20th Youth Congress Legislations
Last updated 8/20/2026
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BILLS (PBC=Passed By Committee; PBB=Passed By the Body) |
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| Leg. No. | Author | Title | Action | Final Action | ||
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YCB 20-01 |
YUMUL, ASC. |
To establish "Prinimeti" and "Akkapal", as the official pledge to the CNMI flag, honoring both the official languages and cultures of our Commonwealth; and for other purposes. |
INTRODUCED 06/21/2025 |
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| YCB 20-02 | SALAS, MJ. | To reduce access and possession of vaporizers and vaporizable products amongst school-age children in the CNMI. | INTRODUCED
02/21/2026 |
PBC: 06/23/2026 PBB: 08/05/2026 |
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| YCB 20-03 | MENDIOLA, MLP.; SABLAN, VJQ. | To promote student mental health awareness by requiring secondary schools in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to include information on local mental health and crisis support resources on student identification cards, and for other purposes. | INTRODUCED
02/21/2026 |
PBC: 06/23/2026 PBB: 08/05/2026 |
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| YCB 20-04 | SANTOS, VNM. | Requiring Background Checks for Youth Affiliated Sports Administration, Coaches, Trainers, and Instructors; and for other purposes. | INTRODUCED
02/21/2026 |
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| YCB 20-05 | DELA CRUZ, CJN. | To amend I CMC §1610(c) to allow Youth Congress sessions to be held in the legislative chamber of the House of Representatives or the Senate, inclusive of venues in Tinian or Rota. | INTRODUCED
08/05/2026 |
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| YCB 20-06 | CRUZ, JAC. | To mandate that all PSS schools provide, free of charge to students, menstrual hygiene products; and for other purposes. | INTRODUCED
08/15/2026 |
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| YCB 20-07 | MARATITA, EU III | To require all schools in the CNMI to teach mental health awareness and provide mental health services; and for other purposes. | INTRODUCED
08/15/2026 |
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| RESOLUTIONS | |||||
| Leg. No. | Author | Title | Action | Adoption Date | |
| 20-01 | YUMUL, ASC. | Adopting the Rules of Procedure for the Twentieth CNMI Youth Congress. | ADOPTED | 04/19/2025 | Details |
| 20-02 | YUMUL, ASC. | Formally Requesting to Governor David M. Apatang and Northern Marianas College President, Dr. Galvin Deleon Guerrero along with the Northern Marianas College Cooperative Research, Extension, and Education Services (NMC-CREES) to include the Youth Congress to the CNMI Green Growth Initiative as a Public Private Partner. | ADOPTED | 11/08/2025 | Details |
| 20-03 | YUMUL, ASC. | Honoring and commending Mrs. Jacqueline Ayuyu Quitugua for her distinguished career in education, and congratulating her upon her retirement after over forty (40) years of dedicated service to the schoolchildren of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. | ADOPTED | 12/20/2025 | Details |
| 20-04 | MENDIOLA, MLP. | Commending the Administration of Marianas High School and Seisa Galrnen High School (formerly known as Miyazawa Gakuen) on the Occasion of Forty (40) Years of Cultural Exchange and Sister-School Partnership between the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Japan. | ADOPTED | 02/21/2026 | Details |
| 20-05 | YUMUL, ASC. | To recognize and honor the life and legacy of the late Melvin Wayne Camacho Sakisat for his exemplary service to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and his dedication to family, youth, sports, and community. | ADOPTED | 08/05/2026 | Details |
| 20-06 | MARATITA, EU III | To recognize and honor Dr. Aliah Kei Hocog Manglona, DO, a native daughter of Rota, for her outstanding educational achievements, dedication to the field of medicine, commitment to advancing healthcare, and for serving as an inspiration to the youth and people of the Commonwealth as Rota's first female medical doctor. | ADOPTED | 08/05/2026 | Details |
| 20-07 | CRUZ, JAC. | To recognize and honor the relief workers and organizations whose dedicated service aided the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in its response to and recovery from Super Typhoon Sinlaku and Super Typhoon Bavi. | ADOPTED | 08/05/2026 | Details |
| 20-08 | MENDIOLA, MLP. | Honoring the life and legacy of the late Honorable Ana Atalig Sablan Teregeyo for her distinguished service, historic contributions to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and her instrumental role in establishing the CNMI Youth Congress. | ADOPTED | 08/05/2026 | Details |
| 20-09 | YUMUL, ASC. | Honoring July 4, 2026, as the 80th Anniversary of Liberation Day in the Northern Mariana Islands and recognizing the strength, sacrifices, and resilience of the Chamorro and Carolinian people during and after World War II. | ADOPTED | 08/15/2026 | Details |
| COMMEMORATIVE RESOLUTIONS | |||||
| Leg. No. | Author | Title | Action | Adoption Date | |
| 20-01 | YUMUL, ASC. | Recognizing Mrs. Beth Ann Nuñez for her 23 years of service, commitment, and ministry to Grace Christian Academy. | ADOPTED | 08/16/2025 | Details |
| 20-02 | SABLAN, VJQ | To honor the life, legacy, and public service of the late Honorable Arnold Indalecio Palacios, 10th Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and to extend the deepest condolences of the CNMI Youth Congress to his family and loved ones. | ADOPTED | 08/16/2025 | Details |
| 20-03 | SABLAN, VJQ | Honoring the life, legacy, and distinguished public service of the late Honorable Diego Tenorio Benavente and to extend the Twentieth CNMI Youth Congress' deepest condolences and gratitude to his family. | ADOPTED | 12/20/2025 | Details |