Legislation Title
1900 Bill To Regulate the Trade of Puerto Rico, and for Other Purposes and Proposed Citizenship Amendments [(H.R. 8245) (House Version of 1900 Foraker Act)]
Date
8 February 1900
Bill/Law
H.R. 8245, 1900 Foraker Act (House Version)
Sponsor
Representative Sereno Payne (R-NY)
Sponsoring Political Party
Republican Party
Committee
House Committee on Ways and Means
Legal History
Public Law
Legislation Type
Organic Act (Foraker Act)
Citizenship Type
Initial bill did not contain a citizenship provision