Guam, an unincorporated United States territory, has not yet adopted a constitution. It was designated an unincorporated U.S. Territory by the "Guam Organic Act of 1950." The act serves as the governing document for Guam. It was approved the U.S. Congress and approved by the president on Aug. 1, 1950.
Guam Organic Law and Legislation It is ?unincorporated? because not all provisions of the U.S. Constitution apply to the territory. Guam is an ?organized? territory because Congress provided the territory with an organic act, under which the Secretary of the Interior has administrative responsibility for the territory.
The main governing document of Guam is the Organic Act of Guam, which was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1950. Other Guam laws include laws that are passed by the Legislature of Guam and periodically codified in the Guam Code, as well as decisions by courts that interpret Guam laws.
The Compiler of Laws is responsible for officially publishing the Session Laws of the Guam Legislature, the Guam Code Annotated and updates thereto, the Guam Administrative Rules and Regulations, Supreme Court of Guam Opinions, Executive Orders and Attorney General Opinions.
The laws in the Guam Code are passed by the Legislature of Guam, which was created by the Organic Act of Guam in 1950. The Legislature of Guam contains 15 members, who serve two-year terms and are not subject to any term limits. A proposed law is known as a bill.