3.0.0 4901 2022-11-01T04:32:33Z 2022-11-01T04:32:33Z House HR 2019-10-29 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 29, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SERRANO:H.R. 4901.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress has the power to enact this legislationpursuant to Article IV, Section 3, of the U.S. Constitution,which provide as follows:New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union;. . . The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and makeall needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory orother Property belonging to the United States[Page H8595]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-10-29T14:02:25Z 2019-10-29 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2019-10-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-10-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 N G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 0 2019-10-29 True Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2019-10-29 True B001250 Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] Rob Bishop R UT 1 2019-10-29 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2019-10-29 True M001202 Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] Stephanie Murphy D FL N. 7 2019-10-29 True G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2019-10-29 True W000823 Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] Michael Waltz R FL 6 2019-10-29 True P000610 Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] Stacey Plaskett D VI E. 0 2019-10-29 True D000600 Rep. 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Correa D CA Luis 46 2019-11-13 False C001123 Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Gilbert Cisneros D CA Ray 39 2019-11-14 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2019-12-03 False B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 2019-12-03 False M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy Rodgers R WA McMorris 5 2019-12-03 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-12-06 False M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2019-12-06 False F000468 Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] Lizzie Fletcher D TX 7 2019-12-11 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2019-12-11 False T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2019-12-11 False G000587 Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] Sylvia Garcia D TX R. 29 2019-12-17 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2019-12-18 False B001296 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] Brendan Boyle D PA F. 2 2020-01-27 False S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] Albio Sires D NJ 8 2020-02-21 False P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2020-02-25 False F000462 Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21] Lois Frankel D FL 21 2020-07-16 False Government Operations and Politics Caribbean area Congressional districts and representation Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Puerto Rico State and local government operations U.S. territories and protectorates Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-10-29 Introduced in House 2020-07-05T21:54:33Z Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act

This bill (1) declares that Congress commits to deeming Puerto Rico to be a state of the United States if it chooses statehood; and (2) requires Puerto Rico to conduct a plebiscite, a vote of the people, on statehood in conjunction with the November 2020 election.

]]> Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act Display Title Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act Official Title as Introduced To enable the admission of Puerto Rico as a State of the Union, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4901ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4901ih.xml 2019-10-29 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.