Bills & Legislation

Foreign Corporation Liaison Act

Corina Lorraine MagofnaIndependent

Commonwealth-Wide Whistleblower Protection Act 2025

Corina Lorraine MagofnaIndependent

Economic Incentive Zone Renaming Act

Corina Lorraine MagofnaIndependent

Corporate Filing Number Act

Corina Lorraine MagofnaIndependent

Regulate off-road vehicles

Paul  Atalig ManglonaIndependent

Establish Fire Reserve Corps

Manny Gregory Tenorio CastroDemocrat

To honor and congratulate the Saipan Southern High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) Manta Ray Battalion for their exceptional performance at the Golden Bear West Coast National Drill Meet.

Joel Castro Camacho

To recognize Aria Keilbach for her esteemed accomplishments as Miss Northern Marianas Earth 2025 representing the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Miss Earth.

Edmund Sablan VillagomezIndependent

To Congratulate and Honor all the women in the Commonwealth as we celebrate their contributions and achievements during the month of March 2026 proclaimed as CNMI Women’s Month and March 8th as International Women’s Day.

Denita Kaipat YangetmaiDemocrat

Requesting and directing that the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) undergo a comprehensive, independent, third-party audit by qualified utility expert auditors, including financial, operational "desk," asset, compliance, and related examinations; requiring Commonwealth Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) coordination, formal CPUC docketing and public process for audit review; requiring public reporting, a corrective action plan, a ratepayer impact matrix, a public-facing audit implementation dashboard, and an immediate 90-day control-fix priority list.

Vincent Raymond Seman AldanIndependent

To appropriate the remaining fund balance of $50,411.00 under Saipan Local Law 21-10 (Project Code 7192H) for the maintenance, repairs and improvements of Commonwealth parks and recreational facilities in Precinct IV and for the purchase of base coarse to repair secondary roadways in Precinct IV; and for other purposes.

Joel Castro Camacho

To appropriate the remaining fund balance of $85,500.00 under Saipan Local Law 23-04 for the repair, maintenance and improvements of recreational facilities in Precinct IV; and for other purposes.

Joel Castro Camacho

To appropriate Fifty-four Thousand Dollars ($54,000.00) from revenues collected from poker fees in the Second Senatorial District; and for other purposes.

Patrick  Hofschneider San NicolasRepublican

To appropriate $16,925 of the Rota Poker License Fee Account under BU 3302; and for other purposes.

Julie Marie Atalig OgoIndependent

To appropriate $380,000.00 from revenues collected pursuant to Saipan Local Law 22-06; and for other purposes.

Ralph  Naraja YumulIndependent

To appropriate Eighty Four Thousand Dollars ($84,000.00) from revenues collected from poker fees in the Second Senatorial District; and for other purposes.

Patrick  Hofschneider San NicolasRepublican

To appropriate $11,877.00 for the operations of the Mayor Tinian and Aguiguan pursuant to 10 CMC § 2581 and 1 CMC § 1405.

Patrick  Hofschneider San NicolasRepublican

To appropriate $2,000,000.00 of the dividends collected by the Commonwealth Economic Development Authority (CEDA) from the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) to assist the Department of Finance and Commonwealth Economic Development Authority with funding related to the Third Senatorial District.

Blas Jonathan  Tenorio Attao

To appropriate the remaining fund balance of $260,670.00 from the Third Senatorial District Developers Infrastructure Tax Fund allotted to Precinct I under Saipan Local Law 22-16; and for other purposes.

Roman Cepeda BenaventeIndependent

To appropriate $75,000.00 from revenues collected for the Third Senatorial District pursuant to Saipan Local Law 22-06; and for other purposes.

Blas Jonathan  Tenorio Attao

To re-appropriate Twenty-Six Thousand Dollars ($26,000.00) allotted under Saipan Local Law 20-26 and re-appropriate Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) allotted under Saipan Local Law 23-10; and for other purposes.

John Paul Palacios SablanIndependent

To appropriate $2,500,000.00 from revenues collected pursuant to Saipan Local Law 11-2 as amended; and for other purposes.

Blas Jonathan  Tenorio Attao

To respectfully urge the United States Department of the Treasury, United States Customs and Border Protection, the United States Postal Service and any other responsible federal agencies to immediately cease and desist the implementation of Executive Order 14324 and remit to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands all revenues collected under Executive Order 14324, or in the alternative, to recognize the CNMI’s authority to collect such revenues itself consistent with the Covenant and applicable law in the event that said charges must be imposed.

Blas Jonathan  Tenorio Attao

To urge the United States to take immediate and comprehensive action to identify, remove, and safely dispose of World War II-era unexploded ordnance throughout the Northern Mariana Islands.

Daniel Iwashita Aquino, Jr.Independent

To encourage the Honorable David M. Apatang, Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, to declare a Proactive Resilience Emergency Declaration to protect the Commonwealth’s renewable energy future in light of the approaching federal deadline under the 2025 “Big Beautiful Budget” Act (BBB); and urging all agencies to fast-tract renewable energy projects before the opportunity expires.

