Title 48, Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-102
§1711 Delegate to House of Representatives From Guam and Virgin Islands
Title 48 › CHAPTER 16 — DELEGATES TO CONGRESS › SUBCHAPTER I — GUAM AND VIRGIN ISLANDS › § 1711
Summary
Guam and the Virgin Islands each elect a delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives who may serve in Congress but cannot cast votes there; the delegate is chosen under rules set out later.
Full Legal Text
Title 48, §1711
Territories and Insular Possessions, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The territory of Guam and the territory of the Virgin Islands each shall be represented in the United States Congress by a nonvoting Delegate to the House of Representatives, elected as hereinafter provided.
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Citation
48 U.S.C. § 1711
Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102