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119 hr 7833

Puerto Rican People’s Power Restoration Act of 2026

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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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2026-03-05

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