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Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act

Introduced: February 15, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 23, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jan 19, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 19, 2018
Introduced in House
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Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act

This bill extends by 10 years, through 2029, and revises the immigration transition program for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Among other things, the bill requires employers to receive a temporary labor certification from the Department of Labor before petitioning for a Commonwealth Only Transitional Worker permit and caps the number of permits.

What's happening now January 23, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5956 Related bill Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018
  • S 2325 Identical bill Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Feb 15, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4869: Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4869/
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"H.R. 4869: Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4869/.
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H.R. 4869, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4869/.
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