US Congress House Bill 4605 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Introduced on October 4 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-04 - Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides a framework to compensate certain residents of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, for the use of such island for military readiness. The bill sets forth provisions regarding award amounts for individuals and for claims by the municipality of Vieques. An individual claimant shall be awarded monetary compensation if the claimant contracted a chronic, life threatening, or physical or mental disease or illness, during or after the government used the island for military readiness.

Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2019

Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]	Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-10-04	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-10-04	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-10-04	House	Introduced in House

SB4398 (Related) 2020-08-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4605/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4605/BILLS-116hr4605ih.pdf