US Congress House Bill 4296 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 25 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-12-22 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 529.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

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

Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-22	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 529.
2014-12-22	House	Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
2014-12-22	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-698, Part I.
2014-05-29	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2014-05-29	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2014-05-29	House	Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
2014-04-29	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2014-04-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2014-03-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
2014-03-25	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2014-03-25	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2014-03-25	House	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.

SB1237 (Related) 2014-12-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4296/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4296/BILLS-113hr4296ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4296/BILLS-113hr4296rh.pdf