Preserve Fa'a Samoa while working to ensure a simplified path to an individual citizenship choice remains available to American Samoans who want it.

We are committed to the preservation of Fa'a Samoa, even as we work to make sure that a simplified path to an individual citizenship choice is readily available and accessible to any American Samoans who personally desire to pursue it.

Commitment to protect traditional culture while maintaining an accessible citizenship-choice process for American Samoans who want it.

Amata’s Statement on Filing of Appeal | US Representative Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
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To protect collective self-determination and individual rights under Federal statutes conferring nationality on persons born and residing in the territory of American Samoa, to enable subsequent elective United States citizenship...

Introduces legislation aimed at protecting American Samoa's self-determination and enabling an elective path to U.S. citizenship for eligible residents.

H.R.6158 - American Samoa Statutory Nationality and Citizenship Act
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H.R.5976 was introduced by Mrs. Radewagen and the bill's text states it is to enable 'subsequent elective United States citizenship upon application' while protecting collective self-determination.

Introduced legislation to preserve self-determination while creating an elective path to U.S. citizenship for American Samoans who apply.

H.R.5976 - To protect collective self-determination and individual rights under Federal statutes conferring nationality on persons born and residing in the territory of American Samoa, to enable subsequent elective United States citizenship upon application...
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Congresswoman Aumua Amata introduced a bipartisan bill to streamline citizenship for any U.S. Nationals from American Samoa who choose to convert their status to U.S. citizenship. The bill would make their citizenship choice more convenient and accessible by removing the need to move off-island, waiving the citizenship test, and offering a hardship waiver of the application fee.

Official campaign-era action in favor of a simplified, optional citizenship path for American Samoans, with a stated intent not to disturb national status unless people choose citizenship.

partial same_term A for effort

Amata Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Streamline Citizenship Choice
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Introduced in House on February 13, 2019 by Del. Radewagen; referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Congress.gov shows the measure as introduced and not enacted.

Concrete legislative effort to advance a citizenship pathway, but it did not advance beyond introduction and referral.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.1208 - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that noncitizen nationals of the United States who are children of United States citizens are eligible for United States citizenship, and for other purposes
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Amata said, 'We are committed to the preservation of Fa'a Samoa, even as we work to make sure that a simplified path to an individual citizenship choice is readily available and accessible to any American Samoans who personally desire to pursue it.' She said the issue should be left to Congress, the American Samoa Government, and the American Samoan people.

Direct statement that preserving Fa'a Samoa and maintaining a simplified individual citizenship choice remained her stated position while she supported appeal litigation against blanket citizenship.

partial same_term A for effort

Amata’s Statement on Filing of Appeal | US Representative Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
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Congress.gov shows H.R.5976 was introduced by Mrs. Radewagen and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 7, 2025. The bill's text states it is to enable 'subsequent elective United States citizenship upon application' while protecting collective self-determination.

Continued late-term legislative effort to create an elective citizenship path, but still only introduced and referred, not enacted.

never later_term A for effort

H.R.5976 - To protect collective self-determination and individual rights under Federal statutes conferring nationality on persons born and residing in the territory of American Samoa, to enable subsequent elective United States citizenship upon application...
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Sponsor: Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (Introduced 11/19/2025). Committees: House - Judiciary. Latest Action: House - 11/19/2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Tracker: This bill has the status Introduced.

Radewagen reintroduced a bill to create an elective U.S. citizenship path for American Samoans while preserving self-determination, but Congress.gov shows only introduction and referral, not enactment.

never later_term A for effort

H.R.6158 - American Samoa Statutory Nationality and Citizenship Act
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Radewagen wrote that H.R. 6158 would provide "a streamlined process for U.S. Nationals from American Samoa to claim the full breadth of their Citizenship rights while preserving the territory's right to self-determination."

Official committee testimony confirms she was still actively pressing for a simplified, optional citizenship route while preserving Fa'a Samoa/self-determination.

partial later_term A for effort

House Judiciary Committee Member Day testimony by Rep. Aumua Amata Radewagen
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