Washington, D.C. Admission Act
Latest action · Jun 18, 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 347.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot 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, composed of most of the territory of the District of Columbia. 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 bill applies current District laws to the commonwealth and continues pending judicial proceedings.
The commonwealth (1) shall consist of all District territory, with specified exclusions for federal buildings and monuments, including the principal federal monuments, the White House, the Capitol Building, the U.S. Supreme Court Building, and the federal executive, legislative, and judicial office buildings located adjacent to the Mall and the Capitol Building; and (2) may not impose taxes on federal property except as Congress permits.
District territory excluded from the commonwealth shall be known as the Capital and shall be the seat of the federal government. The bill maintains the federal government's authority over military lands and specified other property.
The bill provides for expedited consideration of a joint resolution repealing the 23rd Amendment to the Constitution, which provides for the appointment of electors of the President and Vice President.
The bill continues certain federal authorities and responsibilities, including regarding employee benefits, agencies, courts, and college tuition assistance, until the commonwealth certifies that it is prepared to take over the authorities and responsibilities.
The bill establishes the Statehood Transition Commission to advise the President, Congress, and District and commonwealth leaders on the transition.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 5
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2020Markup Feb 11, 2020Reported Jun 18, 2020 |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2020Discharged Jun 18, 2020 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2020Discharged Jun 18, 2020 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2020Discharged Jun 18, 2020 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2020Discharged Jun 18, 2020 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Reform. H. Rept. 116-433, Part I.
- Jun 18, 2020Committee on Rules discharged.
- Jun 18, 2020Committee on Armed Services discharged.
- Jun 18, 2020Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
- Jun 18, 2020Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 17, 2020H.R. 5803, Washington, D.C. Admission ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on February 11, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 26, February 7, 2020, page H977.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 51 | Washington, D.C. Admission Act | Related bill | Sep 8, 2020 |
| HR 51 | Washington, D.C. Admission Act | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 22, 2021 |
| S 631 | Washington, D.C. Admission Act | Related bill | Feb 28, 2019 |
Titles 3
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 Title(s) as Introduced
- Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- 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 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2020Reported in House
- Feb 7, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
