Res. Comm. Pedro Pierluisi

Representing the At Large District of PUERTO RICO

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Dec 3, 2014 Press Release

Washington, DC—Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi announced today that, after five years of persistent efforts, his bill to require the Department of Defense to remove dangerous military munitions from the Northwest Peninsula of Culebra, Puerto Rico is finally on track to become law.  The bill was included as Section 317 in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fisc

Dec 2, 2014 Press Release

Washington, DC—Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi announced today that the House Committee on Ways and Means has released a bill to retroactively extend a package of expired tax provisions from January 1, 2014 through January 1, 2015, and the bill includes two Pierluisi-supported provisions of major importance to Puerto Rico’s economy.  The House is expected to vote on the b

Nov 30, 2014 Press Release

Washington, DC—Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi announced today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has allocated $6.37 million for the community health centers Concilio de Salud Integral de Loíza, Inc. and Consejo de Salud de Puerto Rico, Inc. in Ponce. 

Nov 21, 2014 Statement

San Juan, Puerto Rico—Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s announcement that he will use his executive authority to make reforms to the nation’s immigration policy:

Nov 20, 2014 Press Release

Washington, DC—The Committee on Ways and Means in the U.S. House of Representatives today unveiled a comprehensive bill, the Hospitals Improvements for Payment Act of 2016, that contains the Committee’s priorities related to hospital reform, and the language of H.R.

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