Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act
Latest action · Mar 2, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 6, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 6, 2015 to Feb 10, 2015; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jan 8, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jan 9, 2015 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Jan 12, 2015 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Feb 10, 2015 |
Committees 1
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 Jan 6, 2015 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Mar 2, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Jan 6, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E10-11)
- Jan 6, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E10 | Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU | Jan 6, 2015 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 1, January 6, 2015, page H44.
Titles 2
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
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
- Administrative remedies
- Asia
- Civil actions and liability
- Conflicts and wars
- Crime victims
- Crimes against women
- Department of Justice
- Government information and archives
- Government trust funds
- Guam
- Human trafficking
- Japan
- Law
- Legal fees and court costs
- Monuments and memorials
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
- World history
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 6, 2015Introduced 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.
