Date: September 9, 2009

To order the Labor, Veterans Affairs and Human Resources Committee of the Senate of Puerto Rico to carry out extensive research in relation to the growth of the migratory phenomenon of Puerto Rican compatriots who move to the United States, representing for the Island a great flight of talent that could contribute significantly to the economic and professional field of Puerto Rico; to identify the factors that have caused the failure of the programs implemented by the past administration to prevent the growth of this migratory phenomenon and the presentation of new strategies to retain on our Island the greatest resource we have, the human resource.

Date: September 5, 2013

To create the “Puerto Rico Creative Industries Act”; add a subparagraph (r) to Article 8 of Act No. 188 of May 11, 1942, as amended, known as the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company Act; add a subparagraph (ff) to Article 5.01 of Act No. 83? 1991, as amended, known as the Municipal Property Contribution Act of 1991; and for other related purposes.

To order the Puerto Rico Senate's Committee on Economic Development, Small Business, Banking, Commerce, Insurance and Cooperativism to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the effectiveness of the tax incentives offered by the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO); to evaluate the real impact of such incentives on job creation, regional economic development, attracting investment, and strengthening specific industrial sectors; and for other related purposes.