Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico

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The Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico is the bicameral lawmaking body of the U.S. territory, consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives that enact local legislation and oversee the territorial government.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
lawmaking body
territorial legislature
appliesToJurisdiction Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
canBeConveneBy Governor of Puerto Rico
canOverride certain gubernatorial vetoes
constitutionalStatus branch of the Commonwealth government
convenes in regular sessions
country Puerto Rico
United States
electorate citizens of Puerto Rico
establishedBy Constitution of Puerto Rico
function approve the budget of Puerto Rico
conduct legislative investigations
confirm certain executive appointments
enact local legislation
levy territorial taxes
oversee the territorial government
governmentBranch legislative branch of Puerto Rico
hasAuthorityOver territorial government of Puerto Rico
hasComponent House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
Senate of Puerto Rico
hasLeader President of the Senate of Puerto Rico
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
hasMember representative of Puerto Rico
senator of Puerto Rico
headquartersLocation Capitol of Puerto Rico
jurisdiction Puerto Rico
languageOfWorkOrName English
Spanish
legalBasis Constitution of Puerto Rico
legislativeBodyFor Puerto Rico
legislativeChamber House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
Senate of Puerto Rico
legislativePeriod four-year terms
locatedIn San Juan, Puerto Rico
meetsIn Capitol of Puerto Rico
numberOfChambers 2
oversightOf Executive Branch of Puerto Rico
public corporations of Puerto Rico
partOf Government of Puerto Rico
precededBy Legislative Assembly under the Foraker Act
replaces Legislative Assembly under the Foraker Act
selectionMethod direct popular vote
subordinateTo United States Congress
termLength 4 years
votingSystem at-large representation for some seats
first-past-the-post voting
website https://www.legislaturapr.gov/

Referenced by (29)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
President of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
President of the Senate of Puerto Rico
Senate of Puerto Rico
partOf
San Juan
San Juan municipality
isSeatOf
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
legislature
Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure
Puerto Rico Rules of Evidence
promulgatedBy
Article VI – General Provisions ("legislative branch of Puerto Rico")
appliesTo
President of the Senate of Puerto Rico
appliesToJurisdiction
Seal of the Senate of Puerto Rico
associatedWith
Governor of Puerto Rico to report to the Legislative Assembly
beneficiary
Senate of Puerto Rico
chamberOf
Council of Secretaries of Puerto Rico
coordinatesWith
Constitution of Puerto Rico
createsBody
Governor of Puerto Rico to report to the Legislative Assembly
directedTo
Puerto Rico Penal Code
enactedBy
Article III – The Legislative Branch
establishes
Capitol of Puerto Rico
governingBody
Government of Puerto Rico
hasElectionsFor
Government of Puerto Rico
hasLegislativeBranch
Capitol of Puerto Rico
houses
Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico ("Legislative Branch of Puerto Rico")
independenceFrom
Puerto Rico ("House of Representatives of Puerto Rico")
lowerHouse
President of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
positionHeldIn
Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico ("Legislative Assembly under the Foraker Act")
precededBy
Puerto Rico ("Senate of Puerto Rico")
upperHouse

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