will of the people regarding the island's political status; and
WHEREAS, Since the 1967 plebiscite, it has become apparent
that Puerto Rico's territorial condition constitutes an
unsustainable status of political subordination; and
WHEREAS, A majority of the voters rejected the continuation
of Puerto Rico's current territorial status in the plebiscite
held in Puerto Rico on November 6, 2012; and
WHEREAS, Under Public Law 113-76 of 2014, Congress responded
to Puerto Rico's 2012 plebiscite by appropriating money to
finance an objective, nonpartisan voter education campaign for a
new plebiscite with options proposed by the Elections Commission
of Puerto Rico that can resolve the question of the territory's
political status and are not in conflict with the Constitution,
laws and policies of the United States as certified by the
Department of Justice; and
WHEREAS, Puerto Rico enacted the Puerto Rico Immediate
Decolonization Act (Act No. 7-2017) on February 15, 2017, in
accordance with Public Law 113-76; and
WHEREAS, The Puerto Rico Immediate Decolonization Act
declared that no United States citizen, including those who
reside in Puerto Rico, deserves to have lesser opportunities,
lesser health services and a lesser quality of life than the
rest of his or her fellow citizens; and
WHEREAS, Article four of the Puerto Rico Immediate
Decolonization Act provides for the requirements of the
Plebiscite for the Immediate Decolonization of Puerto Rico to be
held on Sunday, June 11, 2017; and
WHEREAS, H.R. 260, known as the Puerto Rico Admission Act,
was introduced by Representative Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon,
Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, to enable the admission of
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