***ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2024***

TODAY: Heinrich to Join Press Conference Urging Passage of Puerto Rico Status Act

During “Puerto Rico Status Act Advocacy Week,” Heinrich joins Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi and Shadow Representative Ricardo Rosselló to highlight need to pass his legislation

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will join a press conference with Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi and U.S. Shadow Representative Ricardo Rosselló to highlight the need for Congress to pass his Puerto Rico Status Act,legislation that lays out a process for the people of Puerto Rico to determine the future of the island’s political status. 

WHEN: Today at 10:30 a.m. ET

WHO:U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich 

Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi

U.S. Shadow Representative Ricardo Rosselló

WHERE: Senate Swamp

RSVP: Members of the media must RSVP to press@heinrich.senate.gov.

BACKGROUND: 

The Puerto Rico Status Act authorizes a federally sponsored plebiscite to resolve Puerto Rico’s political status. The legislation details the transition to and implementation of a non-territory status for Puerto Rico— Statehood, Independence, or Sovereignty in Free Association with the United States—that is chosen by a majority of voters in Puerto Rico.

The Puerto Rico Status Act was drafted with extensive input from members of Congress; local elected government officials; citizenship, immigration, and constitutional law experts; and hundreds of residents of Puerto Rico.

The legislation previously passed the House of Representatives on a bipartisan basis on Dec. 15, 2022. The Biden-Harris administration endorsed the legislation with a favorableStatement of Administration Policy.  

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