A House hearing examined H.Res. 279, the resolution concerning the Insular Cases. The official hearing record documents congressional consideration of the legal framework governing unequal treatment of the territories. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.

Senators introduced the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act to permit full participation in SNAP. The proposal sought to replace the nutrition block-grant structure; introduction alone did not change benefit eligibility. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.

H.R. 8393 brought a new proposal before the House to select and implement a permanent, nonterritorial political status. The bill’s introduction was a concrete legislative step, followed by committee review and a later House floor vote. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.

H.R. 5168 was introduced to transition Puerto Rico from its nutrition assistance block grant to SNAP. The proposal was referred to the House Agriculture Committee; it did not itself enroll Puerto Rico in SNAP. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.

Lawmakers asked the IRS to respond promptly to requests for information about audits involving Puerto Rico tax-incentive beneficiaries. The letter raised compliance concerns; those concerns were lawmakers’ allegations rather than findings against every beneficiary. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.

Senators Martin Heinrich, Catherine Cortez Masto and Alex Padilla introduced the Puerto Rico Status Act. It proposed a federally sponsored vote among statehood, independence and sovereignty in free association. Introduction began consideration without changing Puerto Rico’s status. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.

House Natural Resources leaders announced H.Res. 279, introduced the previous Friday, calling for rejection of continued reliance on the Insular Cases. The resolution expressed a congressional position sought by its sponsors; it did not overturn court precedents. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.

H.R. 2070 proposed a status convention and a mechanism for congressional consideration of its outcome. The bill offered a different decision-making process from direct admission legislation, placing competing approaches before the same Congress. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.

Representative Nydia Velázquez led a congressional letter urging HUD to include Puerto Rico in the American Housing Survey. The lawmakers argued that incomplete housing data hindered responses to affordability and displacement concerns. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.

The House Natural Resources Committee voted 25–20 to report H.R. 8393 favorably, as amended. Committee approval moved the measure toward the full House; it was one stage of the legislative process, not final enactment. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.

House Homeland Security Democrats announced a June 12–13 visit to San Juan and Naranjito to assess recovery. The advisory described planned meetings about hurricane and earthquake reconstruction, education, and energy. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.

H.R. 2713 proposed more equitable federal treatment for Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories. The bill was referred to several House committees, reflecting the range of federal programs implicated in territorial disparities. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.

H.R. 2757 reintroduced the Puerto Rico Status Act in the 118th Congress. A new bill was necessary to continue the legislative effort after the previous Congress, underscoring the difference between momentum in one chamber and a completed federal law. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.

S. 949 proposed moving Puerto Rico into SNAP and was referred to the Senate Agriculture Committee. It formed a Senate counterpart to efforts to change the island’s nutrition assistance structure. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.

The House Natural Resources Committee scheduled another legislative hearing on the admission and self-determination bills. The record shows how both proposals remained part of congressional debate during 2021, rather than a completed change in political status. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.

Representative Jenniffer González-Colón introduced H.R. 253 to transition Puerto Rico to SNAP. Its referral to the Agriculture Committee began another legislative effort to address nutrition-program disparities. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.

House leaders and sponsors of competing status bills announced a Puerto Rico Status Act discussion draft and a public-input phase. It was a legislative proposal for a status decision, not a change to Puerto Rico’s political status. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.

H.R. 1522 proposed admitting Puerto Rico as a state. Its introduction by Representative Darren Soto and bipartisan cosponsors opened a legislative path for consideration; introducing a bill did not itself change the island’s status. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.

The House Natural Resources Committee heard testimony on H.R. 1522 and H.R. 2070. Its public record brings together elected officials and legal perspectives on admission and self-determination, documenting the debate without enacting either proposal. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.

The House approved the Puerto Rico Status Act by 233 votes to 191. The roll call records a major milestone for a federal status process. A House vote alone does not make a bill law or admit a new state. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.