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Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act

Introduced: January 19, 2018 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 24, 2018
Held at the desk.
Apr 24, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 24, 2018
Received in the House.
Apr 23, 2018
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S2351-2354)
Apr 23, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S2351-2354)
Apr 23, 2018
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 23, 2018
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2349-2354)
Mar 20, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 354.
Mar 20, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-214.
Mar 8, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 6, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-501.
Jan 19, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 19, 2018
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 2,239 Murkowski, Lisa To make technical amendments to the bill. Agreed to Apr 23, 2018
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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 April 24, 2018

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5956 Related bill Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018
  • HR 4869 Identical bill Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act
 Bill text 3 versions

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2325: Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2325/
MLA
"S. 2325: Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2325/.
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S. 2325, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2325/.
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