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The Jones Act Column

NAPREC launches bilingual website on Puerto Rico's status

The coalition's site, live this week, names disaster aid, Medicaid and Jones Act shipping costs as issues set in Washington.

Inés Colón Betancourt
Economy and Business Correspondent
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Lawmakers discuss Puerto Rico's status and aid in Washington
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The National Puerto Rican Equality Coalition launched a bilingual website this week to present key issues about the colonial relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States.[1] NAPREC stated that federal decisions in Washington influence disaster aid, Medicaid, Jones Act shipping costs, and the scope of the U.S. Constitution for Puerto Rico.[2] Those are not small line items. Federal aid made up 42% of Puerto Rico's GNP in 2023, and 60% of Puerto Rican families depend on federal aid, according to the Instituto de Libertad Económica.[3][4] The same source states that federal aid for Puerto Rico is not permanent.[5] On the shipping question, the Jones Act applies to Puerto Rico but not to the U.S. Virgin Islands.[6] Congress is handling at least one measure tied to these programs. Congress.gov shows HR10747, a bill to adjust Medicare Advantage benchmarks for Puerto Rico, was referred on Oct. 5, 2026, to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce.[7]
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  1. The National Puerto Rican Equality Coalition (NAPREC) launched a bilingual website this week to present key issues regarding the colonial relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  2. NAPREC stated that federal decisions in Washington influence disaster aid, Medicaid, Jones Act shipping costs, and the scope of the U.S. Constitution for Puerto Rico. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  3. Federal aid made up 42% of Puerto Rico GNP in 2023. · institutodelibertadeconomica.org
  4. 60% of Puerto Rican families depend on federal aid. · institutodelibertadeconomica.org
  5. Federal aid for Puerto Rico is not permanent. · institutodelibertadeconomica.org
  6. The Jones Act applies to Puerto Rico but not the US Virgin Islands. · institutodelibertadeconomica.org
  7. HR10747: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure appropriate geographic adjustments to Medicare Advantage benchmarks in Puerto Rico.: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (2026-10-05). · Congress.govUnited Statesofficial source · Congress.gov (Puerto Rico)
Part of this reads the Congress.gov (Puerto Rico) record directly. The one we could place publishes from Puerto Rico. 1 could not be placed by their address. None of the publishers is an official body: that part stands on reporting, not on the underlying document or transcript.