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The Puerto Rico Status Act, H.R. 2757, was a bill introduced during the 116th United States Congress.The intention of the bill is to grant Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States, admission into the Union as a state.
In 2022, the United States House of Representatives passed the Puerto Rico Status Act. It did not pass the United States Senate. [6] In August 2024, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court dismissed the July 2024 petition by the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) asking the State Election Commission (CEE) to halt the status referendum. [7] [8]
The bill was legislative initiative by U.S. House of Representatives to help refine the political status of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. This bill, unlike any other bill in U.S. Congress regarding the Puerto Rico political status issue, made its way to both chambers of Congress. The House considered four versions of the bill.
The Puerto Rico Status Act was a compromise between members of Congress who previously sponsored competing bills.. It combined elements of two bills: a pro-statehood bill introduced by González ...
Puerto Ricans could move a step closer to a referendum on whether the island should become a U.S. state, an independent country or have another type of government when the House of Representatives ...
The executive order follows approval of a bill by the U.S. House in 2022, aimed at helping Puerto Rico move towards changing its territorial status. The Puerto Rico Status Act, spearheaded by ...
[47] [48] If the Puerto Rican people support statehood, the bill would direct the president to introduce legislation within 180 days to admit Puerto Rico as a state of the union. [47] [48] Pierluisi said that his bill is "distinct" but "consistent" with the White House's proposal for a Puerto Rican vote. [47] [48]
The House on Thursday passed a bill that would set a vote to determine Puerto Rico’s political status. The bill, titled the Puerto Rico Status Act, cleared the chamber in a 233-191 vote. Sixteen ...