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Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2021

Introduced: February 24, 2021 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

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Jun 30, 2021

Committee Hearings Held.

Apr 28, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Feb 24, 2021

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.

Feb 24, 2021

Introduced in House

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Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2021

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 who has resided on the island of Vieques for not less than five years shall be awarded monetary compensation if the claimant contracted a chronic or life threatening case of cancer, hypertension, cirrhosis, kidney disease, diabetes, or heavy metal poisoning during or after the government used the island for military readiness.

The bill limits total amounts awarded to $1 billion and bars claims not filed within 15 years of enactment.

What's happening now June 30, 2021

Committee Hearings Held.

Related & companion bills 2

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 1

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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Cosponsors 4

Soto, Darren

Florida · Oct 27, 2021

García, Jesús G. "Chuy"

Illinois · Jul 19, 2021

Kelly, Trent

Mississippi · Jul 19, 2021

Thompson, Bennie G.

Mississippi · Apr 12, 2021

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1317: Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1317/

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"H.R. 1317: Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1317/.

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H.R. 1317, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1317/.

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