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  2. 51st state - Wikipedia

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    On May 15, 2013, Resident Commissioner Pierluisi introduced H.R. 2000 to Congress to "set forth the process for Puerto Rico to be admitted as a state of the Union", asking for Congress to vote on ratifying Puerto Rico as the 51st state. [85] On February 12, 2014, Senator Martin Heinrich introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate. The bill would ...

  3. President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Timeline of sovereigntism in Puerto Rico (2000s–2010s)

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    As Secretary of State, he established a campaign for the internationalization of Puerto Rico. [184] During his first year, Bernier secured Puerto Rico's return to CEPAL, established a school of diplomacy and supervised alimentary sovereignty projects that restarted the cultivation of rice and other crops after decades. [ 185 ]

  5. Bills in U.S. Congress regarding the political status of ...

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    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 ...

  6. Puerto Rico statehood movement - Wikipedia

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    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".

  7. Divided Puerto Ricans vote on whether to become US state - AOL

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    Puerto Ricans headed to the polls on Sunday to decide whether or not they want their economically struggling U.S. territory to become the 51st U.S. state.

  8. Puerto Rico wants statehood – but only Congress can ... - AOL

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    Puerto Ricans requested statehood on Nov. 3, 2020, with 52.3% of voters asking to change the island’s status from unincorporated territory to U.S. state. This is the sixth time statehood has ...

  9. United States party politics and the political status of ...

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    We support the federally sponsored political status referendum authorized and funded by an Act of Congress in 2014 to ascertain the aspirations of the people of Puerto Rico. Once the 2012 local vote for statehood is ratified, Congress should approve an enabling act with terms for Puerto Rico's future admission as the 51st state of the Union. [18]