Guam Youth Congress approves $1 million for bus-stop safety and passes multiple youth-focused bills

The Guam Youth Congress on Nov. 15, 2025 approved a string of measures aimed at school safety, student health and youth participation.

The most consequential vote was the Guam Student Shield Safety Act of 2025, which the Legislature approved by roll call and which appropriates $1,000,000 from fiscal-year 2025 unobligated excess revenues to the Department of Public Works for purchase, installation, maintenance and reporting on safety barriers at school-bus stops across Guam. Vice Speaker Atoigui, who introduced the bill, told colleagues the funds will pay for permanent and temporary barriers and require the Department of Public Works to prioritize high-risk locations and report progress biannually. “We should not wait to see a child struck at a bus stop on the news,” he said in floor remarks urging passage.

The Youth Congress also approved a bill to add the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority to the list of agencies authorized to distribute free Guam Regional Transit Authority bus passes to people who lack reliable transportation. Representative Grace Ann Dela Cruz and Representative…