[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 11 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 11

 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the expression of self-
              determination by the people of Puerto Rico.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

 Mr. Serrano submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on International Relations and, in addition, 
    to the Committee on Resources, 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

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the expression of self-
              determination by the people of Puerto Rico.

Whereas the people of Puerto Rico are natural-born citizens of the United States 
        but do not enjoy all of the individual rights and liberties accorded to 
        other American citizens under the United States Constitution;
Whereas the future status of Puerto Rico remains under discussion among 
        residents of the Island of Puerto Rico and among Puerto Ricans residing 
        in the 50 States of the United States; and
Whereas the Charter of the United Nations, a treaty to which the United States 
        is a signatory, expresses the right of self-determination, that is the 
        right of a people to decide for themselves the political status under 
        which they live: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) reaffirms the commitment of the people of the United 
        States to the principle of self-determination;
            (2) reasserts the principle, first articulated by the 
        Congress in its ratification of the Charter of the United 
        Nations, that with respect to territories whose peoples have 
        not yet attained a full measure of self-government, the 
        interests of the inhabitants of such territories are paramount; 
        and
            (3) endorses the right of the people of Puerto Rico to 
        political self-determination.
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