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Legislatures of United States territories

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According to the U.S. Department of the Interior, there are thirteen unincorporated United States insular areas. Insular areas refer to a jurisdiction that is neither part of one of the several States nor a Federal district. Unincorporated United States territories are insular areas in which the United States Congress has determined that only selected parts of the United States Constitution apply.[1] There are five inhabited unincorporated territories:

Puerto Rico

The Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly is a bicameral body composed of the Puerto Rico Senate, with 27 members, and the Puerto Rico House of Representatives, with 51 members.

The Legislature meets in the Capitol of Puerto Rico in the city of San Juan (officially designated as such by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico).[2]

Virgin Islands

The Legislature of the Virgin Islands is the unicameral legislature of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The 15-member body is composed of seven senators from the district of St. Croix, seven senators from the district of St. Thomas and St. John and one Senator at-large who must be a resident of St. John.

Mariana Islands

The Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature is a bicameral body composed of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate, with 9 members, and the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives, with 20 members. The Legislature meets in the Legislative Building in Capitol Hill, Saipan.

Guam

The Legislature of Guam is the unicameral legislature of Guam. The body is composed of 15 senators that are elected at large.

American Samoa

The American Samoa Fono is a bicameral body composed of the American Samoa Senate, with 18 members, and the American Samoa House of Representatives, with 21 members. It is the only legislature among states or territories to be both bicameral and nonpartisan. The Fono meets in the Fono building in Fagatogo.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ U.S. Department of the Interior, "Definitions of Insular Area Political Organizations," accessed May 15, 2014
  2. ↑ welcome.topuertorico.org, "Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" accessed August 9, 2023(Article III, Section 11)
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