3.0.0 4605 2022-11-01T13:49:43Z 2022-11-01T13:49:43Z House HR 2019-10-04 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 159 (Friday, October 4, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico:H.R. 4605.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress shall have Power To [. . .] provide for thecommon Defence and general Welfare of the United States; [. ..]To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the landand naval Forces; [. . .]To 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.[Page H8096]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-10-04T14:01:40Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-10-04T14:01:35Z Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2020 116 4398 S 2020-08-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2019-10-04 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-10-04 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2019-10-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-10-04 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 K000388 Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] Trent Kelly R MS 1 2019-10-04 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2019-10-04 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2019-11-18 False V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2020-07-21 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2020-10-01 False Government Operations and Politics Building construction Cancer Caribbean area Digestive and metabolic diseases Emergency medical services and trauma care Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Food supply, safety, and labeling Government liability Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Lawyers and legal services Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Metals Military education and training Military readiness Puerto Rico U.S. territories and protectorates Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-10-04 Introduced in House 2020-06-26T19:15:25Z Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2019

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 shall be awarded monetary compensation if the claimant contracted a chronic, life threatening, or physical or mental disease or illness, during or after the government used the island for military readiness.

]]> Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2019 Display Title Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To provide compensation to certain residents of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, for the use of such island for military readiness, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4605ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4605ih.xml 2019-10-04 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. 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.