House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 5, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 14, 2011 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 44.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BORDALLO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H43):The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to make all rules and regulations respecting the Territories and possessions as enumerated in Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 239 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 44, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/44
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
37c031e5a0cb213466252de34213fe73c9704c619e215db3750dcf29d493cca5
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 44, last updated August 14, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 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
40 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 33 Democrats
7 of 40 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Lois Capps (D-CA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Bob Filner (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Steve Israel (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), David Loebsack (D-IA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Michael Michaud (D-ME), George Miller (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR), Nick Rahall (D-WV) and 10 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Madeleine Bordallo.
- H.R. 1843 (112th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 489 Army Drive in Barrigada, Guam, as the "John Pangelinan Gerber…
- H.R. 4100 (112th) Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2011
- H.R. 1670 (112th) Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2011
- H.R. 738 (112th) Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization and Enhancement Amendments of 2011
- H.Res. 265 (112th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
- H.R. 2486 (112th) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Health Data Act of 2011
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.