House resolution · 105th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States has enjoyed the loyalty of the United States citizens of Guam, and that the United States recognizes the centennial anniversary of the Spanish-American War as an opportune time for Congress to reaffirm its commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-determination for the people of Guam.
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Underwood D-GUWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 24, 1998
- Committee actionJul 29, 1998
- Passed HouseOct 13, 1998 · 410–0
Latest action: Oct 13, 1998 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Res. 494.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H. Res. 494, A Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States has enjoyed the loyalty of the United States citizens of Guam” on September 24, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the resolution as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on July 29, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 24, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11179
- CBO publication date
- September 24, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.Res. 494, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hres/494
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-751 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on September 28, 1998.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 28, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/751
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.Res. 494, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hres/494
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5e96302619ef464a236df71b32d2b0c9c7340a426444a475e9bf8116b53866fe
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.Res. 494, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
56 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 42 Democrats
14 of 56 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), David Bonior (D-MI), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Donna Christensen (D-VI), William Clay (D-MO), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Cal Dooley (D-CA), John Doolittle (R-CA), Phil English (R-PA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Richard Gephardt (D-MO), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Tim Holden (D-PA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), John LaFalce (D-NY), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Edward Markey (D-MA) and 26 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Underwood.
- H.R. 2476 (105th) To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the National Transportation Safety Board and individual foreign air carriers to address…
- H.R. 2370 (105th) Guam Organic Act Amendments of 1998
- H.R. 1460 (105th) To allow for election of the Delegate from Guam by other than separate ballot, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 44 (105th) Designating minority membership on certain standing committees of the House.
- H.R. 100 (105th) Guam Commonwealth Act
- H.Res. 312 (105th) Urging the President to authorize the transfer of ownership of one the bells taken from the the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.