Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950
| Long title | An act to provide for the organization of a constitutional government by the people of Puerto Rico. |
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| Enacted by | the 81st United States Congress |
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| Public law | 81-600 |
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| Acts amended | Jones–Shafroth Act |
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The Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950 (Pub. L. 81–600) was an Act of the 81st United States Congress, which passed unanimously in the United States Senate and with one dissenting vote, from pro-independence Vito Marcantonio, in the United States House of Representatives. President Harry Truman signed it into law on July 3, 1950. The act was enacted in order to enable the residents of Puerto Rico to organize a local government under a constitution of their own, comparable to those of states of the United States. Established under the act and its Pub. L. 82–447 joint resolution in 1952, the Constitution of Puerto Rico serves as the primary organic law for the local government of Puerto Rico and its relation with the United States.