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H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act (CBO Report for Congress)

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Congress 117th
Date Requested April 14, 2021
Requested By House Committee on Oversight and Reform
Date Sent April 16, 2021
Description:
H.R. 51 would admit the city of Washington, D.C., as the 51st state with the name of the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. The new state would comprise all of the land currently included within the city’s boundaries other than federal land as outlined in the bill. That excluded property, primarily the area around the National Mall, would be named the Capital. The new state would be provided with two U.S. Senators and one Member of the House of Representatives. Finally, the bill would outline new responsibilities for the state and establish a process for transferring certain powers from the federal government to the new state.

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