04.17.23

MEDIA ADVISORY: Ranking Member Grijalva and Reps. González-Colón, Velázquez, Soto, Hoyer to Introduce Puerto Rico Status Act at Press Conference

Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern in House Studio A, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will be joined by Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico), Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-N.Y.), Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.), Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.), and Governor of Puerto Rico Pedro R. Pierluisi to re-introduce the Puerto Rico Status Act.

The Puerto Rico Status Act is a historic proposal representing an offer from Congress to the people of Puerto Rico to determine their own political future. The legislation, which was first introduced by Ranking Member Grijalva last year, previously passed the House on a bipartisan basis on Dec. 15, 2022.

Media who wish to attend should RSVP to Lindsay.Gressard@mail.house.gov

 

WHAT:  

Press conference to introduce the Puerto Rico Status Act 

WHERE:

House Triangle

The event will also be livestreamed at https://fb.me/e/17nPQfwNG

WHEN:

Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern

WHO:    

 
  • Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva, 7th District of Arizona
  • Rep. Jenniffer González-Colón, Puerto Rico, At Large
  • Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez, 7th District of New York
  • Rep. Darren Soto, 9th District of Florida
  • Rep. Steny Hoyer, 5th District of Maryland
  • The Honorable Pedro R. Pierluisi, Governor of Puerto Rico
  • Other Members as announced

 

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Press Contact

Lindsay Gressard

202-740-4715