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Community Driven Recovery for Puerto Rico Act

Introduced: December 16, 2020 Introduced by: García, Jesús G. "Chuy" Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Dec 17, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Dec 16, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
Dec 16, 2020
Introduced in House
Dec 16, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1157)
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Community Driven Recovery for Puerto Rico Act

This bill establishes an Office for Equitable, Transparent, and Accountable Puerto Rico Reconstruction which shall be headed by a Puerto Rico Civil Society Task Force.

The task force shall be an independent federal entity established to ensure accountability of and local oversight over reconstruction efforts in Puerto Rico.

The office shall be funded by the administrative portion of the estimated Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery disbursements for Puerto Rico.

What's happening now December 17, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Dec 16, 2020
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Dec 16, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8978: Community Driven Recovery for Puerto Rico Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8978/
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"H.R. 8978: Community Driven Recovery for Puerto Rico Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8978/.
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H.R. 8978, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8978/.
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[H.R. 8978: Community Driven Recovery for Puerto Rico Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8978/)
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