On the same day Governor Jenniffer González signed a resolution asking the United States for the admission of Puerto Rico as a state of the Union, Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz introduced Senate Bill 1565, which would create a committee to systematically study the economic, fiscal and tax consequences of the political status alternatives: statehood, independence and the current commonwealth (ELA). The five-member advisory and research committee would have autonomy of judgment and one year, plus a $1 million budget appropriation, to produce a final report titled 'Informe sobre el Impacto Económico, Fiscal y Contributivo de las Alternativas de Status de Puerto Rico'.
Members would not receive salaries or per diems, though they could get reimbursements for previously authorized expenses. Appointments would carry staggered terms of three, four, five, six and seven years, with later terms of five years; quorum would be three members. The committee would evaluate foreseeable changes in federal programs, benefits and transfers, including health, nutritional assistance, education, housing, infrastructure, veterans and emergency recovery programs, as well as effects on taxes, excise taxes, customs duties and federal tax credits.
It could receive help from the Legislative Assembly’s Office of Budget, and the report would go to the governor, legislative leaders, the resident commissioner, and US officials. The bill was assigned to the Senate Innovation, Reform and Appointments Committee. El Nuevo Día requested reaction from La Fortaleza and House President Carlos 'Johnny' Méndez.