# Northern Mariana Islands HR 24-19: To Express the Sense of the House of Representatives of the Twenty-Fourth Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature Regarding the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Request for Information and Interest on Commercial Leasing for Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Offshore the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Published in the Federal Register on November 12, 2025 (FR Doc. No. 2025-19852), and to Urge Respect for CNMI Self-Government, Indigenous Rights, Environmental Protection, Equitable Benefit-Sharing, and the Lessons of Global and Pacific History.

Northern Mariana Islands HR 24-19, To Express the Sense of the House of Representatives of the Twenty-Fourth Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature Regarding the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Request for Information and Interest on Commercial Leasing for Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Offshore the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Published in the Federal Register on November 12, 2025 (FR Doc. No. 2025-19852), and to Urge Respect for CNMI Self-Government, Indigenous Rights, Environmental Protection, Equitable Benefit-Sharing, and the Lessons of Global and Pacific History., is a 24th Northern Mariana Islands Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Vincent Raymond Seman Aldan (Independent); status second reading, last action 2025-12-05 (HOUSE-RESOLUTION CALENDAR) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Northern Mariana Islands HR 24-19
- State: Northern Mariana Islands
- Session: 24th Northern Mariana Islands Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: To Express the Sense of the House of Representatives of the Twenty-Fourth Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature Regarding the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Request for Information and Interest on Commercial Leasing for Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Offshore the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Published in the Federal Register on November 12, 2025 (FR Doc. No. 2025-19852), and to Urge Respect for CNMI Self-Government, Indigenous Rights, Environmental Protection, Equitable Benefit-Sharing, and the Lessons of Global and Pacific History.
- Status: second reading
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-05
- Last action: 2025-12-05, HOUSE-RESOLUTION CALENDAR
- Sponsor: Vincent Raymond Seman Aldan (Independent)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Vincent Raymond Seman Aldan (Independent), House

## Actions (2)

- 2025-12-05: HOUSE-RESOLUTION CALENDAR (House)
- 2025-12-05: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- HR 24-19, 2025-12-05: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/house/hse_res/24/HR24-19.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 24-108: To provide a Budget Plan of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for Fiscal Year 2027 and make appropriations for the operations and activities of… (enacted)
- HLB 24-62: To appropriate $500,000.00 from revenues collected for the Third Senatorial District pursuant to Public Law 20-59; and for other purposes. (enacted)
- SB 24-48: Establish a Division of Customs and Biosecurity within the DOF (enacted)
- HB 24-84: To authorize the expenditure of $2,105,563.00 identified by the Governor as a surplus from Fiscal Year 2025 revenues that shall be appropriated by the Legislat… (enacted)
- HB 24-74: To appropriate funds derived from trust interest income from the Marianas Public Land Trust towards payment of household allotments of Nutrition Assistance Pro… (enacted)
- HB 24-63: To amend Title 4 sections 1991 to 1995 relating to the 3% construction tax on gross revenues derived from certain non-residential construction projects and to… (enacted)

## Sources
- [HR 24-19 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/house/hse_res/24/HR24-19.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 24-108: To provide a Budget Plan of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands fo…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HB24-108-24)
- [HLB 24-62: To appropriate $500,000.00 from revenues collected for the Third Senatorial Dis…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HLB24-62-24)
- [SB 24-48: Establish a Division of Customs and Biosecurity within the DOF](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-SB24-48-24)
- [HB 24-84: To authorize the expenditure of $2,105,563.00 identified by the Governor as a s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HB24-84-24)
- [HB 24-74: To appropriate funds derived from trust interest income from the Marianas Publi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HB24-74-24)
- [HB 24-63: To amend Title 4 sections 1991 to 1995 relating to the 3% construction tax on g…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HB24-63-24)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HR24-19-24 (as of 2026-10-12).