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S. 1774 114th Congress Senate

Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015

Official title: A bill 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: July 15, 2015 Introduced by: Richard Blumenthal Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector BankruptcyCaribbean areaPuerto RicoState and local financeU.S. territories and protectorates
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Jul 15, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 15, 2015
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 Latest action July 15, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 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 3
  • HR 870 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
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10 Independent 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Apr 4, 2016
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Aug 3, 2015
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Jul 21, 2015
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jul 15, 2015
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jul 15, 2015
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jul 15, 2015
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jul 15, 2015
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jul 15, 2015
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 15, 2015
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 15, 2015
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jul 15, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1774: Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1774/
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"S. 1774: Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1774/.
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S. 1774, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1774/.
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