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H.R. 51119th CongressGovernment Operations and Politics
Washington, D.C. Admission Act
Sponsored by Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) · 209 active : 209 Democrats
Latest 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…
Where it standsBefore the House34 representatives score as swing votes
Hasn’t passed either chamber
- House: next
- Senate: not yet
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govWashington, D.C. Admission Act
This bill provides for the establishment of the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, and its admission into the United States.
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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.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on Armed Services · HouseReferred to
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · HouseReferred to
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce · HouseReferred to
- House Committee on the Judiciary · HouseReferred to
- House Committee on Rules · HouseReferred to
Subjects
- Congressional districts and representation
- Congressional elections
- Constitution and constitutional amendments
- District of Columbia
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 9Swing 70–100
- 68Middle 30–70
- 23Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score. The bill is not before the Senate right now; these scores show where members would stand.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
209 activeShow all 209 cosponsors
- Adam Smith (D-WA-9)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13)
- Al Green (D-TX-9)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14)
- Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12)
- Ami Bera (D-CA-6)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6)
- André Carson (D-IN-7)
- Angie Craig (D-MN-2)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7)
- Becca Balint (D-VT-AL)
- Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2)
- Betty McCollum (D-MN-4)
- Bill Foster (D-IL-11)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12)
- Brad Sherman (D-CA-32)
- Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL-10)
- Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-2)
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6)
- Christopher R. Deluzio
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
