Bill HR.2699

On October January 9, 1989, during the 1st Session of the 91st Congress, Democrat Representative Adam C. Powell Jr. of New York (R-NY) introduced H.R. 2699 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.

91st Congress

Bill S. 227

On January 10, 1945, during the 1st Session of the 79th Congress, Democrat Senator Millard E. Tydings of Maryland (D-MD) introduced S. 227 in the Senate from the Committee on Territories and Insular Affairs. This status bill provided for the U.S. withdrawal from Puerto Rico and the recognition of its independence.

79th Congress

Bill HR. 1868

On January 9, 1959, during the 1st Session of the 86th Congress, Democrat Representative Morgan M. Moulder of Missouri (D-MO) introduced H.R. 1868 in the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. This status bill granted independence to Puerto Rico.

86th Congress

Bill S.3231

On November 8, 2023, during the first Session of the 118th Congress, Democrat Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico (D-NM) introduced S.3231 in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. This bill enabled the people of Puerto Rico to choose a permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status for Puerto Rico and to provide for a transition to and the implementation of that permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status. The three territorial options included in this bill are Statehood, Independence, and Sovereignty in Free Association.

118th Congress