New Columbia Admission Act
Latest action · Jan 15, 2013 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 15, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
New Columbia Admission Act - Sets forth procedures for admission into the United States of the state of New Columbia.
Requires the Mayor of the District of Columbia to: (1) submit to the eligible voters propositions for statehood and adoption of a State Constitution, and (2) issue a proclamation for the first elections to Congress of two Senators and one Representative of New Columbia. Requires the President, upon adoption of such propositions and certification of such elections, to issue a proclamation announcing the results and admitting New Columbia into the Union.
Provides for conversion of District government offices to state offices.
Provides that New Columbia shall consist of all territory of the District as of the enactment of this Act, excluding land within specified metes and bounds that shall remain the District of Columbia and that shall include the principal federal monuments, the White House, the Capitol Building, the Supreme Court Building, the federal executive, legislative, and judicial office buildings located adjacent to the Mall and the Capitol Building, and certain military property.
Prohibits New Columbia from imposing taxes on federal property except as provided by Congress.
Maintains the applicability to New Columbia of current District laws and continues pending judicial proceedings.
Maintains: (1) the District of Columbia as the seat of the federal government, and (2) the federal government's authority over military lands and specified other property.
Requires each state that is the last place an individual resided before residing in the District of Columbia to permit such individual to vote in federal elections by absentee ballot. Sets forth a rule for expedited consideration of a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to repeal the 23rd amendment (which provides for the appointment of electors for President and Vice President for the District).
Cosponsors 112
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2013 to Dec 11, 2014, with 15 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jan 15, 2013 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Jan 15, 2013 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Jan 15, 2013 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jan 15, 2013 |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Original | Jan 15, 2013 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Jan 15, 2013 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | Jan 15, 2013 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jan 15, 2013 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jan 15, 2013 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Jan 15, 2013 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Jan 15, 2013 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Jan 15, 2013 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jan 15, 2013 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jan 15, 2013 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Jan 15, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 15, 2013Introduced in House
- Jan 15, 2013Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Jan 15, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E33)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 132 | New Columbia Admission Act | Identical bill | Sep 15, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Congressional elections
- Congressional operations and organization
- Constitution and constitutional amendments
- District of Columbia
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Government Operations and Politics
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Members of Congress
- State and local government operations
- Voting rights
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 15, 2013Introduced in House
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