H.R. 2070 (IH) - Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2021 - BILLS-117hr2070ih | Content Details

Category

Bills and Statutes

Collection

Congressional Bills

SuDoc Class Number

Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/6:

Congress Number

117th Congress

Congress Session

1st Session

Last Action Date Listed

March 18, 2021

Action

Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Takano, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Meng, Mr. Sires, Ms. Adams, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Brown, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Bush, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Evans, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Omar, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Bass, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Welch, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Wild, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Speier, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Carson, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Titus, Mr. Correa, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Rush, Mr. Castro of Texas, and Mr. Neguse) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

Bill Number

H.R. 2070

Bill Version

Introduced in House (IH)

Short Title

Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2021

Full Title

To recognize the right of the People of Puerto Rico to call a status convention through which the people would exercise their natural right to self-determination, and to establish a mechanism for congressional consideration of such decision, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Nydia M. Velazquez(NY)

Cosponsors

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY); Maxine Waters (CA); Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA); Carolyn B. Maloney (NY); David Scott (GA); James P. McGovern (MA); Mark Takano (CA); Jerrold Nadler (NY); Richard E. Neal (MA); Gregory W. Meeks (NY); Adam B. Schiff (CA); Raul Ruiz (CA); Thomas R. Suozzi (NY); Adriano Espaillat (NY); Al Green (TX); Ayanna Pressley (MA); Bennie G. Thompson (MS); Pramila Jayapal (WA); Yvette D. Clarke (NY); Grace Meng (NY); Albio Sires (NJ); Alma S. Adams (NC); Anna G. Eshoo (CA); Andy Levin (MI); Anthony G. Brown (MD); Barbara Lee (CA); Betty McCollum (MN); G. K. Butterfield (NC); Cori Bush (MO); Danny K. Davis (IL); Doris O. Matsui (CA); Dwight Evans (PA); Gerald E. Connolly (VA); Ilhan Omar (MN); Jahana Hayes (CT); Jamaal Bowman (NY); Jared Huffman (CA); Karen Bass (CA); Kweisi Mfume (MD); Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE); Lloyd Doggett (TX); Marc A. Veasey (TX); Mary Gay Scanlon (PA); Mondaire Jones (NY); Norma J. Torres (CA); Peter Welch (VT); Rashida Tlaib (MI); Ro Khanna (CA); Robin L. Kelly (IL); Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (GU); Sean Patrick Maloney (NY); Sheila Jackson Lee (TX); Susan Wild (PA); Sylvia R. Garcia (TX); Terri A. Sewell (AL); Veronica Escobar (TX); Juan Vargas (CA); Mike Thompson (CA); Jackie Speier (CA); Janice D. Schakowsky (IL); Andre Carson (IN); Mike Quigley (IL); Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA); Marcy Kaptur (OH); Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA); Dina Titus (NV); J. Luis Correa (CA); Brian Higgins (NY); Bobby L. Rush (IL); Joaquin Castro (TX); Joe Neguse (CO)

Committees

Committee on Natural Resources (Standing), Committee on Rules (Standing)

Public and Private Law References

Public Law 81-600