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This bill was introduced during the 2nd Session of the 74th Congress, on May 6, 1936, Republican Representative Vito A. Marcantonio of New York (R-NY) introduced H.R. 12611 in the House Committee on Insular Affairs. The status bill provided for the independence of Puerto Rico.
HR.12611 Bill
N/A
Representative Vito A. Marcantonio (R-New York)
Status Legislation
Introduced in the House
During the 1st Session of the 76th Congress, on June 26, 1939, Democrat and Socialist member of the conservative Coalición, Resident Commissioner Santiago Iglesias of Puerto Rico (D/Coalición-PR) introduced H.R. 6986 in the House Committee on the Territories. This bill accompanied S.2780 in the Senate. This status bill called for the admission of Puerto Rico into the Union on an equal footing with the states.
HR.6986 Bill
N/A
Resident Commissioner Santiago Iglesias-Pantin (S-Puerto Rico)
Status Legislation
Introduced in the House
During the 1st Session of the 68 th Congress, on December 10, 1923, Democrat Senator William H. King of Utah (D-UT) introduced S. 913 in the Senate Committee on Territories and Insular Possessions. This bill was an organic or territorial act. H.R. 3910 was its companion bill in the House.
HR.9847 Bill
N/A
Resident Commissioner Felix C. Davila (AP-Puerto Rico)
Status Legislation
Introduced in House
During the 2nd Session of the 67th Congress, on January 16, 1922, Republican Representative John I. Nolan of California (R-CA) introduced H.R.9934 in the House Committee on Insular Affairs. This was a status bill.
HR.9934 Bill
N/A
Representative John I. Nolan (R-California)
Status Legislation
Introduced in House
During the 1st Session of the 57th Congress, on December 2, 1901, Republican Representative Edgar D. Crumpacker of Indiana (R-IN) introduced H.J. Res. 5 in the Senate Committee on Insular Affairs. This resolution sought to incorporate Puerto Rico or grant it an incorporated territorial status.
Bill H.J.Res. 5
N/A
Representative Edgar D. Crumpacker (R-Indiana)
Resolution
Introduced in Senate
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.
HR. 7020 Bill
Foraker Act of 1900
Representative Robert L. Henry (D-Texas)
Organic Act
Public Law Proceedings/Introduced in House
On April 30, 1963, during the 1st Session of the 88th Congress, Republican Representative John H. Kyl of Iowa (R-IA) introduced H.R. 5947 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.
HR.5947 Bill
Puerto Rico Commission on the Status of Puerto Rico
Representative John H. Kyl (R-Iowa)
Plebiscitary Legislation (Commission)
Public Law Proceedings/Introduced in House
On August 6, 1948, during the 2nd Session, American Laborite Representative Leo Isacson of New York (L-NY) introduced H.R. 7136 in the House Committee on Public Lands This status bill provided for the withdrawal of sovereignty of the United States over the island of Puerto Rico and the recognition of its independence.
HR.7136 Bill
N/A
Representative Leo Isacson.(AL-New York)
Status Legislation
Introduced in the House
On June 18, 1943, during the 1st Session of the 78th Congress, Democrat Resident Commissioner Bolivar Pagan of Puerto Rico (D-PR) introduced H.R. 3002 in the House Committee on the Territories. This status bill called for the admission of Puerto Rico into the Union on an equal footing with the states.
HR.3002 Bill
N/A
Resident Commissioner Bolivar Pagan (Coalicion-Puerto Rico)
Status Legislation
Introduced in the House
During the 1st Session of the 78th Congress, on February 18, 1943, Republican Senator William Langer of North Dakota (R-ND) introduced S. 732 in the Senate Committee on Territories and Insular Affairs. This status bill called for the admission of Puerto Rico into the Union on an equal footing with the states.
S.732 Bill
N/A
Senator William Langer (R-North Dakota)
Status Legislation
Introduced in Senate