HR 727, a bill for statehood for Puerto Rico, had 110 cosponsors, including Republicans, Democrats, and Independents:
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [NY-15]*
Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [VA-8]*
Rep. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [GU-At Large]*
Rep. Brown, Corrine [FL-5]*
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [PA-17]*
Rep. Castor, Kathy [FL-14]*
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [RI-1]*
Rep. Clyburn, James E. [SC-6]*
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [VA-11]*
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-13]*
Rep. Costa, Jim [CA-16]*
Rep. Crowley, Joseph [NY-14]*
Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [FL-26]*
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [FL-21]*
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [FL-25]*
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [NY-16]*
Rep. Frankel, Lois [FL-22]*
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [OH-11]*
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [HI-2]*
Rep. Grayson, Alan [FL-9]*
Rep. Harris, Andy [MD-1]*
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-20]*
Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [MD-5]*
Rep. Huffman, Jared [CA-2]*
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [NY-8]*
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [OH-9]*
Rep. Kind, Ron [WI-3]*
Rep. King, Peter T. [NY-2]*
Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [ID-1]*
Rep. Larson, John B. [CT-1]*
Rep. Lewis, John [GA-5]*
Rep. Marino, Tom [PA-10]*
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [NY-5]*
Rep. Mica, John L. [FL-7]*
Rep. Murphy, Patrick [FL-18]*
Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC-At Large]*
Rep. Plaskett, Stacey E. [VI-At Large]*
Rep. Polis, Jared [CO-2]*
Rep. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [AS-At Large]*
Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [WI-8]*
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-27]*
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [CA-36]*
Rep. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [MP-At Large]*
Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [CA-28]*
Rep. Schock, Aaron [IL-18]*
Rep. Takai, Mark [HI-1]*
Rep. Vargas, Juan [CA-51]*
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [FL-23]*
Rep. Waters, Maxine [CA-43]*
Rep. Welch, Peter [VT-At Large]*
Rep. Young, Don [AK-At Large]*
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [NC-1]
Rep. Cardenas, Tony [CA-29]
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [NY-9]
Rep. Farr, Sam [CA-20]
Rep. Green, Gene [TX-29]
Rep. Israel, Steve [NY-3]
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. “Hank,” Jr. [GA-4]
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [CO-7]
Rep. Scott, Robert C. “Bobby” [VA-3]
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [NY-21]
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3]
Rep. McGovern, James P. [MA-2]
Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [WV-2]
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [MA-3]
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [ME-1]
Rep. Price, David E. [NC-4]
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [MS-2]
Rep. Thompson, Mike [CA-5]
Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [MN-1]
Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [MA-7]
Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [DE-At Large]
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7]
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [TX-35]
Rep. Fattah, Chaka [PA-2]
Rep. Hahn, Janice [CA-44]
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [TX-18]
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [CA-9]
Rep. Schrader, Kurt [OR-5]
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [FL-24]
Rep. DeGette, Diana [CO-1]
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3]
Rep. Castro, Joaquin [TX-20]
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [MO-5]
Rep. Gallego, Ruben [AZ-7]
Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-3]
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [CA-47]
Rep. Speier, Jackie [CA-14]
Rep. Capps, Lois [CA-24]
Rep. Langevin, James R. [RI-2]
Rep. Delaney, John K. [MD-6]
Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [TX-15]
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30]
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [AZ-1]
Rep. Larsen, Rick [WA-2]
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [CA-6]
Rep. McDermott, Jim [WA-7]
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [NJ-10]
Rep. Quigley, Mike [IL-5]
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [MD-2]
Rep. Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-38]
Rep. Vela, Filemon [TX-34]
Rep. Lee, Barbara [CA-13]
Rep. Tonko, Paul [NY-20]
Rep. Brady, Robert A. [PA-1]
Rep. Ryan, Tim [OH-13]
Rep. Graham, Gwen [FL-2]
Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [NM-3]
Rep. Sires, Albio [NJ-8]
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-9]
All of these individuals have supported statehood for Puerto Rico. Is your congressional representative on this list? If so, please use email or Twitter or just make a phone call and thank him or her.
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