# 119-hr-876: To amend the Defense Base Act to exclude Guam.

119-hr-876, To amend the Defense Base Act to exclude Guam., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-876
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Defense Base Act to exclude Guam.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Sponsor: Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would remove Guam from the Defense Base Act's definition of "territory or possession outside the continental United States."** The bill would amend Section 1(b) to add Guam in paragraph (4) and then add a new paragraph (5) that explicitly says Guam is not part of that defined term, creating a potential definitional conflict over whether the Act applies to Guam.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Defense Base Act coverage change in Guam: mixed, low. If enacted, this would change Defense Base Act workers’ compensation rules in Guam. It would add Guam to one list in the law but also say Guam is not a “territory outside the continental United States.” This could change whether workers on U.S. defense or public-works contracts in Guam are covered…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3718: Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2025
- 119-hr-562: BLUE Pacific Act
- 119-hr-10115: Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-876 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/876)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-3718: Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3718)
- [119-hr-562: BLUE Pacific Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-562)
- [119-hr-10115: Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10115)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-876 (as of 2026-04-21).