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HR 4290 114th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Caribbean area Civil actions and liability Debt collection Financial crises and stabilization Government lending and loan guarantees Puerto Rico State and local finance U.S. territories and protectorates

Puerto Rico Emergency Financial Stability Act of 2015

Introduced: December 18, 2015 Introduced by: Pelosi, Nancy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 15, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Dec 18, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10695)
Dec 18, 2015
Introduced in House
Dec 18, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Puerto Rico Emergency Financial Stability Act of 2015

This bill grants a temporary stay (until April 1, 2016, with specified exceptions) of any litigation, liens, or other collection actions to recover debts owed by the government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and allows relief from such stay only in limited circumstances.

What's happening now January 15, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4900 Related bill PROMESA
  • S 2436 Related bill Puerto Rico Emergency Financial Stability Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 7, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4290: Puerto Rico Emergency Financial Stability Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4290/
MLA
"H.R. 4290: Puerto Rico Emergency Financial Stability Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4290/.
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H.R. 4290, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4290/.
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[H.R. 4290: Puerto Rico Emergency Financial Stability Act of 2015](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4290/)
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