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Titles (3)

Short Titles

Short Titles - House of Representatives

Short Titles as Reported to House

Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2007

Short Titles as Introduced

Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2007

Official Titles

Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

To provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico.


Actions Overview (2)

Date Actions Overview
04/22/2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-597.
02/07/2007Introduced in House

All Actions (10)

Date All Actions
04/22/2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 370.
Action By: House of Representatives
04/22/2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-597.
10/23/2007Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Action By: Committee on Natural Resources
10/23/2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Action By: Committee on Natural Resources
10/23/2007Subcommittee on Insular Affairs Discharged.
04/25/2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Action By: House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular Affairs
03/22/2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Action By: House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular Affairs
02/13/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs.
Action By: Committee on Natural Resources
02/07/2007Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Action By: House of Representatives
02/07/2007Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (129)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR-At Large]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]* 02/07/2007
Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Mack, Connie [R-FL-14]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Keller, Ric [R-FL-8]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]* 02/07/2007
Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4]* 02/07/2007
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]* 02/07/2007
Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4]* 02/07/2007
Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22]* 02/07/2007
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18]* 02/07/2007
Rep. Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24] 02/16/2007
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] 02/16/2007
Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5] 02/16/2007
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] 02/16/2007
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] 02/16/2007
Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] 02/16/2007
Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] 02/16/2007
Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5] 02/16/2007
Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] 02/16/2007
Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] 02/16/2007
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9] 02/16/2007
Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] 03/30/2007
Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13] 03/30/2007
Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] 03/30/2007
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] 05/16/2007
Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] 05/16/2007
Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] 06/07/2007
Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] 06/07/2007
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] 06/13/2007
Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7] 06/13/2007
Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] 06/13/2007
Rep. Sali, Bill [R-ID-1] 06/14/2007
Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] 06/20/2007
Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-22] 06/20/2007
Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] 06/21/2007
Rep. Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5] 07/11/2007
Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11] 07/11/2007
Rep. Davis, David [R-TN-1] 07/19/2007
Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] 07/24/2007
Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] 07/26/2007
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] 07/26/2007
Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] 07/26/2007
Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] 07/26/2007
Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] 07/26/2007
Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] 07/26/2007
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] 07/26/2007
Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] 07/26/2007
Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] 07/31/2007
Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] 08/01/2007
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] 09/04/2007
Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] 09/07/2007
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] 09/07/2007
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] 09/14/2007
Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] 09/19/2007
Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] 09/19/2007
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] 09/20/2007
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] 09/20/2007

Committees (1)

Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.

Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Natural Resources02/07/2007 Referred to
10/23/2007 Markup by
04/22/2008 Reported by H. Rept. 110-597
House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular Affairs02/13/2007 Referred to
04/25/2007 Hearings by
10/23/2007 Discharged from

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Latest Summary (2)

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Shown Here:
Reported to House with amendment(s) (04/22/2008)

Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2007 - Directs the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission to conduct a plebiscite in Puerto Rico no later than December 31, 2009, giving voters the option to vote to continue Puerto Rico's present territorial status and relationship with the United States or to pursue a constitutionally-viable permanent non-territorial status.

Recognizes the authority of the people of Puerto Rico, if a majority of the ballots favor pursuing a non-territorial status, to: (1) call a Constitutional Convention for the purpose of proposing to the people of Puerto Rico a self-determination option which, if approved in a referendum, would be presented to Congress; or (2) conduct a plebiscite administered by the Commission to consider a self-determination option, with the results presented to Congress.

Prescribes the eligibility requirements for voting in the plebiscite. Requires the Commission to certify plebiscite results to the President and Congress.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to allocate certain funds for the self-determination process.