; (37) the local government amended the bill purportedly to comply with the Department of Justice demands, but did not allow for Department of Justice certification, provoking a massive boycott by the Commonwealth supporters and independence supporters; (38) in the plebiscite of June 11, 2017— (A) there was a historically low participation rate of 23 percent of registered voters in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and (B) 508,862 voters in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico voted for statehood, which was 97 percent of votes cast; (39) the same pro-statehood administration in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico called for a new plebiscite in 2020 that would include an up-or-down statehood vote; (40) by letter of July 29, 2020, addressed to the Chairman of the Puerto Rico Elections Commission, the Department of Justice again rejected certification, stating that— (A) the United States has consistently remained neutral about the legally permissible status options for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, of which the current status is 1; and (B) a plebiscite that asks voters if the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico should be admitted immediately into the Union of the United States as a State is regarded as a pro-statehood initiative that departs from that policy of neutrality; (41) Executive Order 13183 ( 48 U.S.C. 731 note; relating to establishment of the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status), states that the policy of the executive branch is to work with leaders of the Commonwealth and the Congress to clarify the options to enable Puerto Ricans to determine their preference among options for the islands’ future status that are not incompatible with the Constitution and basic laws and policies of the United States; and to implement such an option if chosen by a majority. ; and (42) the status options for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that are not incompatible with the Constitution and basic laws and policies of the United States are— (A) commonwealth status; (B) statehood; (C) independence