United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 209 D cosponsors

HR 51 — Washington, D.C. Admission Act

Last action — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 209 sponsors

    2 primary, 207 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (209 D).

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Summary

Washington, D.C. Admission ActThis bill provides for the establishment of the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, and its admission into the United States.The state is composed of most of the territory of the District of Columbia (DC), excluding a specified area that encompasses the U.S. Capitol, the White House, the U.S. Supreme Court building, federal monuments, and federal office buildings adjacent to the National Mall and the U.S. Capitol. The excluded territory shall be known as the Capital and serve as the seat of the government of the United States, as provided for in Article I of the Constitution. The state may not impose taxes on federal property except as Congress permits.The bill provides for the DC Mayor to issue a proclamation for the first elections to Congress of two Senators and one Representative of the state. The bill eliminates the office of Delegate to the House of Representatives.The bill applies current DC laws to the state. DC judicial proceedings and contractual obligations shall continue under the state’s authority. The bill also provides for specified federal obligations to transfer to the state upon its certification that it has funds and laws in place to assume the obligations. These include maintaining a retirement fund for judges and operating public defender services. The bill establishes a commission that is generally comprised of members who are appointed by DC and federal government officials to advise on an orderly transition to statehood.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends existing law to accommodate the admission of Washington, D.C. as a state and adjusts the apportionment of representatives in the House of Representatives.

  • 2 U.S.C. 2a(a)

    the then existing number of Representatives → 436 Representatives

    This change sets the total number of Representatives in the House at 436, including the new representative from Washington, D.C.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1-2)

  4. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1-2)

  5. Introduced in House

  6. Introduced in House

  7. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

  8. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

  9. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

  10. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

  11. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

  12. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

  13. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

  14. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

  15. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

  16. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 207 co-sponsors · 338 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (207)

Not signed on (338)

