H.R. 4296 · 113th Congress
To amend Public Law 94-241 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands.
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Gregorio Sablan
- Introduced
- 2014-03-25
- Latest action
- 2014-12-22 · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-698, Part I.
Summary
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.