HRES 1113
116th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Caribbean area
Congressional districts and representation
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Political representation
Puerto Rico
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
U.S. territories and protectorates
Voting rights
To state the need for action on statehood for Puerto Rico if the status wins a majority of the vote on the question in the territory's plebiscite on November 3.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 15, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 15, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This resolution declares that Congress and the President will have a duty to act in 2021 on the self-determination choice of the people of Puerto Rico if the territory's plebiscite chooses statehood.
The resolution (1) recognizes that implementation legislation will need to include measures to phase-in the equal treatment of the territory and its residents in federal laws, and (2) states that such measures should implement equality for Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans as expeditiously as possible.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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