3.0.0 4782 2023-01-11T13:39:01Z 2023-01-11T13:39:01Z House HR 2018-01-11 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 7 (Thursday, January 11, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PLASKETT:H.R. 4782.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 and Article IV, Section 3 of theUnited States Constitution.[Page H170]]]> hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy20 Energy Subcommittee Referred to 2018-05-22T19:04:09Z Referred to 2018-01-11T14:01:45Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2018-01-16T20:01:06Z hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2018-01-16T20:00:58Z Referred to 2018-01-11T14:01:30Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2018-01-12T17:51:12Z hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2018-01-12T17:51:01Z hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2018-01-12T17:50:50Z hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2018-01-12T17:50:40Z hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee Referred to 2018-01-12T17:50:30Z Referred to 2018-01-11T14:01:05Z hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-01-11T14:01:40Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-01-11T14:01:35Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-01-11T14:01:25Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-01-11T14:01:20Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-01-11T14:01:15Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-01-11T14:01:10Z Public School Emergency Relief Act 115 4307 HR 2017-11-08 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Related bill CRS Territorial Economic Growth and Recovery Act of 2017 115 185 HR 2017-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2017 115 186 HR 2017-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Related bill CRS Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act 115 261 HR 2017-01-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Medicaid and CHIP Territory Transparency and Information Act 115 2263 HR 2017-05-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Improving the Treatment of the U.S. Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act of 2017 115 2404 HR 2017-05-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4418-4419) Related bill CRS Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act of 2017 115 2531 HR 2017-05-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Supplemental Security Income Equality Act 115 3226 HR 2017-07-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Related bill CRS Rebuilding Resilient Energy Systems Act of 2017 115 4251 HR 2018-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Related bill CRS Improving the Treatment of the U.S. Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act of 2017 115 2026 S 2017-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Rebuilding Resilient Energy Systems Act of 2017 115 2041 S 2017-10-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild Act of 2017 115 2165 S 2017-11-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2018-05-22 hssy20 Energy Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2018-01-16 hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. Committee 2018-01-16 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2018-01-12 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2018-01-12 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2018-01-12 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2018-01-12 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2018-01-12 hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Committee 2018-01-11 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Agriculture, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2018-01-11 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Agriculture, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsbu00 Budget Committee 2018-01-11 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Agriculture, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2018-01-11 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Agriculture, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2018-01-11 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Agriculture, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2018-01-11 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Agriculture, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2018-01-11 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Agriculture, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2018-01-11 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Agriculture, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2018-01-11 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Agriculture, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2018-01-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-01-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000610 Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] Stacey Plaskett D VI E. N V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2018-01-11 True C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 14 2018-01-11 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2018-01-11 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2018-01-17 False W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2018-01-17 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2018-01-17 False D000627 Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] Val Demings D FL Butler 10 2018-01-19 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2018-01-19 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2018-01-22 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2018-01-22 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2018-01-30 False E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2018-02-02 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2018-02-02 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2018-02-06 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2018-02-06 False L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2018-02-07 False J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 2018-02-23 False G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2018-04-23 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2018-04-23 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2018-04-25 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2018-10-05 False Emergency Management Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agricultural education Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Alternative and renewable resources American Samoa Aviation and airports Child care and development Child health Child safety and welfare Community life and organization Congressional oversight Credit and credit markets Digital media Disaster relief and insurance Economic development Education programs funding Electric power generation and transmission Elementary and secondary education Emergency planning and evacuation Employment and training programs Employment discrimination and employee rights Energy assistance for the poor and aged Energy efficiency and conservation Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Floods and storm protection Food assistance and relief Forests, forestry, trees Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Higher education Historic sites and heritage areas Hospital care Housing and community development funding Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles Income tax credits Infrastructure development Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Livestock Low- and moderate-income housing Marine and inland water transportation Medicaid Medicare Mental health Military facilities and property Natural disasters Northern Mariana Islands Parks, recreation areas, trails Poverty and welfare assistance Prescription drugs Public housing Public transit Public utilities and utility rates Puerto Rico Railroads Roads and highways Rural conditions and development School administration Sex and reproductive health Small business Solid waste and recycling Student aid and college costs Student records Tax treatment of families Teaching, teachers, curricula Telephone and wireless communication Transportation programs funding U.S. territories and protectorates Unemployment Veterans' medical care Virgin Islands Wages and earnings Water Resources Development Water quality Watersheds Women's health Emergency Management 00 2018-01-11 Introduced in House 2018-06-27T12:32:33Z Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild Act of 2018

This bill provides for additional disaster-recovery assistance and other assistance to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with respect to infrastructure, health care, agriculture, education, economic development, and environmental remediation, among other sectors. Specifically, regarding both territories, the bill:

  • provides for the use of certain emergency assistance to rebuild electric grids;
  • establishes grant programs to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy;
  • subject to oversight requirements, increases funding for transportation infrastructure, telecommunications systems, housing, and community development;
  • increases funding for Medicaid and Medicare;
  • temporarily increases social-services block-grant allotments;
  • increases funding for, and otherwise revises, rural and agricultural programs;
  • increases funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs;
  • provides for aid to the Head Start program, elementary and secondary education programs, and higher education programs;  
  • increases funding for training and employment services;
  • modifies provisions concerning unemployment assistance, taxation, and federal permitting;
  • increases funding for economic and community development programs;
  • increases funding for environmental remediation;
  • requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to submit to Congress a disaster-relief plan; and
  • otherwise modifies provisions related to emergency funding and disaster-recovery assistance.

In addition, the bill:

  • extends Medicaid waiver authority to all territories, provides for Medicaid disproportionate share hospital allotments to the territories, and otherwise revises the Medicaid and Medicare programs with respect to the territories;
  • provides for health-insurance coverage for individuals residing in territories without health exchanges;
  • extends participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the Supplemental Security Income Program to all territories;
  • modifies provisions concerning the earned-income tax credit and the child tax credit with respect to the territories; and 
  • modifies provisions concerning the application of certain workers' protections in Puerto Rico.
]]> Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild Act of 2018 Display Title Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To provide additional disaster recovery assistance for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4782ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4782ih.xml 2018-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.