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On December 15, 2022, H.R. 8393 passed the House of Representatives in a 233–191 vote with 11 absences, the first bill regarding Puerto Rico's statehood to do so. It would have instituted a binding referendum that would allow Puerto Ricans to vote on the future status of the island, that Congress would have to obey.
In 2022, the United States House of Representatives passed the Puerto Rico Status Act. It did not pass the United States Senate. [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 referendum. [3] [4]
Passage of this referendum would have constituted a claim for the government of Puerto Rico to establish these rights in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico constitution and petition the President and Congress for these rights, but it was rejected by the people of Puerto Rico on a vote of 660,264 (53%) against to 559,259 (44.9%) in favor. [11]
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 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 ...
Puerto Rico, which has about 3.3 million people and high rates of poverty, became a U.S. territory in 1898. Activists have campaigned for greater self-determination including statehood for decades.
Former Senator and Presidential Candidate, Bob Dole, strongly supported a vote Puerto Rico statehood. [97] Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been in favor of Puerto Rican statehood, and also helped co-sponsor the 2018 Puerto Rican Admission Act. [98] A poll of over 7200 in 2024, found that nearly 60% of Americans support Statehood for Puerto ...
The House on Thursday passed a bill that would set a vote to determine Puerto Rico’s political status. The bill, titled the Puerto Rico Status Act, cleared the chamber in a 233-191 vote. Sixteen ...