To establish an Oversight Board to assist the Government of Puerto Rico, including instrumentalities, in managing its public finances, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was enacted as:
2 Cosponsors (2 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Quigley Statement in Support of Puerto Rican Debt Compromise”
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Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL5]
on Jun 9, 2016
“Wasserman Schultz Statement on Puerto Rico Legislation”
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL25]
on Jun 10, 2016
“Linda Snchez Statement on Puerto Rico”
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Rep. Linda Sánchez [D-CA38]
on Jun 9, 2016
History
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Nov 19, 2015
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Passed Senate (House next)
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May 18, 2016
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Introduced
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May 24, 2016
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Considered by House Committee on Natural Resources
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May 25, 2016
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 3, 2016
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Reported by House Committee on Natural Resources
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Jun 9, 2016
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Jun 9, 2016
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Identical Bill —
Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
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Jun 29, 2016
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Senate Agreed to Changes
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Jun 30, 2016
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Identical Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 5278 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5278. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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