Amendment sought to require the approval of the statehood option by a super-majority of 75 percent of the valid votes cast.

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Amendment Number
509
Description
Amendment sought to require the approval of the statehood option by a super-majority of 75 percent of the valid votes cast.
Purpose
An amendment to strike the provisions allowing for approval of any status option by a simple majority and inserting provisions which require approval of a commonwealth or seperate sovereignty option by a simple majority and specifying that approval of a statehood option must be by a super-majority of 75 percent of valid votes cast.
Congress
105
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Mar 4, 1998
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Barr amendment (A009) Failed by recorded vote: 131 - 282 (Roll no. 34).
Latest Action Time
21:14:12
Submitted Date
Mar 4, 1998
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 509 — Informed