United States · Bill · S
S. 1312 (116th)
United States Territorial Relief Act of 2019
Introduced
2 May 2019
Last action
2 May 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsors
Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
United States Territorial Relief Act of 2019 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, or the territory's per capita debt exceeds $15,000. If Puerto Rico discharges its debt under this process, the bill provides funding that a special master must allocate to certain creditors whose debts were discharged. The bill also establishes a Puerto Rico Public Credit Comprehensive Audit Commission.
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Timeline
2 May 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
2 May 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2 May 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- · sseg00 · Standing
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/116th-congress/senate-bill/1312
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1312
- us · 116-s-1312 · source updated 24 March 2026