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Guam Legislature moves Veterans Service Recognition Month bill to third-reading after amendments
Summary
Lawmakers advanced Bill 92-38, designating November as Veterans Service Recognition Month, adopting floor amendments to expand the Guam Veterans Registry, require annual reports and specify the Guam Office of Veterans Affairs as the implementing entity; the measure was moved to the third-reading file with no recorded objections.
Senator Sabrina Salas Matanani moved to place Bill 92-38 on the voting file, asking colleagues to advance legislation that would add a new subsection (1401) to Chapter 10, Title 1 of the Guam Code Annotated to designate November as Veterans Service Recognition Month and authorize government-supported monthlong recognition activities.
The bill’s author told the chamber the measure had a full public hearing and widespread support from the veterans community. On the floor, senators offered and the body adopted several amendments. One amendment explicitly encouraged expansion of the Guam Veterans Registry so that veterans who participate in recognition activities could be recorded for outreach and…
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