HR 260
115th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Caribbean area
Congressional districts and representation
Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Members of Congress
Puerto Rico
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Puerto Rico Admission Act
Introduced: January 4, 2017
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jan 4, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Plain-English summary
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do not apply to Puerto Rico or that apply differently to the territory than to the several states shall be amended or repealed to phase in the equal treatment of Puerto Rico with the several states by January 3, 2025,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's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1