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H.R. 2370 105th Congress House

Guam Organic Act Amendments of 1998

Official title: To amend the Organic Act of Guam for the purposes of clarifying the local judicial structure and the office of Attorney General.

Introduced: July 31, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 27, 1998
Became Public Law No: 105-291.
Oct 27, 1998
Signed by President.
Oct 20, 1998
Presented to President.
Oct 15, 1998
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 15, 1998
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12612)
Oct 15, 1998
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12612)
Oct 6, 1998
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Oct 5, 1998
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Oct 5, 1998
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 5, 1998
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 5, 1998
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 5, 1998
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Oct 5, 1998
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9462-9464)
Oct 5, 1998
Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 24, 1998
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 427.
Sep 24, 1998
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-742.
Jul 29, 1998
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 29, 1998
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 29, 1997
Committee Hearings Held.
Jul 31, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jul 31, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 27, 1998

Became Public Law No: 105-291.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Guam Judicial Empowerment Act of 1997 - Amends the Organic Act of Guam to provide, in addition to the current District Court of Guam, for a unified judicial system including an appellate court (Supreme Court of Guam), a trial court (Superior Court of Guam), and such other lower local courts as may have been or shall hereafter be established by the laws of Guam.

Authorizes the Government of Guam to establish by law an Office of the Attorney General of Guam and whether the Attorney General shall be appointed (by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the legislature) or elected by the people of Guam.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2370: Guam Organic Act Amendments of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2370/
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"H.R. 2370: Guam Organic Act Amendments of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2370/.
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H.R. 2370, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2370/.
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