The House Committee in Natural Resources will start analysing actions to be taken regarding the recovery of Puerto Rico, which will include reviewing the implementation of PROMESA law, ElNuevodia.com reported yesterday. "It's all going to be on the table," said yesterday Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah), chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, who led a roundtable discussion with committee members and other congressmen on the possibility of enacting legislation. Bishop, however, seemed inclined to maintain "the structure we already have." During the closed-door session, Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González and delegate Stacey Plaskett submitted reports on the catastrophes caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, respectively. Shortly after, the White House Office of Management and Budget sent Congress a resolution that would allocate $ 16 billion in emergency funds to pay debt claims under the flood insurance program and another $ 12.77 billion to finance the fund to address disasters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The Resident Commissioner said that the possibility of promoting that the federal government authorizes an emergency short-term loan to prevent the government of Puerto Rico from becoming insolvent this month is under discussion. The other option is to consider if it is possible to be authorized by executive order. In a press call, prior to the roundtable, Bishop said that the House Committee on Natural Resources will be in charge of possible legislation for "the overall strategy of the reconstruction process" of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
