Amendments to PROMESA Act of 2020
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 22, 2020)
Amendments to PROMESA Act of 2020
This bill makes changes to the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), including with respect to conflicts of interest by the Puerto Rico Oversight Board, funding, and public access to information regarding public debt of Puerto Rico.
Specifically, the bill, among other things
- establishes provisions to prevent conflicts of interest by the oversight board, including the designation by the board of an ethics board comprised of three non-executive board members;
- requires the submission of an annual ethics report;
- includes public education, public safety, health care, and pensions as essential public services for funding purposes;
- provides funding to promote economic growth and funding for the operation of the University of Puerto Rico;
- provides for certain disclosures by professional persons employed by court order and by professional persons employed by the debtor; and
- establishes a Puerto Rico Public Credit Comprehensive Audit Commission.
The Government Accountability Office shall report on expenditures and operation of the oversight board.
What just happenedMay 22, 2020
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.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 22, 2020
- May 22, 2020IntroReferralH11100
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 - May 22, 2020IntroReferralH11100
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 - May 22, 2020IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 22, 2020IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House