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119th Congress · House bill · Last action Jan 3, 2025
BillsGovernment Operations and PoliticsH.R. 51Congress.gov ↗
H.R. 51In CommitteeGovernment Operations and Politics

Democrats propose admitting Washington, D.C. as a state.

Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)207 cosponsorsIntroduced Jan 3, 2025
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Where it is in the process

Introduced
Jan 3
House committee
Jan 3
3
House floor
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4
Senate
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5
Signed
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What happens next: Sits in committee. Needs a markup or favorable report to advance to the House floor.

Sponsor

Cosponsors (207)

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All Democratic.

Activity timeline

Jan 3
Jan 3, 2025
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.
Jan 3
Jan 3, 2025
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.
Jan 3
Jan 3, 2025
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.
Jan 3
Jan 3, 2025
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.
Jan 3
Jan 3, 2025
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.
Jan 3
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 3
Jan 3, 2025
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1-2)
Jan 3
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
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Full action log

All 8 recorded actions since introduction · Source: Congress.gov
Jan 3
HOUSEReferred 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.
Jan 3
HOUSEReferred 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.
Jan 3
HOUSEReferred 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.
Jan 3
HOUSEReferred 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.
Jan 3
HOUSEReferred 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.
Jan 3
Introduced in House
Jan 3
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1-2)
Jan 3
Introduced in House

All 30 cosponsors

30 Democrats · 0 Republicans
Democrats (30)

In the news

H.R. 51 Passed in the U.S. House of Representatives: The District of Columbia Takes A Giant First Step in the Long Journey to Statehood - Columbia Undergraduate Law Review
DC Statehood, Explained - Brennan Center for Justice
As House Votes to Approve DC Statehood, Georgetown Continues to Support Effort - Georgetown University
House Of Representatives Passes D.C. Statehood Bill - DCist
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