Public Law 600 of the United States

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Public Law 600 of the United States is a 1950 federal statute that authorized Puerto Rico to draft its own constitution and establish a degree of self-government under a commonwealth status.

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Generate an image of Public Law 600 of the United States (Public Law 600 of the United States is a 1950 federal statute that authorized Puerto Rico to draft its own constitution and establish a degree of self-government under a commonwealth status.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
organic act ⓘ
amends Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act ⓘ
appliesToTerritory Puerto Rico ⓘ
authorized drafting of a constitution for Puerto Rico ⓘ
referendum in Puerto Rico to approve the act ⓘ
basisFor Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ⓘ
category 1950 in American law ⓘ
United States federal territory and insular area legislation ⓘ
United States–Puerto Rico relations ⓘ
codifiedIn 48 U.S. Code ⓘ
congressNumber 81st United States Congress ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateSigned 1950-07-03 ⓘ
enabled a degree of self-government for Puerto Rico ⓘ
establishment of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
followedBy Puerto Rico constitutional convention ⓘ
geographicScope territory of Puerto Rico ⓘ
historicalPeriod post–World War II decolonization era ⓘ
implementedBy Constitution of Puerto Rico referendum, 1951–1952 ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
languageOfText English ⓘ
legalEffect did not change Puerto Rico’s ultimate sovereignty under the United States ⓘ
granted Puerto Rico authority to organize a local government under its own constitution ⓘ
legalStatusCreated Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico ⓘ
linked to: Puerto Rico
provides that Puerto Rico’s political relationship with the United States remains subject to the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
that the statutory provisions of the Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act remain in force except as modified ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 81-600 ⓘ
relatedTo Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act ⓘ
requires approval of a Puerto Rican constitution by the people of Puerto Rico ⓘ
approval of the Puerto Rican constitution by the U.S. Congress ⓘ
presidential approval of the Puerto Rican constitution ⓘ
shortTitle Public Law 600 ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 81-600
signedBy Harry S. Truman ⓘ
status in force ⓘ
subjectMatter political status of Puerto Rico ⓘ
self-government of Puerto Rico ⓘ
territorial law of the United States ⓘ
typeOfChange reorganization of civil government in Puerto Rico ⓘ
yearEnacted 1950 ⓘ

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Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico → legalBasis → Public Law 600 of the United States ⓘ
Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico → describedBySource → Public Law 600 (1950) ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 600 of the United States
Governor of Puerto Rico → officeCreatedBy → Public Law 600 (U.S. federal law enabling Puerto Rico constitution) ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 600 of the United States
Public Law 81-600 → shortName → Public Law 600 ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 600 of the United States