H.R. 934: To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands.

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H.R. 934: To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands.

111th Congress · introduced 2009-02-10 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 405.

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To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 15, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Act conveying certain submerged lands to Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa (P.L. 93-435) to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on the same basis as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. (Conveys to the government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands certain submerged lands extending three geographical miles from the coastline.)

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Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · 27 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 934, A bill to convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerg (2009-06-18); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 934, A bill to convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerg (2009-06-18); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 934, An act to convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerg (2010-05-12); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 934, An act to convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerg (2010-05-12)

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Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Al Green (D-TX), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)

Recorded votes

• House roll call 541 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR934 (2009-07-15): Passed

Sources

• Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
• Congress.gov
• Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr934.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>

Record fed-us-cong111-hr934 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111