The House of Representatives approved Resolution 438 (as amended) ordering the relevant committees to investigate the scope, implementation and community impacts of the Río Piedra canalization project. The measure passed on the floor after multiple representatives, and residents who addressed the chamber through their legislators, raised concerns about transparency, past expropriations and potential environmental and social effects.

Representative (author) Ocasio Ramos introduced the issue and described public meetings with residents of Villa Nevares, University Garden, Jardines Metropolitano and adjacent communities. Lawmakers recounted that previous work dating to the 1980s by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local agencies had prompted expropriations in some areas and left residents uncertain about current plans.

Several representatives said they had convened public forums and that residents reported insufficient information about whether their homes might be taken or how environmental impacts would be addressed. Supporters of the resolution urged the relevant House committees — including Natural Resources and Adult/Older Adults & Social Welfare (Comisión de Recursos Naturales; Comisión de Adultos Mayores y Bienestar Social) and Education where applicable — to hold hearings, assemble technical data and invite the Corps of Engineers, municipal authorities and affected residents.

Members emphasized the investigatory nature of the resolution: it calls for fact-finding and public hearings rather than immediate policy or construction decisions. Representatives across parties pledged to participate in future panels and to seek documentation from engineering and planning agencies. The measure passed on the floor; the transcript records floor debate and the final approval of the resolution as amended. The floor record shows that members asked for transparent engagement with the affected communities and for documentation on expropriations and project scope.

The resolution directs committee-level investigation; no funding appropriation or construction mandate was included in the measure passed on the floor of the House during this session.