Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act

Bill: 115-hr-339
Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-01-05 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: 2017-01-05
text: 

Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act

 
This bill: (1) requires the Department of Homeland Security to increase the supplemental education fee charged to a prospective employer in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) for each CNMI-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: 2017-01-30
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 

Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act

 
This bill: (1) requires the Department of Homeland Security to increase the supplemental education fee charged to a prospective employer in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) for each CNMI-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: 2017-08-22
text: 

Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act

 
 (Sec. 2) This bill revises Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) transitional worker (CW-1 visa) provisions.
 
The supplemental vocational education fee charged to a prospective CNMI employer for each transitional worker is increased from $150 to $200. 
 
Construction occupation permits may be issued only to extend permits issued before October 1, 2015, except that for FY2017, an additional 350 permits shall be made available with at least 60 reserved for health care practitioners and technical operations and at least 10 reserved for plant and system operators.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-08-22
text: Became Public Law No: 115-53.
action_date: 2017-08-22
text: Became Public Law No: 115-53.
action_date: 2017-08-22
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2017-08-22
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2017-08-11
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2017-08-11
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2017-08-11
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-08-11
text: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H6601; text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H6601)
action_date: 2017-08-11
text: Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.(consideration: CR H6601; text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H6601)
action_date: 2017-08-11
text: Mrs. Comstock asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's Table and agree to the Senate amendment.
action_date: 2017-08-02
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2017-08-01
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-08-01
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-08-01
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4686-4687)
action_date: 2017-08-01
text: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-08-01
text: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-252.
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2017-01-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-01-30
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H710)
action_date: 2017-01-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H710)
action_date: 2017-01-30
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 339.
action_date: 2017-01-30
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H710-712)
action_date: 2017-01-30
text: Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-01-05
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: 2017-01-05
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: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 115-53