...............................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 Bordallo’s 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.