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

To implement the recommendations of the Guam War Claims Review Commission. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act as introduced.
  • Official: To implement the recommendations of the Guam War Claims Review Commission. as introduced.

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Madeleine Bordallo

D-GU

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1/5/2011--Introduced.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 ra
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1/5/2011--Introduced.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 (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. 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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Organizations Supporting H.R.44

  • Young Men’s League of Guam

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05/20/12
US House-approved Defense Act requires display of CNMI, territorial flags in military installations

because Bordallo's bill H.R. 44 was blocked by the GOP-controlled Rules Committee. Sablan said Friday that a number of constituents have raised the issue of display of territorial flags with their congressional office over the last three years.

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05/18/12
GOP blocks inclusion of HR44 in NDAA

Guam - Another setback in Guam's ongoing efforts for war reparations: the Republican-controlled House Committee on Rules shot down Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo's effort to include the text of HR44 or the Guam World War Two Loyalty ...

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05/17/12
Latest attempt to revive World War II reparations shot down by Republicans

The House Committee on Rules has prevented the text of H.R. 44, the proposed Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act, from being considered as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2013, according to a press release ...

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