3.0.0 260 2023-01-11T13:34:34Z 2023-01-11T13:34:34Z House HR 2017-01-04 115 [Pages H96-H97]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. GABBARD:H.R. 258.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18[[Page H97]]By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico:H.R. 259.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico:H.R. 260.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico:H.R. 261.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2017-02-10T16:56:42Z Referred to 2017-01-04T15:02:25Z 2017-02-10 hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. Committee 2017-01-04 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR N S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2017-06-16 False Government Operations and Politics Caribbean area Congressional districts and representation Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Members of Congress Puerto Rico State and local government operations U.S. territories and protectorates Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-01-04 Introduced in House 2017-07-20T19:46:10Z Puerto Rico Admission Act

This bill expresses U.S. policy that the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico may choose whether Puerto Rico will become a state or a nation through a plebiscite pursuant to provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014.

If the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico reaffirm the territory's choice of statehood through such a plebiscite:

  • federal laws that do not apply to Puerto Rico or that apply differently to the territory than to the several states shall be amended or repealed to phase in the equal treatment of Puerto Rico with the several states by January 3, 2025,
  • the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status shall submit a plan providing for such equal treatment to Congress and the President by 270 days after the enactment of this bill,
  • Puerto Rico shall be considered a state for purposes of federal elections in November 2024, and
  • Puerto Rico shall become a state and shall be admitted to the Union on equal footing with the other states on January 3, 2025.
]]> Puerto Rico Admission Act Display Title Puerto Rico Admission Act Official Title as Introduced To enable the admission of the territory of Puerto Rico into the Union as a State, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Puerto Rico Admission Act Introduced in House 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr260ih/xml/BILLS-115hr260ih.xml 2017-02-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.