    [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 10, 2018)]
    [House]
    [Page H91]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                             COMPACT IMPACT RELIEF

      (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was given permission to address the House for
    1 minute.)
      Ms. BORDALLO. 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. Congress should provide the funding level
    recommended by the Government Accountability Office, as I have called
    for repeatedly.
      In the meantime, I hope this House will act on the practical policy
    changes included in my Compact Impact Relief Act.

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