# 114-hr-6401: Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act

114-hr-6401, Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP); status Received in the Senate. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-6401
- Congress: 114
- Title: Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act
- Status: Received in the Senate.
- Introduced: 2016-11-29
- Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act This bill: (1) requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase the supplemental education fee charged to a prospective employer for each CNMI (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)-Only Transitional Worker who is issued a permit during the transition period to U.S. immigration law, (2) allows such a permit for construction occupations to be issued only to extend a permit first issued before October 1, 2015, and (3) caps the number of permits issued for such nonimmigrant workers for FY2017 at 15,000.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2016-11-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5584: Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4994: Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4531: To approve an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau, and for other purposes.
- 114-hr-4309: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reimburse each possession of the United States for the cost of the earned income tax credit.
- 114-hr-4163: Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3919: Honoring the Hiring of Heroes Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-6401 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6401)

## Related
- [114-hr-5584: Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5584)
- [114-hr-4994: Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4994)
- [114-hr-4531: To approve an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau, an…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4531)
- [114-hr-4309: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reimburse each possession of the…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4309)
- [114-hr-4163: Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4163)
- [114-hr-3919: Honoring the Hiring of Heroes Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3919)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6401 (as of 2025-11-18).