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Puerto Rico is represented by one elected delegate (Resident Commissioner) in the House of Representatives. This delegate has a vote in committees but at the present time the delegate does not have a vote in the committee of the whole (when the House takes a vote to pass a bill). Even when the delegates had the vote in the Committee of the whole, their vote could not be the deciding vote therefore the vote was ceremonial and meaningless.
The delegate can introduce legislation and lobby and serves a 4 year term.
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What 2 things Puerto Rico citizens can not do as part of being incorporated and not a state?
Be properly represented in the US Congress and cast their vote for the President of the United States.
What was the outcome of the referendum in Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico voted to become a state in the 2012 Referendum. However, it is now up to Congress to decide if Puerto Rico will become the 51st state.
Do Puerto Rican's have representation in the US Congress?
Yes, Puerto Rico has a single nonvoting Resident Commissioner in the US Congress.
What is the US relationship with Puerto Rico politically?
Puerto Rico has a republican form of government, subject to U.S. jurisdiction and sovereignty. Its current powers are all delegated by the United States Congress and lack full protection under the United States Constitution. Puerto Rico's head of state is the President of the United States.
What are Puerto Rico's religions?
Others are well represented but the vast majority are Catholic.
Who is the actual Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner in congress?
Pedro Pierluisi.
Is Puerto Rico a county?
Puerto Rico is a United States territory, so its not technically a country, but its not a state either. It is called the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and basically has internal self-rule, subject to the Congress of the united States.
What is Puerto Rico's menbership in international organizations?
None. They are represented at that level by the United States.
What year did the US take possession of Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico is not a state and never has been a state. It is a commonwealth that is a part of the US, acquired as a result of the Spanish American War. Should the majority of Puerto Rican residents eventually vote for Statehood, and the local legislature approves a resolution to petition the US Congress for Statehood, and the Governor of Puerto Rico approves the petition to the US Congress, then the US Congress (both House and Senate) must pass a resolution to admit Puerto Rico to the Union. If this resolution is passed and signed by the President Puerto Rico would become a state.
What is Puerto Rico's statehood?
Puerto Rico is not a United States State, it is and will continue to be a US Territory until the residents of Puerto, the US Congress and the President of the United States can agree on its status and future.
Does Puerto Rico have the same government as the US?
Yes and No. Puerto Rico follows the same federal laws. However, Puerto Rico has its own Consitution which is modeled after Civil Law. They have a governor, house of representatives and two representatives in the US Congress.
Was Puerto Rico part of a colony?
Puerto Rico was a colony of Spain from 1493-1898. In 1898 the Puerto Rico was ceded to the US. Puerto Rico is technically still a colony. Its current status is "Free Associated Commonwealth of the United States" administered under the territorial clause in the Constitution of the United States. "The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State." In other words, the US Congress has ultimate say-so in what happens in Puerto Rico. Any status Puerto Rico enjoys is because Congress passes a law. Puerto Rico does not have a voting representative in the US Congress.
