To amend Article 5 of Law 3-2017, known as the “Act to Address the Economic, Fiscal and Budgetary Crisis to Ensure the Functioning of the Government of Puerto Rico”, in order to guarantee the autonomy of the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute in compliance with Law 209-2003, as amended.

Date: June 4, 2009

To create a permanent commission called the Commission for Municipal Quality of Life Indices, attached to the Legislative Assembly, which will be responsible for establishing, measuring, calibrating and publishing every two years a quality of life index for each municipality in Puerto Rico.

Date: September 29, 2025

To order the Committee on Economic Development, Small Businesses, Banking, Commerce, Insurance and Cooperativism of the Senate of Puerto Rico to conduct an exhaustive investigation into the implementation, compliance and results of laws, programs and public policies aimed at economic development in Puerto Rico; to listen to the granting of incentives to young entrepreneurs, local industries, investments, industrial development, the insurance sector; to scrutinize trade, its local development and exchange with the outside world; evaluate the support for sectors such as microentrepreneurs, small and medium-sized enterprises; investigate local and international banking and the performance of the banking system; study the current conditions of cooperatives and the insurance industry in Puerto Rico; study the performance of government entities that oversee or promote the development of financial institutions in Puerto Rico; examine the inclusion, development or encouragement of cooperatives in areas such as agriculture, energy, housing, industry and workers, among others; enquire about issues related to the business development of small and medium-sized businesses, including training programs, direct technical advice and financing, as well as new business opportunities and competitiveness; and review any other issue that allows defining, implementing, directing, managing, supervising, establishing and enacting public policy on any issue aimed at sustainable and cutting-edge economic development for Puerto Rico.