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Puerto Rico Economic Empowerment Act of 2018

Introduced: May 25, 2018 See on congress.gov
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May 25, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 25, 2018
Introduced in House
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Puerto Rico Economic Empowerment Act of 2018

This bill provides for various support for Puerto Rico, including by (1) establishing tax benefits for Puerto Rico, such as a tax credit for employment payroll taxes and an expansion of the child tax credit; (2) relaxing certain requirements related to Small Business Administration loan programs for certain Puerto Rico businesses; (3) prioritizing the transfer of surplus U.S. government property to qualified Puerto Rico businesses; and (4) establishing the Federal and State Technology Partnership Program in Puerto Rico.

What's happening now May 25, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 7
  • HR 1366 Related bill U.S. Territories Investor Protection Act of 2017
  • HR 2056 Related bill Microloan Modernization Act of 2017
  • S 154 Related bill Small Business Relief From Disease Induced Economic Hardship Act of 2017
  • S 484 Related bill U.S. Territories Investor Protection Act of 2017
  • S 526 Related bill Microloan Modernization Act of 2018
  • S 3256 Related bill Puerto Rico Economic Empowerment Act of 2018
  • S 2873 Identical bill Puerto Rico Economic Empowerment Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 23, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· May 25, 2018
Duffy, Sean
· May 25, 2018
MacArthur, Thomas
· May 25, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5975: Puerto Rico Economic Empowerment Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5975/
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"H.R. 5975: Puerto Rico Economic Empowerment Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5975/.
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H.R. 5975, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5975/.
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