To establish the new “Puerto Rico Minimum Wage, Vacation and Sick Leave Act”, in order to allow the state minimum wage in Puerto Rico to prevail over the federal minimum wage the higher it is; create the Minimum Wage Evaluation Board attached to the Department of Labor and Human Resources, to establish its powers and composition; to provide protection for workers in local companies not covered by the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; to establish everything related to vacation and sick leave ; empower the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources to implement this Act; repeal Act 180-1998, as amended; and for other related purposes.

To create the “Department of Economic Development and Trade Reorganization Plan Implementation Act of 2018”; amend Articles 4, 5, repeal Articles 6, 7, 11 and 12, renumber Article 8 as 6, renumber Articles 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 as Articles 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 of the Department of Economic Development and Trade Reorganization Plan 4-1994; amend Article 5 of Act 5 of Act 4 M. 22 of July 24, 1985, as amended, known as the “Economic Development Bank Act for Puerto Rico”; amend Article 4 of Law 103- 2007, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rican Institute for Mutual Assistance with Democratic Cuba Act”...

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.