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HR 4901 116th 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 Statehood Admission Act

Introduced: October 29, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Oct 29, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 29, 2019
Introduced in House
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Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act

This bill (1) declares that Congress commits to deeming Puerto Rico to be a state of the United States if it chooses statehood; and (2) requires Puerto Rico to conduct a plebiscite, a vote of the people, on statehood in conjunction with the November 2020 election.

What's happening now October 29, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 43
All 43 Democratic 25 Republican 8
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jul 16, 2020
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jan 27, 2020
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Dec 18, 2019
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Dec 17, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 11, 2019
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Dec 11, 2019
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Dec 11, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Dec 6, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 6, 2019
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Dec 3, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 3, 2019
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Nov 14, 2019
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Correa, J. Luis
California · Nov 13, 2019
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Oct 29, 2019
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Oct 29, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 29, 2019
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Oct 29, 2019
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 29, 2019
Bishop, Rob
· Oct 29, 2019
Brown, Anthony
· Oct 29, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 29, 2019
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Oct 29, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· Oct 29, 2019
Demings, Val
· Oct 29, 2019
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Oct 29, 2019
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 29, 2019
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 29, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Oct 29, 2019
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Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 29, 2019
Katko, John
· Oct 29, 2019
KING, PETER
· Oct 29, 2019
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Oct 29, 2019
LEWIS, JOHN
· Oct 29, 2019
Murphy, Stephanie
· Oct 29, 2019
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Oct 29, 2019
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Oct 29, 2019
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Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Oct 29, 2019
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 29, 2019
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 29, 2019
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Oct 29, 2019
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Vargas, Juan
California · Oct 29, 2019
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 29, 2019
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 29, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4901: Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4901/
MLA
"H.R. 4901: Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4901/.
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H.R. 4901, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4901/.
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[H.R. 4901: Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4901/)
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