3.0.0 5135 2023-01-14T22:48:43Z 2023-01-14T22:48:43Z House H HR 2004-09-23 108 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Reported by 2004-10-07T20:33:50Z Referred to 2004-09-23T13:03:10Z H. Rept. 108-761 2004-10-07 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 473. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00473 2004-10-07 Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-761. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2004-10-07 Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-761. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2004-09-29 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2004-09-23 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2004-09-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-09-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000419 Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] RICHARD POMBO R CA W. 11 N R000011 Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] NICK RAHALL D WV J. 3 2004-09-23 True F000444 Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 6 2004-09-23 True Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2004-09-23 True B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2004-09-23 True W000791 Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] GREG WALDEN R OR 2 2004-09-23 True C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2004-09-23 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2004-09-23 True R000571 Rep. Rehberg, Dennis R. [R-MT-At Large] DENNIS REHBERG R MT R. 0 2004-09-23 True A000014 Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] NEIL ABERCROMBIE D HI 1 2004-09-23 True C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2] Ed Case D HI 2 2004-09-24 False B000575 Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] ROY BLUNT R MO 7 2004-09-24 False G000180 Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1] WAYNE GILCHREST R MD T. 1 2004-09-28 False C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2004-09-28 False C001050 Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] Dennis Cardoza D CA A. 18 2004-09-28 False S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2004-09-28 False F000010 Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] Eni Faleomavaega D AS F. H. 0 2004-10-04 False R000004 Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] GEORGE RADANOVICH R CA P. 19 2004-10-04 False 2004-10-06T04:00:00Z H.R. 5135, Northern Mariana Islands Delegate Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/16084 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 29, 2004</p> 2004-10-06T04:00:00Z H.R. 5135, Northern Mariana Islands Delegate Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16084 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 29, 2004 Government Operations and Politics Congress Congressional delegations Congressional elections Congressional privileges and immunities Federal-territorial relations House of Representatives Members of Congress Northern Mariana Islands Political representation Primaries Government Operations and Politics 00 2004-09-23 Introduced in House 2004-12-01T19:51:14Z Northern Marianas Delegate Act - Prescribes a procedure for election to the House of Representatives as a nonvoting Delegate of the Resident Representative to the United States authorized under the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America.

]]> 79 2004-10-07 Reported to House without amendment 2005-01-04T19:30:25Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Northern Mariana Islands Delegate Act - (Sec. 2) Declares that the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be represented in Congress by the Resident Representative to the United States (a nonvoting Delegate to the House of Representatives) authorized under the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America.

(Sec. 3) Requires the Delegate to be elected: (1) by the people qualified to vote for the popularly elected officials of the Commonwealth; (2) at the Federal general election of 2006 and at such election every second year thereafter; and (3) at large and by a plurality of the votes cast for the office.

States that, if the Government of the Commonwealth provides for primary elections, the Delegate shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast in any general election for the office for which such primary elections were held.

Provides that, in the case of a permanent vacancy in the office, it shall remain vacant until a successor is elected and qualified.

Declares that the term of the Delegate shall commence on the third day of January following the date of the election.

(Sec. 4) Specifies the qualifications of the office.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes the Government to determine: (1) the order of names on the ballot; (2) the method of conducting a special election to fill a permanent vacancy in the office; (3) the method for resolving ties between candidates; and (4) all other matters of local application pertaining to the election and the office not otherwise expressly provided for in this Act.

(Sec. 6) Provides that, until the Rules of the House are amended to provide otherwise, the Delegate shall: (1) receive the same compensation, allowances, and benefits as a Member of the House; and (2) be entitled to whatever privileges and immunities are, or hereinafter may be, granted to any other nonvoting Delegate.

]]> Northern Mariana Islands Delegate Act Display Title Northern Mariana Islands Delegate Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives to represent the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Northern Mariana Islands Delegate Act Short Titles as Reported to House Northern Mariana Islands Delegate Act H House Reported in House 2004-10-07T04:00:00Z Introduced in House 2004-09-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr5135ih/xml/BILLS-108hr5135ih.xml 2004-10-07 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 473. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.