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HR6301119th Congress

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.

Sponsored By: Representative Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]

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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.

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  • 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.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]

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