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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States territorial administration of Puerto Rico | 1 |
Statements (45)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United States territorial administration of Puerto Rico