US Congress House Bill 1965 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-5)
Status: Introduced on March 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes a process to enable the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico to be admitted into the Union as a state. Not later than 90 days after enactment of this bill, the President shall issue a proclamation announcing that Puerto Rico is admitted into the Union on equal footing with other states. All of the territory laws in force in Puerto Rico on the enactment date shall (1) continue in force and effect in the state, except as modified by this bill; and (2) be subject to repeal or amendment by the legislature and the governor of Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico Admission Act

Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Sen. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]	Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Michael Waltz [R-FL]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2019-03-28	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1965/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1965/BILLS-116hr1965ih.pdf