Public Law 114-187

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Public Law 114-187 is a 2016 U.S. federal statute, known as the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), that established a financial oversight board and restructuring process to address Puerto Rico’s debt crisis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
economic stabilization law
public law
alsoKnownAs PROMESA NERFINISHED
Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act NERFINISHED
appliesTo Government of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
instrumentalities of the Government of Puerto Rico
component Title I – Establishment and Organization of the Oversight Board
Title II – Responsibilities of the Oversight Board
Title III – Adjustment of Debts
Title IV – Miscellaneous Provisions NERFINISHED
Title V – Puerto Rico Infrastructure Revitalization NERFINISHED
Title VI – Creditor Collective Action NERFINISHED
congressNumber 114th United States Congress NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdEntity Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
dateSigned 2016-06-30
effect created a federally appointed oversight board with authority over Puerto Rico’s fiscal policy
provided a legal mechanism to restructure Puerto Rico’s unsustainable debt load
enables territorial debt adjustment proceedings in federal court
enactedBy United States Congress
establishes Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
geographicScope territory of Puerto Rico
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
language English
legalCitation Public Law 114-187 NERFINISHED
officialName Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act NERFINISHED
policyArea U.S. territories
economy and finance
presidentAtSigning Barack Obama NERFINISHED
provides a court-supervised debt restructuring process for Puerto Rico
a stay on creditor litigation under certain conditions
purpose to address Puerto Rico’s public debt crisis
to establish federal oversight of Puerto Rico’s fiscal policy
to provide a framework for restructuring Puerto Rico’s debts
regulates debt restructuring procedures for Puerto Rico
fiscal oversight of Puerto Rico
requires balanced budgets for Puerto Rico over the long term
fiscal plans for Puerto Rico approved by the oversight board
shortName PROMESA NERFINISHED
signedBy Barack Obama NERFINISHED
sponsorChamber United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
United States Senate NERFINISHED
subjectMatter public finance
sovereign debt restructuring
territorial governance
typeOf territorial debt restructuring law
yearEnacted 2016

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