United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 229 (116th)
National Commission on the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2019
Introduced
3 January 2019
Last action
7 February 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Sponsors
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
National Commission on the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2019 This bill establishes a National Commission on the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico to examine the federal preparedness, response, and recovery activities with respect to the 2017 natural disasters in Puerto Rico. The commission shall take into consideration the federal preparedness, response, and recovery efforts in Puerto Rico as compared to other jurisdictions impacted by the 2017 hurricane season, and consider other issues, including the impact and destruction of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the vulnerability of Puerto Rico's economic situation on preparedness, the implications of Puerto Rico's reliance on imported oil for power generation, and the adequacy of the telecommunications network in Puerto Rico.
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Timeline
3 January 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 February 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 3 January 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/229
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/229
- us · 116-hr-229 · source updated 5 December 2025