PUERTO RICO, COMMONWEALTH OF

Bills and resolutions

Bankruptcy: treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (see H.R. 5305), H7181 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: decontaminate certain portions of the former bombardment area on the island of Culebra, PR (see H.R. 4705), H4784 [21MY]

States: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see S. 2020), S947 [12FE]

Taxation: extend deduction allowable relative to income attributable to domestic production activities in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 3968), H1510 [29JA]

——— extend the increased limitation on the cover over of tax on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3967), H1510 [29JA]

Cloture motions

Delgado Hernandez, Pedro A.: nomination to be district judge, S1224 [27FE], S1295 [5MR]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (H.R. 1726), H4440–H4444 [19MY]

Dept. of Defense: decontaminate certain portions of the former bombardment area on the island of Culebra, PR, H4763 [21MY]

——— provide information regarding the types and amounts of munitions used for training exercises on Vieques, PR, and Culebra, PR, and allocate necessary funding to complete cleanup, H2650 [26MR]

GAO: report regarding fiscal impact of statehood on Federal Government, H2809 [2AP]

New York, NY: tribute to La Casita de Catano Community Garden, E1689 [2DE]

SSA: tribute to employees for stopping fraud conspiracies in Puerto Rico and New York, E248 [26FE]

States: set forth the process to be admitted as a State, H6665 [23JY]

——— set forth the process to be admitted as a State (S. 2020), H2009 [27FE]

Territories: financial management, E1172 [16JY]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (H.R. 1726), S3308 [22MY], S3536 [10JN]

Delgado Hernandez, Pedro A.: nomination to be district judge, S1224 [27FE], S1296, S1300–S1302 [5MR]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent request, S1223 [27FE]

States: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (S. 2020), S1163–S1165 [26FE]

Reports filed

Nomination of Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S438 [16JA]

Texts of

H.R. 1726, award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers, H4440 [19MY]