Title: Expressing continued support for the people of Puerto Rico, and calling for the Federal Government to expedite the rebuilding of Puerto Rico's electrical grid.
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
This resolution expresses support for the people of Puerto Rico and the rebuilding of Puerto Rico's damaged electrical grid following recent hurricanes.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1401 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1401

Expressing continued support for the people of Puerto Rico, and calling 
for the Federal Government to expedite the rebuilding of Puerto Rico's 
                            electrical grid.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 2022

   Mr. Torres of New York (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Miss Gonzalez-
Colon, Mr. Soto, Mr. San Nicolas, Ms. Wild, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
 Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Espaillat) submitted the following resolution; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing continued support for the people of Puerto Rico, and calling 
for the Federal Government to expedite the rebuilding of Puerto Rico's 
                            electrical grid.

Whereas, on September 18, 2022, Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico;
Whereas Puerto Rico has seen great devastation because of the winds and the 
        historic amount of rainfall caused by Hurricane Fiona;
Whereas recognizing the urgency, President Biden made a major disaster 
        declaration for Puerto Rico which will open the opportunity for Puerto 
        Rico to have access to necessary funds and resources provided by the 
        Federal Emergency Management Agency;
Whereas Puerto Rico once again faced an islandwide blackout, which greatly 
        affected hospitals, health centers, senior homes, and thousands of 
        households;
Whereas 5 years since Hurricane Maria, the people of Puerto Rico continue to 
        have an unreliable electrical grid;
Whereas every natural disaster, like Hurricane Fiona, begets a man-made disaster 
        of widespread power outages;
Whereas Puerto Rico is continuing to face a humanitarian crisis;
Whereas Congress has appropriated billions of dollars for the rebuilding of the 
        electrical grid, but after 5 years, a small number of funds have been 
        expended;
Whereas the people of Puerto Rico urgently need the continued support of the 
        Federal Government to rebuild the electrical grid and for other 
        infrastructure projects;
Whereas Puerto Rico has established renewable energy metrics under the Puerto 
        Rico Energy Public Policy Act (Act 17) which should be considered as 
        part of any rebuilding effort; and
Whereas rebuilding the electrical grid of Puerto Rico is one of the most urgent 
        infrastructure needs in the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) is committed to supporting the people of Puerto Rico 
        and to assisting in restoring the islands to their full 
        potential; and
            (2) calls upon President Biden and Federal agencies to work 
        together to expedite the rebuilding of Puerto Rico's electrical 
        grid and to support any effort to meet the energy policy 
        metrics established by the Government of Puerto Rico.
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