Public Law 94-584

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Public Law 94-584 is a United States federal statute enacted in 1976 that authorized the people of Guam to draft and adopt their own territorial constitution, thereby formalizing a greater degree of self-government.

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Public Law 94-584 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. public law ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ
affects political status of Guam within the United States ⓘ
appliesTo Guam ⓘ
Territory of Guam ⓘ
linked to: Guam
branchOfGovernment Legislative branch of the United States ⓘ
category 1976 in American law ⓘ
United States federal territory legislation ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
effect formalized a greater degree of self-government for Guam ⓘ
enactedIn 1976 ⓘ
geographicRegion Micronesia ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
governs process for drafting a constitution for Guam ⓘ
grantsRight to adopt a territorial constitution ⓘ
to draft a territorial constitution ⓘ
grantsRightTo people of Guam ⓘ
jurisdiction United States Congress ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalArea constitutional law ⓘ
self-government ⓘ
territorial law ⓘ
legalForm public law ⓘ
legalStatus in force unless amended or repealed ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
levelOfGovernment federal ⓘ
purpose to authorize the people of Guam to draft and adopt a territorial constitution ⓘ
to provide a framework for greater self-government in Guam ⓘ
relatedTo Guam Organic Act of 1950 ⓘ
linked to: Organic Act of Guam

self-governance of U.S. territories ⓘ
scope internal self-government of Guam ⓘ
subjectOf Guam constitutional development ⓘ
territorialStatus applies to an unincorporated U.S. territory ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ
typeOfAuthorization enabling act for a territorial constitution ⓘ

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Guam Constitution → authorizedByAct → Public Law 94-584 ⓘ