Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act

Bill: 114-hr-6401
Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2016-11-29 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Building construction
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Licensing and registrations
Northern Mariana Islands
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: 

Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act

 
This bill: (1) requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase the supplemental education fee charged to a prospective employer for each CNMI (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)-Only Transitional Worker who is issued a permit during the transition period to U.S. immigration law, (2) allows such a permit for construction occupations to be issued only to extend a permit first issued before October 1, 2015, and (3) caps the number of permits issued for such nonimmigrant workers for FY2017 at 15,000.

action_date: 2016-12-06
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act

 
(Sec. 2) This bill: (1) requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase the supplemental education fee charged to a prospective employer for each CNMI (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)-Only Transitional Worker who is issued a permit during the transition period to U.S. immigration law, (2) allows such a permit for construction occupations to be issued only to extend a permit first issued before October 1, 2015, and (3) caps the number of permits issued for such nonimmigrant workers for FY2017 at 15,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-12-07
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2016-12-06
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-12-06
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7210)
action_date: 2016-12-06
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7210)
action_date: 2016-12-06
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6401.
action_date: 2016-12-06
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7209-7211)
action_date: 2016-12-06
text: Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2016-12-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Introduced in House