On March 30, 1977, during the 1st Session of the 95th Congress, Democrat Representative Roland V. Dellums of California (D-CA) introduced H.J. Res. 367 in the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. The status bill sought to provide independence for Puerto Rico.
On April 30, 1963, during the 1st Session of the 88th Congress, Popular Democrat Resident Commissioner Antonio Fernós-Isern of Puerto Rico (D-PR) introduced H.R. 5948 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.
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.
During the 1st Session of the 68th Congress, on December 17, 1923, Democrat Resident Commissioner Felix C. Davila of Puerto Rico (D-PR) introduced H.R. 3910 in the House Committee on Insular Affairs. This bill was an organic or territorial act. S. 913 was its companion bill in the Senate.
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