H.R. 4037: To provide that no Federal funds may be used for any construction project in the Northern Mariana Islands the cost of which exceeds $100,000, unless the workforce carrying out the project is composed of at least 60 percent United States workers.

H.R. 4037: To provide that no Federal funds may be used for any construction project in the Northern Mariana Islands the cost of which exceeds $100,000, unless the workforce carrying out the project is composed of at least 60 percent United States workers.

112th Congress · introduced 2012-02-15 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Where it came from: introduced 2012-02-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To provide that no Federal funds may be used for any construction project in the Northern Mariana Islands the cost of which exceeds $100,000, unless the workforce carrying out the project is composed of at least 60 percent United States workers.

Plain summary

Prohibits federal funding for any construction project in the Northern Mariana Islands which has a cost in excess of $100,000, unless the workforce for such project is composed of at least 60% U.S. workers (defined as nationals of the United States, aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or nationals of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau who are eligible for nonimmigrant admission and are employment-authorized under the Compacts of Free Association between the United States and those nations).

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Official text

To provide that no Federal funds may be used for any construction project in the Northern Mariana Islands the cost of which exceeds $100,000, unless the workforce carrying out the project is composed of at least 60 percent United States workers.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · 5 cosponsors

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr4037.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr4037 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112