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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.
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 proposal, however, was controversial in Puerto Rican politics for two reasons: 1) the legislation was encouraged by two avid statehood supporters, and seemed to favor unchangeable status choices over Commonwealth; and 2) the Commonwealth option in the bill defined Puerto Rico as a "territory subject to the supreme powers of the U.S Congress".
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 House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday afternoon that would allow residents of Puerto Rico to choose from three status options in a binding special election and end its 70-year-old ...
The proposal was controversial in Puerto Rican politics for several reasons. Governor Pedro Rosselló and Resident Commissioner Carlos Romero Barceló, two avid supporters of statehood, were advocates of the legislation, and thus the bill was seen with suspicion by non-statehooders.
The will of the Puerto Rican people in any status referendum should be considered as Congress follows through on any desired change in status for Puerto Rico, including statehood." [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Trump one in 2016, and was U.S. President from 2017 to 2021, and won the election again 2024.