Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2007
Latest action · Apr 22, 2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 370.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2007 - Directs the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission to conduct a plebiscite in Puerto Rico no later than December 31, 2009, giving voters the option to vote to continue Puerto Rico's present territorial status and relationship with the United States or to pursue a constitutionally-viable permanent non-territorial status.
Recognizes the authority of the people of Puerto Rico, if a majority of the ballots favor pursuing a non-territorial status, to: (1) call a Constitutional Convention for the purpose of proposing to the people of Puerto Rico a self-determination option which, if approved in a referendum, would be presented to Congress; or (2) conduct a plebiscite administered by the Commission to consider a self-determination option, with the results presented to Congress.
Prescribes the eligibility requirements for voting in the plebiscite. Requires the Commission to certify plebiscite results to the President and Congress.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to allocate certain funds for the self-determination process.
Cosponsors 129
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2007 to Sep 20, 2007, with 82 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-WV | Alan B. Mollohan | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 370.
- Apr 22, 2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-597.
- Oct 23, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 23, 2007Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Oct 23, 2007Subcommittee on Insular Affairs Discharged.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1936 | Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2007 | Related bill | Aug 2, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Absentee voting
- Ballots
- Caribbean area
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Federal-territorial relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Grants-in-aid
- International Affairs
- National self-determination
- Puerto Rico
- Referendum
- Sovereignty
- Statehood (American politics)
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2008Reported in House
- Feb 7, 2007Introduced in House
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