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- Puerto Rican Statehood: Effects on House Apportionment
- This report looks at House of Representative distribution between states if Puerto Rico were to gain statehood.
- The Rum Excise Tax Cover-Over: Legislative History and Current Issues
- This report provides a history and analysis of the rum cover-over program and current legislative efforts to modify the program. The congressional debate on this legislation could also lead to debate on the broader issue of the cover-over program more generally.
- Tropical Storm? The Supreme Court Considers Double Jeopardy and the Sovereign Status of Puerto Rico
- This legal sidebar discusses the nature of the relationship between the United States government and the territory of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Based in part on statutory language providing that the relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States is "in the nature of a compact," arguments have been made that any change in Puerto Rico's political status must be consented to by both parties.
- Puerto Rico: A Chronology of Political Status History
- This report outlines the chronology of the political status of Puerto Rico. In 1952, Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory since 1898, became a commonwealth. Since then at least three significantly different political status options have been offered by the three major political parties in Puerto Rico. On March 4, 1998, the House passed H.R. 856, a bill to address the political status of Puerto Rico, by a vote of 209-208. On June 23, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held an oversight hearing on issues raised by separate sovereignty and independence.
- Parliamentary Rights of the Delegates and Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico
- This report examines officers who represent territories and properties possessed or administered by the United States but not admitted to statehood, the five House Delegates and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico are not Members of Congress, and do not enjoy all the same parliamentary rights as Members. They may vote and otherwise act similarly to Members in legislative committee; may not vote in the House, but may participate in debate and make most motions there; and, under a rule adopted in the 110th Congress, may vote in Committee of the Whole subject to an immediate revote in the House if their votes are decisive.
- The Resident Commissioner to the United States from Puerto Rico: The Evolution of the Office
- This report discusses the history of the position of Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico and the functions of the position.
- Comprehensive Energy Planning for Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
- This report discusses the electric power grid of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands which were mainly destroyed by Hurricanes Irma and Maria with Puerto Rico being the hardest hit power grid. The report mainly concerns previous and current efforts to create long-term comprehensive energy plans for insular areas such as Puerto Rico and some of the challenges encountered in doing so.