# 115-hr-339: Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act

115-hr-339, Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP); status Became Public Law No: 115-53. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-339
- Congress: 115
- Title: Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act
- Status: Became Public Law No: 115-53.
- Introduced: 2017-01-05
- Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP)
- Cosponsors: 0
- 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 to increase the supplemental education fee charged to a prospective employer in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) for each CNMI-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.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7124: Keeping All Students Safe Act
- 115-hr-6876: Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6869: Violence Against Women Veterans Act
- 115-hr-6665: Offshore Wind for Territories Act
- 115-hr-6635: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-6609: Port Security Grant Program Reauthorization Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-339 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/339)

## Related
- [115-hr-7124: Keeping All Students Safe Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7124)
- [115-hr-6876: Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6876)
- [115-hr-6869: Violence Against Women Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6869)
- [115-hr-6665: Offshore Wind for Territories Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6665)
- [115-hr-6635: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6635)
- [115-hr-6609: Port Security Grant Program Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6609)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-339 (as of 2025-11-18).