Guam - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure that would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend technical assistance grants and other assistance to facilitate a political status public education assistance grants on Guam, American Samoa, and in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The passage of H.R. 3940 comes one month after Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo first introduced the bill. The measure was approved two weeks ago by the House Committee on Natural Resources.  In a news release Bordallo states, "The passage of H.R. 3940 by the U.S. House of Representatives today advances the issue of political self-determination in the non-self-governing territories by providing federal funding for political status education."

H.R. 3940 will now be transmitted to the U.S. Senate for consideration in their chamber.