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Bill113th CongressFiled Mar 25, 2014Immigration
H.R. 4296

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

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What it doesSummary reported to house amended, part i (Dec 22, 2014)

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.

What just happenedDec 22, 2014

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 529.

Who’s behind it

Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large](D-MP)Sponsor
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  • Reported in HouseDec 22, 2014
  • Introduced in HouseMar 25, 2014
  1. Dec 22, 2014CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 529.

  2. Dec 22, 2014DischargeH12300

    Committee on the Judiciary discharged.

  3. Dec 22, 2014Committee5500

    Committee on the Judiciary discharged.

  4. Dec 22, 2014CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-698, Part I.

  5. Dec 22, 2014Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-698, Part I.

  6. May 29, 2014Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

  7. May 29, 2014Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  8. May 29, 2014Committee

    Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.

  9. Apr 29, 2014Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

  10. Apr 23, 2014Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

  11. Mar 28, 2014Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.

  12. Mar 25, 2014IntroReferralH11100

    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.

  13. Mar 25, 2014IntroReferralH11100

    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.

  14. Mar 25, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  15. Mar 25, 2014IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to House amended, Part IDec 22, 201418

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.

Introduced in HouseMar 25, 2014

Amends federal law to extend the federal immigration law transition period for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands through December 31, 2019, including the annual reduction of nonimmigrant workers who may be admitted during such period.

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