HR 7673 United States House · 119th Congress

To amend the Organic Act of Guam to provide an exception to the "public purpose" requirement for certain land transfers in the case of a transfer restoring such land to the original landowner or heirs, and for other purposes.

This bill amends Guam's Organic Act to allow the Government of Guam to transfer certain excess public lands back to original owners or their heirs without needing to prove the transfer serves a "public purpose." It requires Guam to create a formal process for these restorations within 180 days of enactment and report it to Congress. The bill also mandates national security reviews for any subsequent sale of such restored land to foreign individuals (excluding heirs of the original owner). This directly affects landowners in Guam whose property was historically transferred to the government, enabling them to reclaim ownership under specific conditions.
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Introduced Feb 25, 2026 Last action Feb 25, 2026
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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
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Feb 25, 2026
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James C. Moylan
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