On March 29, 1950, during the 2nd Session of the 81st Congress, Senator Joseph C. Mahoney of Wyoming (D-WY) introduced S. 3336 in the Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. This bill accompanied H.R. 7674 in the House. The bill became Public Law 81-600 and called for a local referendum to vote on the organization of a constitutional government for Puerto Rico.
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