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BILL SPONSOR
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic - NM
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TRACK BILL
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Sponsor Party
Democratic
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Congress
113
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Bill Number
S.2020
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Date Introduced
2/12/2014
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Bill Progress
BILL INTRODUCED 2/12/2014
SENATE PASSED
HOUSE PASSED
PRESIDENT TO PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT SIGNS
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S.2020 : A bill to set forth the process for Puerto Rico to be admitted as a State of the Union.
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Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act - Authorizes the State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico to provide for a ratification vote on the admission of Puerto Rico as a state of the United States on an equal footing with the several states in all respects. Requires, if a majority of votes cast in the ratification vote are for the admission of Puerto Rico as a state: (1) the President to submit to Congress legislation to admit Puerto Rico as a state; and (2) Congress to act, through legislation, to admit Puerto Rico as a state.