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This November, the Puerto Rican government will hold a local, non-binding plebiscite, the first mirroring the Puerto Rico Status Act (H.R.2757/S.3231) which means the territorial status will not ...
The Puerto Rico statehood movement (Spanish: movimiento estadista de Puerto Rico) aims to make Puerto Rico a state of the United States. Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territorial possession of the United States acquired in 1898 following the Spanish–American War, making it "the oldest colony in the modern world". [1][a] As of 2023, the ...
If Puerto Rico became a state, it would be expected to have two senators, four House representatives, and six electoral college votes. [ 29 ] On March 3, 2021, Congressman Darren Soto and Commissioner González-Colón introduced H.R. 1522 titled "Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act of 2021" with 57 bipartisan co-sponsors.
The 51st state in American political discourse refers to the concept of granting statehood to one of the United States' territories, splitting one or more of the existing states up to form a new state, or granting statehood to the District of Columbia, thereby increasing the number of states in the Union from 50 to 51; a new state has not been admitted since Hawaii in 1959.
December 16, 2022 at 7:22 AM. WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a bill Thursday that would allow Puerto Rico to hold the first-ever binding referendum on whether to become a state or gain some ...
Puerto Rico will hold a referendum on Nov. 5 to determine whether the island should become a U.S. state, a new form of self-government, or remain a territory, with the result potentially impacting ...
In 2022, the United States House of Representatives passed the Puerto Rico Status Act. [ 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 plebiscite.
Statehood. Under this option, Puerto Rico would become the 51st state with standing equal to the other 50 States. Independence. Under this option, Puerto Rico would become a sovereign nation, independent from the United States. The democratic will of the Puerto Rican people is paramount for determining the future status of the territory.