Washington, D.C. Admission Act
Latest action · May 25, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMay 25, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2017 to Nov 14, 2018; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jun 5, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Nov 14, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Feb 27, 2018 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Feb 27, 2018 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | May 15, 2018 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | May 17, 2018 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Jun 7, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jul 11, 2018 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jul 11, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jul 17, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Aug 16, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Nov 14, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred May 25, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 25, 2017Introduced in Senate
- May 25, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 631 | Washington, D.C. Admission Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 28, 2019 |
| HR 1291 | Washington, D.C. Admission Act | Identical bill | Mar 2, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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.
- Congressional districts and representation
- Congressional elections
- Constitution and constitutional amendments
- District of Columbia
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government Operations and Politics
- House of Representatives
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Members of Congress
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 25, 2017Introduced in Senate
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