Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act

Bill: 114-hr-6401
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2016-11-29
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Building construction

Foreign labor

Immigration status and procedures

Licensing and registrations

Northern Mariana Islands

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2016-12-07
text: Received in the Senate.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-11-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act</strong></p> <p>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.</p>

action_date: 2016-12-06
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><strong>Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act</strong></p> <p>(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.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6401 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 29, 2016 Mr. Sablan (for himself and Mrs. Radewagen ) 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act . 2. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Transitional workers Section 6 of Public Law 94–241 ( 48 U.S.C. 1806 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(6), by striking $150 and inserting $200 ; and (2) in subsection (d)(2)— (A) by striking the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting , except a permit for construction occupations (as that term is defined by the Department of Labor as Standard Occupational Classification Group 47–0000 or any successor provision) shall only be issued to extend a permit first issued before October 1, 2015. ; and (B) by striking the period at the end of the third sentence and inserting , except that for fiscal year 2017 the number of permits issued shall not exceed 15,000. .

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6401 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend Public Law 94–241 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act . 2. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Transitional workers Section 6 of Public Law 94–241 ( 48 U.S.C. 1806 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(6), by striking $150 and inserting $200 ; and (2) in subsection (d)(2)— (A) by striking the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting , except a permit for construction occupations (as that term is defined by the Department of Labor as Standard Occupational Classification Group 47–0000 or any successor provision) shall only be issued to extend a permit first issued before October 1, 2015. ; and (B) by striking the period at the end of the third sentence and inserting , except that for fiscal year 2017 the number of permits issued shall not exceed 15,000. .

Passed the House of Representatives December 6, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6401 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 7, 2016 Received AN ACT To amend Public Law 94–241 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act . 2. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Transitional workers Section 6 of Public Law 94–241 ( 48 U.S.C. 1806 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(6), by striking $150 and inserting $200 ; and (2) in subsection (d)(2)— (A) by striking the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting , except a permit for construction occupations (as that term is defined by the Department of Labor as Standard Occupational Classification Group 47–0000 or any successor provision) shall only be issued to extend a permit first issued before October 1, 2015. ; and (B) by striking the period at the end of the third sentence and inserting , except that for fiscal year 2017 the number of permits issued shall not exceed 15,000. .

Passed the House of Representatives December 6, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk