Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act
Latest action · Apr 24, 2018 Held at the desk.
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.
- IntroducedJan 19, 2018
- Passed SenateApr 23, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act
This bill extends by 10 years, through 2029, and revises the immigration transition program for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Among other things, the bill requires employers to receive a temporary labor certification from the Department of Labor before petitioning for a Commonwealth Only Transitional Worker permit and caps the number of permits.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 19, 2018Hearings Feb 6, 2018Markup Mar 8, 2018Reported Mar 20, 2018 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2018Received in the House.
- Apr 24, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Apr 24, 2018Held at the desk.
- Apr 23, 2018Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2349-2354)
- Apr 23, 2018The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 23, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S2351-2354)
- Mar 20, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-214.
- Mar 20, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 354.
- Mar 8, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Feb 6, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-501.
- Jan 19, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Jan 19, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2349–S2354Text printed S2351–S2354Amendments S2349, S2351 | Lisa Murkowski R-AK (amendment), Mitch McConnell R-KY | Apr 23, 2018 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 13, 2018S. 2325, Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce ActAs reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 20, 2018
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-501 | PENDING LEGISLATION289 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Feb 6, 2018 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 2239 | To make technical amendments to the bill. | Lisa Murkowski R-AK | Amendment SA 2239 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4869 | Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act | Identical bill | Jan 23, 2018 |
| HR 5956 | Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018 | Related bill | Jul 24, 2018 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to incentivize the hiring of United States workers in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Labor
- Foreign labor
- Immigration
- Licensing and registrations
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- User charges and fees
- Visas and passports
- Wages and earnings
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2018Engrossed in Senate
- Mar 20, 2018Reported to Senate
- Jan 19, 2018Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
