31st House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
The 31st House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the 19th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico and will meet from January 2, 2021 to January 1, 2025. All members were elected in the 2020 elections. The House had a majority of elected members from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), but since 4 May 2022 the PPD only enjoys a plurality.
| 31st House of Representatives of Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||
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| January 2, 2021 – January 1, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leadership | |||||||||||||||||
| Speaker | Rafael "Tatito" Hernández Montañez | ||||||||||||||||
| Speaker pro tem | Conny Varela | ||||||||||||||||
| Majority Leader | Angel Matos García | ||||||||||||||||
| Majority Whip | Roberto Rivera Ruiz de Porras | ||||||||||||||||
| Minority Leaders | Carlos "Johnny" Méndez Mariana Nogales Molinelli Denis Márquez Lebrón Lisie Burgos Muñiz | ||||||||||||||||
| Minority Whips | Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló José Bernardo Márquez Reyes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Secretary | Javier Gómez Cruz[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Sergeant-at-Arms | Miguel Arvelo Kuilán[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Seats | 51 voting members | ||||||||||||||||
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| Parties represented | 25 PPD 21 PNP 2 MVC 1 PIP 1 PD 1 Ind. | ||||||||||||||||
| Length of term | 4 years | ||||||||||||||||
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| Last election | November 3, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| Next election | November 5, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 19th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||
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| 27th Senate of Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||
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The body is counterparted by the 27th Senate of Puerto Rico in the upper house.
Composition
editLeadership
editNon-officers
edit| Post | Name |
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| Secretary | Javier Gómez Cruz[1] |
| Sergeant-at-Arms | Miguel Arvelo Kuilán[1] |
Members
editThe following is a list of current members of the House of Representatives. Néstor A. Alonso Vega resigned from his position after being charged for corruption by federal prosecutors days after the general election, and a special election was held on 21 March 2021 to select his successor from within the New Progressive Party.[3] In addition, while Luis Raúl Torres Cruz was elected under the PPD banner, due to differences with decisions of the party's delegation leadership on policy areas under his purview, on 4 May 2022 Torres Cruz distanced himself from the party, became an independent, and said this move was "final and irrevocable".
Changes in membership
edit- 21 March 2021: José Pérez Cordero is sworn in substitution of fellow New Progressive Néstor A. Alonso Vega, after securing victory a special closed party election.
- 4 May 2022: Luis Raúl Torres Cruz switches from being a Popular Democratic Party representative to Independent due to differences with party leadership.
Commissions
editStanding commissions
editJoint commissions
editChanges in leadership
edit- 15 November 2022: Orlando Aponte Rosario is removed from the Presidency of the Judiciary Committee by Speaker Rafael "Tatito" Hernández Montañez. Hernández Montañez will be interim president of the committee.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Informe de empleado(as) activos al 31 de enero de 2021" (PDF). TuCamaraPR.org. Cámara de Representantes - House of Representatives. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Ley para Fijar la Duración de las Sesiones Ordinarias y los Plazos para la Radicación y la Consideración de Proyectos, Resoluciones Conjuntas y Resoluciones Concurrentes" (PDF) (in Spanish). 2 March 1997. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Special Election to cover the vacancy of the At-Large Representative". State Election Commission. State Election Commission.
- ^ Rico, Sofía (4 May 2022). "Representante Luis Raúl Torres se desafilia del PPD". Noticel. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Comisiones Permanentes". Camara.PR.gov. House of Representatives.
- ^ "Comisiones Conjuntas". Camara.PR.gov. House of Representatives.
- ^ Bauzá, Nydia (16 November 2022). "Se cuelgan los proyectos del aborto en la Comisión de lo Jurídico de la Cámara". Primera Hora (in Spanish).
External links
edit- tucamarapr.org - official site (in Spanish)
- Camara.PR.gov - another official site (in Spanish)