PUERTO RICO, COMMONWEALTH OF

Articles and editorials

Rescue Plan for Puerto Rico, S8770 [17DE]

Save Puerto Rico Before It Goes Broke, S8770 [17DE]

Bills and resolutions

Bankruptcy: provide a short-term stay from legal actions by certain creditors until debt restructuring legislation has passed (see S. 2436), S8883 [18DE] (see H.R. 4290), H10710 [18DE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 1774), S5129 [15JY] (see H.R. 870), H980 [11FE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings and establish Puerto Rico Financial Stability Council (see H.R. 4199), H9205 [9DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: guarantee principal and interest payments on bonds issued by Puerto Rico, including its public corporations and instrumentalities, contingent on improvement of public finances management (see H.R. 3725), H6935 [8OC]

Federal-State relations: provide assistance and support through tax relief and financial and pension reforms (see S. 2381), S8547 [9DE]

Medicare: allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (see S. 1602), S4250 [17JN] (see H.R. 1225), H1566 [3MR]

——— change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico (see S. 1453), S3238 [21MY] (see H.R. 1418), H1767 [18MR]

——— make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income beneficiaries in Puerto Rico or other territories (see S. 2342), S8306 [2DE] (see H.R. 4163), H8970 [2DE]

——— provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to inpatient hospital payments (see H.R. 1417), H1767 [18MR]

SSI: authorize extension to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 1822), H2269 [15AP]

States: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H811 [4FE]

Taxation: make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3553), H6136 [17SE]

——— make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit and provide equitable treatment relative to the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 2203), S7470 [22OC] (see H.R. 4213), H9269 [10DE]

——— provide equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico relative to the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3552), H6136 [17SE]

——— repeal limitation on the cover over of tax on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 2117), H2653 [29AP]

Territories: terminate the exemption from certain regulations of investment companies located in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and any other possession of the U.S. (see H.R. 3610), H6259 [25SE]

Letters

Treat Puerto Rico as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings: several organizations, S8771 [17DE]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: display flags of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands whenever the official flags of all 50 States are displayed, H2265 [15AP]

——— expedite award of Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers, H1577 [4MR], E306 [4MR]

——— tribute to 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers, E363 [18MR]

Bankruptcy: provide a short-term stay from legal actions by certain creditors until debt restructuring legislation has passed (H.R. 4290), unanimous-consent request, H10695 [18DE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings, H9386, H9664, H9675, H9680, H9681, H9684 [17DE], E1835 [18DE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (H.R. 870), H5596 [29JY], H9084 [9DE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings and establish Puerto Rico Financial Stability Council (H.R. 4199), H9266 [10DE]

Congregación Mita Church: anniversary, E1522 [23OC]

Dept. of the Interior: insular areas territorial assistance funding, H4747 [25JN]

Economy: status of economic crisis, H4873 [8JY], H5528 [28JY], H9378 [17DE]

——— status of economic crisis (Spanish translation), H5595 [29JY]

House Rules: permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, H17 [6JA], H57 [7JA]

Medicaid: funding, H2887 [13MY]

Medicare: change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico (H.R. 1418), H1728 [18MR], H5596 [29JY]

——— provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to inpatient hospital payments (H.R. 1417), H1728 [18MR]

Puerto Rican Family Institute: tribute, E883 [11JN]

SSI: authorize extension to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 1822), H2217 [15AP]

States: set forth the process to be admitted as a State, H53 [7JA], H230 [13JA], H413 [20JA], H4873 [8JY]

——— set forth the process to be admitted as a State (H.R. 727), H760 [4FE], H1573 [4MR], H2362 [22AP], H5596 [29JY]

Territories: promote tourism to U.S. territories in wake of normalized relations with Cuba, H5126 [14JY]

Voting: extend full voting rights to U.S. territories, H1514 [2MR]

Remarks in Senate

Bankruptcy: treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings, S8183–S8186 [30NO], S8593 [10DE], S8735 [17DE], S8867 [18DE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (S. 1774), S6887 [22SE], S7517 [27OC], S8514–S8516 [9DE], S8768–S8773 [17DE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (S. 1774), unanimous-consent request, S8514 [9DE]

Committee on Finance (Senate): accomplishments during 114th Congress, S8765–S8768 [17DE]

Economy: status of economic crisis, S6887 [22SE], S8183–S8186 [30NO]

Federal-State relations: provide assistance and support through tax relief and financial and pension reforms (S. 2381), S8867–S8869 [18DE]

Medicare: change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico (S. 1453), S7517 [27OC]

Taxation: make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit and provide equitable treatment relative to the refundable portion of the child tax credit, S8184 [30NO]

Statements

Consolidated Appropriations Legislation Economic Impact on Puerto Rico: Representative Gutierrez (Spanish Translation), H9378 [17DE]