3.0.0 1965 2022-11-01T18:47:27Z 2022-11-01T18:47:27Z House HR 2019-03-28 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 54 (Thursday, March 28, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SOTO:H.R. 1965.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, and Article 4, Section 3, of theUnited States Constitution.[Page H2918]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-03-28T13:01:05Z 2019-03-28 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2019-03-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 N G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 0 2019-03-28 True Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2019-05-02 False G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2019-05-02 False F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-05-02 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2019-05-02 False S001206 Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] Donna Shalala D FL E. 27 2019-05-02 False S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] Albio Sires D NJ 8 2019-05-02 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] Matt Cartwright D PA 8 2019-05-02 False M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2019-05-02 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2019-05-02 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-05-02 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2019-05-02 False K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 2019-05-14 False V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2019-05-15 False C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2019-05-17 False C001111 Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] Charlie Crist D FL 13 2019-05-22 False S001204 Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] Michael San Nicolas D GU F. Q. 0 2019-05-23 False B001300 Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Nanette Barragan D CA Diaz 44 2019-05-30 False P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2019-06-13 False W000823 Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] Michael Waltz R FL 6 2019-06-20 False S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 2019-08-23 False Government Operations and Politics Caribbean area Puerto Rico State and local government operations U.S. territories and protectorates Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-03-28 Introduced in House 2020-07-09T17:06:32Z Puerto Rico Admission Act

This bill establishes a process to enable the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico to be admitted into the Union as a state.

Not later than 90 days after enactment of this bill, the President shall issue a proclamation announcing that Puerto Rico is admitted into the Union on equal footing with other states.

All of the territory laws in force in Puerto Rico on the enactment date shall (1) continue in force and effect in the state, except as modified by this bill; and (2) be subject to repeal or amendment by the legislature and the governor of Puerto Rico.

]]> Puerto Rico Admission Act Display Title Puerto Rico Admission Act Official Title as Introduced To set forth the terms for the admission of the territory of Puerto Rico as a State of the Union. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Puerto Rico Admission Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1965ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1965ih.xml 2019-03-28 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. 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.