HR 2000 · 113th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act
Introduced 2013-05-15· Sponsored by Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large]· House
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.(2013-05-15)
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Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act - Authorizes the State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico to provide for a ratification vote on the admission of Puerto Rico as a state of the United States on an equal footing with the several states in all respects. Requires (if a majority of votes cast in the ratification vote are for the admission of Puerto Rico as a state): (1) the President to submit to Congress legislation to admit Puerto Rico as a state, and (2) Congress to act, through legislation, to admit Puerto Rico as a state.…
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Cosponsors (20)
15 Democrats5 Republicans