During the 1st Session of the 75th Congress, on February 18, 1937, Democrat Resident Wilburn Cartwright of Oklahoma (D-OK) introduced H.R. 4885 in the House Committee on Insular Affairs. This was a status referendum bill.
On March 6, 1996, during the 2nd Session of the 104th Congress, Republican Representative Don E. Young of Alaska (R-AK) initially introduced H.R. 3024 in the Committee on Resources. This bill provided a plebiscitary process leading to the full self-government of Puerto Rico.
On July 20, 2022, during the 2nd Session of the 117th Congress, Republican Senator Roger F. Wicker of Mississippi (R-MS) introduced S. 4560 in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. This bill enabled the people of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to determine the political status of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
On May 6, 1963, during the 1st Session of the 88th Congress, Democrat Representative William F. Ryan of New York (D-NY) introduced H.R. 6076 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 June 9, 2016, during the 2nd Session of the 114th Congress, Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont (I-VT) introduced S. 3044 in the Senate Committee on Finance. Although the bill’s primary purpose was to aid with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, it included a provision authorizing a status plebiscite for Puerto Rico.
On April 24, 1947, during the 1st Session of the 80th Congress, Democrat Senator Millard E.Tydings of Maryland (D-MD) introduced S. 1158 in the Senate Committee on Public Lands. H.R. 4404 accompanied this bill in the House. 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 26, 2006, during the 2nd Session of the 190th Congress, Republican Senator Mel Martinez of Florida (R-FL) introduced S. 2661 in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. This bill provided for a plebiscite in Puerto Rico on the status of Puerto Rico.
On August 1, 1980, during the 2nd Session of the 96th Congress, Democrat Representative Roland V. Dellums of California (D-CA) introduced H.J.Res. 592 in the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. The resolution affirmed the right to self-determination and the decolonization of Puerto Rico.
On July 26, 1950, during the 2nd Session of the 81st Congress, Representative Cleaveland M Baily (D-West Virginia) introduced H.R. 9247 in the Committee on Public Lands. This statehood status bill provided for the admission of Puerto Rico into the Union.
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.
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