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H.R. 44: Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act

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H.R. 44: Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act

111th Congress · introduced 2009-01-06 · Law · Latest: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-01-06 · 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 73 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR44 (2009-02-23), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  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

Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act

Plain summary

Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act - Recognizes the suffering and the loyalty of the people of Guam during the Japanese occupation of Guam in World War II. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make specified payments to: (1) living Guam residents who were raped, injured, interned, or subjected to forced labor or marches resulting from, or incident to, such occupation and subsequent liberation; and (2) survivors of compensable residents who died in war or survivors of compensable injured residents (such payments to be made after payments have been made to surviving Guam residents). Defines "compensable Guam decedent" and "compensable Guam victim." Directs the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission to specify injuries that would constitute a severe personal injury or a personal injury. Authorizes the Commission to adjudicate claims and determine payment eligibility. Requires: (1) claims to be filed within one year after the Commission publishes public notice of the filing period in the Federal Register; and (2) the Commission to make filing period information available to the public through the media in Guam. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program for research, educational, and media activities that memorialize the events surrounding the occupation of Guam during World War II or honor the loyalty of the people of Guam during such occupation, or both.

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Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act

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Sponsor: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · 88 cosponsors

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Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), John B. Larson (D-CT), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and 28 more.

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Record fed-us-cong111-hr44 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111