News Releases
Jul 29, 2018
House okays Tinian divert $51M
The conference report to accompany the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 passed the House authorizing $50.7 million for Air Force divert airfield projects on Tinian.
Jul 29, 2018
Military gets H2B exemption
Also included in the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act is a provision that would make it easier for employers in Guam and the Northern Marianas to hire certain construction workers and health professionals under the H2B category.
Jul 29, 2018
Marianas in Aim Higher Act
Democrats on the Education and the Workforce Committee introduced our new vision for higher education, including my provision covering NMC graduates. The Aim Higher Act, H.R.6543, ensures that every student in our country can graduate...
Jul 29, 2018
Dems introduce VAWA reauthorization
The Violence Against Women Act has been critical to strengthening the response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking in our islands. That is why I signed on as an original cosponsor of H.R. 6545...
Jul 29, 2018
$2.7M for Saipan, Rota airports
The Commonwealth Ports Authority is receiving three grants totaling $2,688,597 the U.S. Department of Transportation announced on Friday.
Jul 26, 2018
Kilili bill gives permanent status to legacy workers
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan has introduced legislation that would give legacy CW workers permanent status in the Marianas and after five years a path to U.S. citizenship. The Northern Mariana Islands Workforce Stabilization Act, as it is titled, is the first of a series of bills Sablan is rolling out to set his agenda for the 116th U.S. Congress, which begins in January 2019.
Jul 25, 2018
Kilili: CW application window reopens 8,001 new permits for FY19
“The Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act is up and running,” Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan announced today. “The notice from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services went online, while I was meeting at their office this afternoon.
Jul 24, 2018
Kilili: President signs U.S. Workforce Act
President Donald J. Trump has signed the Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act, Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan reported today.
Jul 24, 2018
Kilili announces 2018 App Challenge
Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan once again invites all middle school and high school students to showcase their creativity and technological talents by designing and submitting apps for the 2018 Congressional App Challenge.
Jul 23, 2018
Kilili thanks Torres for response
Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan, in his response to Gov. Ralph DLG Torres’ accusations of using the Enhanced Nutritional Assistance Program and Nutritional Assistance Program for political gain, instead thanked the governor for information regarding the programs.
