Mr. Speaker, today I am proud to reintroduce my Compact
Impact Relief Act with my colleagues from Hawaii and the Northern
Marianas as original cosponsors. Our bill would provide relief to Guam
and other States and territories required by the Federal Government to
provide local public services to more than 76,000 migrants under the
Compacts of Free Association. Guam remains the top destination for Compact migrants from the three
freely associated States. Our island accommodates nearly 18,000 out of
a population of just 175,000. As the United States looks to renew the Compacts after 2023, Congress
must increase mandatory Compact impact funding to affected
jurisdictions like Guam.
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