Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015
Latest action · Mar 16, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015
Amends the federal bankruptcy code to treat Puerto Rico as a state under chapter 9 (Adjustment of the Debts of a Municipality).
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 6, 2015 to Feb 25, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Oct 8, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Oct 21, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Oct 21, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Oct 26, 2015 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Oct 26, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Oct 26, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Oct 27, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Dec 15, 2015 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Dec 17, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Jan 7, 2016 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Jan 7, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jan 7, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Jan 11, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Jan 11, 2016 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Feb 25, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 11, 2015 |
| Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee | Referred Mar 16, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- Feb 11, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 11, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H9084 | Pedro R. Pierluisi D-PR | Dec 9, 2015 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5596 | Luis V. Gutierrez D-IL | Jul 29, 2015 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 23, February 11, 2015, page H982.
Printed hearings 4
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-30 | OVERSIGHT HEARING ON THE NEED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PUERTO RICO FINANCIAL STABILITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AUTHORITY65 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Feb 2, 2016 |
| S. Hrg. 114-307 | FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES IN PUERTO RICO143 pages | Finance Committee | Sep 29, 2015 |
| Serial No. 114-13 | EXAMINING PROCEDURES REGARDING PUERTO RICO'S POLITICAL STATUS AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK76 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jun 24, 2015 |
| Serial No. 114-13 | PUERTO RICO CHAPTER 9 UNIFORMITY ACT OF 2015173 pages | Judiciary Committee | Feb 26, 2015 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44532 | The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA; H.R. 5278, S. 2328) Archived | Report | Jul 1, 2016 |
| R44095 | Puerto Rico’s Current Fiscal Challenges | Report | Jun 3, 2016 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1774 | Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jul 15, 2015 |
| S 2676 | Puerto Rico Stability Act of 2016 | Related bill | Mar 14, 2016 |
| S 3044 | Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief and Reconstruction Act | Related bill | Jun 9, 2016 |
| HR 4199 | Puerto Rico Financial Stability and Debt Restructuring Choice Act | Related bill | Jan 15, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 11 of the United States Code to treat Puerto Rico as a State for purposes of chapter 9 of such title relating to the adjustment of debts of municipalities.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
