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Alaska Senate urges U.S. Congress to allow American Samoans to serve as commissioned officers in the uniformed services and to vote in federal elections in their state of residence

American Samoa has been a U.S. territory since 1900, but residents are classified as "nationals" rather than citizens—the only inhabited U.S. territory without birthright citizenship

American Samoa has the highest military enlistment rate of any state or territory, yet federal law prohibits noncitizen nationals from becoming commissioned officers

American Samoan men living in the 50 states must register for Selective Service and can be drafted, but cannot vote for President, Vice President, or members of Congress

The 2020 Census counted 49,710 residents in American Samoa, with an estimated 268,539 people of Samoan descent living in the 50 states and D.C. as of 2023