Date: April 4, 2022

Response to Senate Request for Information 202/033: The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics presents the following information regarding the Puerto Rico Senate information request 2022 033 submitted by Senator Rosa Vélez, approved on March 22, 2022.

Date: July 17, 2025R. de la C. 138: To order the Committee on Women's Affairs of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico to conduct research on any matter related to the full development of women in society, aimed at guaranteeing and expanding opportunities for women to have access to personal, occupational and professional training and training processes; promote concrete actions aimed at significantly improving the living conditions of women in their communities; achieving true equality, by promote, disseminate and execute a public policy of true gender equity; the legal and constitutional rights of women and their situation or status in society in legal, economic, political and social aspects; discrimination against women or possible violation of their legal and constitutional rights; femicides; the needs of single mothers and their families, of young women who, for reasons of violence, premature pregnancy or economic circumstances, among others, choose to abandon their studies, of women who because of abuse or divorce require a secure roof, professionals who require government support for the care of their sons and daughters and access to employment opportunities and business activities and those who require adequate access to sexual and reproductive health, prenatal, childbirth and post-partum services; and for other related purposes.

To order the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute to carry out a formal census, with all the necessary research and scientific guidelines to help clarify the number of deaf people in the country, as well as their peculiarities and language used to communicate.