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HR 6246 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodies Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government studies and investigations Puerto Rico Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status State and local government operations U.S. territories and protectorates

Puerto Rico Admission Act of 2018

Introduced: June 27, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 11, 2018
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6046)
Jul 9, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jun 27, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 27, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Puerto Rico Admission Act of 2018

This bill establishes a process to enable the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico to be admitted into the Union as a state.

What's happening now July 11, 2018

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6046)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 36
All 36 Democratic 14 Republican 8
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Aug 3, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Aug 3, 2018
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Aug 3, 2018
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Aug 3, 2018
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 16, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 16, 2018
Tsongas, Niki
· Jul 16, 2018
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 16, 2018
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jun 27, 2018
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Jun 27, 2018
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 27, 2018
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 27, 2018
Bishop, Rob
· Jun 27, 2018
Costello, Ryan
· Jun 27, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· Jun 27, 2018
Denham, Jeff
· Jun 27, 2018
DeSantis, Ron
· Jun 27, 2018
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jun 27, 2018
Duffy, Sean
· Jun 27, 2018
Esty, Elizabeth
· Jun 27, 2018
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 27, 2018
Labrador, Raul
· Jun 27, 2018
MacArthur, Thomas
· Jun 27, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 27, 2018
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jun 27, 2018
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Jun 27, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 27, 2018
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Jun 27, 2018
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 27, 2018
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jun 27, 2018
Taylor, Scott
· Jun 27, 2018
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · Jun 27, 2018
Trott, David
· Jun 27, 2018
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jun 27, 2018
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jun 27, 2018
Yoho, Ted
· Jun 27, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6246: Puerto Rico Admission Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6246/
MLA
"H.R. 6246: Puerto Rico Admission Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6246/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 6246, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6246/.
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[H.R. 6246: Puerto Rico Admission Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6246/)
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