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H.R. 870 114th Congress House

Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015

Official title: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to treat Puerto Rico as a State for purposes of chapter 9 of such title relating to the adjustment of debts of municipalities.

Introduced: October 6, 2015 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector BankruptcyCaribbean areaPuerto RicoState and local financeU.S. territories and protectorates
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Feb 11, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 11, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 16, 2015

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015

Amends the federal bankruptcy code to treat Puerto Rico as a state under chapter 9 (Adjustment of the Debts of a Municipality).

 Related & companion bills 4
  • S 1774 Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015
  • S 2676 Puerto Rico Stability Act of 2016
  • S 3044 Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief and Reconstruction Act
  • HR 4199 Puerto Rico Financial Stability and Debt Restructuring Choice Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 20
D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 1, 2016
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jan 11, 2016
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jan 11, 2016
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jan 7, 2016
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jan 7, 2016
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jan 7, 2016
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 16, 2015
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Oct 26, 2015
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 26, 2015
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Oct 21, 2015
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Oct 20, 2015
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 20, 2015
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 9, 2015
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 9, 2015
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Oct 9, 2015
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 8, 2015
BECERRA, XAVIER
· Oct 6, 2015
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Oct 6, 2015
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 6, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 6, 2015
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 6, 2015
Sablan, Gregorio
· Oct 6, 2015
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 6, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 870: Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-870/
MLA
"H.R. 870: Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-870/.
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H.R. 870, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-870/.
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