Reaffirming the consent of the governed as the United States marks 250 years of independence.

This resolution states the position of the House of Representatives on the rights of people living in U.S. territories and commonwealths: American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It expresses support for democracy, fair treatment, and self-determination for those residents. It states that the founding principles of equality and "consent of the governed" apply fully to them. It rejects the reasoning of the Insular Cases, a set of early 1900s Supreme Court decisions about the territories. It does not take a position on any particular political status option for the territories.

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Sponsors

• Stacey E. Plaskett Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors