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Senate resolution · 105th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate supporting the right of the United States citizens in Pueto Rico to express their desires regarding their future political status.

S.Res. 279Introduced Sep 17, 1998Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 17, 1998 — Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10501-10508)

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

14 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 6 Democrats, 1 independent

7 of 14 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Larry Craig (R-ID), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Theodore Stevens (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Robert Torricelli.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.