Bill115th CongressFiled Jan 4, 2017Government Operations and Politics
H.R. 260
Puerto Rico Admission Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 4, 2017)
Puerto Rico Admission Act
This bill expresses U.S. policy that the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico may choose whether Puerto Rico will become a state or a nation through a plebiscite pursuant to provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014.
If the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico reaffirm the territory's choice of statehood through such a plebiscite:
- federal laws that do not apply to Puerto Rico or that apply differently to the territory than to the several states shall be amended or repealed to phase in the equal treatment of Puerto Rico with the several states by January 3, 2025,
- the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status shall submit a plan providing for such equal treatment to Congress and the President by 270 days after the enactment of this bill,
- Puerto Rico shall be considered a state for purposes of federal elections in November 2024, and
- Puerto Rico shall become a state and shall be admitted to the Union on equal footing with the other states on January 3, 2025.
What just happenedFeb 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Who’s behind it
Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large](R-PR)Sponsor
1 cosponsor1 D
1cosponsors1committees4actions8subjects
- Introduced in HouseJan 4, 2017
- Feb 10, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House