,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #d1 #bjag     
,miss ,gonzlez-,coln ( ,pu]to ,rico     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to enable ! admission ( !      
t]ritory ( ,pu]to ,rico into ! ,union z 
a ,/ate1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title  ,?is legislation may be cit$ z ! 
,pu]to ,rico ,admission ,act4  #b4      
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7
 ,! t]ritory ( ,pu]to ,rico has a       
population ( m ?an #c4d million1 &      
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5%ip has be5 grant$  
to individuals born 9 ! isl&s = "o      
hundr$ ye>s4  7#b7 ,! t]ritory has an   
insul> gov]nm5t t1 subject to ,f$]al    
law1 ex]cises au?ority simil> to t      
possess$ by ! gov]nm5ts ( ! sev]al      
,/ates4  7#c7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s (
 ,pu]to ,rico are n treat$ equally 9    
,f$]al law ) citiz5s 9 ! ,/ates & d n h 
repres5tation 9 _! national gov]nm5t o!r
 ?an t provid$ by a sole resid5t        

commission] :o c only vote 9 committees 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives to :i* %e or
 he is assign$4  7#d7 ,an ov]:elm+      
majority ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s      
resid+ 9 ,pu]to ,rico want to replace   
t]ritory /atus ) a p]man5t =m ( gov]nm5t
 t provides = equality & = democratic   
repres5tation 9 ! mak+ ( _! national    
laws4  7#e7 ,x has be5 ! long/&+ policy 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t ! ,am]ican citiz5s (
 ! t]ritory c det]m9e :e!r x %\ld       
ev5tually become a ,/ate or a nation4   
7#f7 ,9 a plebiscite held 9 ,pu]to ,rico
 "u local law1 a majority ( ! vote      
reject$ cont9uation ( ! curr5t t]ritory 
/atus1 ) m ?an #fa4a p]c5t petition+ !  
,congress & ! ,presid5t = /atehood & a  
transition to equality & p]man5ce )9 !  
,union ( ,/ates4  7#g7 ,public ,law     
#aac-gf respond$ to ! plebiscite "u     
t]ritorial law by provid+ = a plebiscite
 "u ,f$]al law on an option or options  
propos$ by ! ,elections ,commission (   
,pu]to ,rico t c resolve ! "q ( !       
t]ritory's /atus & are f\nd by !        

,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice to n conflict ) !   
,con/itution1 laws1 & policies ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#h7 ,! ,gov]nor1       
two-?irds majorities ( ea* h\se ( !     
,legislative ,assembly1 & ! ,resid5t    
,commission] ( ,pu]to ,rico elect$ 9    
,novemb] #bjaf 7 vot$ into (fice on a   
plat=m ( seek+ equality & p]man5ce =    
,pu]to ,rico )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#i7  
,pu]to ,rico is treat$ z a ,/ate = !    
purposes ( mo/ laws b is n treat$       
equally ) ! ,/ates "u doz5s ( /atutes1  
includ+ "s provid+ = major heal? & o!r  
programs = individuals ) critical ne$s &
 9 a numb] ( rev5ue measures4  7#aj7 ,! 
limitations (1 & treatm5t "u1 t]ritory  
/atus has left ,pu]to ,rico "u-develop$ 
& sub/antially contribut$ to its economy
 be+ weak = f\r decades & 9 depression =
 ! la/ "o4  7#aa7 ,millions ( ! ,u4,s4  
citiz5s ( ,pu]to ,rico h mov$ to a ,/ate
 = ! great] opportunity & bett] way (   
life possible 9 a ,/ate4  7#ab7         
,equality )9 ! ,nation is requir$ = a   
heal?y ,am]ican economy & ess5tial =    

,pu]to ,rico's social & economic heal? z
 well z = basic reasons ( democracy4    
7#ac7 ,pu]to ,ricans h contribut$       
greatly to ! ,nation 9 all fields (     
endeavor bo? 9 w> & 9 peace4  7#ad7     
,pu]to ,rico %\ld be transition$ into   
equality )9 ! ,union4  #c4 ,process =   
replac+ t]ritory /atus  7a7 ,consi/5t ) 
,public ,law #aac-gf1 x is ! policy ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates t ! ,u4,s4 citiz5s (      
,pu]to ,rico may *oose :e!r ,pu]to ,rico
 w become a ,/ate or a nation ?r\gh a   
plebiscite "u t law4  7b7 ,if ! ,u4,s4  
citiz5s ( ,pu]to ,rico reaffirm !       
t]ritory's *oice ( /atehood ?r\gh a     
plebiscite "u ,public ,law #aac-gf1     
,f$]al laws t d n apply to ,pu]to ,rico 
or apply diff]5tly to ! t]ritory ?an to 
! sev]al ,/ates are am5d$ or repeal$ to 
phase 9 ! equal treatm5t ( ,pu]to ,rico 
) ! sev]al ,/ates by ,janu>y #c1 #bjbe1 
z %all be provid$ = 9 a plan submitt$ to
 ! ,congress & ! ,presid5t n lat] ?an   
#bgj days aft] ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act by 
! ,presid5t's ,task ,=ce on ,pu]to      

