Tag: United States Congress
Members of Congress and civil rights groups call on US Department of Justice to denounce Insular Cases
A bipartisan group of 43 House and Senate leaders is calling on the United States Department of...
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#TBT: February 1, 2024
On February 20, the Ratification Act of 1929 was enacted to authorize the ratification of the...
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Delegate Amata Coleman Radewagen announces nominees to the service academies for 2024
Delegate Uifa’atali Amata Coleman Radewagen has announced the nominations of 13 students from...
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Moylan pledges to fight for compensation for radiation survivors in Guam
As the United States House of Representatives continues to negotiate the National Defense...
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Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon to challenge Pedro Pierluisi for New Progressive Party gubernatorial nomination
Puerto Rico’s current Resident Commissioner, Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon (R), will challenge the...
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Plaskett introduces legislation to adopt the Revised Organic Act and its amendments as the US Virgin Islands Constitution
United States Virgin Islands Delegate Stacey E. Plaskett (D) has introduced legislation to adopt...
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#TBT: April 20, 2023
On April 20, 1898, President William McKinley (R) signed a Joint Resolution for war with Spain,...
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Puerto Rico, USVI look to Washington to stop narcotics trafficking
Resident Commissioner Jennifer González-Colón (NPP, R) of Puerto Rico and Delegate Stacey...
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The history of Puerto Rico status legislation in Congress
On December 15, 2022, the House of Representatives passed the Puerto Rico Status Act by a vote of...
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Puerto Rico Status Act approved by the US House of Representatives
In a bipartisan vote of 233 yeas to 191 nays, the United State House of Representatives has...
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Where the territories stand on marijuana laws
As President Joe Biden announced he would pardon all prior federal offenses of marijuana...
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