# 119-hr-7833: Puerto Rican People’s Power Restoration Act of 2026

119-hr-7833, Puerto Rican People’s Power Restoration Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7833
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7833
- Congress: 119
- Title: Puerto Rican People’s Power Restoration Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Termination of the Oversight Board** would occur automatically when the Commonwealth enacts legislation naming a successor entity. The bill would also let the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority or a Commonwealth-designated successor act as the debtor representative in PROMESA Title III cases and generally keep existing Oversight Board professionals unless local law says otherwise. - Puerto Rico government: The Commonwealth can trigger the Board's end by creating or naming a successor, shifting control over post-oversight governance to local law. - PREPA and local entities: PREPA or a designated successor would become the official debtor representative for Title III cases filed after the local law takes effect, changing who represents Puerto Rico in debt proceedings. - Oversight Board staff, fiscal plans, and courts: Existing advisors and counsel would be retained by the substituted representative unless the Commonwealth provides otherwise. Confirmation rules, certified fiscal plans and budgets, and the U.S. District Court's PROMESA jurisdiction remain in place unless modified by that local law.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect certified fiscal plans and court jurisdiction: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would not invalidate any fiscal plan or budget that was certified before this law takes effect. Certified plans would remain valid until the substituted representative changes them or until a plan of adjustment is confirmed. The bill would also keep the U.S. District Court for…
- End Oversight Board after Puerto Rico law: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would end the federal Oversight Board the day after Puerto Rico enacts a law naming a successor entity. After that Puerto Rico law takes effect, PREPA, its governing board, or the named successor would represent debtors in PROMESA Title III cases filed on or after that date. Un…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-7833 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7833)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7833 (as of 2026-04-21).