US Congress House Bill 4397 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Introduced on December 16 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 to admit to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMA) as an immigrant subject to specified conditions an alien who was residing in the CNMA as of May 8, 2008, and who was: (1) born in the CNMA between January 1, 1974, and January 9, 1978; (2) a permanent resident (as defined by the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Code in effect on May 8, 2008); (3) an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen (as defined by the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Code in effect on May 8, 2008); or (4) the spouse or child of such an alien.

To clarify the transitional status of certain aliens not provided for in subtitle A of title VII of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, and for other purposes.

Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]

Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-01		Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
2010-01-04		Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
2009-12-16		Referred to House Judiciary
2009-12-16		Referred to House Natural Resources
2009-12-16		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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4397/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4397/BILLS-111hr4397ih.pdf