Lawmakers yesterday introduced new bipartisan legislation to make Puerto Rico the nation's 51st state by 2021, NBCNews.com reported. The bill, known as the Puerto Rico Admission Act of 2018 was presented by Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner, Jenniffer González-Colón, a Republican who authored the bill and is a nonvoting member of Congress. The bipartisan effort is co-sponsored by 36 members of Congress, 22 Republicans and 14 Democrats. González said that the bill calls for the creation of a task force composed of nine members of Congress which would look into what changes are needed in order to incorporate Puerto Rico as a state. While lawmakers go back and forth with recommendations and amendments, Puerto Rico would become an incorporated territory.
