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2. Foreign and intergovernmental relations of Puerto Rico

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   Because of this, Puerto Rico is subject to the plenary powers of Congress. Nonetheless, Puerto Rico has established relations with foreign nations, particularly with Hispanic American countries such as Colombia and Panama. [1] [2] The establishment of such relations, however, requires permission from the U.S. Department of State or Congress itself.

3. Political status of Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

4. 2024 Puerto Rican status referendum - Wikipedia

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   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]

5. Kamala Harris marks first visit to Puerto Rico as vice ... - AOL

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   U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visited Puerto Rico on Friday as part of a whirlwind trip to tout the federal aid the U.S. territory has received following deadly hurricanes and attend a ...

6. House Democrats press IRS on probe into Puerto Rico tax ...

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   The Puerto Rico Center for Investigative Journalism found that incoming capital from these investors compounded with a rise in short-term rentals and lack of affordable housing have contributed to ...

7. Kamala Harris visits Puerto Rico for first time as vice president

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   Vice President Kamala Harris visited Puerto Rico, going to a town that got federal housing funds to rebuild after Hurricane Maria and marking the island's 151st anniversary after abolishing slavery.

8. Politics of Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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   On March 16, 2011, the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status issued a third report [62] that reaffirmed the legal position adopted by the three previous presidents over nearly a quarter century that Puerto Rico remains today "subject to the Territory Clause of the U.S. Constitution (see Report at p. 26), that the territory's long-term ...

9. Why did Puerto Rico become part of the US? And why is ... - AOL

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   Over several cases, the Supreme Court ruled that Puerto Rico was “foreign to the U.S. in a domestic sense,” that it “belonged to but was not a part of” the U.S. and created the category of ...