Digest for H.R. 2499 111th Congress, 2nd Session H.R. 2499
Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009 Committee Natural Resources
Date April 28, 2010 (111th Congress, 2nd Session) Staff Contact
Andy Koenig  The House is scheduled to consider H.R. 2499, on
Thursday, April 29, 2010, under a rule. H.R. 2499 was introduced
on May 19, 2009, by Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR)
and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, which held a
mark-up and reported the bill by a recorded vote of 30-8 on
October 8, 2009.  H.R. 2499 would provide for a federally
authorized referendum regarding the political status of the U.S.
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The referendum would be separated
into two votes, the first would ask whether Puerto Rico should
maintain its current commonwealth status or if its political
status should be altered. If the majority of voters chose to
keep the present status, Puerto Rico would be authorized to hold
an identical vote every eight years. If the majority of voters
cast ballots in favor o