Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2021
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Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2021
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 who has resided on the island of Vieques for not less than five years shall be awarded monetary compensation if the claimant contracted a chronic or life threatening case of cancer, hypertension, cirrhosis, kidney disease, diabetes, or heavy metal poisoning during or after the government used the island for military readiness.
The bill limits total amounts awarded to $1 billion and bars claims not filed within 15 years of enactment.
What just happenedJun 30, 2021
Committee Hearings Held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 24, 2021
- Jun 30, 2021Committee
Committee Hearings Held.
Natural Resources Committee - Apr 28, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee - Feb 24, 2021IntroReferralH11100
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.
Judiciary Committee - Feb 24, 2021IntroReferralH11100
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.
Natural Resources Committee - Feb 24, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 24, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House