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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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