---
title: "Puerto Rico Status Act"
identifier: "118-S-3231"
congress: 118
bill_number: 3231
bill_type: "S"
version_code: "is"
version_type: "Introduced in Senate"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/118/bills/s/3231"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3231"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-03T23:37:23.093Z"
---
## SEC. 1 Short title.

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## SEC. 2 Table of contents.

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## SEC. 3 Findings.

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## SEC. 4 Definitions.

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## SEC. 5 Plebiscite.

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## SEC. 6 Nonpartisan voter education campaign.

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## SEC. 7 Oversight.

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## SEC. 8 Funds for voter education; plebiscites.

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## SEC. 9 Bilingual voter educational materials and ballots.

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## SEC. 10 Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act.

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## SEC. 11 Severability.

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# TITLE I — Transition and Implementation—Independence

## SEC. 101 Constitutional convention.

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## SEC. 102 Character of the constitution.

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## SEC. 103 Submission; ratification.

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## SEC. 104 Election of officers.

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## SEC. 105 Conforming amendments to existing law.

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## SEC. 106 Joint Transition Commission.

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## SEC. 107 Proclamations by President of the United States; Head of State of Puerto Rico.

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## SEC. 108 Legal and constitutional provisions.

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## SEC. 109 Judicial pronouncements.

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## SEC. 110 Citizenship and immigration laws after Puerto Rican independence.

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## SEC. 111 Individual rights to economic benefits and grants.

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# TITLE II — Transition and Implementation—Sovereignty in Free Association with the United States

## SEC. 201 Constitutional convention.

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## SEC. 202 Character of the constitution.

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## SEC. 203 Submission; ratification.

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## SEC. 204 Election of officers.

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## SEC. 205 Proclamations by President of the United States; Head of State of Puerto Rico.

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## SEC. 206 Legal and constitutional provisions.

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## SEC. 207 Judicial pronouncements.

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## SEC. 208 Citizenship and immigration laws after sovereignty through free association.

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## SEC. 209 Conforming amendments to existing law.

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## SEC. 210 Bilateral Negotiating Commission.

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## SEC. 211 Articles of Free Association approval and effective date.

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## SEC. 212 Termination.

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## SEC. 213 Individual rights to economic benefits and grants.

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# TITLE III — Transition and Implementation—Statehood

## SEC. 301 Presidential proclamation; admission into the Union.

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## SEC. 302 Conforming amendments to existing law.

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## SEC. 303 Territory and boundaries.

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## SEC. 304 Constitution.

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## SEC. 305 Elections of Senators and Representatives, certification, and legal disputes.

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## SEC. 306 State title to land and property.

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## SEC. 307 Continuity of laws, government, and obligations.

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## SEC. 308 Judicial pronouncements.

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