HR 44 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act

Introduced Jan 3, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 31, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 3, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act - Recognizes the suffering and the loyalty of the residents of Guam during the Japanese occupation of Guam in World War II.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a Fund for the payment of claims submitted by compensable Guam victims and survivors of compensable Guam decedents.

Directs the Secretary to make specified payments to: (1) living Guam residents who were raped, injured, interned, or subjected to forced labor or marches, or internment resulting from, or incident to, such occupation and subsequent liberation; and (2) survivors of compensable residents who died in war (such payments to be made after payments have been made to surviving Guam residents).

Directs the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission to specify injuries that would constitute a severe personal injury or a personal injury and adjudicate claims and determine payment eligibility.

Requires claims to be filed within one year after the Commission publishes notice of the filing period in the Federal Register and in the Guam media.

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.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2013 to Feb 4, 2013, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-AKDon YoungOriginalJan 3, 2013
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalJan 3, 2013
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 3, 2013
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaOriginalJan 3, 2013
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOriginalJan 3, 2013
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalJan 3, 2013
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalJan 3, 2013
D-PRPedro R. PierluisiOriginalJan 3, 2013
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalJan 3, 2013
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalJan 3, 2013
D-TXAl GreenJan 15, 2013
D-CABarbara LeeJan 15, 2013
D-HIColleen HanabusaJan 15, 2013
D-GADavid ScottJan 15, 2013
D-NYJerrold NadlerJan 15, 2013
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 31, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
  2. Jan 3, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Jan 3, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Jan 3, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E3)

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1237Omnibus Territories Act of 2013Related billDec 19, 2014
HR 2200Territorial Omnibus Act of 2013Related billJul 8, 2013

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  1. Jan 3, 2013Introduced in House

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