PUERTO RICO STATEHOOD
Summary
Encourages Congress to introduce and pass new legislation on the admission of Puerto Rico as the 51st State.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
Aug 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 6, 2017
Last action Jan 8, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 5, 2017
How they voted
65–32
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 105
Apr 5, 2017
D
Democratic62
88% Yea
R
Republican43
69% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Aug 4, 2017
Committee
Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
upper
May 4, 2017
Upper · Passed
To Subcommittee on Special Issues (EX)
upper
May 4, 2017
Committee
Re-referred to Executive
upper
May 2, 2017
Committee
Assigned to State Government
upper
Apr 6, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 6, 2017
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Lower · Passed
Resolution Adopted as Amended 072-036-002
lower
Apr 5, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Mar 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
lower
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2017
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Luis Arroyo
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Recommends Be Adopted International Trade & Commerce Committee; 003-002-000
lower
Mar 7, 2017
Committee
Assigned to International Trade & Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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