H.R. 560: Northern Mariana Islands Legal Residents Relief Act of 2021

117th Congress

To amend section 6 of the Joint Resolution entitled ``A Joint Resolution to approve the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, and for other purposes''.

Sponsor: Del. Gregorio Sablan — D — MP

Expands eligibility for obtaining Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Resident status, provides a path for holders of such status to obtain U.S. permanent resident status, and makes CNMI-only transitional workers eligible to receive government relief or assistance in connection with a declared emergency. CNMI Resident status was available to qualifying individuals who applied for such status between Februar...

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