House bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the joint resolution that approved the covenant establishing the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Donna Christensen D-VIWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 18, 2007
- Committee actionNov 7, 2007
- Passed HouseDec 11, 2007 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 11, 2008 — Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3079.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3079, Northern Mariana Islands Immigration, Security, and Labor Act” on December 3, 2007. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 7, 2007</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 3, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19371
- CBO publication date
- December 3, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3079, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/3079
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6754fdda08fbc721b129aaef831aac8b7ae90838f2829b51eb59d16d920a3530
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3079, Northern Mariana Islands Immigration, Security, and Labor Act” on December 3, 2007. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 7, 2007”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 3, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19371
- CBO publication date
- December 3, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3079, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/3079
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6754fdda08fbc721b129aaef831aac8b7ae90838f2829b51eb59d16d920a3530
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3079, Northern Mariana Island Immigration, Security, and Labor Act” on February 25, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on January 30, 2008</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 25, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19496
- CBO publication date
- February 25, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3079, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/3079
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6754fdda08fbc721b129aaef831aac8b7ae90838f2829b51eb59d16d920a3530
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3079, Northern Mariana Island Immigration, Security, and Labor Act” on February 25, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on January 30, 2008”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 25, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19496
- CBO publication date
- February 25, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3079, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/3079
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6754fdda08fbc721b129aaef831aac8b7ae90838f2829b51eb59d16d920a3530
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 110-324 ↗; H. Rept. 110-469 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 10, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/SRPT/324
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/469 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3079, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/3079
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6754fdda08fbc721b129aaef831aac8b7ae90838f2829b51eb59d16d920a3530
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see S.2739 as enacted, Title VII, Northern Mariana Islands. S.2739 became Public Law 110-229 on 5/8/2008.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3079, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/3079
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6754fdda08fbc721b129aaef831aac8b7ae90838f2829b51eb59d16d920a3530
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), John Conyers (D-MI), Nick Rahall (D-WV).
More from the sponsor
Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donna Christensen.
- H.R. 57 (110th) To repeal certain sections of the Act of May 26, 1936, pertaining to the Virgin Islands.
- H.R. 2705 (110th) Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2007
- H.R. 1143 (110th) To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 53 (110th) Virgin Islands National Park School Lease Act
- H.Con.Res. 2 (110th) Expressing the sense of the Congress that children in the United States should understand and appreciate the contributions of individuals…
- H.R. 2107 (110th) To create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.