United States · Bill · S
S. 865 (117th)
Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2021
Introduced
18 March 2021
Last action
18 March 2021 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsors
Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Subjects
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Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2021 This bill establishes a process for the people of Puerto Rico to vote on the political status (e.g., statehood) of the territory. Congress may ratify the decision through a joint resolution. The bill declares that the legislature of Puerto Rico has the authority to call a status convention regarding the political status of the territory. The bill provides for public financing of delegate elections to the status convention and establishes a Congressional Bilateral Negotiating Commission to provide advice and consultation to delegates of the status convention. The status convention must provide self-determination options for a referendum of the people of Puerto Rico. Ranked-choice voting is a permitted format for the referendum. Delegates shall carry out an educational campaign through traditional paid media related to the referendum. The bill provides for congressional consideration of a joint resolution to ratify the self-determination option selected through the referendum.
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Timeline
18 March 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
18 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 18 March 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2021
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/865
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/865
- us · 117-s-865 · source updated 24 March 2026