Puerto Rico Status Act
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Puerto Rico Status Act
This bill provides for a plebiscite to be held on November 2, 2025, to resolve Puerto Rico's political status.
Specifically, such plebiscite shall offer eligible voters a choice of independence, sovereignty in free association with the United States, or statehood.
The Puerto Rico State Elections Commission shall
- invite national and international election observers to ensure transparency and confidence in the electoral process, and
- carry out a nonpartisan voter education campaign through traditional paid media and make available at all voting locations voter education materials related to the plebiscites.
All voter educational materials and ballots used to carry out this bill shall be made available in English and Spanish.
The bill sets forth transition and implementation provisions for each choice offered in the plebiscite.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs .
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2757: Puerto Rico Status Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2757/
"H.R. 2757: Puerto Rico Status Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2757/.
H.R. 2757, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2757/.
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