Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives
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Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives (called either delegates or resident commissioner, in the case of Puerto Rico) are representatives of their territory in the House of Representatives, but they can't vote on legislation in the full House. However, they are able to take part in certain other House activities. Non-voting members may vote in a House committee they are a member in, and they can introduce legislation.[1][2] There are currently six non-voting members: a delegate representing the federal district of Washington D.C., a resident commissioner representing Puerto Rico, and one delegate for each of the other four US Territories with people: American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the US Virgin Islands. A seventh delegate, representing the Cherokee Nation, has been formally proposed but not yet seated. Non-voting delegates are elected every two years. The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is elected every four years.
Current non-voting members
[change | change source]District | Title | Incumbent | Party | House Caucus Affiliation |
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American Samoa at-large | Delegate | Amata Coleman Radewagen | Republican | Republican | 2014 | |
District of Columbia at-large | Delegate | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | Democratic | 1990 | |
Guam at-large | Delegate | James Moylan | Republican | Republican | 2022 | |
Northern Mariana Islands at-large | Delegate | Gregorio Sablan | Independent | Democratic | 2008 | |
Puerto Rico at-large | Resident Commissioner | Jenniffer González-Colón | New Progressive | Republican | 2016 | |
U.S. Virgin Islands at-large | Delegate | Stacey Plaskett | Democratic | Democratic | 2014 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Text searched: FLD003:#1(Rep. Pierluisi Pedro):". Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ "Legislation". Archived from the original on 8 December 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.