A bill to modify section 301 of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, and for other purposes.

Original

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

21 April 1987

Last action

4 October 1988 · Vote

Status

Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.

Summary

Amends the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America to: (1) provide that a person born in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands shall be considered to have been a citizen of the Trust Territory on November 3, 1986, and not owing allegiance to a foreign state if one parent of such person was born in the Trust Territory and such person took no affirmative steps to acquire or preserve foreign nationality after his or her 18th birthday; and (2) Specify that a "person" shall be construed to refer to any person and his or her child (thus granting Trust Territory citizenship, and U.S. passport eligibility, to certain persons born in the Northern Mariana Islands after termination of the United Nations trusteeship).

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Timeline

21 April 1987
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
21 April 1987
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
25 June 1987
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
1 July 1987
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 221.
Source: Calendars
1 July 1987
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Johnston with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 100-95.
Source: Committee
1 July 1987
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Johnston with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 100-95.
Source: Committee
10 July 1987
Floor
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Source: Floor
10 July 1987
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
14 July 1987
Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Floor
15 July 1987
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
16 July 1987
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Source: Committee
12 August 1987
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Insular and International Affairs.
Source: Committee
3 October 1988
Floor
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Source: Floor
3 October 1988
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Source: Committee
3 October 1988
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
4 October 1988
Vote
Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 416 - 2 (Record Vote No: 412).
Source: Floor
4 October 1988
Floor
Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Source: Floor
4 October 1988
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 416 - 2 (Record Vote No: 412).
Source: Floor

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

4 official files

Passed House amended
summary · EN · 4 October 1988
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Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 10 July 1987
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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 1 July 1987
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 21 April 1987
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Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1047
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