118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 1702To amend PROMESA to include certain ethics provisions to provide for the disqualification of certain advisors to the Financial Oversight and Management Board, and for other purposes.

To amend PROMESA to include certain ethics provisions to provide for the disqualification of certain advisors to the Financial Oversight and Management Board, and for other purposes.

Government operations and politics
Introduced Mar 22, 2023
Last action Apr 14, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Mar 22, 2023
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Referred
Apr 14, 2023
Natural Resources
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill disqualifies certain third-party advisory or consulting firms with a potential conflict of interest from advising a Financial Oversight and Management Board. Such a board has been established for Puerto Rico. Specifically, a board must establish rules to disqualify any third-party advisory or consulting firm from advising the board for any period during which the firm has a client, or provides consulting services to, an individual, corporation, or other business entity that is competing for or performing a contract with the territorial government, the performance of which is within the board's jurisdiction.

Provisions · 1 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Apr 14, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs .
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 22, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.