,rico's ,/atus1 & ,pu]to ,rico %all     
become a ,/ate on ,janu>y #c1 #bjbe4    
#d4 ,f$]al (fices  7a7 ,presid5t & ,vice
 ,presid5t ,) respect to ! election = ! 
(fices ( ,presid5t & ,vice ,presid5t 9  
,novemb] #bjbd-- 7#a7 ,pu]to ,rico %all 
be consid]$ a ,/ate = purposes ( *apt]  
#ba ( title #c1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & !
 electors ( ,pu]to ,rico %all be        
consid]$ electors ( a ,/ate = purposes (
 su* *apt]2 &  7#b7 = purposes ( section
 #c ( su* title1 ! numb] ( electors f   
,pu]to ,rico %all be equal to ! numb] ( 
,s5ators & ,repres5tatives to :i* ,pu]to
 ,rico is entitl$ dur+ ! ,"o ,hundr$    
,n9ete5? ,congress1 z det]m9$ 9         
accordance ) subsection 7b74  7b7       
,congressional delegation  7#a7         
,repres5tatives ,effective on ! fir/ day
 ( ! ,"o ,hundr$ ,n9ete5? ,congress1 !  
numb] ( ,repres5tatives ( ,/ates 9 !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives %all be increas$
 by ! numb] ( ,repres5tatives ( ! ,/ate 
) ! population close/ to t ( ,pu]to     
,rico 9 ! #bjbj dec5nial c5sus & !      

additional seats %all be occupi$ by     
,repres5tatives ( ,pu]to ,rico4 ,! ,cl]k
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives %all       
transmit to ! ,gov]nor ( ,pu]to ,rico & 
! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a 
c]tificate ( ! numb] ( ,repres5tatives  
to :i* ,pu]to ,rico w be entitl$ n lat] 
?an ,janu>y #c1 #bjbd4  7#b7 ,election  
,! regul>ly s*$ul$ g5]al elections =    
,f$]al (fice held 9 ,pu]to ,rico 9      
,novemb] #bjbd %all include ! election (
 two ,s5ators & ! numb] (               
,repres5tatives ( ,pu]to ,rico provid$ =
 9 p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is subsection1 all (
 :om %all fir/ take (fice on ,janu>y #c1
 #bjbe4 ,! ,s5ate %all det]m9e ! class  
to :i* ea* ( ! ,s5ators %all be assign$4
  7#c7 ,resid5t commission] ,section #cf
 ( ! ,act ( ,m>* #b1 #aiag1 #ci ,/at4   
#ifc1 & section #a ( ! ,act ( ,june #bb1
 #aijf1 #cd ,/at4 #dag1 z am5d$1 are    
repeal$ effective ,janu>y #c1 #bjbe4    
7#d7 ,prim>y elections ,! ,gov]nm5t (   
,pu]to ,rico may hold prim>y elections =
 ! (fices describ$ 9 ?is section at su* 

"t & 9 su* mann] z x may provide1 s long
 z su* elections are held 9 ! mann]     
requir$ by ! laws applicable to         
elections = ,f$]al (fice4  #e4          
,proclamation ,foll[+ ! transition      
process set =? 9 section #c1 ! ,presid5t
 %all issue a proclamation decl>+ t     
,pu]to ,rico is admitt$ into ! ,union on
 an equal foot+ ) ! o!r ,/ates1         
effective ,janu>y #c1 #bjbe1 & ,pu]to   
,rico %all be s admitt$4  #f4 ,/ate ,^u 
! admission ( ,pu]to ,rico into ! ,union
 z a ,/ate-- 7a7 ,/ate con/itution ,!   
,con/itution ( ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to  
,rico %all be accept$ z ! ,con/itution (
 ! ,/ate4  7b7 ,t]ritory ,! ,/ate %all  
consi/ ( all ( ! t]ritory1 toge!r ) !   
wat]s includ$ 9 ! seaw>d b\nd>y1 ( !    
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico4  7c7       
,cont9uity ( gov]nm5t ,! individuals    
hold+ legislative1 executive1 & judicial
 (fices ( ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico 
%all cont9ue to dis*>ge ! duties ( _!   
respective (fices4  7d7 ,cont9uity (    
laws  7#a7 ,t]ritory law ,all ( ! laws (

 ,pu]to ,rico %all cont9ue 9 =ce &      
effect 9 ! ,/ate1 except z may be       
modifi$ consi/5t ) ?is ,act1 & %all be  
subject to repeal or am5dm5t by !       
,legislative ,assembly & ! ,gov]nor ( ! 
sov]eign ,/ate ( ,pu]to ,rico4  7#b7    
,f$]al law ,all ( ! laws ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates %all h ! same =ce & effect z on !
 date imm$iately prior to ! date (      
admission ( ,pu]to ,rico into ! ,union z
 a ,/ate1 except = any provision ( law t
 treats ,pu]to ,rico & its resid5ts     
diff]5tly ?an ! ,/ates ( ! ,union & _!  
resid5ts1 :i* %all be am5d$ z ( ! date (
 admission to treat ! ,/ate ( ,pu]to    
,rico & its resid5ts equally ) ! o!r    
,/ates ( ! ,union & _! resid5ts4