On May 1, 1963, during the 1st Session of the 88th Congress, Democrat Representative Jacob H. Gilbert of New York (D-NY) introduced H.R. 5991 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.
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