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H.R.3501 / 104th Congress

Guam Land Return Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 21, 1996

Guam Land Return Act - Amends the Organic Act of Guam to direct the Administrator of General Services to notify the Government of Guam of any excess U.S. real property there and to transfer to Guam all right, title, and interest of the United States in such property, if Guam notifies the Administrator of its intention to acquire it. Amends other Federal law to repeal a specified condition on disposal by Guam of lands conveyed to it by the United States.

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Who introduced it

Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large] · D–GU

Committees

  • Armed Services Committee
  • Natural Resources Committee
  • Oversight and Government Reform Committee
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    1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.

    2. Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

    3. Executive Comment Requested from Navy.

    4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs.

    5. Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.

    6. Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, and National Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    7. Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, and National Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    8. Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, and National Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    9. Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, and National Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    10. Introduced in House

    11. Introduced in House

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