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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. [2] 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. [3] [4]
In May 2009, Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi sponsored a new version of the Puerto Rico Democracy Act bill now titled The Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2010, [11] aimed at providing for "a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico." The bill, if enacted, would provide for referendums to be held in Puerto ...
The Puerto Rico Status Act was the result of a consensus among members of Congress who previously sponsored competing bills: a pro-statehood bill introduced by González-Colón and Rep. Darren ...
But today, there is a glimmer of hope, in the form of the Puerto Rico Status Act (PRSA). The PRSA is a federal bill that would finally offer Puerto Ricans a choice among their non-colonial options ...
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 ...
The United States acquired the islands of Puerto Rico in 1898 after the Spanish–American War, and the archipelago has been under U.S. sovereignty since.In 1950, Congress enacted the Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950 or legislation (P.L. 81-600), authorizing Puerto Rico to hold a constitutional convention and, in 1952, the people of Puerto Rico ratified a constitution establishing a ...
Under the terms of the bill, known as the Puerto Rico Status Act, Puerto Ricans living in the U.S. territory would choose among three nonterritorial status options: statehood, independence and ...