News Releases
Aug 2, 2020
House approves more child care aid
The Marianas received $3.25 million from the CARES Act Child Care and Development Block Grant to help working families and keep childcare providers operating.
Aug 2, 2020
FY21 funding benefits Marianas
The House passed H.R. 7617, a “minibus” package of five FY 2021 spending bills: Defense, Energy-Water, Transportation-Housing, Labor-Health-Education and Financial Services-General Government.
Aug 2, 2020
Islands’ Army Corps waiver upped
Cost-share waivers for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ projects in the Marianas will keep pace with inflation under a provision in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 which passed the House by unanimous consent.
Aug 2, 2020
$976k coral grant recommended
The Northern Marianas is the beneficiary of one of four proposals recommended to receive a new Ruth Gates Coral Restoration Innovation Grant, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Wednesday.
Aug 2, 2020
Testing and training EIS signed
The U.S. Navy has issued a Record of Decision for the Mariana Islands Testing and Training (MITT) Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement that assesses potential environmental impacts associated with ongoing military training and testing activities at sea and at Farallon de Medinilla.
Aug 2, 2020
PPP deadline 8/8; EIDL 12/31
Congress has extended the deadline to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program to August 8.
Aug 2, 2020
$366k for Finance building upgrades
$366,000 in Capital Improvement Program funding initially obligated as local cost share for FEMA disaster assistance in response to Super Typhoon Yutu will now be used to improve CNMI Department of Finance facilities, the Office of Insular Affairs announced...
Jul 27, 2020
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - July 24, 2020
Schools need more aid to safely reopen • GI bill goes to President’s desk • Conservation, park repairs funded • NMI Small Biz Act clears House, Senate • NMI STEM, Career Ed Act closer to law • House green lights NMI AMBER Alert • More NDAA highlights • FY21 funding benefits Marianas • Don’t hide COVID-19 data • CARES Act: More NMI PPP/EIDL ok’d • Beware COVID-19 Medicare scams • U.S. Workforce Act info session scheduled • Deadline nears for permanent residence • $2.5m for preparedness, response • $3.6m to CUC for Yutu costs • Telework update • Kilili Time Capsule • Opportunities • Legislative highlights
Jul 27, 2020
Schools need more aid to safely reopen
Examining the obstacles schools are facing to reopening safely amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and how Congress can help was the focus of a hearing I called Thursday as chair of the subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education.
Jul 27, 2020
GI Bill goes to President’s desk
Veterans and their families will be able to use the GI bill to pay for preparatory courses for professional license and certification exams once the President signs a package of bills Congress sent to the White House on Monday.
