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Puerto Rico Democracy Act
The Puerto Rico Democracy Act is a bill (proposed law), bill to provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico. This act would provide for plebiscites to be held in Puerto Rico to determine Political status of Puerto Rico, the island's ultimate political status. The bill was approved by the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives on April 29, 2010 by a recorded vote o223–169 It was not approved by United States Senate, the Senate and died with the Adjournment sine die, ''sine die'' adjournment of the 111th Congress. The bill has been introduced twice in the United States Congress, first in 2007 and again in 2009. Background Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean Sea. It was cession, ceded by Spain to the United States as part of the Treaty of Paris (1898), Treaty of Paris during the Spanish–American War. In 1952, the U.S. Congress ratified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill (proposed Law)
A bill is proposed legislation under consideration by a legislature. A bill does not become law until it is passed by the legislature as well as, in most cases, approved by the executive. Once a bill has been enacted into law, it is called an '' act of the legislature'', or a ''statute''. Bills are introduced in the legislature and are discussed, debated and voted upon. Usage The word ''bill'' is primarily used in Anglophone United Kingdom and United States, the parts of a bill are known as ''clauses'', until it has become an act of parliament, from which time the parts of the law are known as ''sections''. In Napoleonic law nations (including France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain and Portugal), a proposed law may be known as a "law project" (Fr. ''projet de loi''), which is a government-introduced bill, or a "law proposition" (Fr. ''proposition de loi''), a private member's bill. For example the Dutch parliamentary system does not make this terminological distinction (''wetsontwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |