{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sewell.house.gov/2022/12/rep-sewell-votes-for-the-puerto-rico-status-act", "Rep. Sewell Votes for the Puerto Rico Status Act", "2022-12-15", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "House", "AL", "Terri A. Sewell", "S001185", "sewell.house.gov", "sewell", "https://sewell.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) voted for H.R. 8393, the Puerto Rico Status Act, to allow the residents of Puerto Rico to make an informed choice on their political future. The Puerto Rico Status Act is a compromise between the sponsors of two bills seeking to resolve Puerto Rico\u2019s territorial status: the Puerto Rico Statehood Admissions Act and the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act. It would provide residents an opportunity to select from three non-territorial, fully self-governing political status options: Statehood, Independence, and Sovereignty in Free Association with the United States. The bill passed the House of Representatives today by a vote of 233-191.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud to stand in support of self-determination for the people of Puerto Rico in voting for the Puerto Rico Status Act,\u201d said Rep. Sewell. \u201cFor too long, the residents of Puerto Rico have been denied the opportunity to freely determine their own political status. This bill is about righting that wrong and placing the future of Puerto Rico back into the hands of Puerto Ricans where it belongs.\u201d\n\nThe Puerto Rico Status Act would:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://sewell.house.gov/2022/12/rep-sewell-votes-for-the-puerto-rico-status-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 4.6235008630901575, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}