To amend Public Law 94-241 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands.

Bill: 113-hr-4296
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2014-03-25
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Foreign labor

Immigration status and procedures

Northern Mariana Islands

U.S. territories and protectorates

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 529.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-03-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends federal law to extend the federal immigration law transition period for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands through December 31, 2019, including the annual reduction of nonimmigrant workers who may be admitted during such period.</p>

action_date: 2014-12-22
action_desc: Reported to House amended, Part I
text: <p>Amends federal law to extend the federal immigration law transition period for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) through December 31, 2019, including: (1) the annual reduction of nonimmigrant H-visa workers who may be admitted to work in the CNMI, and the exclusion of such workers in Guam and the CNMI from national H-visa limits; (2) the prohibition on asylum claims in the CNMI; and (3) the authority for CNMI-only nonimmigrant investors. </p> <p> Eliminates the Secretary of Labor's authority to extend such transition period beyond December 31, 2019.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4296 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 25, 2014 Mr. Sablan introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To amend Public Law 94–241 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands.

1. Amendments Public Law 94–241 (90 Stat. 263; 122 Stat. 854) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking December 31, 2014, except as provided in subsections (b) and (d) and inserting December 31, 2019 ; and (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in the third sentence of paragraph (2), by striking not to extend beyond December 31, 2014, unless extended pursuant to paragraph 5 of this subsection and inserting ending on December 31, 2019 ; (B) by striking paragraph (5); and (C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 529 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4296 [Report No. 113–698, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 25, 2014 Mr. Sablan introduced the following bill; which was 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 December 22, 2014 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic December 22, 2014 The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 25, 2014 A BILL To amend Public Law 94–241 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands.

1. Amendments Section 6 of Public Law 94–241 (90 Stat. 263; 122 Stat. 854) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking December 31, 2014, except as provided in subsections (b) and (d) and inserting December 31, 2019 ; and (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in the third sentence of paragraph (2), by striking not to extend beyond December 31, 2014, unless extended pursuant to paragraph 5 of this subsection and inserting ending on December 31, 2019 ; (B) by striking paragraph (5); and (C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).

December 22, 2014 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment December 22, 2014 The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed