# 115-hr-6827: United States Territorial Relief Act of 2018

115-hr-6827, United States Territorial Relief Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6827
- Congress: 115
- Title: United States Territorial Relief Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Introduced: 2018-09-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

United States Territorial Relief Act of 2018 This bill establishes a process under which Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories may terminate certain debts if they meet eligibility criteria. The bill allows territories to terminate their public, unsecured debt if they meet two of three criteria: the population of the territory has decreased by more than 5% over 10 years, the territory received major federal disaster assistance, and the territory's per capita debt exceeds $15,000. The bill also provides funding that a special master must allocate to certain creditors whose debts were discharged under this bill.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2018-10-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3773: Child Care for Working Families Act
- 115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-6827 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6827)

## Related
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6033)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-3773: Child Care for Working Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3773)
- [115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3440)
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