Washington, D.C. Admission Act

This bill would make Washington, D.C. into a new state called Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. The new state would include most of D.C.'s current territory, but important federal buildings like the White House, Capitol, and Supreme Court would remain as a separate federal district called the Capital. The new state would get two senators and one representative in Congress, replacing D.C.'s current non-voting delegate. Current D.C. laws, court cases, and contracts would continue under the new state, and D.C. would need to take over certain responsibilities like running public defender services and maintaining a retirement fund for judges.

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