HR 6401 · 114th Congress · Immigration

Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act

Introduced 2016-11-29· Sponsored by Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate.(2016-12-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act This bill: (1) requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase the supplemental education fee charged to a prospective employer for each CNMI (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)-Only Transitional Worker who is issued a permit during the transition period to U.S. immigration law, (2) allows such a permit for construction occupations to be issued only to extend a permit first issued before October 1, 2015, and (3) caps the number of permits issued for such nonimmigrant workers for FY2017 at 15,000.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican