Washington, D.C. Admission Act

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 state 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 state. The bill applies current District of Columbia laws to the state and continues pending judicial proceedings. The state (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. The bill maintains (1) the District 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 23rd Amendment to the Constitution, which provides for the appointment of electors of the President and Vice President.

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• Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

  Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 8 September 2020

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• Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)

  Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 8 September 2020

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 26 June 2020

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 26 June 2020

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• Passed House

  summary · EN · 26 June 2020

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2019

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2019

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 January 2019

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