▁Representatives . ▁The ▁delegate ▁has ▁a ▁voice ▁in ▁deb ates ▁and ▁a ▁vote ▁in ▁comm itte es , ▁but ▁no ▁vote ▁on ▁the ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁House . ▁ ▁Although ▁Public ▁Law ▁ 9 4 - 5 8 4 ▁established ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁" loc ally ▁draft ed " ▁constitution ▁( l ater ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Gu am ▁Constitution "), ▁the ▁proposed ▁document ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁Gu am ▁residents ▁in ▁an ▁August ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁refer endum . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁Gu am ' s ▁local ▁government ▁had ▁formed ▁several ▁political ▁status ▁comm issions ▁to ▁address ▁possible ▁options ▁for ▁self - det erm ination . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁after ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Gu am ▁De legate ▁Act ▁saw ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁" Status ▁Commission " ▁by ▁the ▁Tw elf th ▁Gu am ▁Legisl ature . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁" Second ▁Political ▁Status ▁Commission " ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁the ▁Gu am ▁" Comm ission ▁on ▁Self - Det erm ination " ▁( C SD ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁The ▁Tw enty - F our th ▁Gu am ▁Legisl ature ▁established ▁the ▁" Comm ission ▁on ▁Dec ol on ization " ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁enh ance ▁C SD ' s ▁on going ▁studies ▁of ▁various ▁political ▁status ▁options ▁and ▁public ▁education ▁campaign s . ▁ ▁These ▁efforts ▁enabled ▁the ▁C SD , ▁bare ly ▁two ▁years