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H.R. 317 (114th): New Columbia Admission Act

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Should Washington, D.C. become the 51st state?

With 672,228 residents last year, it has a larger population than two _actual _states: Vermont and Wyoming. And its economy islarger than 16 other states’. Yet it does not have full representation in Congress, and no new states have been added since Hawaii in 1959. The New Columbia Admission Act, H.R. 317 and S. 1688, would formally change this by making the District of Columbia an official state named New Columbia.

Currently, not only does the District of Columbia have no voting members of the House or Senate, but its budget and laws are all subject to congressional approval, a lack of autonomy that no other state shares. Congress has tried to overturn D.C. laws on issues from …

Sponsor and status

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Eleanor Holmes Norton

Sponsor. Representative for the District of Columbia. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Jan 13, 2015
Length: 29 pages
Introduced
Jan 13, 2015
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on January 13, 2015, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

133 Cosponsors (132 Democrats, 1 Independent)

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History

May 29, 1991
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2482 (102nd).
Apr 2, 1992
 
Earlier Version — Ordered Reported

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4718 (102nd).
Nov 21, 1993
 
Earlier Version — Failed House

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 51 (103rd).
Jan 4, 1995
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 51 (104th).
Jan 12, 2011
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 265 (112th).
Jan 15, 2013
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 292 (113th).
Jan 13, 2015
 
Introduced

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H.R. 317 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 317. This is the one from the 114th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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