On May 6, 1963, during the 1st Session of the 88th Congress, Democrat Representative Henry B. Gonzalez of Texas (D-TX) introduced H.R. 6083 in the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. This bill sought to create a Commission on the Status of Puerto Rico to establish a procedure for the prompt settlement, in a democratic manner, of the political status of Puerto Rico.
On October 16, 1963, during the 1st Session of the 88th Congress, Democrat Representative Ray J. Madden of Indiana (D-IN) introduced H.Res. 549 in the House Committee on Rules. This resolution sought to create a Commission on the Status of Puerto Rico to establish a procedure for the prompt settlement, in a democratic manner, of the political status of Puerto Rico.
On October 15, 1945, during the 1st Session of the 79th Congress, Republican Senator William Langer of North Dakota (R-ND) introduced S. 1485 in the Senate Committee on Territories and Insular Affairs. The status bill enabled Puerto Rican electors to form a territorial constitution and subsequent statehood.
On May 15, 1945, during the 1st Session of the 79th Congress, Democrat Senator Millard E. Tydings of Maryland (D-MD) introduced S. 1002 in the Senate Committee on Territories and Insular Affairs. This bill accompanied H.R. 3237 and was known as the Tydings-Piñero Bill. The bill called for a status plebiscite in Puerto Rico.
On May 16, 1945, during the 1st Session of the 79th Congress, Democrat and Popular Democratic Party Resident Commissioner Jesus T. Pinero of Puerto Rico (D/PPD-PR) introduced H.R. 3237 in the House Committee on Insular Affairs. This bill accompanied S. 1002 and was known as the Tydings-Piñero Bill. The bill called for a status plebiscite in Puerto Rico.
On January 3, 1900, during the 1st Session of the 56th Congress, Republican Senator Joseph B. Foraker of Ohio (R-OH) introduced S. 2016 in the Senate Committee on Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico. The bill was an organic or territorial act.
On January 24, 1900, during the 1st Session of the 56th Congress, Republican Senator Orville H.Platt of Connecticut (R-CT) introduced S.2264 in the Senate Committee on Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico. The bill was a proposed amendment to an organic or territorial act (Foraker Act).
During the 2nd Session of the 56th Congress, on February 24, 1900, Republican Representative Henry A. Cooper of Wisconsin (R-WI) introduced H.R.8878 in the House Committee on Insular Affairs. The bill was an organic or territorial act.
On February 8, 1900, during the 1st Session of the 56th Congress, Republican Representative Sereno E. Payne of New York (R-NY) introduced HR8245 in the House from the Committee of the White House on the State of the Union. The organic act imposed a 25% tariff on merchandize imported from Puerto Rico into the United States. This organic act treated Puerto Rico as a foreign country for constitutional purposes.
During the 1st Session of the 56th Congress, on January 22, 1900, Democrat Representative Robert
L. Henry of Texas (D-TX) introduced H.R. 7020 in the House Committee on Insular Affairs. The
bill was an organic or territorial act.
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