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H.R. 2142: Northern Mariana Islands College Access Act of 2011

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H.R. 2142: Northern Mariana Islands College Access Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-06-03 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-06-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Northern Mariana Islands College Access Act of 2011

Plain summary

Northern Mariana Islands College Access Act of 2011 - Directs the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands to use federal funds authorized by this Act to award grants to public four-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) located in the states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or Guam to cover the difference between the in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees for students who have: (1) been domiciled in the Northern Mariana Islands for at least the 12 months preceding their enrollment in the IHE; and (2) received on or after January 1, 2008, a secondary school diploma or its equivalent while domiciled there. Requires the Comptroller General to monitor the progam's effectiveness in expanding educational opportunities for such students.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Northern Mariana Islands College Access Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · 6 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr2142 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112