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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.
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 is not expected to receive a vote in the Senate before Congress adjourns Friday, leaving an uncertain future for the bill.
Members of Congress sponsoring competing bills on resolving Puerto Rico’s territorial status and its relationship to the U.S. agreed on one bill combining both.
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 ...
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]
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. ... States annexed Puerto Rico in 1898 at the end of the ...