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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 .
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]
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 Rican flag is seen outside the Governor's residence as Puerto Ricans vote in the general election in San Juan on Nov. 3, 2020. Credit - Alejandro Granadillo—Anadolu Agency via Getty ...
The Territories Clause of the United States Constitution (Art.IV, Sec. 3, cl. 2) allows for Congress to "dispose of" Puerto Rico and allow it to become independent of the U.S. (in the same way as the Philippines did in 1945) or, under the authority of the Admissions Clause (Art.
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 ...
Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2007 (H.R. 900 & S. 1936) Puerto Rican citizenship; Voting rights in Puerto Rico; Politics of Puerto Rico; 51st state; Sovereigntism (Puerto Rico) Special Committee on Decolonization; United Nations list of non-self-governing territories; Proposed political status for Puerto Rico; Statehood movement in Puerto Rico
The act sought to resolve Puerto Rico's status and its relationship to the United States through a binding plebiscite. [6] In April 2023, Puerto Rico's Status Act, which seeks to resolve its territorial status and relationship with the United States through a binding plebiscite at the federal level, was reintroduced in the House by Democrats.