# 117-hr-6941: Territorial Representation in the Senate Act

117-hr-6941, Territorial Representation in the Senate Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6941
- Congress: 117
- Title: Territorial Representation in the Senate Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2022-03-07
- Sponsor: Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Territorial Representation in the Senate Act This bill allows each U.S. territory (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) with local legislative approval to 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.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-08-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2022-08-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2022-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6941 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6941)

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- [117-hr-4104: Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4104)
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