CNMI Youth Congress unanimously adopts resolution seeking inclusion in Green Growth Initiative calendar
November 08, 2025 | House, Northern Mariana Legislative Sessions, Northern Mariana Islands
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The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Youth Congress adopted Youth Congress Resolution 20-02 on a unanimous 8-0 vote asking Governor David M. Apatang and Northern Marianas College leadership to include the Youth Congress in the CNMI Green Growth Initiative calendar as a committee of the whole.
Floor leader moved to place Resolution 20-02 on the calendar for action and the motion was seconded. During the resolution calendar segment, the floor leader again moved for adoption; the clerk conducted a roll-call vote in which each sitting member recorded an affirmative vote. Speaker Mosley Lehi announced, “all 8 members voted yes,” and declared the resolution adopted.
The resolution text, introduced on the floor as “Youth Congress Resolution 20-02,” formally requests the governor, Northern Marianas College president Dr. Gavin DeLunguero, and the Northern Marianas College Cooperative Research Extension and Education Services (NMC CREEC) add the Youth Congress to the Green Growth Initiative calendar and to recognize the Youth Congress as a committee of the whole for collaboration on the initiative. The resolution was placed on the calendar for action earlier in the session and then adopted by roll-call vote.
No amendments or conditions were stated on the record during the motion and vote. The clerk’s roll call recorded individual affirmative votes from Senator Cruz, Senator Dela Cruz, Senator Mendiola, Senator Barretita, Senator Salas, Senator Santos and others present; the final tally was eight yes votes and no recorded no votes or abstentions. The motion to place the resolution on the calendar and the motion to adopt were both seconded, though the seconders were not identified by name on the record.
The adoption directs no additional funding or implementation steps on the floor; the resolution is a formal request to executive and NMC leadership to add the Youth Congress to the Green Growth Initiative calendar. Any next steps or responses from the governor’s office or Northern Marianas College were not recorded during the session.
Floor leader moved to place Resolution 20-02 on the calendar for action and the motion was seconded. During the resolution calendar segment, the floor leader again moved for adoption; the clerk conducted a roll-call vote in which each sitting member recorded an affirmative vote. Speaker Mosley Lehi announced, “all 8 members voted yes,” and declared the resolution adopted.
The resolution text, introduced on the floor as “Youth Congress Resolution 20-02,” formally requests the governor, Northern Marianas College president Dr. Gavin DeLunguero, and the Northern Marianas College Cooperative Research Extension and Education Services (NMC CREEC) add the Youth Congress to the Green Growth Initiative calendar and to recognize the Youth Congress as a committee of the whole for collaboration on the initiative. The resolution was placed on the calendar for action earlier in the session and then adopted by roll-call vote.
No amendments or conditions were stated on the record during the motion and vote. The clerk’s roll call recorded individual affirmative votes from Senator Cruz, Senator Dela Cruz, Senator Mendiola, Senator Barretita, Senator Salas, Senator Santos and others present; the final tally was eight yes votes and no recorded no votes or abstentions. The motion to place the resolution on the calendar and the motion to adopt were both seconded, though the seconders were not identified by name on the record.
The adoption directs no additional funding or implementation steps on the floor; the resolution is a formal request to executive and NMC leadership to add the Youth Congress to the Green Growth Initiative calendar. Any next steps or responses from the governor’s office or Northern Marianas College were not recorded during the session.
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