[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 70 (Thursday, April 22, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H2061-H2089]
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                     WASHINGTON, D.C. ADMISSION ACT

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House 
Resolution 330, I call up the bill (H.R. 51) to provide for the 
admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union, and ask for 
its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Cuellar). Pursuant to House Resolution 
330, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform, printed in the bill, is adopted and 
the bill, as amended, is considered read.
  The text of the bill, as amended, is as follows:

                                H.R. 51

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
     ``Washington, D.C. Admission Act''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                   TITLE I--STATE OF WASHINGTON, D.C.

                  Subtitle A--Procedures for Admission

Sec. 101. Admission into the Union.
Sec. 102. Election of Senators and Representative.
Sec. 103. Issuance of presidential proclamation.

          Subtitle B--Seat of Government of the United States

Sec. 111. Territory and boundaries.
Sec. 112. Description of Capital.
Sec. 113. Retention of title to property.
Sec. 114. Effect of admission on current laws of seat of Government of 
              United States.
Sec. 115. Capital National Guard.
Sec. 116. Termination of legal status of seat of Government of United 
              States as municipal corporation.

        Subtitle C--General Provisions Relating to Laws of State

Sec. 121. Effect of admission on current laws.
Sec. 122. Pending actions and proceedings.
Sec. 123. Limitation on authority to tax Federal property.
Sec. 124. United States nationality.

               TITLE II--INTERESTS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

                      Subtitle A--Federal Property

Sec. 201. Treatment of military lands.
Sec. 202. Waiver of claims to Federal property.

                       Subtitle B--Federal Courts

Sec. 211. Residency requirements for certain Federal officials.
Sec. 212. Renaming of Federal courts.
Sec. 213. Conforming amendments relating to Department of Justice.
Sec. 214. Treatment of pretrial services in United States District 
              Court.

                     Subtitle C--Federal Elections

Sec. 221. Permitting individuals residing in Capital to vote in Federal 
              elections in State of most recent domicile.
Sec. 222. Repeal of Office of District of Columbia Delegate.
Sec. 223. Repeal of law providing for participation of seat of 
              government in election of President and Vice-President.
Sec. 224. Expedited procedures for consideration of constitutional 
              amendment repealing 23rd Amendment.

  TITLE III--CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

                     Subtitle A--Employee Benefits

Sec. 301. Federal benefit payments under certain retirement programs.
Sec. 302. Continuation of Federal civil service benefits for employees 
              first employed prior to establishment of District of 
              Columbia merit personnel system.
Sec. 303. Obligations of Federal Government under judges' retirement 
              program.

                          Subtitle B--Agencies

Sec. 311. Public Defender Service.
Sec. 312. Prosecutions.
Sec. 313. Service of United States Marshals.
Sec. 314. Designation of felons to facilities of Bureau of Prisons.
Sec. 315. Parole and supervision.
Sec. 316. Courts.

               Subtitle C--Other Programs and Authorities

Sec. 321. Application of the College Access Act.
Sec. 322. Application of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results 
              Act.
Sec. 323. Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage.
Sec. 324. Federal planning commissions.
Sec. 325. Role of Army Corps of Engineers in supplying water.
Sec. 326. Requirements to be located in District of Columbia.

                      TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 401. General definitions.
Sec. 402. Statehood Transition Commission.
Sec. 403. Certification of enactment by President.
Sec. 404. Severability.

                   TITLE I--STATE OF WASHINGTON, D.C.

                  Subtitle A--Procedures for Admission

     SEC. 101. ADMISSION INTO THE UNION.

       (a) In General.--Subject to the provisions of this Act, 
     upon the issuance of the proclamation required by section 
     103(a), the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth is 
     declared to be a State of the United States of America, and 
     is declared admitted into the Union on an equal footing with 
     the other States in all respects whatever.
       (b) Constitution of State.--The State Constitution shall 
     always be republican in form and shall not be repugnant to 
     the Constitution of the United States or the principles of 
     the Declaration of Independence.
       (c) Nonseverability.--If any provision of this section, or 
     the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is 
     held to be invalid, the remaining provisions of this Act and 
     any amendments made by this Act shall be treated as invalid.

