House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands.
Sponsor: Rep. Gregorio Sablan D-MPWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2009
- Committee actionJun 10, 2009
- Passed HouseJul 15, 2009 · 416–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 24, 2010 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 405.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 934.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 934, A bill to convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerg” on June 18, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 10, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 18, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20811
- CBO publication date
- June 18, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 934, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/934
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
05b5183d73061d48eb2c849bda51e0603e5a13c55326cc1a102d0c19cf45212c
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 934, A bill to convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerg” on June 18, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 10, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 18, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20811
- CBO publication date
- June 18, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 934, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/934
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
05b5183d73061d48eb2c849bda51e0603e5a13c55326cc1a102d0c19cf45212c
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 934, An act to convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerg” on May 12, 2010. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 6, 2010</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 12, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21467
- CBO publication date
- May 12, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 934, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/934
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
05b5183d73061d48eb2c849bda51e0603e5a13c55326cc1a102d0c19cf45212c
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 934, An act to convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerg” on May 12, 2010. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 6, 2010”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 12, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21467
- CBO publication date
- May 12, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 934, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/934
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
05b5183d73061d48eb2c849bda51e0603e5a13c55326cc1a102d0c19cf45212c
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. 111-197 ↗; H. Rept. 111-176 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 24, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/SRPT/197
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/176 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 934, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/934
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
05b5183d73061d48eb2c849bda51e0603e5a13c55326cc1a102d0c19cf45212c
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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
27 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 23 Democrats
4 of 27 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Joe Baca (D-CA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Anh Cao (R-LA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Al Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Michael Honda (D-CA), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ben Luján (D-NM), George Miller (D-CA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Thomas Rooney (R-FL), Robert Scott (D-VA), Diane Watson (D-CA), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 3511 (111th) Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Visitor Facility Authorization Act of 2010
- H.R. 3181 (111th) To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to permit the establishment of Jobs Corps centers in territories of the United States.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.