Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Puerto Rico Admission Act This bill expresses U.S. policy that the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico may choose whether Puerto Rico will become a state or a nation through a plebiscite pursuant to provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014. If the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico reaffirm the territory's choice of statehood through such a plebiscite: federal laws that do not apply to Puerto Rico or that apply differently to the territory than to the several states shall be amended or repealed to phase in the equal treatment of Puerto Rico with the several states by January 3, 2025, the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status shall submit a plan providing for such equal treatment to Congress and the President by 270 days after the enactment of this bill, Puerto Rico shall be considered a state for purposes of federal elections in November 2024, and Puerto Rico shall become a state and shall be admitted to the Union on equal footing with the other states on January 3, 2025.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Government Operations and Politics
Caribbean areaCongressional districts and representationCongressional electionsElections, voting, political campaign regulationMembers of CongressPuerto RicoState and local government operationsU.S. territories and protectorates
To enable the admission of the territory of Puerto Rico into the Union as a State, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-260| House
| Updated: 2/10/2017
Puerto Rico Admission Act This bill expresses U.S. policy that the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico may choose whether Puerto Rico will become a state or a nation through a plebiscite pursuant to provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014. If the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico reaffirm the territory's choice of statehood through such a plebiscite: federal laws that do not apply to Puerto Rico or that apply differently to the territory than to the several states shall be amended or repealed to phase in the equal treatment of Puerto Rico with the several states by January 3, 2025, the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status shall submit a plan providing for such equal treatment to Congress and the President by 270 days after the enactment of this bill, Puerto Rico shall be considered a state for purposes of federal elections in November 2024, and Puerto Rico shall become a state and shall be admitted to the Union on equal footing with the other states on January 3, 2025.
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
Government Operations and Politics
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Caribbean areaCongressional districts and representationCongressional electionsElections, voting, political campaign regulationMembers of CongressPuerto RicoState and local government operationsU.S. territories and protectorates