Puerto Rico Statehood Admittance Process Act
Bill Summary
This bill would result in Puerto Rico becoming a state on January 1, 2021 once a majority of the electorate in Puerto Rico votes in favor of admission in a federally-sponsored vote.
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Opponents say
Want Puerto Rico to become a nation but in an association with the United States. Despite Puerto Rico becoming a nation, however, they also want the association to guarantee that future generations of Puerto Ricans would have U.S. national citizenship.
Proponents say
The bill is a response to a November 2012 referendum in Puerto Rico, sponsored by the local government, in which voters soundly rejected territory status and expressed a clear preference for statehood.
