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 September 29, 1966, during the 2nd Session of the 89th Congress, Republican Representative Charles A. Mosher introduced H.R. 18096 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.
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 July 16, 1959, during the 1st Session of the 86th Congress, Democrat Senator Dennis Chavez of New Mexico (D-NM) introduced S. 2396 in the Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. This bill required the Puerto Rican Commonwealth to conduct a local referendum to determine whether the people of Puerto Rico desired to be admitted into the Union as a state.
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