[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
PUERTO RICO, COMMONWEALTH OF
Amendments
Self-determination (H.R. 856), H679 [26FE], H756 [3MR], H757 [3MR],
H758 [3MR], H788 [4MR], H802 [4MR], H804 [4MR], H817 [4MR], H821
[4MR], H823 [4MR], H824 [4MR], H825 [4MR], H828 [4MR], H829
[4MR], H831 [4MR], H836 [4MR], E269 [3MR]
Analyses
United States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act (H.R. 856), H769
[4MR]
Articles and editorials
Americans Without Full Rights, S10179 [10SE]
Choice For Puerto Rico, S10179 [10SE]
Clarify Puerto Rico's Status--Citizens of the Island Deserve the
Opportunity To Make a Choice, Whether They Decide To Remain a
Commonwealth, Embrace Statehood or Seek Independence, S10179
[10SE]
It's Undemocratic To Deny American Citizens a Voice, S10178 [10SE]
Puerto Rico Should Be Allowed Self-Determination, S10178 [10SE]
Bills and resolutions
Brazil: prohibit importation of papayas into the U.S. and certain
territories until certain conditions are met, (see H.R. 3771),
H2705 [30AP]
Customs Service: clarify eligibility of employee dependents to
enroll in Dept. of Defense schools in Puerto Rico, (see S.
1667), S837 [23FE]
Dept. of Education: conduct a study on the availability of
educational instruction in the English language to student
citizens in Puerto Rico, (see H.R. 4766), H10352 [9OC]
50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of
Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands, (see H.R. 3673), H2054 [1AP]
Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR:
designate, (see H.R. 3263), H630 [25FE]
Real estate: provide for adequate insurance of mortgages on
property, (see H.R. 3757), H2605 [29AP]
Self-determination, (see S. Res. 279), S10518 [17SE]
Self-determination (H.R. 856): consideration, (see H. Res. 376),
H754 [3MR]
Taxation: exempt retirement income from pension plans from
nonresident taxation, (see H.R. 3969), H3971 [22MY]
Explanations
United States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act (H.R. 856), H769
[4MR]
Opinion polls
Puerto Rico self determination, H771 [4MR]
Remarks in House
Bronx, NY: tribute to Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade, E1458 [29JY]
Conservation Trust Fund: funding through return of excise tax
receipts relative to rum produced in the Virgin Islands and
Puerto Rico, E2296 [21OC]
Constitution: anniversary, E1398 [23JY]
50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of
Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands (H.R. 3673), E543 [1AP], E551 [1AP], E569 [2AP]
Foreign countries: define as sociologically and culturally a
Caribbean and Latin American nation, H821-H823 [4MR]
History: chronology, H6424-H6427 [24JY]
------ determination of nationality of residents relative to the
Treaty of Paris, H824 [4MR], H825 [4MR]
Independence: anniversary, H501 [24FE]
Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR:
designate (H.R. 3263), E230 [25FE]
Languages: declare English as official language upon accession to
statehood, H763 [4MR], H764-H787 [4MR], H792-H835 [24JY], E801
[7MY]
Self-determination (H.R. 856), H388 [11FE], H451 [12FE], H501
[24FE], H584 [25FE], H615 [25FE], H634 [26FE], H670-H674 [26FE],
H693 [3MR], H695 [3MR], H701 [3MR], H702 [3MR], H760 [4MR], H763
[4MR], H772-H837 [4MR], H1161 [16MR], H2340 [28AP], H3026
[12MY], E177 [12FE], E269 [3MR], E305 [5MR], E310 [5MR],
E370-E373 [12MR], E468 [25MR]
------ consideration (H. Res. 376), H763-H772 [4MR]
------ corrections in engrossment, H839 [4MR]
Social Security: eligibility of territories for SSI benefits, E1796
[24SE]
Sociedad Cultural Mayagu�4ezana, Inc.: tribute, E1136 [16JN], E1137
[16JN]
Taxation: treatment of rum produced in the Virgin Islands and
Puerto Rico, H10664 [12OC]
Territories: children's health care funding, H10664 [12OC]
Voting: approval of statehood option by a supermajority of valid
votes cast, H825-H828 [4MR]
------ assure that persons born in Puerto Rico may not be denied the
right to vote even if they are not U.S. citizens, H828 [4MR],
H829 [4MR]
------ eligibility to vote in self-determination referenda for
certain U.S. citizens residing outside Puerto Rico, H813-H820
[4MR]
------ runoff referenda on self-determination if no option receives
majority vote in original referenda, H823 [4MR], H824 [4MR]
Remarks in Senate
Conservation Trust Fund of Puerto Rico: funding, S12849 [21OC]
Customs Service: clarify eligibility of employee dependents to
enroll in Dept. of Defense schools in Puerto Rico, S6681 [19JN]
----- clarify eligibility of employee dependents to enroll in Dept.
of Defense schools in Puerto Rico (S. 1667), S844 [23FE]
------ clarify eligibility of employee dependents to enroll in Dept.
of Defense schools in Puerto Rico, S11579 [6OC], S11580 [6OC]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Puerto Rico, S12738 [20OC]
Self-determination, S9041 [27JY], S9542 [31JY]
Self-determination (H.R. 856), S1498 [6MR]
Self-determination (S. 472), S10177-S10181 [10SE]
Self-determination (S. Res. 279), S10501-S10508 [17SE]
------ unanimous-consent agreement, S10501 [17SE]
Taxation: treatment of rum produced in the Virgin Islands and
Puerto Rico, S12849 [21OC]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 856, United States-Puerto Rico Political
Status Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 376) (H. Rept.
105-426), H754 [3MR]
Resolutions by organizations
Puerto Rican Statehood: DAR, E873 [14MY]
Rulings of the Chair
Self-determination (H.R. 856), H819 [4MR]
Statements
Dangers of Judicial Usurpation of Puerto Rico's Political Self-
Determination: Richard L. Thornburgh, E801-E803 [7MY]
Puerto Rico Self Determination: Ronald Reagan, H765 [4MR]
Understanding Free Association as a Form of Separate Sovereignty and
Political Independence in the Case of Decolonization of Puerto
Rico: Fred M. Zeder II, H783 [4MR]
Texts of
H. Res. 376, consideration of H.R. 856, United States-Puerto Rico
Political Status Act, H763 [4MR]
H.R. 856, United States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act, H788-H791
[4MR]
S. 1667, clarify eligibility of Custom Service employee dependents
to enroll in Dept. of Defense schools in Puerto Rico, S845
[23FE]
S. Res. 279, Puerto Rico self-determination, S10507 [17SE], S10527
[17SE]