H.R. 573: To amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
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H.R. 573: To amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-06 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Conveys to the government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands submerged lands surrounding such Islands and extending three geographical miles outward from their coastlines. Includes the Northern Mariana Islands among the islands where the President may establish naval defensive sea areas and airspace reservations when necessary for national defense.
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To amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · 36 cosponsors
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Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Al Green (D-TX), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr573.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr573 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113