United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6827 (115th)
United States Territorial Relief Act of 2018
Introduced
13 September 2018
Last action
24 September 2018 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Sponsors
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
Subjects
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Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
United States Territorial Relief Act of 2018 This bill establishes a process under which Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories may terminate certain debts if they meet eligibility criteria. The bill allows territories to terminate their public, unsecured debt if they meet two of three criteria: the population of the territory has decreased by more than 5% over 10 years, the territory received major federal disaster assistance, and the territory's per capita debt exceeds $15,000. The bill also provides funding that a special master must allocate to certain creditors whose debts were discharged under this bill.
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Timeline
13 September 2018
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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.
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13 September 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 September 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
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24 September 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 13 September 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → United States Territorial Relief Act of 2019
- related to → United States Territorial Relief Act of 2018
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6827
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6827
- us · 115-hr-6827 · source updated 5 December 2025