United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 870 (114th)
Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015
Introduced
11 February 2015
Last action
16 March 2015 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Sponsors
Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1], Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015 Amends the federal bankruptcy code to treat Puerto Rico as a state under chapter 9 (Adjustment of the Debts of a Municipality).
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Timeline
11 February 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
11 February 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 February 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 March 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 11 February 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015
- related to ← Puerto Rico Financial Stability and Debt Restructuring Choice Act
- related to ← Puerto Rico Stability Act of 2016
- related to ← Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief and Reconstruction Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/870
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/870
- us · 114-hr-870 · source updated 6 December 2025