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
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 29, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 29, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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