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H.R. 1656 113th Congress House

To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the employment services provided under that Act.

Introduced: April 18, 2013 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employment and training programsNorthern Mariana Islands
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Apr 18, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 18, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E497-498)
Apr 18, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the Department of Labor's program of providing public employment services through a one-stop services delivery system.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to allot to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands an amount equal to the allotment percentage Guam received for employment services under the Act in FY1983.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1656: To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the employment services provided under that Act.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1656/
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"H.R. 1656: To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the employment services provided under that Act.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1656/.
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H.R. 1656, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1656/.
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