News Articles for H.R.3079
H.R.3079: To amend the joint resolution that approved the covenant establishing the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.
May 01, 2008 GAO: Covenant allows Congress to federalize NMI immigration
The GAO was asked to review key provisions of HR 3079, the CNMI federalization bill, that was lumped into the omnibus package bill S. 2739 that now awaits ...
April 30, 2008 Congress OKs federalization bill
Christensen, expressing a strong concern that all people on the CNMI have an opportunity to voice their opinions on HR 3079, held the first Congressional ...
April 29, 2008 House approved immigration extension for CNMI
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February 13, 2008 CNMI federalization bill to pave way for RP nurses
HR 3079, also known as the Northern Mariana Islands Immigration, Security and Labor Act (ISLA), passed the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ...
February 12, 2008 New edition of MP magazine now on sale
... to a major local topic of discussion over the past few months, the effect that HR 3079 will have on the CNMI and the status of its nonresident workers. ...
February 12, 2008 Taotao Tano’s Cruz meets with bishop
... campaign in support of the fast-track federal legislation HR 3079 to include the non-immigrant provision under the instructions of Allen Stayman. ...
January 31, 2008 Most GOP leaders want primary for congressional delegate
HR 3079 is expected to be passed prior to the federal general elections in November. It provides the election of the CNMI delegate this year and every two ...
January 30, 2008 Bordallo to deliver congressional address
She will also touch upon the work for an economic stimulus package and the efforts supporting the island's visitor industry through HR 3079, the Northern ...
January 21, 2008 Members of the Taotao Tano group hold the CNMI flag during their ...
This, he said, “can only mean that the local people have started to realize the impact of federalization” once the bill in the US Congress, HR 3079, ...
January 20, 2008 Thousands join motorcade rally vs federalization
When asked if the rally could affect the US Senate’s deliberation on the federalization bill, HR 3079, Reyes said: “The US Congress may still go ahead and ...
January 15, 2008 Taotao Tano sets meeting on NMI federalization bill
The group, which describes itself as a social advocacy organization, says that HR 3079 is an unjust piece of legislation that “will take away our local ...
January 15, 2008 Around the Islands
16 at 7 pm for all local indigenous Chamorro and Carolinian descents to discuss the pending federal legislation HR 3079 that will take away local control ...
January 08, 2008 US Senate to pass NMI federalization bill next month
By Zaldy Dandan Pete A. Tenorio, in an e-mail interview, said the House bill, HR 3079, has been included in S. 2483, a combination of 60 bills already ...
December 19, 2007 David Cohen - A Record of Accomplishments, 2001-2007
A modified version of that legislation, HR 3079, passed the House by unanimous consent earlier this month. Cohen has testified several times on behalf of ...
December 19, 2007 'I will always be a friend of the CNMI'
Now that HR 3079 has passed the House and will likely pass the Senate before I finally walk out the door, I feel that it’s safe for me to return to ...
December 19, 2007 'NMI federalization bill now on its way'
“Now that HR 3079 has passed the House and will likely pass the Senate before I finally walk out the door, I feel that it's safe for me to return to ...
December 18, 2007 US Senate bill is 'Plan B'
“I believe that this approach will speed up consideration of HR 3079,” Stayman wrote in an email to the Saipan Tribune. S. 1634 and HR 3079 were virtually ...
December 17, 2007 'Too fast too soon on HR 3079'
11, 2007, Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed HR 3079 by a voice vote. The bill would extend immigration law and create a federally run ...
December 16, 2007 HR 3079 lumped together with 50 other bills in Senate
Jeff Bingaman, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy Natural Resources, has introduced S. 2483, which includes the text of HR 3079 as passed by the US ...
December 16, 2007 Cohen: Fitial ‘analysis’ wrong
The governor made the statement after the US House of Representatives passed HR 3079, or the Northern Marianas Immigration, Security and Labor Act of 2007, ...
December 15, 2007 'An easier time getting jobs in Guam'
HR 3079 exempts both the CNMI and Guam from national caps on the number temporary work visas that can be issued to foreign nationals. ...
December 13, 2007 CNMI delegate may be elected in 2008-CEC
HR 3079, passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday, proposes a November 2008 election for the first CNMI delegate. This coincides with the federal ...
December 12, 2007 NMI bill passes in the House
"The Northern Mariana Islands Immigration, Security and Labor Act, or HR 3079, will help to tighten our borders against smugglers and terrorists who seek to ...
December 12, 2007 House Of Representatives Pass CNMI Immigration Bill
Guam Delegate Madeleine Bordallo on Wednesday announced that the House of Representatives passed House Resolution (HR) 3079 that provides for a unified ...
December 12, 2007 US House OKs federalization
HR 3079, as passed by the House, will be transmitted to the Senate later this week. It is expected to be referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and ...
December 12, 2007 Cohen says federalization bill to replace local labor, immigration ...
By Gemma Q. Casas THE federal official who drafted one of the federalization measures introduced in the US Congress yesterday said HR 3079, or the Northern ...
December 12, 2007 US House OKs NMI federalization
To become law, HR 3079 has to be passed by the US Senate and signed by President Bush. It will take effect a year after its enactment. ...
December 12, 2007 Fitial's hopes lie with US Senate
Fitial said he wished the House would have waited for the report before passing HR 3079. “What is so important that requires the House of Representatives to ...
December 11, 2007 US House Of Reps Approves CNMI Immigration Bill
The Northern Mariana Islands Immigration, Security and Labor Act (ISLA) (HR 3079), introduced by Christensen and sponsored by Rahall, would extend US ...
December 11, 2007 Guest workers write letters to US Congress
Doromal, in a statement, said each letter details how the CNMI’s Public Law 15-108 and the removal of the nonimmigrant status provision from HR 3079 will ...
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