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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 727 (Introduced in House) — To set forth the process for Puerto Rico to be admitted as a State of the Union. · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. Certification and transmittal of results

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Not later than 10 days after the certification of the vote by the State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico, the Governor of Puerto Rico shall transmit the certified results to the President of the United States, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
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