Washington, D.C. Admission Act

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HR51 · U.S. Congress · In Committee

Introduced 2025-01-03. 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 such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Summary (plain-language)

Washington, D.C. Admission Act This 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.

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Action History

Date	Action
2025-01-03	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1-2)
2025-01-03	Introduced in House
2025-01-03	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.

Lobbying on this bill

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Honesty note: each filer below disclosed lobbying on this bill — that much the filing tells us. But the dollar figure is their total lobbying spend for the whole quarter across all their issues, not the amount spent on this bill, and the filing never says whether they supported or opposed it.

Registrant (lobbying firm)	Client	Period	Reported quarterly amount	Extraction
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE	BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE	Q2 2026	$40,000	Explicit
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN	HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN	Q2 2026	$223,727	Explicit
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.	LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.	Q2 2026	$80,000	Probable
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.	LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.	Q2 2026	$80,000	Probable
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION	AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION	Q2 2026	$670,000	Explicit
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION	NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION	Q2 2026	$340,000	Explicit
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN	NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN	Q2 2026	$10,000	Probable
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO	AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO	Q2 2026	$390,000	Explicit
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS	LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS	Q2 2026	$230,000	Explicit
CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC.	CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC.	Q2 2026	$20,000	Explicit
COMMON CAUSE	COMMON CAUSE	Q2 2026	$30,000	Probable
COMMON CAUSE	COMMON CAUSE	Q1 2026	$30,000	Probable
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION	NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION	Q1 2026	$310,000	Explicit
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN	HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN	Q1 2026	$174,259	Explicit
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN	NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN	Q1 2026	$10,000	Probable
CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC.	CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC.	Q1 2026	$30,000	Explicit
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE	BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE	Q1 2026	$40,000	Explicit
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.	LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.	Q1 2026	$100,000	Explicit
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.	LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.	Q1 2026	$100,000	Explicit
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION	AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION	Q1 2026	$720,000	Explicit
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS	LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS	Q1 2026	$200,000	Explicit
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO	AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO	Q1 2026	$410,000	Explicit
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS	LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS	Q1 2026	$240,000	Explicit

Source: Senate LDA filings.