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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
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 referendum held on the long-standing, ongoing debate about the political status of Puerto Rico, with the previous one having taken place in 2020.
Supporters of changing Puerto Rico’s territorial status are turning to the Senate to keep a compromise bill alive as rapidly shifting political dynamics threaten to bury the proposal for a ...
Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act of 2021 (H.R. 1522/S. 780) [ edit ] Two bills (H.R. 1522 and S. 780) for the admission of Puerto Rico into the Union were introduced on March 2, 2021, by Soto and on March 16 by New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich respectively.
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 ...
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 ...
A House committee approved the Puerto Rico Status Act on Wednesday, paving the way for the full House vote. The legislation lays out terms of a plebiscite as well as three potential self-governing ...
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.