United States Congress over Puerto Rico

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The United States Congress over Puerto Rico is the federal legislative authority that governs and enacts laws for Puerto Rico as an unincorporated U.S. territory.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal legislative authority
governing authority
appliesTo Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
approved Puerto Rico’s Constitution in 1952
authorized creation of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in 1952
canAdmit Puerto Rico as a state subject to constitutional procedures
canAlter political status of Puerto Rico subject to constitutional limits
canAuthorize plebiscites on Puerto Rico’s political status
canCondition federal funding to Puerto Rico
canDefine scope of federal programs in Puerto Rico
canEnact federal laws applicable to Puerto Rico
canEstablish federal agencies operating in Puerto Rico
canLegislateOn citizenship status of persons born in Puerto Rico
defense and national security matters involving Puerto Rico
federal courts jurisdiction in Puerto Rico
federal criminal law in Puerto Rico
immigration rules as applied to Puerto Rico
taxation affecting Puerto Rico
canMaintain Puerto Rico’s current territorial status
canOverride provisions of Puerto Rico local law that conflict with valid federal law
canProvide for independence of Puerto Rico subject to statutory terms
canRegulate commerce involving Puerto Rico
derivesAuthorityFrom Article IV Section 3 Clause 2 of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED
Territorial Clause of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED
enacted Jones–Shafroth Act of 1917 NERFINISHED
Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act NERFINISHED
Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) NERFINISHED
exercisesPlenaryPowerOver Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
governs Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
hasBeenInterpretedBy United States Supreme Court in the Insular Cases NERFINISHED
hasJurisdictionOver Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
hasPowerTo determine applicability of federal benefits programs in Puerto Rico
establish and modify customs and maritime laws affecting Puerto Rico
regulate bankruptcy laws applicable in Puerto Rico
reorganize federal judicial districts that include Puerto Rico
set uniform rules of naturalization that apply in Puerto Rico
includesNonVotingRepresentationFrom Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
isComposedOf United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
United States Senate NERFINISHED
legalBasis Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States NERFINISHED
operatesWithin framework of U.S. territorial law
receivesInputFrom Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
retainsPowerToAmend Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act NERFINISHED
retainsPowerToModify political relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico
subjectTo limitations of the United States Constitution

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Jones Law for Puerto Rico conferredPowerTo United States Congress over Puerto Rico
Jesús T. Piñero governmentalContext United States Congress over Puerto Rico
this entity surface form: United States territorial administration of Puerto Rico