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House adopts HB 24‑7 and three resolutions unanimously during session
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Summary
The House of Representatives recorded unanimous roll-call votes to adopt House Bill 24‑7 and multiple resolutions, including a resolution designating March 2025 as CNMI Women’s Month and a joint resolution urging addition of the Philippines to the Guam‑CNMI visa waiver program.
The House of Representatives adopted a set of measures unanimously during its regular session, approving at-roll-call House Bill 24‑7 and three resolutions, according to the session record.
House Bill 24‑7 — a measure described on the floor as ensuring that expenditure authority designated in the annual appropriation act retains authority over funds appropriated to it — passed on a recorded roll call with all 17 members present voting yes. The motion for passage was made by the floor leader and was seconded; the clerk then recorded the 17‑0 tally.
The chamber also adopted House Resolution 24‑2, a rules amendment, by a recorded roll call in which “all 17 members present voted yes.” House Resolution 24‑5, recognizing March 2025 as CNMI Women’s Month and March 8 as International Women’s Day, passed by voice vote and the motion carried. The House also adopted House Joint Resolution 24‑1, an urgent request to include the Republic of the Philippines in the nonimmigrant Guam‑CNMI Visa Waiver Program administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; the clerk recorded a unanimous roll call of 17‑0.
Why it matters: the measures the House adopted are procedural and commemorative in character (the rules amendment and Women’s Month resolution) and administrative in nature (HB 24‑7). The joint resolution on the Guam‑CNMI visa waiver seeks federal action and represents a request from the Legislature rather than a change in federal policy.
Votes at a glance: - House Bill 24‑7: Passed on first and final reading; roll-call vote 17 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. Motion made by the floor leader; seconded. Outcome: approved. - House Resolution 24‑2: Adopted by roll call; 17 yes, 0 no. Outcome: adopted. - House Resolution 24‑5: Adopted by voice vote; outcome recorded as adopted. - House Joint Resolution 24‑1: Adopted by roll call; 17 yes, 0 no. Outcome: adopted.
The transcript shows several procedural motions to suspend rules so bills could be placed on the calendar; those motions were carried by voice vote or unanimous consent. Other bills were introduced for referral to committees during the session, and several Senate communications were referred to House committees. No recorded House votes on the three Senate bills discussed in public comment (SB2415, SB2416, SB2417) appear in the transcript.
The clerk and floor leader handled roll calls and procedural motions during the session. The House recessed at points during the calendar before returning to consider additional bills.
