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: May 15, 2013
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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