HR 51 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Washington, D.C. Admission Act

Introduced Jan 9, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 9, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Armed Services, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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 9, 2023
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Washington, D.C. Admission Act

This bill provides for the admission of the state of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth into the United States.

The commonwealth consists of all the territory of the District of Columbia (DC), excluding certain federal property. The excluded property shall be known as the Capital and serve as the seat of federal government; it includes the principal federal monuments, the White House, the Capitol Building, the Supreme Court Building, and the federal office buildings located adjacent to the Mall and Capitol Building. In addition, the bill maintains the federal government's authority over military lands and specified other property and prohibits the commonwealth from taxing federal property except as permitted by Congress.

Within 30 days of this bill's enactment, the DC mayor must call for the election of two Senators and one Representative for the commonwealth. The commonwealth shall be admitted into the United States upon a presidential proclamation announcing the results of that election.

The bill applies current DC laws to the commonwealth and continues pending judicial proceedings. It also continues certain federal authorities and responsibilities, including regarding employee benefits, agencies, and courts, until the commonwealth certifies that it is prepared to take over those authorities and responsibilities.

Further, the bill provides for expedited consideration of a joint resolution to repeal the Twenty-third Amendment to the Constitution (which allows DC citizens to vote in presidential elections).

The bill also establishes a commission to advise the President, Congress, and DC and commonwealth leaders on the transition.

