HR 6062 — To restore the ability of the people of American Samoa to approve amendments to the territorial constitution based on majority rule in a democratic act of self-determination, as authorized pursuant to an Act of Congress delegating administration of Federal territorial law in the territory to the President, and to the Secretary of the Interior under Executive Order 10264, dated June 29, 1951, under which the Constitution of American Samoa was approved and may be amended without requirement for further congressional action, subject to the authority of Congress under the Territorial Clause in article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the United States Constitution.
Congress 118
Latest action: — Became Public Law No: 118-232.
Sponsors
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
- — Subcommittee Hearings Held
- — Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- — Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
- · H12410 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 466.
- · H12200 — Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-564.
- · 5000 — Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-564.
- · H38310 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- · H37300 — On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4468)
- · 8000 — Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4468)
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6062.
- · H30000 — Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4467-4468)
- · H30300 — Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
- — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 617.
- — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. Without written report.
- · 14000 — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. Without written report.
- — Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7165)
- · 17000 — Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- · E20000 — Presented to President.
- · 28000 — Presented to President.
- · E40000 — Became Public Law No: 118-232.
- · 36000 — Became Public Law No: 118-232.
- · E30000 — Signed by President.
- · 36000 — Signed by President.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2023-10-25 — open
- Reported in House · 2024-06-27 — open
- Engrossed in House · 2024-07-08 — open
- Referred in Senate · 2024-07-09 — open
- Reported to Senate · 2024-11-21 — open
- Public Law · 2025-01-05 — open
- Enrolled Bill — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (2)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Moylan, James C. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moylan, James C. (R, house GU) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho (D, house MP) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
1 predicted yes (0%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 276 unknown (51%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
1 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Moylan, James C. (R · house · GU) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Moylan, James C. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho (cosponsor) · sponsorship