H.R. 2010: To protect the voting rights of members of the Armed Services in elections for the Delegate representing American Samoa in the United States House of Representatives, and for other purposes.

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H.R. 2010: To protect the voting rights of members of the Armed Services in elections for the Delegate representing American Samoa in the United States House of Representatives, and for other purposes.

108th Congress · introduced 2003-05-07 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-376.

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Official title

To protect the voting rights of members of the Armed Services in elections for the Delegate representing American Samoa in the United States House of Representatives, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Amends Federal law to require a plurality (currently, a majority) of votes in elections for the Delegate representing American Samoa in the United States House of Representatives. Eliminates the requirement for runoff elections. Authorizes the legislature of American Samoa, if it provides for primary elections for the election of the Delegate, also to provide that the Delegate shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast in any general election for the office of Delegate for which such primary elections were held.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Sponsor: Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2010, A bill to protect the voting rights of members of the Armed Services in elections for the Delegate representing American Samoa in the United States House of Representatives, and for other purposes (2004-05-21); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2010, A bill to protect the voting rights of members of the Armed Services in elections for the Delegate representing American Samoa in the United States House of Representatives, and for other purposes (2004-05-21); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2010, An act to protect the voting rights of members of the armed services in elections for the delegate representing American Samoa in the U.S. House of Representatives, and for other purposes (2004-09-16); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2010, An act to protect the voting rights of members of the armed services in elections for the delegate representing American Samoa in the U.S. House of Representatives, and for other purposes (2004-09-16)

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• Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
• Congress.gov
• Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr2010.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr2010 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108