Washington, D.C. Admission Act

This bill would turn most of Washington, D.C. into a new state called Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. A small area including the U.S. Capitol, the White House, the Supreme Court building, federal monuments, and nearby federal office buildings would remain as the nation's capital and would not be part of the new state. The new state would elect two Senators and one Representative to Congress, and the current position of DC Delegate to the House would be eliminated. The bill also sets up a commission to help manage the transition to statehood and explains how current DC laws, court cases, and certain federal responsibilities — like a retirement fund for judges and public defender services — would be handled by the new state.

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