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Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2019

Introduced: October 1, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Oct 4, 2019
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Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2019

This bill provides a framework to compensate certain residents of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, for the use of such island for military readiness. The bill sets forth provisions regarding award amounts for individuals and for claims by the municipality of Vieques.

An individual claimant shall be awarded monetary compensation if the claimant contracted a chronic, life threatening, or physical or mental disease or illness, during or after the government used the island for military readiness.

What's happening now October 4, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 1
  • S 4398 Related bill Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
SERRANO, JOSE
· Oct 1, 2020
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 21, 2020
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 18, 2019
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Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 4, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4605: Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4605/
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"H.R. 4605: Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4605/.
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H.R. 4605, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4605/.
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