House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild Act of 2018
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 11, 2018
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 22, 2018 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4782.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. PLASKETT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 7, January 11, 2018, Page H170):Article I, Section 8 and Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 11, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 81 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4782, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4782
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
98c6103ab075f96465c3b02cb3f40ba9498bd48f8b1002f60413378144e1e172
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
21 cosponsors — 21 Democrats
0 of 21 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Val Demings (D-FL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Ben Luján (D-NM), James McGovern (D-MA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Peter Welch (D-VT), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stacey Plaskett.
- H.R. 4446 (115th) To amend the Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act to extend the expiration date of the Commission, and for other…
- H.R. 4731 (115th) To extend the retained use estate for the Caneel Bay resort in St. John, United States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2404 (115th) Improving the Treatment of the U.S. Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act of 2017
- H.R. 187 (115th) Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2017
- H.R. 191 (115th) Hire A Hero Act of 2017
- H.J.Res. 91 (115th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding Presidential election voting rights for residents of all United…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.