House Republicans plan Puerto Rico bill markup in early April

Republicans at House Natural Resources Cmte plan to circulate draft components of Puerto Rico bill in next two weeks and make bill language public by March 31, according to a cmte aide.

• Cmte will have legislative hearing and mark up the bill in early April, aide says
• NOTE: House Speaker Paul Ryan urged committees with jurisdiction to come up with a solution to Puerto Rico’s fiscal problems by end of first quarter
  • Natural Resources Cmte Chair Rob Bishop said he considers creating oversight board with powers to help restructure some of Puerto Rico’s $70b debt

Kasia Klimasinska

House Republicans plan Puerto Rico bill markup in early April