Cosponsors 211

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2023 to Oct 22, 2024, with 165 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-VA	Abigail Davis Spanberger	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-WA	Adam Smith	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NY	Adriano Espaillat	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-TX	Al Green	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NY	Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NC	Alma S. Adams	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Ami Bera	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-IN	André Carson	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NJ	Andy Kim	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MN	Angie Craig	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NH	Ann M. Kuster	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Anna G. Eshoo	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MA	Ayanna Pressley	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MS	Bennie G. Thompson	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MN	Betty McCollum	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-IL	Bill Foster	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NJ	Bonnie Watson Coleman	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Brad Sherman	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-IL	Bradley Scott Schneider	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-PA	Brendan F. Boyle	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NY	Brian Higgins	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MD	C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-ME	Chellie Pingree	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-PA	Chrissy Houlahan	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-TX	Colin Z. Allred	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MO	Cori Bush	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MI	Daniel T. Kildee	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-IL	Danny K. Davis	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-FL	Darren Soto	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MD	David J. Trone	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-RI	David N. Cicilline	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-GA	David Scott	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MN	Dean Phillips	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MI	Debbie Dingell	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-FL	Debbie Wasserman Schultz	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NC	Deborah K. Ross	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-WA	Derek Kilmer	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CO	Diana DeGette	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NV	Dina Titus	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne, Jr.	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NJ	Donald Norcross	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-VA	Donald S. Beyer, Jr.	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Doris O. Matsui	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-PA	Dwight Evans	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-OR	Earl Blumenauer	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-HI	Ed Case	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MO	Emanuel Cleaver	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Eric Swalwell	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-IN	Frank J. Mrvan	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-FL	Frederica S. Wilson	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-VA	Gerald E. Connolly	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Grace F. Napolitano	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NY	Grace Meng	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-AZ	Greg Stanton	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MP	Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NY	Gregory W. Meeks	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-WI	Gwen Moore	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NY	Hakeem S. Jeffries	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MI	Haley M. Stevens	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-GA	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MN	Ilhan Omar	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	J. Luis Correa	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CT	Jahana Hayes	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MA	Jake Auchincloss	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NY	Jamaal Bowman	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-SC	James E. Clyburn	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MA	James P. McGovern	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MD	Jamie Raskin	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-IL	Janice D. Schakowsky	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Jared Huffman	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-TX	Jasmine Crockett	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CO	Jason Crow	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-VA	Jennifer Wexton	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NY	Jerrold Nadler	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-IL	Jesús G. "Chuy" García	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-HI	Jill N. Tokuda	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Jim Costa	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Jimmy Gomez	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Jimmy Panetta	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-TX	Joaquin Castro	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CO	Joe Neguse	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CT	John B. Larson	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	John Garamendi	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MD	John P. Sarbanes	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-IL	Jonathan L. Jackson	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NY	Joseph D. Morelle	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NJ	Josh Gottheimer	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-OH	Joyce Beatty	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Juan Vargas	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Judy Chu	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Julia Brownley	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MA	Katherine M. Clark	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-FL	Kathy Castor	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Katie Porter	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MD	Kweisi Mfume	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-IL	Lauren Underwood	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Linda T. Sánchez	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-TX	Lloyd Doggett	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-FL	Lois Frankel	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MA	Lori Trahan	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-GA	Lucy McBath	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-PA	Madeleine Dean	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-TX	Marc A. Veasey	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-OH	Marcy Kaptur	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-WA	Marilyn Strickland	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Mark DeSaulnier	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-WI	Mark Pocan	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Mark Takano	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-PA	Mary Gay Scanlon	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Maxine Waters	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-IL	Mike Quigley	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Mike Thompson	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Nanette Diaz Barragán	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-GA	Nikema Williams	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-IL	Nikki Budzinski	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Norma J. Torres	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NY	Nydia M. Velázquez	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NY	Paul Tonko	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Pete Aguilar	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-WA	Pramila Jayapal	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-IL	Raja Krishnamoorthi	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MI	Rashida Tlaib	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Raul Ruiz	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MA	Richard E. Neal	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-WA	Rick Larsen	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NY	Ritchie Torres	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Ro Khanna	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-VA	Robert C. "Bobby" Scott	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-IL	Robin L. Kelly	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CT	Rosa L. DeLauro	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-AZ	Ruben Gallego	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Salud O. Carbajal	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Sara Jacobs	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Scott H. Peters	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-IL	Sean Casten	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MA	Seth Moulton	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-KS	Sharice Davids	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-FL	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MI	Shri Thanedar	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-VI	Stacey E. Plaskett	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MD	Steny H. Hoyer	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-TN	Steve Cohen	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NV	Steven Horsford	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-PA	Susan Wild	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-WA	Suzan K. DelBene	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-OR	Suzanne Bonamici	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-TX	Sylvia R. Garcia	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Ted Lieu	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NM	Teresa Leger Fernandez	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-AL	Terri A. Sewell	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Tony Cárdenas	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-LA	Troy A. Carter	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NC	Valerie P. Foushee	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-TX	Veronica Escobar	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-MA	William R. Keating	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-NY	Yvette D. Clarke	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-CA	Zoe Lofgren	Original	Jan 9, 2023
D-TX	Greg Casar		Jan 10, 2023
D-CA	Mike Levin		Jan 10, 2023
D-MI	Hillary J. Scholten		Jan 11, 2023
D-CT	Joe Courtney		Jan 11, 2023
D-CT	James A. Himes		Jan 12, 2023
D-OR	Val T. Hoyle		Jan 13, 2023
D-CA	Sydney Kamlager-Dove		Jan 17, 2023
D-DE	Lisa Blunt Rochester		Jan 24, 2023
D-OH	Shontel M. Brown		Jan 24, 2023
D-VT	Becca Balint		Jan 25, 2023
D-TX	Lizzie Fletcher		Jan 26, 2023
D-NC	Kathy E. Manning		Feb 6, 2023
D-CA	Kevin Mullin		Feb 7, 2023
D-IL	Eric Sorensen		Feb 8, 2023
D-CO	Brittany Pettersen		Feb 14, 2023
D-WA	Kim Schrier		Feb 14, 2023
D-FL	Maxwell Frost		Feb 14, 2023
D-CA	Robert Garcia		Feb 14, 2023
D-RI	Seth Magaziner		Feb 14, 2023
D-PA	Matt Cartwright		Feb 24, 2023
D-NY	Daniel S. Goldman		Mar 1, 2023
D-OH	Greg Landsman		Mar 7, 2023
D-PA	Summer L. Lee		Mar 27, 2023
D-FL	Jared Moskowitz		Mar 28, 2023
D-NM	Melanie A. Stansbury		Mar 29, 2023
D-VA	Jennifer L. McClellan		Apr 13, 2023
D-NC	Wiley Nickel		Apr 17, 2023
D-PA	Christopher R. Deluzio		Jun 5, 2023
D-KY	Morgan McGarvey		Jun 23, 2023
D-IL	Delia C. Ramirez		Oct 18, 2023
D-MD	Glenn Ivey		Oct 20, 2023
D-NJ	Mikie Sherrill		Oct 24, 2023
D-NV	Susie Lee		Dec 7, 2023
D-NJ	Robert Menendez		Dec 11, 2023
D-RI	Gabe Amo		Dec 14, 2023
D-NC	Jeff Jackson		Jan 5, 2024
D-CO	Yadira Caraveo		Jan 17, 2024
D-CA	Josh Harder		Jan 22, 2024
D-CA	Nancy Pelosi		Jan 22, 2024
D-OR	Andrea Salinas		Feb 5, 2024
D-MI	Elissa Slotkin		Feb 5, 2024
D-NY	Thomas R. Suozzi		May 28, 2024
D-NY	Timothy M. Kennedy		Jun 25, 2024
D-OH	Emilia Strong Sykes		Jul 24, 2024
D-NY	Patrick Ryan		Jul 25, 2024
D-NJ	LaMonica McIver		Oct 22, 2024

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 9, 2023Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2023Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Armed Services, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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 9, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 9, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E3-4)
Jan 6, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1)

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 51	Washington, D.C. Admission Act	Identical bill	Jan 24, 2023

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Jan 9, 2023Introduced in House

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