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119-hr-10341119th Congress

Marianas Tourism Advancement Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large]

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Summary

expand the Guam and Northern Mariana Islands Visa Waiver Program while adding formal, fact-based safeguards for suspending admissions to protect local economies and security. It would add India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and Mongolia as eligible nationalities and require written determinations, interagency and local consultation, economic and fiscal assessments, and regular post-suspension reviews, with an emergency suspension option that expires after 60 days unless follow-up steps occur.

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  • Residents and businesses in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands would get required economic and fiscal assessments before a suspension, covering visitor arrivals, air service, jobs, business activity, and government revenues.
  • Travelers from six countries — India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and Mongolia — would become eligible for visa-free short visits to Guam and the CNMI.
  • Federal and local officials would face new procedural rules: DHS must issue written, fact-based suspension findings, consult with the Secretaries of the Interior, State, and Commerce and the governors of Guam and the CNMI, provide Congress at least 60 days' notice before a suspension, and conduct a review 180 days after a suspension and annually while it remains in effect.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Visa-free travel to Guam and CNMI

If enacted, the bill would add India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and Mongolia to the Guam and CNMI visa waiver list. Citizens of those countries would be able to travel to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands without a visa, subject to existing program rules and any suspension criteria. The Secretary of Homeland Security would write regulations needed to implement the change. Guam and CNMI tourism businesses could get more visitors.

New suspension rules for Guam and CNMI

This bill would set a detailed process for suspending visa-free travel to Guam and the CNMI. The Secretary of Homeland Security could suspend admissions only after a written finding based on specific facts that continued admission has caused or likely will cause unlawful presence in Guam/CNMI, unlawful entry elsewhere in the U.S., too many asylum/withholding claims, or a serious threat to welfare, safety, security, or law enforcement. Before most suspensions the Secretary would consult the Interior, State, and Commerce Departments and the Governors of Guam and CNMI, consider alternatives like bonding, stay limits, or better information sharing, and prepare an economic and fiscal assessment. DHS would notify Congress at least 60 days before a suspension, allow an immediate emergency suspension that expires after 60 days unless the normal steps are completed, and review any suspension within 180 days and yearly thereafter.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large]

MP • R

Cosponsors

  • Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]

    GU • R

    Sponsored 9/10/2026

Roll Call Votes

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