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Latest action 116th Congress: Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act of 2019 H.R. 1965: March 28, 2019 Darren Soto (D‑FL) 21 Died in committee H.R. 4901: October 29, 2019 José E. Serrano (D‑NY) 60 Died in committee 117th Congress: Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act of 2021 H.R. 1522: March 2, 2021 Darren Soto (D‑FL) 81 Died in committee S. 780
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]
The fourth Puerto Rico statehood referendum occurred on November 6, 2012. The result a 54% majority of the ballots cast against the continuation of the island's territorial political status, and in favor of a new status. Of votes for new status, a 61.1% majority chose statehood.
The bottom line is that Puerto Ricans serve in the U.S. military, they deserve at least the option of statehood.” Puerto Ricans will hold a nonbinding referendum on Puerto Rico’s status Nov. 5 ...
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.
Lawmakers reintroduced the Puerto Rico Status Act in April 2023, which would allow Puerto Rican residents to vote on the island’s fate. A previous version of the bill passed in the House of ...
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 ...
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 ...