Bill HR.3536

On October 26, 1989, during the 1st Session of the 101st Congress, Republican Representative Robert J. Lagomarsino (R-CA) introduced H.R. 3536 in the Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. This legislation authorized an island wide plebiscitary vote on multiple status options for Puerto Rico.

101st Congress

Bill HR.260

On January 4, 2017, during the 1st Session of the 115th Congress, Republican and New Progressive Party Resident Commissioner Jenifer González-Colón of Puerto Rico (R/PNP-PR) introduced H.R. 260 in the House Committee on Natural Resources. This status bill enabled the admission of the territory of Puerto Rico into the Union as a state on an equal footing.

115th Congress

Bill HR. 9691

On May 4, 1967, during the 1st Session of the 90th Congress, Republican Representative John P. Saylor of Pennsylvania (R-PA) introduced H.R. 9691 in the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. This status bill sought to provide the admission of Puerto Rico into the Union, on an equal footing with the original states.

90th Congress

Bill HR. 7003

On May 7, 1959, during the 1st Session of the 86th Congress, Democrat Representative Victor L’Episcopo Anfuso of New York (D-NY) introduced H.R. 7003 in the House from the Committee of Interior and Insular Affairs. This bill provided for a local referendum in Puerto Rico on the admission of the islands into the Union as a state.

86th Congress

Bill HR.4885

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.

75th Congress

Bill HR.3024

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.

104th Congress

Bill S.4560

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.

117th Congress

Bill HR.6076

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.

88th Congress

Bill S.3044

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.

114th Congress