Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild Act of 2017

Summary

Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild Act of 2017 This bill provides for additional disaster-recovery assistance and other assistance to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with respect to infrastructure, health care, agriculture, education, economic development, and environmental remediation, among other sectors. Specifically, regarding both territories, the bill: provides for the use of certain emergency assistance to rebuild electric grids; establishes several grant programs to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy; subject to specified oversight requirements, increases funding for transportation infrastructure, telecommunications systems, housing, and community development; increases funding for the Medicaid and Medicare programs; temporarily increases social-services block-grant allotments; increases funding for, and otherwise revises, rural and agricultural programs; increases funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs; provides for aid to the Head Start program, elementary and secondary education programs, and higher education programs; increases funding for training and employment services; modifies provisions concerning the earned-income tax credit, the child tax credit, and unemployment assistance; increases funding for economic and community development programs; increases funding for environmental remediation; and otherwise modifies provisions related to emergency funding and disaster-recovery assistance. In addition, the bill: extends Medicaid waiver authority to all territories, provides for Medicaid disproportionate share hospital allotments to the territories, and otherwise revises the Medicaid and Medicare programs with respect to the territories; extends participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to all territories; modifies provisions concerning the application of certain workers' protections in Puerto Rico; and requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to submit to Congress a long-term disaster-relief plan with respect to Puerto Rico and the U.S Virgin Islands.

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Timeline

1. 28 November 2017

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 November 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in Senate · 28 November 2017 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
• Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to → Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act
• related to → Improving the Treatment of the U.S. Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act of 2017
• related to → Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Act of 2017
• related to → Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act of 2017
• related to → Improving the Treatment of the U.S. Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act of 2017
• related to → Public School Emergency Relief Act
• related to → Medicaid and CHIP Territory Transparency and Information Act
• related to ← Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild Act of 2018