HR 4901 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act

Introduced Oct 29, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Jose E. Serrano D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Oct 29, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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.

  1. IntroducedOct 29, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 60

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 29, 2019 to Jul 16, 2020; 44 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalOct 29, 2019
R-ASAumua Amata Coleman RadewagenOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-ILBill FosterOriginalOct 29, 2019
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalOct 29, 2019
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-FLCharlie CristOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalOct 29, 2019
R-NEDon BaconOriginalOct 29, 2019
R-AKDon YoungOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalOct 29, 2019
D-FLDonna E. ShalalaOriginalOct 29, 2019
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalOct 29, 2019
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalOct 29, 2019
R-PRJenniffer González-ColónOriginalOct 29, 2019
R-INJim BanksOriginalOct 29, 2019
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalOct 29, 2019
R-NYJohn KatkoOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalOct 29, 2019
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasOriginalOct 29, 2019
R-FLMichael WaltzOriginalOct 29, 2019
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalOct 29, 2019
R-UTRob BishopOriginalOct 29, 2019
R-FLRoss SpanoOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalOct 29, 2019
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-PASusan WildOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalOct 29, 2019
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaNov 13, 2019
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Nov 14, 2019
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersDec 3, 2019
R-FLGus M. BilirakisDec 3, 2019
D-MAJames P. McGovernDec 3, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonDec 6, 2019
D-NYGrace MengDec 6, 2019
D-INAndré CarsonDec 11, 2019
D-NVDina TitusDec 11, 2019
D-TXLizzie FletcherDec 11, 2019
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaDec 17, 2019
D-WIMark PocanDec 18, 2019
D-PABrendan F. BoyleJan 27, 2020
D-NJAlbio SiresFeb 21, 2020
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Feb 25, 2020
D-FLLois FrankelJul 16, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Oct 29, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 29, 2019Introduced in House
  2. Oct 29, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article IV, Section 3, of the U.S. Constitution, which provide as follows: New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; . . . The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 171, October 29, 2019, page H8595.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
—VOTING RIGHTS AND ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND OTHER TERRITORIES106 pagesCommittee on House AdministrationJul 28, 2020

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To enable the admission of Puerto Rico as a State of the Union, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 29, 2019Introduced in House

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