Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa Criminal Justice Support Act
This bill amends a definition in federal law to explicitly include the Northern Mariana Islands as a "State" for the purpose of criminal justice funding programs. It corrects the reference in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 by removing outdated language and inserting "Northern Mariana Islands;" after the territory's name. This change ensures the Northern Mariana Islands qualifies for federal criminal justice support programs under the same definition as states. The bill does not create new programs or change funding levels; it only updates the legal definition to align with current territorial status. (Procedural bill, summarized in 2 sentences.)
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Sep 2024
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Introduced Sep 17, 2024
Last action Sep 17, 2024
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Sep 17, 2024
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Sep 17, 2024
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan
DDemocratic
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Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
RRepublican
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