District of Columbia Admission Act

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proposed United States federal legislation statehood bill

The District of Columbia Admission Act is proposed U.S. federal legislation that would grant Washington, D.C. statehood with full congressional representation and local self-governance comparable to that of existing states.

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Label	Occurrences
District of Columbia Admission Act canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	proposed United States federal legislation ⓘ statehood bill ⓘ
addresses	lack of voting representation for Washington, D.C. residents in Congress ⓘ
alternativeName	D.C. statehood bill ⓘ
appliesTo	Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
debatedIn	United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody	United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasConsequence	would alter the balance of power in the U.S. Senate ⓘ would change the relationship between the federal government and Washington, D.C. ⓘ would give Washington, D.C. residents equal representation with residents of states ⓘ would reduce the size of the federal district to a smaller enclave containing core federal buildings ⓘ
hasPurpose	to grant Washington, D.C. statehood ⓘ to provide Washington, D.C. full congressional representation ⓘ to provide Washington, D.C. local self-governance comparable to that of existing states ⓘ
involves	allocation of electoral votes for the new state ⓘ redefinition of federal district boundaries ⓘ transition of federal and local responsibilities in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
legalForm	bill ⓘ
opposedBy	some constitutional scholars ⓘ some members of the Republican Party ⓘ
politicalIssue	D.C. statehood ⓘ federalism in the United States ⓘ voting rights in the United States ⓘ
proposesCreationOf	State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ
regulates	federal district boundaries ⓘ representation of Washington, D.C. in the U.S. Congress ⓘ transition of local governance in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
relatedTo	Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ District of Columbia Home Rule Act NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
seeksToChange	status of Washington, D.C. from federal district to state ⓘ
subjectHasRole	would admit Washington, D.C. as the 51st state ⓘ
supportedBy	D.C. statehood advocates ⓘ
topic	admission of new states to the Union ⓘ status of the District of Columbia ⓘ
wouldGrant	greater autonomy over local laws for Washington, D.C. ⓘ greater control over local budget for Washington, D.C. ⓘ voting representation in the U.S. House of Representatives for Washington, D.C. ⓘ voting representation in the U.S. Senate for Washington, D.C. ⓘ

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Shadow United States Senator for the District of Columbia → advocatesFor → District of Columbia Admission Act ⓘ