H.R. 4339 (112th): To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the employment services provided under that Act.

Introduced:
Mar 29, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Del. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP0]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 1656 on Apr 18, 2013. See H.R. 1656 for current action on this subject.

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This bill was introduced on March 29, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Mar 29, 2012
Referred to Committee Mar 29, 2012
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors (4D) (show)
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House Education and the Workforce

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Last updated Mar 29, 2012.
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3/29/2012--Introduced.
Amends the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the U.S. Employment Service of the Department of Labor's program of providing public employment services through a one-stop services delivery system. Directs the Secretary of Labor to allot to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands an amount equal to the allotment percentage Guam received for employment services under the Act in FY1983.

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