HR 6827 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing Appropriations Bank accounts, deposits, capital Bankruptcy Budget deficits and national debt Caribbean area Civil actions and liability Disaster relief and insurance Employee benefits and pensions Executive agency funding and structure Federal district courts Government liability Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Judicial review and appeals Jurisdiction and venue Puerto Rico Securities State and local finance

United States Territorial Relief Act of 2018

Introduced: September 13, 2018 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Sep 24, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

Sep 13, 2018

Introduced in House

Sep 13, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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.

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States Territorial Relief Act of 2018

This bill establishes a process under which Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories may terminate certain debts if they meet eligibility criteria.

The bill allows territories to terminate their public, unsecured debt if they meet two of three criteria:

the population of the territory has decreased by more than 5% over 10 years,
the territory received major federal disaster assistance, and
the territory's per capita debt exceeds $15,000.

The bill also provides funding that a special master must allocate to certain creditors whose debts were discharged under this bill.

What's happening now September 24, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Budget Committee
House of Representatives
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 15

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie

Florida · Oct 2, 2018

Clarke, Yvette D.

New York · Sep 13, 2018

DeLauro, Rosa L.

Connecticut · Sep 13, 2018

Espaillat, Adriano

New York · Sep 13, 2018

Gallego, Ruben

Arizona · Sep 13, 2018

GUTIERREZ, LUIS

· Sep 13, 2018

Jayapal, Pramila

Washington · Sep 13, 2018

Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"

Georgia · Sep 13, 2018

Khanna, Ro

California · Sep 13, 2018

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Sep 13, 2018

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Sep 13, 2018

Soto, Darren

Florida · Sep 13, 2018

Thompson, Bennie G.

Mississippi · Sep 13, 2018

Waters, Maxine

California · Sep 13, 2018

Welch, Peter

Vermont · Sep 13, 2018

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6827: United States Territorial Relief Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6827/

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