{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://sablan.house.gov/press-release/should-fas-citizens-nmi-register-draft", "Should FAS citizens in the NMI register for the draft?", "2014-08-29", "2014", "2014-08", "Independent", "Senate", "MP", "Gregorio Sablan", "S001177", "sablan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Should FAS citizens in the NMI register for the draft?                                           \n              Aug 29, 2014      \t\t        \t    \n      \t            \n                    \n                                            \n          \n        \n        \n            \n    \n  \n    \n    \n    Citizens of the Freely Associated States, who live in the Northern Marianas, occasionally ask the congressional office whether they are required to register with the Selective Service System. The answer is yes, but the Selective Service website has been unclear on this. So, we asked for definitive guidance. As a result, SSS has updated its website with a better explanation: Habitual residence is presumed and registration is required whenever a national or a citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or Palau, resides in the United States for more than one year in any status, except as a student who entered the U.S. for the purpose of full time studies as long as such person maintains that status or employee of the government of his homeland. Here is the link to the complete chart of \u201cWho Must Register\u201d.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://sablan.house.gov/press-release/should-fas-citizens-nmi-register-draft"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.890066847205162, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}