United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4605 (116th)
Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2019
Introduced
4 October 2019
Last action
4 October 2019 · Introduced
Status
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.
Sponsors
Jenniffer González-Colón, Trent Kelly, Darren Soto, Bennie Thompson, Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], JOSE SERRANO
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2019 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 shall be awarded monetary compensation if the claimant contracted a chronic, life threatening, or physical or mental disease or illness, during or after the government used the island for military readiness.
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Timeline
4 October 2019
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
4 October 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 October 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 4 October 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 4 October 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 4 October 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 October 2019
Sponsors
- Jenniffer González-Colón · R · Sponsor
- Trent Kelly · R · Sponsor
- Darren Soto · D · Sponsor
- Bennie Thompson · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Cosponsor
- JOSE SERRANO · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
- · hsii00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2021
- related to ← Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2020
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4605
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4605
- us · 116-hr-4605 · source updated 5 December 2025