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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.
On November 5, 2024, Puerto Rico held a non-binding referendum alongside the 2024 Puerto Rican general election and the 2024 United States elections.This was the seventh referendum held on the long-standing, ongoing debate about the political status of Puerto Rico, with the previous one having taken place in 2020.
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 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 ...
The United States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act (1998) was a bill proposed in the United States Congress to help refine the political status of Puerto Rico. [1] The senior sponsor of the bill was Representative Don Young , Republican of Alaska .
The Puerto Rico Status Act, which seeks to resolve its territory status and its relationship to the United States through a federally binding plebiscite, was reintroduced in the House on Thursday ...
On December 15, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of the Puerto Rico Status Act. The act sought to resolve Puerto Rico's status and its relationship to the United States through a binding plebiscite. [38] In April 2023, Puerto Rico's Status Act was reintroduced in the House by Democrats. [39]
The Puerto Rico Status Act is not expected to receive a vote in the Senate before Congress adjourns Friday, leaving an uncertain future for the bill.