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House approves large final calendar of bills and resolutions; multiple conference reports passed
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Summary
On Nov. 18, 2025, the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico approved a broad final voting calendar that included numerous House bills and joint resolutions, accepted multiple conference reports from the Senate, and read multiple vote tallies; the chamber also ordered committee reports sent to agencies and approved administrative communications.
The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico on Nov. 18, 2025, approved a broad package of bills and joint resolutions during its final voting turn, accepting several conference reports and directing committee reports to relevant agencies. The chamber convened electronic voting in the afternoon and again in the evening for conference reports; the presiding officers declared the measures approved and closed the session at 6:02 p.m.
Why it matters: The approvals include measures that will move to implementation steps, trigger notifications to agencies and, in some cases, require administrative follow-up (conference-report text adoption, committee report transmission). Several of the adopted resolutions order investigations or studies on topics ranging from transportation incentives to unclaimed adult decedents and bridge safety, which the House has tasked committees to pursue.
What passed: The floor announced results for a number of items on the final calendar. Notable tallies read on the floor include House Project 156 (32 yes, 15 no, 1 abstention), House Project 213 (45 yes, 3 no), House Project 299 (45 yes, 3 no), House Project 455 (45 yes, 3 no), House Project 658 (45 yes, 3 no), House Project 631 (45 yes, 3 no), House Project 680 (32 yes, 16 no) and House Project 808 (37 yes, 11 no). The clerk/floor reader reported that, by the result of the final vote, the measures on the calendar were approved.
Conference reports and interchamber work: The chamber received multiple communications from the Senate indicating it did not accept certain House amendments to Senate bills and requested the formation of conference committees (Senate projects cited included Senate 63 and Senate 188). The House designated conference committee members for those files and later approved the related conference reports during the evening session.
Procedural notes and member actions: Representative Burgos Muñiz notified the chair she would record an abstention for the delegation on Project 156; Representative Roque Gracia requested an explanatory vote for Project 680. Electronic voting was opened for 15 minutes in the early-afternoon turn and later in the evening for conference matters; the body extended the electronic voting window once for an additional 10 minutes during the afternoon session.
Other administrative items: The House’s secretary read a communication that the presiding officer filed an administrative order authorizing a special Christmas bonus payment to House employees and granting excused status for certain official duties occurring Nov. 17–18.
What’s next: Several resolutions approved on the special-orders calendar direct committees to investigate public-policy issues (including the incentive that authorizes up to a 30% discount on vehicle-renewal base fees under the law cited on the calendar) and to transmit reports to relevant agencies. Those committee inquiries and the implementation obligations set out in the approved measures will determine follow-up legislative and oversight activity.
Reported on the floor by the chamber’s reader and reflected in the official record, these votes close the House’s second ordinary session for Nov. 18, 2025.
