Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-870
Sponsor: full_name: Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2015-02-11
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy

Caribbean area

Puerto Rico

State and local finance

U.S. territories and protectorates
Latest action: action_date: 2015-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> <b>Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015</b></p> <p>Amends the federal bankruptcy code to treat Puerto Rico as a state under chapter 9 (Adjustment of the Debts of a Municipality).</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 870 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2015 Mr. Pierluisi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 11 of the United States Code to treat Puerto Rico as a State for purposes of chapter 9 of such title relating to the adjustment of debts of municipalities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015 . 2. Amendment Section 101(52) of title 11, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (52) The term State includes Puerto Rico and, except for the purpose of defining who may be a debtor under chapter 9 of this title, includes the District of Columbia. . 3. Effective date; application of amendment (a) Effective date Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Application of amendment The amendment made by this Act shall apply with respect to— (1) cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and (2) debts, claims, and liens created before, on, or after such date. 4. Severability If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is found to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, or the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected.