Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act
Latest action · May 9, 2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 20, 2007
- Passed HouseMay 8, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 7, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act - (Sec. 2) Recognizes the great suffering and steadfast loyalty and courage of the people of Guam during the Japanese occupation of Guam in World War II.
(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make the following payments for Guam World War II claims: (1) spouses, children or parents of compensable Guam decedents would be eligible for $25,000; (2) compensable Guam victims who were raped or suffered severe personal injury would be eligible for $15,000, those who were subjected to forced labor or suffered personal injury would be eligible for $12,000, and those who were subjected to forced march, internment, or hiding to evade internment would be eligible for $10,000; and (3) eligible heirs of compensable decedents or compensable victims would be eligible for $7,000.
Requires payments to be made to living compensable Guam victims before survivor payments are made.
Defines "compensable Guam decedent" and "compensable Guam victim."
(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Foreign Claims Settlement 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.
(Sec. 5) 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, honor the loyalty of the people of Guam during such occupation, or both.
(Sec. 6) Authorizes appropriations which shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2012, for: (1) claims payments and adjudication; and (2) the World War II grants program.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 309 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed288–133 | May 8, 2007 |
Cosponsors 63
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 20, 2007 to May 7, 2007; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Mar 20, 2007 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Mar 20, 2007 |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Original | Mar 20, 2007 |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Original | Mar 20, 2007 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Mar 20, 2007 |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Original | Mar 20, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Mar 20, 2007 |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Original | Mar 20, 2007 |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Mar 22, 2007 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Mar 22, 2007 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Mar 22, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | Mar 30, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | May 7, 2007 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | May 7, 2007 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | May 7, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | May 7, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | May 7, 2007 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | May 7, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | May 7, 2007 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 20, 2007Markup May 2, 2007Reported May 7, 2007 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 9, 2007 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 9, 2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 8, 2007Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4608-4609)
- May 8, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 288 - 133 (Roll no. 309). (text: CR 5/7/2007 H4495-4496)
- May 8, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 7, 2007Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-129.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3135 | Barbara Boxer D-CA, Jim DeMint R-SC | Apr 17, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4559, H4560, H4561Recorded votes H4608enact | Donna M. Christensen D-VI, Hilda L. Solis D-CA, Jim Costa D-CA, John P. Sarbanes D-MD, Luis G. Fortuno R-PR, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU | May 8, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4495–H4499, H4533Text printed H4495Rulings of the chair H4498 | Donna M. Christensen D-VI, Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU, Neil Abercrombie D-HI, Nick J. Rahall II D-WV | May 7, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 4, 2007H.R. 1595, Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 2, 2007</p>
- May 4, 2007H.R. 1595, Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 2, 2007
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-510 | MILITARY BUILD-UP ON GUAM62 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | May 1, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-34 | MEMBERS' DAY138 pages | Budget Committee | Feb 28, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-7 | MEMBERS' DAY138 pages | Budget Committee | Feb 14, 2007 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To implement the recommendations of the Guam War Claims Review Commission.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
- Administrative remedies
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Claims
- Compensation (Law)
- Concentration camps
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional tributes
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Justice
- East Asia
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Federal-territorial relations
- Fines (Penalties)
- Forced labor
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Government trust funds
- Grants-in-aid
- Guam
- History
- International Affairs
- Japan
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Legal fees
- Limitation of actions
- Military history
- Military occupation
- Pacific Islanders
- Prisoners of war
- Rape
- Survivors' benefits
- Victims of crimes
- War casualties
- War crimes
- Women
- World War II
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 9, 2007Referred in Senate
- May 8, 2007Engrossed in House
- May 7, 2007Reported in House
- Mar 20, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
