H.R. 870 - Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015
- Sponsor:
- Pedro R. Pierluisi
- Summary:
- 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. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been referred to committee.
Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015
H.R. 870 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)
- Summary
- 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. (by CRS)
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- Title
- 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.
- Other Titles
- Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015
- Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015
- Sponsor
- Pedro R. Pierluisi
- Co-Sponsors
- Karen Bass
- Xavier Becerra
- Madeleine Z. Bordallo
- Brendan F. Boyle
- Tony Cárdenas
- Yvette D. Clarke
- James E. Clyburn
- John Conyers, Jr.
- Joe Courtney
- Joseph Crowley
- Rosa L. DeLauro
- Theodore E. Deutch
- Lois Frankel
- Alan Grayson
- Raúl M. Grijalva
- Luis V. Gutiérrez
- Michael M. Honda
- Steny H. Hoyer
- Jared Huffman
- Steve Israel
- Hakeem S. Jeffries
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Marcy Kaptur
- John B. Larson
- John Lewis
- Ben Ray Luján
- Carolyn B. Maloney
- Sean Patrick Maloney
- Grace Meng
- Patrick Murphy
- Donald Norcross
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Nancy Pelosi
- Mark Pocan
- Jared Polis
- Charles B. Rangel
- Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan
- José E. Serrano
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Subjects
- Finance and financial sector
- Bankruptcy
- Caribbean area
- Puerto Rico
- State and local finance
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 2/11/2015 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 2/11/2015 2/11/2015 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 2/11/2015 Introduced in House 3/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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