Guam Omnibus Opportunities Act
Public Law 106-504 · H.R. 2462 · 106th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Nov 13, 2000 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Underwood (D-GU)
Cosponsors (2): Rep. Don Young, Rep. George Miller
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Directs the Administrator of General Services, with specified exceptions, to: (1) notify the Government of Guam of any excess U.S. real property (including property within the Guam National Wildlife Refuge) in Guam; and (2) transfer such property to the Government of Guam, provided the latter notifies the Administrator of its intention to acquire it (thus granting the Government of Guam the right-of-first refusal to such property).
Amends the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 to revise certain reporting requirements with respect to the impact of the Compact on U.S. areas to authorize the Governor of any of the U.S. territories or commonwealths or the State of Hawaii to report annually to the Secretary of the Interior (currently, the President must report to Congress) with respect to the impacts of the compacts of free association on the Governor's respective jurisdiction.
Declares that the freely associated states of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau and their citizens shall remain eligible for all U.S. Federal programs, grant assistance, and services to the same extent that such programs, grant assistance, and services are provided to States and U.S. citizens.
Amends the Housing Community Development Act of 1980 to revise the conditions for making assisted housing assistance available to a resident alien to declare that such alien may be a lawful resident in the United States and its territories and possessions (under the Compacts of Free Association between the Government of the United States and the Governments of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau). Provides that any alien within Guam shall not be entitled to a preference in receiving such assistance over any U.S. citizen or national resident therein.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · hearings by (full committee), markup by, referred to, reported by
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.
- Nov 13, 2000Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-504.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 2, 2000PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 31, 2000Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
- Oct 30, 2000Resolving differencesResolving differences · At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Hansen objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed until Oct. 31. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Hansen moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
- Oct 24, 2000FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 26, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 25, 2000FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Hansen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 28, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 13, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 1, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.