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48 U.S.C. § 1735

Operation of Office; compensation, allowances, and benefits; privileges and immunities

United States · Title 48 — TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS · Status: effective

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48 U.S.C. § 1735, Operation of Office; compensation, allowances, and benefits; privileges and immunities, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/489666
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Until the Rules of the House of Representatives are amended to provide otherwise, the Delegate from American Samoa shall receive the same compensation, allowances, and benefits as a Member of the House of Representatives, and shall be entitled to whatever privileges and immunities that are, or hereinafter may be, granted to the nonvoting Delegate from the Territory of Guam.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 95-556(H.R. 13702)1978-10-31
    A bill to provide that the Territory of American Samoa be represented by a non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 97-357(H.R. 5139)1982-10-19
    A bill to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally