Puerto Rico Status Act

Puerto Rico Status Act
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleTo enable the people of Puerto Rico to choose a permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status for Puerto Rico and to provide for a transition to and the implementation of that permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status, and for other purposes.
Announced inthe 118th United States Congress
Sponsored byDarren Soto (DFL)
Number of co-sponsors95
Legislative history

The Puerto Rico Status Act, H.R. 2757, was a bill introduced during the 116th United States Congress. The intention of the bill is to grant Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States, admission into the Union as a state. The bill was originally introduced in the 116th Congress and was reintroduced as H.R. 1522, on March 2, 2021, in the 117th Congress. It was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources with last action taken on June 16.[1]

  1. ^ "Full Committee Hearing: Remote Full Committee/Office of Insular Affairs Legislative Hearing – June 16, 2021". U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources. Retrieved 2021-06-16.