To incentivize the hiring of United States workers in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.

United States115th CongressHR-4869House of Representatives
Updated: Jan 23, 2018

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.

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Timeline

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

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