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HR 4255 109th Congress House

To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and…

Official title: To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands.

Introduced: November 8, 2005 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Nov 8, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Nov 8, 2005
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4255: To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4255/
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"H.R. 4255: To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4255/.
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H.R. 4255, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4255/.
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[H.R. 4255: To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4255/)
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