To amend the "Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America" to provide for modifications of the labor stabilization program transition.
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Latest Action · July 20, 2026
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
The Northern Mariana Islands Labor Stabilization Act extends and restructures the Northern Mariana Islands' temporary foreign worker program through 2039, with the possibility of additional 10-year extensions if labor needs warrant them. The bill caps the program at 15,000 permits per fiscal year for general workers and allows an additional 3,000 permits for construction workers, while adopting Guam's temporary labor certification procedures for processing worker petitions. The legislation permits certain long-term foreign workers admitted since 2015 to remain for up to three-year periods and imposes a $150 enforcement fee per petition. The bill takes effect on the first day of the fiscal year following enactment and applies to all new worker petitions filed after that date, giving the government time to implement the changes while establishing clear rules for future applications.
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