761, enacted January 17, 1933) The Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act was the first US law passed setting a process and a date for the Philippines to gain independence from the United States.

Lastly, the third proposal was, if the U.S. Congress disliked protecting the Philippines' economic interests, the Filipinos would accept any laws granting complete independence even with the most "burdensome conditions".

Senator Royal Copeland then argued that an alienation of American territory required not by Congressional action but by constitutional amendment.

[2] To counter the opposition of the bill from the Secretary of War Victor Hurley, Senator Hawes requested help from former Governor-General William Cameron Forbes to make suggestions.

Hawes withdrew Forbes' proposal of the U.S. president the right to appoint justices of the Philippine Supreme Court.

[2] Although Quezon deemed the OsRox Mission to the United States a success in April 1932 for the secured passage of the bill, opposition began to mount among Filipino leaders because of provisions maintaining American commercial and military interests.

[3] Due to this sudden turn of events, Quezon, who declined an invite for the mission to the United States in September 1932, would later went on leave in the Philippine Senate.

[3] In April 1933, Paredes, who was acting house speaker, cabled Quezon that the Majority Legislature remained anxious whether to reject the bill.

[3] According to Jose Clarin, who provided the statistics, there were 7 pro-senators who supported the act, 17 anti-senators, 24 pro- representatives, and 58 anti-representatives.