Vincent Raymond Seman AldanIndependent

To urge the United States Congress to require all contractors and subcontractors performing federally funded work in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to register with the CNMI Department of Finance and certify compliance with CNMI tax laws as a condition of receiving federal payments, to request the U.S. Department of Defense to adopt a CNMI-specific clause in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to institutionalize this requirement, and to affirm the CNMI’s right under Section 703(b) of the Covenant to receive federal income tax revenues generated from contract work performed in the Commonwealth.

Blas Jonathan  Tenorio Attao

Directing the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation and all relevant Commonwealth government agencies and public corporations to expedite planning, permitting, and deployment of viable renewable energy, storage, and resilience projects — and to coordinate energy-security and infrastructure-resilience strategies — in light of the accelerated phase-out of federal clean-energy incentives under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Vincent Raymond Seman AldanIndependent

To honor and congratulate CITADEL Pacific Ltd. (CPL) on the occasion of its 20th Anniversary.

John Paul Palacios SablanIndependent

To urgently request for the immediate inclusion of the Republic of the Philippines in the nonimmigrant Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program administered by the United States Department of Homeland Security.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To honor Alleena Villaluz for her exceptional achievements in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, academics, and extracurricular activities, and to celebrate her unwavering dedication and exemplary contributions as a role model for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To appropriate $63,000.00 from Schedule A of Public Law 24-20 that was vetoed for the Soil and Water Conservation Districts; and for other purposes.

Patrick  Hofschneider San NicolasRepublican

To amend 4 CMC § 1803 by reallocating a portion of the Hotel Occupancy Tax received by the Marianas Visitors Authority to the Division of Parks and Recreation to support beautification efforts.

Joel Castro Camacho

To mandate that the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation undergo a comprehensive, independent, third-party utility expert audit; to require a formal Commonwealth Public Utilities Commission audit-review docket and transparent public review process; to require an enforceable corrective action plan, a ratepayer impact matrix, and a public audit implementation dashboard; to impose strict timelines and narrowly limited extensions; to require mandatory decennial audits; to establish compliance reporting and civil penalties for missed deadlines payable to the CNMI Treasury; and for other purposes.

Vincent Raymond Seman AldanIndependent

To require an independent valuation of the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC), restore constitutional and audit oversight, modernize procurement and review procedures, protect ratepayers, and clarify the economic framework for any privatization transaction; and for other purposes.

Vincent Raymond Seman AldanIndependent

To amend 3 CMC § 1205, relating to the Chamorro and Carolinian Language Policy Commission’s authority to assess fees for translation services; to establish a revolving fund; and for other purposes.

Blas Jonathan  Tenorio Attao

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 Legislature to the Public School System and to the 25% Retirees’ Pension Obligation.

Blas Jonathan  Tenorio Attao

To amend 1 CMC § 2803 to ensure that public land revenues are managed and invested by the Marianas Public Land Trust in accordance with Article XI, Section 6 of the Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To appropriate funds derived from trust interest income from the Marianas Public Land Trust towards payment of household allotments of Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) benefits for November 2025.

Blas Jonathan  Tenorio Attao

To impose a remittance transfer tax within the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands equivalent to the federal excise tax under 26 U.S.C §4475, to ensure equitable revenue capture from outbound remittances, to strengthen compliance with federal fiscal policy; and for other purposes.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To ensure that the expenditure authority designated in the Annual Appropriation Act retains authority over all funds appropriated to it.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To authorize the Public School System (PSS) to utilize unrestricted funds previously appropriated to PSS for Fiscal Year 2026; and for other purposes.

Blas Jonathan  Tenorio Attao

To enact a Uniform Electronic Transactions Act to enable a more robust digital economy in the Commonwealth.

Vincent Raymond Seman AldanIndependent

To enact the “CNMI Fair Billing Practices Act” to establish clear and fair standards for back billing practices in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to protect consumers while allowing service providers to recover unpaid amounts lawfully due; and for other purposes.

Vincent Raymond Seman AldanIndependent

To amend the Investment Incentive Act of 2000 by refining eligibility criteria for Qualifying Certificates, strengthening procedural safeguards, mandating detailed reporting on investments and performance, and enhancing oversight mechanisms.

Julie Marie Atalig OgoIndependent

To establish the CNMI Next/Gen 911 Telephone Communications System within the CNMI; and for other purposes.

Malcom Jason OmarIndependent

To realign the authority and duties of the CNMI Department of Labor; and for the other purposes.

Joel Castro Camacho

To amend 9 CMC §8209 by removing the seven-day grace period for motorists who violate 9 CMC §§8203 and 8204 with the citation effective immediately; and for other purposes.

Joseph Arriola FloresIndependent

To establish Treatment Program Enforcement Officers within the Judiciary to carry out enforcement, supervision, and monitoring functions essential to the success of court-supervised treatment programs, and to ensure that these officers are fully recognized as law enforcement personnel under Commonwealth law.

John Paul Palacios SablanIndependent

To establish a dedicated CNMI Emergency Reserve Fund (“Rainy Day Fund”) with annual mandatory deposits and procedures for fund disbursement in times of declared emergency, while ensuring fiscal accountability.

Joel Castro Camacho

To establish a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and for other purposes.

Malcom Jason OmarIndependent