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HR 2000 113th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Caribbean area Congressional districts and representation Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Puerto Rico State and local government operations U.S. territories and protectorates

Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act

Introduced: June 5, 2013 See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 15, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2611-2612)
May 15, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now May 15, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 86
All 86 Democratic 43 Republican 4
HINOJOSA, RUBEN
· May 21, 2014
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Feb 14, 2014
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Dec 11, 2013
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Dec 11, 2013
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 11, 2013
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 19, 2013
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 11, 2013
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Sep 11, 2013
Labrador, Raul
· Sep 11, 2013
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 11, 2013
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Aug 2, 2013
Delaney, John
· Aug 2, 2013
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Aug 2, 2013
ISRAEL, STEVE
· Aug 1, 2013
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Aug 1, 2013
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Aug 1, 2013
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Aug 1, 2013
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Aug 1, 2013
Vela, Filemon
· Aug 1, 2013
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Jul 31, 2013
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 30, 2013
Bishop, Timothy
· Jul 24, 2013
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 24, 2013
Owens, William
· Jul 23, 2013
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Jul 22, 2013
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 18, 2013
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 18, 2013
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Jul 9, 2013
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 9, 2013
Marino, Tom
· Jul 9, 2013
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Jun 27, 2013
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jun 27, 2013
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 27, 2013
BRADY, ROBERT
· Jun 19, 2013
CAPPS, LOIS
· Jun 19, 2013
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 19, 2013
LEWIS, JOHN
· Jun 19, 2013
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Jun 19, 2013
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jun 19, 2013
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jun 19, 2013
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 14, 2013
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 12, 2013
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 12, 2013
TIERNEY, JOHN
· Jun 12, 2013
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 12, 2013
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 11, 2013
Schwartz, Allyson
· Jun 11, 2013
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 11, 2013
Schrader, Kurt
· Jun 6, 2013
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jun 5, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2000: Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2000/
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"H.R. 2000: Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2000/.
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H.R. 2000, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2000/.
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