Date: September 29, 2025 R. of C. 95: To order the Committee on Federal and Veterans Affairs of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico to conduct an investigation on any matter concerning relations between the Government of Puerto Rico, the federal government, the governments of other territories and states of the United States of America and their political subdivisions; to intergovernmental agreements and contracts; with the participation of Puerto Rico and the House of Representatives in public and private organizations of a nature intergovernmental; to the study of plans, organization and provision of services ordered by the “Federal Affairs Administration Act”, as well as to all the offices and activities of the instruments of the Government of Puerto Rico that are developed outside of Puerto Rico; to the services and treatment provided by federal agencies that operate on the Island or that have jurisdiction over the provision of such services to residents of Puerto Rico; to proposals to federal or international agencies or entities for the establishment of programs or projects on the Island.
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Date: April 21, 2021
To establish the “Puerto Rico Minimum Wage Act”, for the purpose of allowing 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, provide for its powers and composition; provide protection for workers in local companies not covered by the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; empower the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources to implement this Act; amend Article 1; repeal the Articles 2 and 3; amend the current Article 4 and re-list it as a new Article 2; repeal paragraph (d) of Article 5; re-list the current Articles 5, 6 and 7 as the new Articles 3, 4 and 5; amend the current Article 8 and re-list it as the new Article 6; re-list the current Articles 9, 10, 11 and 12 as the new Articles 7, 8, 9 and 10; amend the current Article 13 and re-list it as the new Article 11; and re-list the current Articles 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 like the new Articles 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of Law 180-1998, according to amended, for the purpose of removing any minimum wage provision from that law; and for other related purposes.
Date: May 31, 2022
To amend Article 1.3 of Act No. 54 of August 15, 1989, also known as the “Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention Act”, to recognize economic violence as a form of domestic violence; to order the Office of the Women's Attorney, Department of Family; Department of Justice; Department of Education; Department of Housing; Department of Economic Development; Department of Health; Department of Health; Police Negotiate; and Statistics Institute to take affirmative action to ensure dissemination and compliance with public policy against this and all other manifestations of domestic violence; and for other relevant purposes.
To establish the Public Policy for Science, Technology and Innovation of the Government of Puerto Rico, define the mechanisms for implementing, measuring and evaluating public policy; ensure its effective execution and continuous review; establish clear metrics and promote multisectoral collaboration to strengthen the innovation ecosystem, strengthening the role of the Puerto Rico Trust for Science, Technology and Research, the Department of Economic Development and Commerce, universities and the private sector; and for other purposes related.
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