H.R. 6504 · 117th Congress

Native Pacific Islanders of America Equity Act

Introduced on Jan 25, 2022 by Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (D-GU). One cosponsor. Latest action (Feb 17, 2022): Committee Hearings Held.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jan 25, 2022
Cosponsors
1
0 from the other party
Policy area
Native Americans
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To require the Governor of Guam to establish a database for verifying Native CHamoru ancestry, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Economic development
  • Government information and archives
  • Guam
  • Minority and disadvantaged businesses
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Small business
  • Tax-exempt organizations
  • U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 25, 2022). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Michael F. Q. San NicolasD-GUSponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Jan 25, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Jan 25, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Jan 25, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Jan 25, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Feb 17, 2022 · HouseCommittee Hearings Held.

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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