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H.R. 3940: To clarify the availability of existing funds for political status education in the Territory of Guam, and for other purposes.

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H.R. 3940: To clarify the availability of existing funds for political status education in the Territory of Guam, and for other purposes.

111th Congress · introduced 2009-10-27 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-244.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-10-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 565 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments, HR3940 (2010-09-30), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-244. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

To clarify the availability of existing funds for political status education in the Territory of Guam, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 28, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Interior may provide technical assistance to the government of Guam for public education regarding political status options only if those options are consistent with the U.S. Constitution. Amends the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to deny: (1) the Northern Mariana Islands the 2011 increase in its minimum wage; and (2) American Samoa the 2010 and 2011 increase in its minimum wage. Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to assess the impact of the minimum wage increases for the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa and report its findings to Congress by September 1, 2011. Requires the GAO to submit subsequent reports by April 1, 2013, and every two years thereafter until both territory's minimum wage meets the federal minimum wage.

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Official text

To clarify the availability of existing funds for political status education in the Territory of Guam, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3940, A bill to amend Public Law 96-597 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to extend grants and other assistance to facilitate political status public education programs for the peoples of the non-self-governing (2009-11-24); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3940, A bill to amend Public Law 96-597 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to extend grants and other assistance to facilitate political status public education programs for the peoples of the non-self-governing (2009-11-24)

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Record fed-us-cong111-hr3940 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111