HOUSE 1522117th CongressCommittee Hearings Held.
Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act
- Last Action
- 6/16/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-16Committee Hearings Held.
- 2021-04-14Committee Hearings Held.
- 2021-03-02Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2021-03-02Introduced in House
- 2021-03-02Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-02 (00)
Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act
This bill establishes a process for the admission of Puerto Rico into the union as a state, on an equal footing with all other states, based on a majority vote of the people of Puerto Rico.
Cosponsors (20)
- Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
- Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)
- DON YOUNG (R-AK)
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Ami Bera (D-CA)
- Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Kathy Castor (D-FL)
- J. Correa (D-CA)
- Charlie Crist (D-FL)
- Val Demings (D-FL)
- Theodore Deutch (D-FL)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
Subjects
- Caribbean area
- Congressional districts and representation
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Puerto Rico
- State and local government operations
- U.S. territories and protectorates
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