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The Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico ((スペイン語:Asamblea Legislativa de Puerto Rico)) is the territorial legislature of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, responsible for the legislative branch of the government of Puerto Rico. The Assembly is a bicameral legislature consisting of an upper house, the Senate (Spanish: ''Senado'') normally composed by 27 senators,〕}} and the lower house, the House of Representatives (Spanish: ''Cámara de Representantes'') normally composed by 51 representatives. Eleven members of each house are elected at-large rather than from a specific legislative district with all members being elected for a four-year term without term limits. The structure and responsibilities of the Legislative Assembly are defined in Article III of the Constitution of Puerto Rico which vests all legislative power in the Legislative Assembly. Every bill must be passed by both houses and signed by the Governor of Puerto Rico to become law. Each house has its unique powers. The constitution also states that each house shall be the unique judge on the legal capacity of its members. The constitution also grants parliamentary immunity to all elected members of the Legislative Assembly. The assembly currently in session is the 17th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, composed by the 25th Senate and the 29th House of Representativeswith each house being composed in simple majority by the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). The Legislative Assembly convenes at the Capitol in San Juan. ==History== The House of Representatives is the oldest legislative body in Puerto Rico. It was formed on November 25, 1897, when the Spanish government of Prime Minister Práxedes Mateo Sagasta granted autonomy to the island, creating a House that was composed of 32 members. Beside the House there was also an Administrative Council of 15 members, eight of whom were elected by a "Colegio de Compromisarios" and the other seven were named by the Governor General in representation of the Spanish monarch. After Puerto Rico was granted to the United States on July 25, 1898 as part of the Spanish American War, a military government took over the island. This was until April 12, 1900 when the U.S. Congress approved the first civil government for Puerto Rico under the federal Foraker Act. The act granted the island with a civil governor (named by the U.S. President) and a House of Delegates composed of 35 members elected by the people of Puerto Rico, as well as an Executive Council of 11 members, designated all by the U.S. President, and six sitting members consisting of the governor's cabinet. The political arrangement under the Foraker Act continued until 1917. On March 2 of that year, president Woodrow Wilson approved the Jones-Shafroth Act, which provided for the creation of an independent legislative branch for Puerto Rico, establishing a House of Representatives with 39 members and a Senate of 19 members, all elected directly by the people of the Island. Puerto Rico was then divided into 7 senatorial districts and 35 representative districts. The first Puerto Rican Senate was elected in July 1917. With the approval by U.S. Congress in July 1950 of Public Law 600, the island was divided into 8 senatorial districts and 40 representatives. Two years later on July 25, 1952 the Constitution of Puerto Rico was formally adopted, establishing the modern House of Representantes and Senate as the bicameral houses of the Legislative Assembly (as stated in Article III). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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