,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #aaac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ae1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,soto 7= himself1 ,miss       
,gonzlez-,coln ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,mr4     
,ha/+s1 ,mrs4 ,dem+s1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,mr4  
,deut*1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1
 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mrs4 ,radewag51 ,ms4        
,%alala1 ,mrs4 ,murphy ( ,florida1 ,ms4 
,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,ms4 ,frankel1 ,mr4  
,lawson ( ,florida1 ,ms4                
,muc>sel-,p[ell1 ,ms4 ,wilson (         
,florida1 & ,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida7     
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,,resolution  ,to /ate ! ne$ 
= action on /atehood = ,pu]to ,rico if !
 /atus w9s a majority ( ! vote on ! "q 9
 ! t]ritory's plebiscite on ,novemb] #c4
  ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates acquir$ ,pu]to 
,rico ?r\gh ! ,spani%-,am]ican ,w>      
int5d+ to keep ! isl&s1 b ! ,supreme    
,c\rt div9$ t ! t]ritory _h become a    
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 mean+ t x 
c become ei!r a ,/ate or a sov]eign     

nation & x c be treat$ diff]5tly ?an    
p>ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 9 #aiag1
 ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5%ip 0 grant$ to    
individuals born 9 ,pu]to ,rico to      
p]man5tly b9d ! t]ritory to ! ,nation2  
,:]eas t]ritory /atus prev5ts ! #c4a    
million ,am]icans ( ! isl&s f hav+ votes
 9 ! ,gov]nm5t t makes _! laws 7o!r ?an 
! vote 9 committee ( a resid5t          
commission]71 a democratic deficit1 :i* 
all ( ! t]ritory's lead]s reject2 ,:]eas
 ,pu]to ,rico is a ,/ate = ! purposes ( 
mo/--b n all--,f$]al laws1 b ! t]ritory 
& our fell[ ,am]icans !re are1 ov]all1  
treat$ worse ?an ! ,/ates & _! resid5ts2
 ,:]eas x has be5 ! long/&+ policy ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates t a vote among our citiz5s
 9 ! t]ritory w det]m9e :e!r x w        
ultimately become a ,/ate or a nation2  
,:]eas ,pu]to ,rico's la/ two /atus     
plebiscites1 :i* 7 limit$ to b includ$  
all ( ! t]ritory's possible future      
/atuses1 reject$ ! curr5t /atus & *ose  
/atehood b ! numb] ( votes caus$ "s p to
 "q :e!r !y accurately reflect$ !       

electorate2 ,:]eas ! ,pu]to ,rico       
,ov]sight1 ,managem5t1 & ,economic      
,/ability ,act 7,public ,law #aad-ahg7  
recognizes ! t]ritory's "r to det]m9e   
its future political /atus ?r\gh !      
plebiscite provid$ = by ,public ,law    
#aac-gf or o!rwise2 ,:]eas ! elect$     
gov]nm5t ( ,pu]to ,rico has enact$ a law
 to h a plebiscite on /atehood on       
,novemb] #c1 #bjbj2 ,:]eas ! vote w\ld  
resolve any "q z to ! w ( ! t]ritory    
because oppon5ts ( equality )9 ! ,nation
 = any reason--includ+1 b n limit$ to1  
support ( ! curr5t /atus or a desire =  
nationhood--c\ld vote ,no2 ,:]eas we    
recognize ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice has     
issu$ an op9ion & express our opposition
 to x on gr\nds t ! plebiscite language 
is a simple1 cle> "q & all[s vot]s to   
vote = ! /atus ( _! *oice ?r\gh !       
yes-or-no framework2 ,:]eas ^? :o favor 
,pu]to ,rico's /atus z a t]ritory or    
sov]eign nation c vote ,no on ! ballot 9
 ,novemb]2 & ,:]eas ,congress has !     
ultimate au?ority to admit new ,/ates   

reg>dless ( any ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice     
op9ion 9 accordance ) article ,,iv1     
section #c1 clause #a ( ! ,con/itution3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 decl>es t !      
,congress & ! ,presid5t w h a duty to   
act 9 #bjba on ! self-det]m9ation *oice 
( ! p ( ,pu]to ,rico if ! plebiscite    
*ooses /atehood2  7#b7 recognizes t     
implem5tation legislation w ne$ to      
include measures to phase-9 ! equal     
treatm5t ( ! t]ritory & its resid5ts 9  
,f$]al laws2 &  7#c7 /ates t su*        
measures %\ld implem5t equality = ,pu]to
 ,rico & ,pu]to ,ricans z exp$iti\sly z 
reasonably possible4