HR 1291 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Washington, D.C. Admission Act

Latest action · Mar 2, 2017 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1524-1526)

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 1, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Washington, D.C. Admission Act

This bill provides for admission into the United States of the state of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. The Commonwealth shall be admitted to the Union on an equal footing with the other states.

The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall issue a proclamation for the first elections to Congress of two Senators and one Representative of the Commonwealth.

The Commonwealth shall consist of all Washington, DC territory as of enactment of this bill, with specified exclusions for federal buildings and monuments.

The Commonwealth may not impose taxes on federal property except as Congress permits.

The bill applies current DC laws to the Commonwealth and continues pending judicial proceedings.

The bill maintains: (1) DC as the seat of the federal government, and (2) the federal government's authority over military lands and specified other property.

The bill provides for expedited consideration of a joint resolution repealing the Twenty-Third Amendment to the Constitution (which provides for the appointment of electors for President and Vice President).

Cosponsors 181

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018; 116 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-TXBeto O'RourkeOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalMar 1, 2017
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-HIColleen HanabusaOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalMar 1, 2017
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalMar 1, 2017
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalMar 1, 2017
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-COJared PolisOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MDJohn K. DelaneyOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CAKaren BassOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-WIMark PocanOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MANiki TsongasOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MNRichard M. NolanOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-WARick LarsenOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CATed LieuOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-OHTim RyanOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MNTimothy J. WalzOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-GADavid ScottMar 7, 2017
D-VAA. Donald McEachinApr 5, 2017
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.Apr 5, 2017
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterApr 5, 2017
D-CARo KhannaApr 25, 2017
D-NYKathleen M. RiceMay 16, 2017
D-PABrendan F. BoyleMay 24, 2017
D-NYAdriano EspaillatJun 12, 2017
D-ILBill FosterJun 13, 2017
D-FLDarren SotoJun 13, 2017
D-WAPramila JayapalJun 14, 2017
D-PADwight EvansJun 15, 2017
D-NJDonald NorcrossJun 20, 2017
D-NVRuben J. KihuenJun 20, 2017
D-FLVal Butler DemingsJun 26, 2017
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyJul 11, 2017
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterJul 12, 2017
D-MEChellie PingreeJul 24, 2017
D-WAAdam SmithJul 25, 2017
D-CTElizabeth H. EstyJul 26, 2017
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoSep 1, 2017
D-MASeth MoultonSep 1, 2017
D-CTJames A. HimesOct 3, 2017
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOct 23, 2017
D-IADavid LoebsackNov 30, 2017
D-NMBen Ray LujánDec 22, 2017
D-NHAnn M. KusterFeb 13, 2018
D-CADoris O. MatsuiFeb 13, 2018
D-CAMike ThompsonFeb 13, 2018
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIFeb 14, 2018
D-MIDebbie DingellMar 13, 2018
D-NYGrace MengMar 13, 2018
D-CAJimmy GomezMar 13, 2018
D-TXLloyd DoggettMar 13, 2018
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánMar 14, 2018
D-CASalud O. CarbajalApr 16, 2018
D-CASusan A. DavisApr 16, 2018
D-NYThomas R. SuozziApr 16, 2018
D-NVDina TitusApr 17, 2018
D-CANorma J. TorresApr 18, 2018
D-MARichard E. NealApr 18, 2018
D-HITulsi GabbardApr 24, 2018
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyMay 15, 2018
D-TXGene GreenJul 10, 2018
D-TXJoaquin CastroJul 16, 2018
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJul 23, 2018
D-NYBrian HigginsJul 23, 2018
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaJul 24, 2018
D-FLCharlie CristJul 25, 2018
D-CATony CárdenasAug 3, 2018
D-ILCheri BustosSep 20, 2018
D-TXFilemon VelaSep 20, 2018
D-CAJimmy PanettaSep 20, 2018
D-NJAlbio SiresSep 25, 2018
D-FLKathy CastorSep 26, 2018
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiSep 26, 2018
D-WADenny HeckSep 27, 2018
D-CAEric SwalwellSep 28, 2018
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOct 16, 2018
D-CABrad ShermanNov 9, 2018
D-CAPete AguilarNov 14, 2018
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneNov 16, 2018
D-PASusan WildDec 20, 2018
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingDec 20, 2018
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonDec 31, 2018

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Mar 1, 2017
HouseRules Committee
Referred Mar 1, 2017

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 2, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1524-1526)
  2. Mar 1, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Mar 1, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E261-262)
  4. Mar 1, 2017Referred 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.

In the Congressional Record 4

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H7713–H7716Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DCJul 26, 2018
HouseDebate and remarks H10407–H10410Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DCDec 21, 2017
HouseDebate and remarks H1524–H1526Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DCMar 2, 2017
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E261Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DCMar 1, 2017

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: clause 1 of section 3 of article IV of the Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 36, March 1, 2017, page H1464.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 115-15COMPARING 21ST CENTURY TRUST LAND ACQUISITION WITH THE INTENT OF THE 73RD CONGRESS IN SECTION 5 OF THE INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT68 pagesNatural Resources CommitteeJul 13, 2017

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 51Washington, D.C. Admission ActReintroduced BillSep 8, 2020
S 1278Washington, D.C. Admission ActIdentical billMay 25, 2017

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.
Short Titles as Introduced
Washington, D.C. Admission Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 1, 2017Introduced in House

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