US Congress House Bill 6401 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on December 7 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-12-07 - Received in the Senate.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act (Sec. 2) 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.

Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act

Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]

Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-12-07	Senate	Received in the Senate.
2016-12-06	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-12-06	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7210)
2016-12-06	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6401.
2016-12-06	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7209-7211)
2016-12-06	House	Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2016-12-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2016-11-29	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2016-11-29	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2016-11-29	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.
2016-11-29	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6401/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr6401/BILLS-114hr6401ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr6401/BILLS-114hr6401eh.pdf