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.
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Latest Action · February 25, 2026
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.
H.R. 7673 would change Guam's land transfer rules to allow the Guam government to return certain government-owned land to its original private owners or their heirs without meeting the usual "public purpose" requirement. Currently, when Guam transfers excess government property, it must demonstrate a public benefit; this bill creates an exception specifically for restoring land to original owners. The bill requires Guam to establish a process for these transfers and report to Congress within 180 days on how it will implement the new system. The legislation also includes a national security provision requiring federal review if any individual who receives restored land attempts to sell it to a foreign buyer, with automatic committee scrutiny triggered under the Defense Production Act.
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