H.R. 6504: Native Pacific Islanders of America Equity Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-01-25 · Native Americans · Latest: Committee Hearings Held.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-01-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Native Pacific Islanders of America Equity Act

Plain summary

Native Pacific Islanders of America Equity Act This bill establishes a CHamoru Registry program. It also allows eligible Native CHamoru organizations and Native Northern Marianas organizations to qualify for federal contracting opportunities through their participation in certain small business programs that are administered by the Small Business Administration. First, the bill establishes a CHamoru Registry program under the Office of the Governor of Guam. The program must keep a database to serve as a genealogy bank to verify Native CHamoru ancestry requirements. Next, it treats businesses owned by economically disadvantaged Native CHamoru organizations or Native Northern Marianas organizations as socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses for purposes of the Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development program, which is commonly known as the 8(a) program. Further, it allows businesses that are owned by Native CHamoru organizations or Native Northern Marianas organizations to participate in the Historically Underutilized Business Zone Empowerment Contracting (HUBZone) program. The 8(a) program and the HUBZone program each limit competition for certain government contracts to participating small businesses.

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Native Pacific Islanders of America Equity Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] · 1 cosponsors

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr6504.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr6504 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117