# 119-hr-6301: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a comprehensive, culturally informed, and community-engaged study of gender-based violence in Puerto Rico, including its causes, prevalence, systemic drivers, and potential policy solutions, taking into account the island's cultural, economic, educational, infrastructural, and post-disaster challenges.

119-hr-6301, To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a comprehensive, culturally informed, and community-engaged study of gender-based violence in Puerto Rico, including its causes, prevalence, systemic drivers, and potential policy solutions, taking into account the island's cultural, economic, educational, infrastructural, and post-disaster challenges., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR); status introduced (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6301
- Congress: 119
- Title: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a comprehensive, culturally informed, and community-engaged study of gender-based violence in Puerto Rico, including its causes, prevalence, systemic drivers, and potential policy solutions, taking into account the island's cultural, economic, educational, infrastructural, and post-disaster challenges.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-25
- Sponsor: Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**A community-centered, comprehensive study of gender-based violence in Puerto Rico** would direct the Comptroller General to map causes, prevalence, systemic drivers, and how disasters and austerity shape risk. It centers local voices and aims to produce public, municipality-level data to guide policy and funding. - Survivors and affected communities would see requirements for public femicide data, case updates, judicial outcomes, and survivor feedback mechanisms to boost accountability and inform services. - Local organizations and advocates would be formally engaged through roundtables and input on research design, and the study would recommend increased funding, protection of grassroots leadership, and disaster-resilient service delivery. - Government bodies, service providers, and researchers would be evaluated on law enforcement, health, shelter, mental health, and data systems, with an interim report due in 270 days and a bilingual final report due in 540 days that is disaggregated by municipality and offers standards for a unified public data system.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-9300: Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-6301 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6301)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-9300: Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9300)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6301 (as of 2026-07-25).