Political status thumb|upright|James Moylan is the Delegate for Guam's at-large congressional district. In the 1980s and early 1990s, there was a significant movement in favor of this U.S. territory becoming a commonwealth, which would give it a level of self-government similar to Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands. In a 1982 plebiscite, voters indicated interest in seeking commonwealth status. However, the federal government rejected the version of a commonwealth that the government of Guam proposed, because its clauses were incompatible with the Territorial Clause (Art. IV, Sec. 3, cl. 2) of the U.S. Constitution. Other movements advocate U.S. statehood for Guam, union with the state of Hawaii, or union with the Northern Mariana Islands as a single territory, or independence.
Political status thumb|upright|James Moylan is the Delegate for Guam's at-large congressional district In the 1980s and early 1990s there was a significant movement in favor of this US territory becoming a commonwealth which would give it a level of self-government similar to Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands In a 1982 plebiscite voters indicated interest in seeking commonwealth status However the federal government rejected the version of a commonwealth that the government of Guam proposed because its clauses were incompatible with the Territorial Clause (Art IV Sec 3 cl 2) of the US Constitution Other movements advocate US statehood for Guam union with the state of Hawaii or union with the Northern Mariana Islands as a single territory or independence