3.0.0 4963 2023-01-13T04:48:57Z 2023-01-13T04:48:57Z House H HR 2006-03-15 109 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-03-15T15:01:45Z Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2006 109 2661 S 2006-04-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2006 109 2304 S 2006-02-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Identical bill CRS 2006-03-20 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Executive Comment Requested from Interior. Committee 2006-03-15 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2006-03-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-03-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 N J000255 Rep. 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Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 2006-04-25 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2006-04-25 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2006-04-25 False M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2006-04-25 False P000589 Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3] Jon Porter R NV C. 3 2006-04-25 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2006-04-25 False J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2006-05-03 False S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2006-05-03 False H001036 Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] Jeb Hensarling R TX 5 2006-05-03 False W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] MAXINE WATERS D CA 35 2006-05-03 False F000447 Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24] Tom Feeney R FL 24 2006-05-03 False C000556 Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] HOWARD COBLE R NC 6 2006-05-03 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2006-05-03 False N000015 Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-2] RICHARD NEAL D MA E. 2 2006-05-04 False M000714 Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD D CA M. 37 2006-05-04 False H001022 Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] HENRY HYDE R IL J. 6 2006-05-18 False 2006-05-25 C000868 Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5] ROBERT CRAMER D AL E. 5 2006-06-12 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2006-06-12 False C000794 Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12] JERRY COSTELLO D IL F. 12 2006-06-12 False Government Operations and Politics Congress Congressional oversight Constitutional conventions International Affairs Law Legislative resolutions National self-determination Puerto Rico Referendum Statehood (American politics) Territories (U.S.) Government Operations and Politics 00 2006-03-15 Introduced in House 2006-03-22T18:15:25Z Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2006 - States that Congress reaffirms the inherent authority of the government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to call, and hereby expressly authorizes the calling of, a constitutional convention through the election of delegates for the purpose of establishing a mechanism for self-determination.

Provides that, upon the approval by a constitutional convention in the Commonwealth of a self-determination option, the convention shall submit a self-determination proposal to Congress for approval.

Requires submission of the proposal, upon approval by Congress with or without modifications, to the people of the Commonwealth for appoval or rejection in a referendum.

Requires enactment of a joint resolution of Congress approving the terms of the proposal, including implementing provisions, if the people of Puerto Rico approve the proposal in the referendum.

Provides that, if a self-determination proposal is not approved by Congress or by the people of Puerto Rico in a referendum, the Government of the Commonwealth should call for a new constitutional convention, including an election by the people of Puerto Rico of new delegates to the convention, for the purpose of formulating and submitting to Congress a new self-determination proposal.

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