# 119-hr-6158: American Samoa Statutory Nationality and Citizenship Act

119-hr-6158, American Samoa Statutory Nationality and Citizenship Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6158
- Congress: 119
- Title: American Samoa Statutory Nationality and Citizenship Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-19
- Sponsor: Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would create a formal pathway for non‑citizen U.S. nationals to obtain U.S. passports and to elect U.S. citizenship.** It also affirms protections for collective self‑determination and individual rights under federal nationality law. - People born or living in American Samoa who are U.S. nationals but not citizens would be able to apply to the Secretary of State for a U.S. passport that identifies them as a national but not a citizen. - Nationals who live in a State or in a territory covered by Immigration and Nationality Act sections 301–308 could, by written request on their application, receive a passport identifying them as both a U.S. national and a U.S. citizen. - The Secretary of State would review proof of national status and issue passports, and the bill would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act text and repeal Section 325 to reflect the new passport procedure.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Passports and elective citizenship for U.S. nationals: benefit, low. If enacted, non‑citizen U.S. nationals (including many born in American Samoa) could apply for a U.S. passport. If the State Department is satisfied you are a national, it would issue a passport that says “U.S. national, not a citizen.” If you live in a State or in a territory subject to sections 3…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-6158 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6158)

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- [119-hr-562: BLUE Pacific Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-562)
- [119-hr-8615: FLEETS Now Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8615)
- [119-hr-1144: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorizatio…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1144)
- [119-hr-5168: Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5168)
- [119-hr-2961: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorizatio…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2961)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6158 (as of 2026-04-21).