On January 4, 1995, during the 1st Session of the 104th Congress, Democrat Representative José E. Serrano from New York (D-NY) introduced H.Con.Res. 11 in the House Committee on International Relations. This resolution affirmed Congress support of the right of the people of Puerto Rico to self-determination.
On September 30, 1994, during the 2nd Session of the 103rd Congress, Republican Representative Don E. Young of Alaska (R-AK) introduced H.Con.Res. 300 in the House Committee on Natural Resources. This resolution rejected the enhanced Commonwealth option.
On May 5, 1993, during the 1st Session of the 103rd Congress, Democrat Representative José E. Serrano of New York (D-NY) introduced H.Con.Res. 94 in the House Committees on Foreign Affairs and Natural Resources. This resolution affirmed Puerto Rico’s right to self-determination.
On January 3, 1991, during the 1st Session of the 102nd Congress, Democrat Delegate Ron de Lugo from the U.S. Virgin Islands (D-USVI) introduced H.R. 316 in the House Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs and Rules. This legislation authorized an island wide plebiscitary vote on multiple status options for Puerto Rico.
On April 5, 1989, during the 1st Session of the 101st Congress, Democrat Senator John B. Johnston of Louisiana (D-LA) introduced S. 711 in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. This legislation authorized an island wide plebiscitary vote on multiple status options for Puerto Rico.
On April 30, 1963, during the 1st Session of the 88th Congress, Democrat Representative Leo W. O’Brien of New York (D-NY) introduced H.R. 5946 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 August 4, 1948, during the 2nd Session of the 80th Congress, American Laborite Representative Vito A. Marcantonio of New York (R-NY) introduced H.R. 7111 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.
On April 2, 1943, during the 1st Session of the 78th Congress, Democrat Senator Millard E. Tydings of Maryland (D-MD) introduced S. 952 in the Senate Committee on Territories and Insular Affairs. This bill called for the withdrawal of sovereignty and the recognition of Puerto Rico’s independence.
During the 1st Session of the 76th Congress, on July 11, 1939, Democrat Senator Edward R. Burke of Nebraska (D-NE) introduced S. 2780 in the Senate Committee on Territories and Insular Affairs. This bill accompanied H.R. 6986 in the House. This was a status bill calling for the admission of Puerto Rico into the Union on an equal footing with the states.
During the 1st Session of the 76th Congress, on January 3, 1939, Democrat and Socialist member of the conservative Coalición, Resident Commissioner Santiago Iglesias of Puerto Rico (D/Coalición-PR) introduced H.R. 147 in the House Committee on Insular Affairs. This status bill called for the admission of Puerto Rico into the Union on an equal footing with the states.
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