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Parliamentary Rights of the Delegates and Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico (open access)

Parliamentary Rights of the Delegates and Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico

This report examines officers who represent territories and properties possessed or administered by the United States but not admitted to statehood, the five House Delegates and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico are not Members of Congress, and do not enjoy all the same parliamentary rights as Members. They may vote and otherwise act similarly to Members in legislative committee; may not vote in the House, but may participate in debate and make most motions there; and, under a rule adopted in the 110th Congress, may vote in Committee of the Whole subject to an immediate revote in the House if their votes are decisive.
Date: November 26, 2008
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library