H.R. 1760House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

To extend the admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for certain nonimmigrant H-2B workers.

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The bill amends a 1976 joint resolution to extend the deadline for admitting certain nonimmigrant H‑2B workers to Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. It moves the cutoff date from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2029, allowing those territories to continue using H‑2B workers for an additional five years. This affects H‑2B workers and employers in Guam and the CNMI.

Key Provisions

The admission deadline for H‑2B workers to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands is changed from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2029.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs .

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee

April 14, 2023

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Introduced in House

March 23, 2023

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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Natural Resources Committee

March 23, 2023

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs .

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee

April 14, 2023

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Introduced in HouseIssued March 23, 2023

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1760

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 23, 2023

Mr. Moylan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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To extend the admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for certain nonimmigrant H–2B workers.

Extension of admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for certain nonimmigrant H–2B workers

Section 6(b)(1)(B) 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, approved March 24, 1976 (48 U.S.C. 11 1806(b)(1)(B)), is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking December 31, 2024 and inserting December 31, 2029.