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H.R. 4296 113th Congress House

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

Introduced: March 25, 2014 See on congress.gov
Immigration Foreign laborImmigration status and proceduresNorthern Mariana IslandsU.S. territories and protectoratesVisas and passports
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 22, 2014
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 529.
Dec 22, 2014
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Dec 22, 2014
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-698, Part I.
May 29, 2014
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
May 29, 2014
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 29, 2014
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
Apr 29, 2014
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 23, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Mar 28, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Mar 25, 2014
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.
Mar 25, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 22, 2014

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 529.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

Eliminates the Secretary of Labor's authority to extend such transition period beyond December 31, 2019.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1237 Omnibus Territories Act of 2013
 Bill text 2 versions

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4296: To amend Public Law 94-241 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4296/
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"H.R. 4296: To amend Public Law 94-241 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4296/.
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H.R. 4296, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4296/.
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