3.0.0 1405 2022-11-01T16:47:42Z 2022-11-01T16:47:42Z House HR 2019-02-27 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 27, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico:H.R. 1405.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress has the power to enact this legislationpursuant to Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 of the U.S.Constitution (as amended by Article XIV, Clause 2), whichprovides:Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned amongthe several States which may be included within this Union,according to their respective Numbers, [. . .]. The actualEnumeration shall be made within three Years after the firstMeeting of the Congress of the United States, and withinevery subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as theyshall by Law direct. [. . .]The Congress also has the power to enact this legislationpursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of theU.S. Constitution, which provide as follows:The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States; [. . .]--AndTo make all laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.In addition, the Congress also has the power to enact thislegislation pursuant to Article IV, Section 3, whichprovides, in relevant part, as follows:The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make allneedful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory orother Property belonging to the United States; and nothing inthis Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice anyClaims of the United States, or of any particular State.[Page H2272]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2019-03-25T14:00:45Z Referred to 2019-02-27T15:05:30Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee Referred to 2019-03-15T16:09:06Z Referred to 2019-02-27T15:05:25Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2019-03-01T21:45:26Z hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-03-01T21:45:20Z Referred to 2019-02-27T15:05:10Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-02-27T15:05:35Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-02-27T15:05:20Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-02-27T15:05:15Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-02-27T15:05:05Z 2019-03-25 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2019-03-15 hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. Committee 2019-03-01 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2019-03-01 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-02-27 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, Education and Labor, Agriculture, the Judiciary, and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2019-02-27 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, Education and Labor, Agriculture, the Judiciary, and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-02-27 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, Education and Labor, Agriculture, the Judiciary, and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2019-02-27 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, Education and Labor, Agriculture, the Judiciary, and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-02-27 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, Education and Labor, Agriculture, the Judiciary, and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2019-02-27 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, Education and Labor, Agriculture, the Judiciary, and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-02-27 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, Education and Labor, Agriculture, the Judiciary, and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2019-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR N S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2019-02-27 True Government Operations and Politics Academic performance and assessments Agricultural research American Samoa Census and government statistics Congressional oversight Criminal justice information and records Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Economic performance and conditions Employment and training programs Guam Health information and medical records Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-02-27 Introduced in House 2019-09-25T20:01:44Z Puerto Rico Data Collection Equality Act

This bill makes changes to the collection and publication of statistics relating to U.S. territories and regarding reports on their economies.

The Interagency Council on Statistical Policy shall collect and publish statistics regarding Puerto Rico in the same manner as statistics are collected and reported by federal agencies for the states.

The Bureau of the Census shall collect and report statistics regarding Puerto Rico as part of specified statistical programs and surveys. Bureau calculations of U.S. total population must include U.S. territories.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis shall include U.S. territories in its quarterly calculation of real gross domestic product by state.

The National Center for Education Statistics shall collect and publish data for Puerto Rico in the same manner as for the states.

The National Agricultural Statistics Service shall include Puerto Rico in its surveys.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must report on efforts to include U.S. territories in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

The National Center for Health Statistics must make available information regarding U.S. territories in the same manner as for the states.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics must gather information from Puerto Rico.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics shall calculate Puerto Rico's unemployment rate and inflation rate.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall annually update the Report on the Competitiveness of Puerto Rico's Economy.

The Energy Information Administration shall annually (1) update the data and information included on its website regarding Puerto Rico, and (2) report on the cost and reliability of electric power in Puerto Rico and how that affects Puerto Rican economic growth.

]]> Puerto Rico Data Collection Equality Act Display Title Puerto Rico Data Collection Equality Act Official Title as Introduced To improve the collection and publication of statistics relating to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Puerto Rico Data Collection Equality Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1405ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1405ih.xml 2019-03-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.