Legislation Title
1949 Bill to Provide for the Withdrawal of the Sovereignty of the United States over the Island of Puerto Rico and for the Recognition of Its Independence; To Provide for Notification Thereof to Foreign Governments; To Provide for the Assumption by the Government of Puerto Rico of Obligations Under the Treaty with Spain of December 10, 1898; To Define Trade and Other Relations Between the United States and Puerto Rico; To Provide for the Calling of a Convention to Frame a Constitution for the Government of the Island of Puerto Rico; To Provide for Certain Mandatory Provisions of the Proposed Constitution; To Provide for the Submission of the Constitution to the People of Puerto Rico and Its Submission to the President of the United States for His Approval; To Provide for the Adjustment of Property Rights Between the United States and Puerto Rico; To Provide for the Maintenance of Military, Coaling, and Naval Stations by the United States on the Island of Puerto Rico; To Continue in Force Certain Statutes Until Independence Has Been Granted; And for Other Purposes (S. 797)
Date
1949
Bill/Law
S. 797
Sponsor
Senator Millard E. Tydings (D-MD)
Sponsoring Political Party
Democratic Party
Committee
Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
Legal History
Introduced in the Senate
Legislation Type
Status Legislation (Withdrawal of Sovereignty and Independence, Platt Amendment)
Citizenship Type
Collective Denaturalization of Puerto Ricans, Open Migration
1949 Bill to Provide for the Withdrawal of the Sovereignty of the United States over the Island of Puerto Rico and for the Recognition of Its Independence; To Provide for Notification Thereof to Foreign Governments; To Provide for the Assumption by the Government of Puerto Rico of Obligations Under the Treaty with Spain of December 10, 1898; To Define Trade and Other Relations Between the United States and Puerto Rico; To Provide for the Calling of a Convention to Frame a Constitution for the Government of the Island of Puerto Rico; To Provide for Certain Mandatory Provisions of the Proposed Constitution; To Provide for the Submission of the Constitution to the People of Puerto Rico and Its Submission to the President of the United States for His Approval; To Provide for the Adjustment of Property Rights Between the United States and Puerto Rico; To Provide for the Maintenance of Military, Coaling, and Naval Stations by the United States on the Island of Puerto Rico; To Continue in Force Certain Statutes Until Independence Has Been Granted; And for Other Purposes (S. 797)
Date
1949
Bill/Law
S. 797
Sponsor
Senator Millard E. Tydings (D-MD)
Sponsoring Political Party
Democratic Party
Committee
Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
Legal History
Introduced in the Senate
Legislation Type
Status Legislation (Withdrawal of Sovereignty and Independence, Platt Amendment)
Citizenship Type
Collective Denaturalization of Puerto Ricans, Open Migration