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.
Latest action · Mar 1, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 16, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 16, 2009 |
| Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jan 4, 2010 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 16, 2009 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Mar 1, 2010 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- Jan 4, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
- Dec 16, 2009Introduced in House
- Dec 16, 2009Referred to House Natural Resources
- Dec 16, 2009Referred 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.
- Dec 16, 2009Referred to House Judiciary
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2009Introduced in House
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