House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive certain requirements for naturalization for American Samoan United States nationals to become United States citizens, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Aumua Amata Radewagen R-ASWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2018
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 8, 2018 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5026.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. RADEWAGEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 29, February 14, 2018, Page H1178):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 14, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5026, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5026
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7a1621380c5f61c11c2345d60ee39876d55037151cc93db327b96ed4504ee156
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Aumua Amata Radewagen.
- H.R. 1362 (115th) To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Pago Pago, American Samoa, the Faleomavaega Eni Fa'aua'a…
- H.R. 276 (115th) To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure reliable air service in American Samoa.
- H.R. 5025 (115th) To amend the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act to limit the imposition of penalties against a person…
- H.R. 3993 (115th) American Samoa Investment Act of 2017
- H.R. 3021 (115th) American Samoa Job Protection & Expansion Act of 2017
- H.R. 385 (115th) To amend the Expedited Funds Availability Act to clarify the application of that Act to American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.