338 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 51 do?
Washington, D.C. Admission ActThis bill provides for the establishment of the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, and its admission into the United States.The state is composed of most of the territory of the District of Columbia (DC), excluding a specified area that encompasses the U.S. Capitol, the White House, the U.S. Supreme Court building, federal monuments, and federal office buildings adjacent to the National Mall and the U.S. Capitol. The excluded territory shall be known as the Capital and serve as the seat of the government of the United States, as provided for in Article I of the Constitution. The state may not impose taxes on federal property except as Congress permits.The bill provides for the DC Mayor to issue a proclamation for the first elections to Congress of two Senators and one Representative of the state. The bill eliminates the office of Delegate to the House of Representatives.The bill applies current DC laws to the state. DC judicial proceedings and contractual obligations shall continue under the state’s authority. The bill also provides for specified federal obligations to transfer to the state upon its certification that it has funds and laws in place to assume the obligations. These include maintaining a retirement fund for judges and operating public defender services. The bill establishes a commission that is generally comprised of members who are appointed by DC and federal government officials to advise on an orderly transition to statehood.
Who sponsors HR 51?
HR 51 is sponsored by Jeffries, Hakeem S. (Democratic), Clark, Katherine M. (Democratic), Aguilar, Pete (Democratic), Adams, Alma S. (Democratic), Amo, Gabe (Democratic), Balint, Becca (Democratic), Barragán, Nanette Diaz (Democratic), Beatty, Joyce (Democratic), Bera, Ami (Democratic), Beyer, Donald S. (Democratic), Bishop, Sanford D. (Democratic), Bonamici, Suzanne (Democratic), Boyle, Brendan F. (Democratic), Brown, Shontel M. (Democratic), Brownley, Julia (Democratic), Budzinski, Nikki (Democratic), Carbajal, Salud O. (Democratic), Carson, André (Democratic), Carter, Troy A. (Democratic), Casar, Greg (Democratic), Case, Ed (Democratic), Casten, Sean (Democratic), Castor, Kathy (Democratic), Castro, Joaquin (Democratic), Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (Democratic), Chu, Judy (Democratic), Clarke, Yvette D. (Democratic), Cleaver, Emanuel (Democratic), Clyburn, James E. (Democratic), Cohen, Steve (Democratic), Connolly, Gerald E. (Democratic), Costa, Jim (Democratic), Craig, Angie (Democratic), Crockett, Jasmine (Democratic), Crow, Jason (Democratic), Davids, Sharice (Democratic), Davis, Danny K. (Democratic), Dean, Madeleine (Democratic), DeGette, Diana (Democratic), DeLauro, Rosa L. (Democratic), DelBene, Suzan K. (Democratic), Deluzio, Christopher R. (Democratic), DeSaulnier, Mark (Democratic), Dingell, Debbie (Democratic), Doggett, Lloyd (Democratic), Escobar, Veronica (Democratic), Espaillat, Adriano (Democratic), Evans, Dwight (Democratic), Foster, Bill (Democratic), Foushee, Valerie P. (Democratic), Frankel, Lois (Democratic), Frost, Maxwell (Democratic), Garamendi, John (Democratic), García, Jesús G. "Chuy" (Democratic), Garcia, Robert (Democratic), Garcia, Sylvia R. (Democratic), Goldman, Daniel S. (Democratic), Gomez, Jimmy (Democratic), Green, Al (Democratic), Grijalva, Raúl M. (Democratic), Himes, James A. (Democratic), Horsford, Steven (Democratic), Houlahan, Chrissy (Democratic), Hoyer, Steny H. (Democratic), Hoyle, Val T. (Democratic), Huffman, Jared (Democratic), Ivey, Glenn (Democratic), Jackson, Jonathan L. (Democratic), Jacobs, Sara (Democratic), Jayapal, Pramila (Democratic), Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (Democratic), Kamlager-Dove, Sydney (Democratic), Keating, William R. (Democratic), Kelly, Robin L. (Democratic), Kennedy, Timothy M. (Democratic), Khanna, Ro (Democratic), Krishnamoorthi, Raja (Democratic), Landsman, Greg (Democratic), Larsen, Rick (Democratic), Larson, John B. (Democratic), Lee, Summer L. (Democratic), Leger Fernandez, Teresa (Democratic), Lieu, Ted (Democratic), Lofgren, Zoe (Democratic), Lynch, Stephen F. (Democratic), Magaziner, Seth (Democratic), Matsui, Doris O. (Democratic), McBath, Lucy (Democratic), McClellan, Jennifer L. (Democratic), McCollum, Betty (Democratic), McGarvey, Morgan (Democratic), McGovern, James P. (Democratic), McIver, LaMonica (Democratic), Meeks, Gregory W. (Democratic), Menendez, Robert (Democratic), Meng, Grace (Democratic), Mfume, Kweisi (Democratic), Moore, Gwen (Democratic), Morelle, Joseph D. (Democratic), Moskowitz, Jared (Democratic), Moulton, Seth (Democratic), Mrvan, Frank J. (Democratic), Mullin, Kevin (Democratic), Nadler, Jerrold (Democratic), Neal, Richard E. (Democratic), Neguse, Joe (Democratic), Norcross, Donald (Democratic), Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria (Democratic), Omar, Ilhan (Democratic), Pallone, Frank (Democratic), Panetta, Jimmy (Democratic), Peters, Scott H. (Democratic), Pettersen, Brittany (Democratic), Pingree, Chellie (Democratic), Pocan, Mark (Democratic), Pressley, Ayanna (Democratic), Quigley, Mike (Democratic), Ramirez, Delia C. (Democratic), Raskin, Jamie (Democratic), Ross, Deborah K. (Democratic), Ruiz, Raul (Democratic), Ryan, Patrick (Democratic), Salinas, Andrea (Democratic), Sánchez, Linda T. (Democratic), Scanlon, Mary Gay (Democratic), Schakowsky, Janice D. (Democratic), Schrier, Kim (Democratic), Schneider, Bradley Scott (Democratic), Scholten, Hillary J. (Democratic), Scott, David (Democratic), Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" (Democratic), Sewell, Terri A. (Democratic), Sherman, Brad (Democratic), Smith, Adam (Democratic), Sorensen, Eric (Democratic), Soto, Darren (Democratic), Stansbury, Melanie A. (Democratic), Stanton, Greg (Democratic), Stevens, Haley M. (Democratic), Strickland, Marilyn (Democratic), Swalwell, Eric (Democratic), Sykes, Emilia Strong (Democratic), Takano, Mark (Democratic), Thanedar, Shri (Democratic), Thompson, Bennie G. (Democratic), Tlaib, Rashida (Democratic), Tokuda, Jill N. (Democratic), Tonko, Paul (Democratic), Torres, Norma J. (Democratic), Torres, Ritchie (Democratic), Trahan, Lori (Democratic), Underwood, Lauren (Democratic), Vargas, Juan (Democratic), Veasey, Marc A. (Democratic), Velázquez, Nydia M. (Democratic), Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (Democratic), Watson Coleman, Bonnie (Democratic), Williams, Nikema (Democratic), Wilson, Frederica S. (Democratic), Auchincloss, Jake (Democratic), Gottheimer, Josh (Democratic), Turner, Sylvester (Democratic), Fields, Cleo (Democratic), Subramanyam, Suhas (Democratic), Morrison, Kelly (Democratic), Conaway, Herbert C. (Democratic), Min, Dave (Democratic), Tran, Derek (Democratic), Cisneros, Gilbert Ray (Democratic), McBride, Sarah (Democratic), McClain Delaney, April (Democratic), Figures, Shomari (Democratic), Dexter, Maxine (Democratic), Olszewski, Johnny (Democratic), Mannion, John W. (Democratic), Elfreth, Sarah (Democratic), Randall, Emily (Democratic), Latimer, George (Democratic), Ansari, Yassamin (Democratic), Simon, Lateefah (Democratic), Correa, J. Luis (Democratic), Friedman, Laura (Democratic), Waters, Maxine (Democratic), Vindman, Eugene Simon (Democratic), Levin, Mike (Democratic), Hayes, Jahana (Democratic), Fletcher, Lizzie (Democratic), Johnson, Julie (Democratic), Hernández, Pablo Jose (Democratic), Bell, Wesley (Democratic), Pelosi, Nancy (Democratic), Rivas, Luz M. (Democratic), Courtney, Joe (Democratic), Plaskett, Stacey E. (Democratic), Thompson, Mike (Democratic), Suozzi, Thomas R. (Democratic), Bynum, Janelle S. (Democratic), Sherrill, Mikie (Democratic), Titus, Dina (Democratic), Liccardo, Sam T. (Democratic), Vasquez, Gabe (Democratic), Pou, Nellie (Democratic), Riley, Josh (Democratic), Walkinshaw, James R. (Democratic), Grijalva, Adelita S. (Democratic), Menefee, Christian D. (Democratic), Mejia, Analilia (Democratic), and Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic).
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