3.0.0 8978 2023-01-11T13:43:58Z 2023-01-11T13:43:58Z House HR 2020-12-16 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 16, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GARCIA of Illinois:H.R. 8978.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H7228]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2020-12-17T17:56:32Z Referred to 2020-12-16T17:01:50Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-12-16T17:02:00Z 2020-12-17 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 2020-12-16 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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 2020-12-16 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2020-12-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1157) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000586 Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] Jesus Garcia D IL G. 4 N E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2020-12-16 True V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2020-12-16 True Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodies Caribbean area Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Economic development Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Emergency planning and evacuation Executive agency funding and structure Family relationships Federal officials Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Intergovernmental relations Natural disasters Public contracts and procurement Public participation and lobbying Puerto Rico State and local government operations U.S. territories and protectorates Government Operations and Politics 00 2020-12-16 Introduced in House 2022-03-11T16:17:47Z Community Driven Recovery for Puerto Rico Act

This bill establishes an Office for Equitable, Transparent, and Accountable Puerto Rico Reconstruction which shall be headed by a Puerto Rico Civil Society Task Force.

The task force shall be an independent federal entity established to ensure accountability of and local oversight over reconstruction efforts in Puerto Rico.

The office shall be funded by the administrative portion of the estimated Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery disbursements for Puerto Rico.

]]> Community Driven Recovery for Puerto Rico Act Display Title Community Driven Recovery for Puerto Rico Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Community Driven Recovery for Puerto Rico Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To establish the Office for the Equitable, Transparent, and Accountable Puerto Rico Reconstruction, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8978ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8978ih.xml 2020-12-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. 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.