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S 2682 114th Congress Senate Economics and Public Finance American Samoa Bankruptcy Caribbean area Civil actions and liability Financial crises and stabilization Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Specialized courts State and local finance U.S. territories and protectorates Virgin Islands

Territories Relief Act

Introduced: March 15, 2016 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Mar 15, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 15, 2016
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Territories Relief Act

This bill allows a territory (the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the U.S. Virgin Islands), or a municipality of a territory, to petition the bankruptcy court for the judicial district in which it is located to effect a plan to adjust its debts.

The chief judge of the court of appeals for the circuit of the district in which the case is commenced shall designate the bankruptcy judge to conduct the case.

What's happening now March 15, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 7, 2016
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 15, 2016
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Mar 15, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2682: Territories Relief Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2682/
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"S. 2682: Territories Relief Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2682/.
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S. 2682, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2682/.
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