<home> -- <press releases> -- <April 24, 2007>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—April 30, 2007– H.R. 1595, the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act, is scheduled to be considered and voted on in the House Committee on Natural Resources this Wednesday, May 2, 2007, in This version of H.R. 1595 to be marked up on Wednesday was introduced into the 110th Congress by Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo on March 20, 2007. It is the same version of the bill that was prepared to go the House floor last year but never made it there before adjournment of the 109th Congress. The bill would authorize payment of claims to surviving spouses and children of those who died during the occupation; to survivors of the occupation who suffered injuries, who were forced to labor, and who were interned; and to surviving spouses and children of those who survived the occupation but have since passed away. There are no changes in terms of the proposed claims amounts and categories of claimants from the bill that was reported out of the House Committee on Resources and the House Committee on the Judiciary in the 109th Congress. Congresswoman Bordallo is working with House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Nick Rahall of “The markup on Wednesday is an important step in the legislative process. Much more work remains to get this bill to the House floor and then to the Senate,” Congresswoman Bordallo said. “The budget issues are a concern for some members and I am working closely with the House leadership to address this concern.” ### Contact: Joseph E. Duenas in joseph.duenas@mail.house.gov or cathy.gault@mail.house.gov |
