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t. e. On November 5, 2024, Puerto Rico held a non-binding referendum alongside the 2024 Puerto Rican general election and the 2024 United States elections. This was the seventh status referendum held in Puerto Rico amidst the long running debate over the island's political status. Puerto Rican voters were presented with three choices regarding ...
The Catch-22 of Puerto Rico's Status Referendum. Christina D. Ponsa-Kraus / Made by History. October 11, 2024 at 1:17 PM. The Puerto Rican flag is seen outside the Governor's residence as Puerto ...
e. 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". [ 1 ][ a ] As of 2023 ...
This bill was supported by the Puerto Rico Independence Party, Citizens Victory Movement, and some members of the Popular Democratic Party, but was rejected by the pro-commonwealth status wing of the PDP and the New Progressive Party. On December 15, 2022, H.R. 8393 (the Puerto Rico Status Act) passed the House of Representatives 233–191.
Puerto Ricans could move a step closer to a referendum on whether the island should become a U.S. state, an independent country or have another type of government when the House of Representatives ...
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 ...
Committee consideration by House Committee on Natural Resources. 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. The bill was originally introduced in the ...
The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday afternoon that would allow residents of Puerto Rico to choose from three status options in a binding special election and end its 70-year-old ...