[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4208 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4208

   To provide for full voting representation in the Congress for the 
                         District of Columbia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 1998

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for full voting representation in the Congress for the 
                         District of Columbia.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Voting Rights 
Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the community of 
American citizens who are residents of the District constituting the 
seat of government of the United States shall have full voting 
representation in the Congress.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall apply with respect to each Congress beginning on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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