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HR 339 - 115

Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act

Became Public Law No: 115-53.

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Summary

49 Public Law May 15, 2018

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.

00 Introduced in House Mar 29, 2018

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.

81 Passed House without amendment Mar 29, 2018

(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.

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Aug 22, 2017

Signed by President.

Aug 22, 2017

Signed by President.

Aug 22, 2017

Became Public Law No: 115-53.

Aug 22, 2017

Became Public Law No: 115-53.

Aug 11, 2017

Mrs. Comstock asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's Table and agree to the Senate amendment.

Aug 11, 2017

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)

Aug 11, 2017

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)

Aug 11, 2017

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Aug 11, 2017

Presented to President.

Aug 11, 2017

Presented to President.

Aug 2, 2017

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Aug 1, 2017

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Aug 1, 2017

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Aug 1, 2017

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4686-4687)

Aug 1, 2017

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Aug 1, 2017

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Apr 27, 2017

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-252.

Feb 1, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Jan 31, 2017

Received in the Senate.

Jan 30, 2017

Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Jan 30, 2017

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H710-712)

Jan 30, 2017

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 339.

Jan 30, 2017

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H710)

Jan 30, 2017

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H710)

Jan 30, 2017

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jan 10, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Jan 5, 2017

Introduced in House

Jan 5, 2017

Introduced in House

Jan 5, 2017

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.

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