...............................GUAM
WWII LOYALTY RECOGNITION ACT ((H.R.
44 ACT - Originally Known)
............The
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (H.R. 2647 Act - Currently
Known)
..............................................................
................................(Commonly
known as Guam Reparations)
Hon. Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo had
personally requested CHE'LU, Inc. to be an informational outlet to the Chamorro
community for her sponsored H.R. 44 Act Bill during an early June 2009 visit
to Washington, D.C.
Please Read Facts and Myths
Facts:
- On June 26, 2009: Hon.Congresswoman Bordallo,
in a strategic move, inserted the H.R. 44 text in the H.R. 2647 Act, 1601,
et at.
- The U.S. House of Representatives passed
this amendment by a vote of 389-22.
- Currently the Bill is in the Senate and is waiting to be
calendared to be introduced for voting.
- On February 29, 2009 the House overwhelmingly passed the
original H.R. 44 Bill.
- Congresswoman Bordallos concern is the majority of
Republican Senators will vote No and she is requesting to either please
call or email those Senate Representatives and have them vote Yes, being
a constituent of those states.
- All Senators must be physically present to vote.
- If the Bill is passed through the Senate, President Obama
would then sign the Bill.
- Only if the bill is passed and signed, implementation
of a procedure to file a war claim will be announced soon thereafter.
War Claim Filing Myths:
- For those who filled out and sent a form a few years ago
was not a war claim. Yours and/or relatives listed were used to only support
the Guam War Review Committee to initiate the original Guam War Reparations
Bill which was ultimately defeated.
- The list of names at the War in the Pacific Historic Park
Memorial Wall looking over Asan Bay is also not a formal list for war claims.