A bill to provide the option of discharging certain unsecured financial obligations of self-governing territories of the United States.
United States115th CongressS-3262Senate
Updated: Jul 25, 2018
Summary
United States Territorial Relief Act of 2018 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, and the territory's per capita debt exceeds $15,000. The bill also provides funding that a special master must allocate to certain creditors whose debts were discharged under this bill.
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HR-6827: To provide the option of discharging certain unsecured financial obligations of self-governing territories of the United States.Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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