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House approves concurrent resolution urging U.S. president, Congress to act on Nov. 5 plebiscite; measure passes 33-14
Summary
The Puerto Rico House of Representatives on Feb. 13 approved a concurrent resolution asking the U.S. president and Congress to respond to the Nov. 5, 2024 plebiscite that a majority of voters backed statehood. The measure passed on a recorded vote of 33-14 after more than an hour of debate over process, legal standing and voter intent.
The House of Representatives voted 33-14 on Feb. 13 to approve Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1, a measure asking the president of the United States and the U.S. Congress to act on the results of Puerto Rico’s Nov. 5, 2024 plebiscite, in which the certified tally showed a majority favoring admission as a U.S. state.
Supporters said the vote sends a formal, legislative certification of the plebiscite result to federal authorities and framed it as a democratic mandate. Representative José Aponte Hernández, who opened debate for the measure, said the plebiscite and prior statutes created a clear policy basis for the request, and that the island’s electorate has repeatedly asked for equal duties and rights as U.S. citizens. "la mayoría absoluta de los electores de Puerto Rico ha reclamado la igualdad de deberes derechos como ciudadanos americanos con la estadidad," Aponte said during his remarks.
Opponents criticized the process used to…
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