To provide reforms through the Organic Act of Guam.

Bill: 114-hr-4091
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2015-11-19
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Guam

U.S. territories and protectorates
Latest action: action_date: 2015-11-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-11-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Organic Act of Guam to: (1) prohibit any law varying the compensation of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Senators in the Guam Legislature from taking effect until a general election of the legislature shall have intervened; and (2) modify residency requirements for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor and for members of the Guam Legislature. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4091 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2015 Ms. Bordallo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide reforms through the Organic Act of Guam.

1. Prohibition on salary changes for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Senator of the Guam Legislature Section 6 of the Organic Act of Guam ( 48 U.S.C. 1422 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: No law varying the compensation for the services of the Governor of Guam, the Lieutenant Governor of Guam, or Senators in the Guam Legislature shall take effect until a General Election of the Guam Legislature shall have intervened. . 2. Residency requirement Section 6 of the Organic Act of Guam ( 48 U.S.C. 1422 ) is amended by striking unless he is an eligible voter and has been for five consecutive years immediately preceding the election a citizen of the United States and a bona fide resident of Guam and inserting unless that person is an eligible voter, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Guam, as specified by the laws of Guam . 3. Qualifications of members Section 16 of the Organic Act of Guam ( 48 U.S.C. 1423f ) is amended by striking domiciled in Guam for at least five years and inserting a resident of Guam, as specified by the laws of Guam, .