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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-08 | Calendars | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 522. | Senate |
| 2020-08-13 | Calendars | Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. | Senate |
| 2020-06-29 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate. | Senate |
| 2020-06-26 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-26 | Vote | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 232 - 180 (Roll no. 122). (text: CR H2521-2531) | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-26 | Vote | On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 182 - 227 (Roll no. 121). | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-26 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2555-2557) | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-26 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Keller demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further consideration on the motion to recommit until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-26 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-26 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Keller motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment requiring the President to make specified amendments to the State Constitution. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-26 | Floor | Mr. Keller moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. (text: CR H2542-2543) | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-26 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-26 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 51. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-26 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1017. (consideration: CR H2521-2544) | House floor actions |
| 2019-12-19 | Committee | Committee Hearings Held. | House committee actions |
| 2019-09-19 | Committee | Committee Hearings Held. | House committee actions |
| 2019-01-03 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-03 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-03 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |