[1] Under the authority granted by the U.S. Congress under Public Law 94-584,[2] Guam Senator Frank F. Blas introduced Bill 978, which would establish the Guam Constitutional Convention.
The bill was substituted by the Committee on Rules and passed the Guam Legislature unanimously with 21 votes, and was enacted as Public Law 13-202 by Governor Ricardo J.
It provided for a referendum to approve the constitution following the convention.
On December 15, 1977, the delegates signed the draft constitution.
[1] Following the approval of the draft Constitution by President Jimmy Carter and the U.S. Congress, Senator Carmen A. Kasperbauer introduced Guam Public Law 15–23, which postponed the referendum on the draft Constitution until August 4, 1979.