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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Government Operations and Politics
Caribbean areaCongressional districts and representationElections, voting, political campaign regulationPuerto RicoState and local government operationsU.S. territories and protectorates
Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act
USA116th CongressHR-4901| House
| Updated: 10/29/2019
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.
Caribbean areaCongressional districts and representationElections, voting, political campaign regulationPuerto RicoState and local government operationsU.S. territories and protectorates