationals (but not citizens) choose to become U.S. citizens when they move to a state or certain U.S. territories. It changes passport rules so they can receive a passport that identifies them as both a national and a citizen, and updates the law’s headings and removes an outdated section.

Key Provisions

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act so a person who is a U.S. national but not a citizen can apply for a passport that labels them as a national, and if they live in a state or a U.S. territory covered by INA sections 301‑308, they may request that the passport also label them as a citizen.
Updates the section heading and table‑of‑contents entry to reflect the new passport procedure for non‑citizen nationals.
Repeals INA section 325, which previously dealt with a related passport or nationality provision.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

November 7, 2025

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Introduced in House

November 7, 2025

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

November 7, 2025

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Introduced in HouseIssued November 7, 2025

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 5976

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 7, 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.

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.