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US Senate takes up H.R. 1595
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Posted on Apr 22 2008
[B]HAGATNA, Guam[/B]—A motion to pass H.R. 1595, the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act, by unanimous consent was offered on the floor of the United States Senate on Thursday, April 17.
Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, who was the Majority’s floor manager on a number of bills, requested that the bill be passed. Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, however, objected to the unanimous consent request, thus precluding the bill from having passed at the time the motion was made.
Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, at the request of Guam Delegate Madeleine Bordallo, had earlier in the week cleared the bill through the Majority and subsequently requested that the Majority Leader bring the bill to the floor.
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 1595 by a recorded vote of 288 yeas to 133 nays on May 8, 2007, with seven votes more than needed to satisfy the two-thirds requirement for passage under the procedure through which it was debated and called up. The following day, May 9, 2007, H.R. 1595 was formally received in the Senate, read twice, and referred to its Committee on the Judiciary.
“I continue to work closely with Chairman Leahy and Majority Leader Harry Reid on ways to secure timely Senate consideration and passage of H.R. 1595. Together, we are working hard to pass this bill with bipartisan support and to ensure all Senators have all the information they need and that they understand why this bill is important to the people of Guam and to our national security,” said Bordallo. I am grateful for the bipartisan support for H.R. 1595. Our friends in the Senate are very much engaged in helping us with this bill. Chairman Leahy has assured me that he continues to work very hard to pass H.R. 1595.”
“This is an important issue for the people of Guam,” said Governor Felix Camacho. “I am committed to working closely with Congresswoman Bordallo in this bipartisan effort to ensure the Guam war claims bill is passed by Congress.” [B][I](PR)[/I][/B]
