; (31) the results of the 2012 plebiscite were a mixture of all the potential problems, as— (A) the status quo received 828,077 votes on question 1, and statehood received 834,191 votes on question 2, which is a difference of 6,114 votes; (B) it is not known how many voters that voted for the current status on question 1 voted for statehood on question 2; and (C) since the law authorizing the plebiscite prohibited considering blank ballots for allocating percentages, the commonwealth status was said to have obtained 46 percent of the vote in the first vote and statehood was said to have obtained 61 percent of the vote in the second vote; (32) on May 15, 2013, the pro-statehood Resident Commissioner introduced H.R. 2000 (113th Congress), which— (A) stated that statehood had obtained 61.16 percent of the votes of voters who chose an option ; (B) based on that characterization of the results, called for a ratification vote that would provide for a self-executing implementation of the admission of the Commonwealth Puerto Rico as a State of the Union of the United States; and (C) was not acted on by the House of Representatives; (33) instead, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 ( Public Law 113–76 ; 128 Stat. 5), appropriated $2,500,000 for objective, nonpartisan voter education about, and a plebiscite on, options that would resolve Puerto Rico’s future political status, which shall be provided to the State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico. , with the accompanying report stating that— (A) the $2,500,000 was for objective, nonpartisan voter education about, and a plebiscite on, options that would resolve Puerto Rico’s future political status ; (B) the funds provided for the plebiscite shall not be obligated until 45 days after the Department of Justice notifies the Committees on Appropriations that it approves of an expenditure plan from the Puerto Rico Elections Commission for voter education and plebiscite administration, including approval of the plebiscite ballot