     SEC. 102. ELECTION OF SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVE.

       (a) Issuance of Proclamation.--
       (1) In general.--Not more than 30 days after receiving 
     certification of the enactment of this Act from the President 
     pursuant to section 403, the Mayor shall issue a proclamation 
     for the first elections for 2 Senators and one Representative 
     in Congress from the State, subject to the provisions of this 
     section.
       (2) Special rule for elections of senators.--In the 
     elections of Senators from the State pursuant to paragraph 
     (1), the 2 Senate offices shall be separately identified and 
     designated, and no person may be a candidate for both 
     offices. No such identification or designation of either of 
     the offices shall refer to or be taken to refer to the terms 
     of such offices, or in any way impair the privilege of the 
     Senate to determine the class to which each of the Senators 
     shall be assigned.
       (b) Rules for Conducting Elections.--
       (1) In general.--The proclamation of the Mayor issued under 
     subsection (a) shall provide for the holding of a primary 
     election and a general election, and at such elections the 
     officers required to be elected as provided in subsection (a) 
     shall be chosen by the qualified voters of the District of 
     Columbia in the manner required by the laws of the District 
     of Columbia.
       (2) Certification of results.--Election results shall be 
     certified in the manner required by

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     the laws of the District of Columbia, except that the Mayor 
     shall also provide written certification of the results of 
     such elections to the President.
       (c) Assumption of Duties.--Upon the admission of the State 
     into the Union, the Senators and Representative elected at 
     the elections described in subsection (a) shall be entitled 
     to be admitted to seats in Congress and to all the rights and 
     privileges of Senators and Representatives of the other 
     States in Congress.
       (d) Effect of Admission on House of Representatives 
     Membership.--
       (1) Permanent increase in number of members.--Effective 
     with respect to the Congress during which the State is 
     admitted into the Union and each succeeding Congress, the 
     House of Representatives shall be composed of 436 Members, 
     including any Members representing the State.
       (2) Initial number of representatives for state.--Until the 
     taking effect of the first apportionment of Members occurring 
     after the admission of the State into the Union, the State 
     shall be entitled to one Representative in the House of 
     Representatives upon its admission into the Union.
       (3) Apportionment of members resulting from admission of 
     state.--
       (A) Apportionment.--Section 22(a) of the Act entitled ``An 
     Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial 
     censuses and to provide for apportionment of Representatives 
     in Congress'', approved June 18, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a(a)), is 
     amended by striking ``the then existing number of 
     Representatives'' and inserting ``436 Representatives''.
       (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by subparagraph (A) 
     shall apply with respect to the first regular decennial 
     census conducted after the admission of the State into the 
     Union and each subsequent regular decennial census.

     SEC. 103. ISSUANCE OF PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION.

       (a) In General.--The President, upon the certification of 
     the results of the elections of the officers required to be 
     elected as provided in section 102(a), shall, not later than 
     90 days after receiving such certification pursuant to 
     section 102(b)(2), issue a proclamation announcing the 
     results of such elections as so ascertained.
       (b) Admission of State Upon Issuance of Proclamation.--Upon 
     the issuance of the proclamation by the President under 
     subsection (a), the State shall be declared admitted into the 
     Union as provided in section 101(a).

          Subtitle B--Seat of Government of the United States

     SEC. 111. TERRITORY AND BOUNDARIES.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
     State shall consist of all of the territory of the District 
     of Columbia as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     subject to the results of the metes and bounds survey 
     conducted under subsection (c).
       (b) Exclusion of Portion Remaining as Seat of Government of 
     United States.--The territory of the State shall not include 
     the area described in section 112, which shall be known as 
     the ``Capital'' and shall serve as the seat of the Government 
     of the United States, as provided in clause 17 of section 8 
     of article I of the Constitution of the United States.
       (c) Metes and Bounds Survey.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the President (in 
     consultation with the Chair of the National Capital Planning 
     Commission) shall conduct a metes and bounds survey of the 
     Capital, as described in section 112(b).

     SEC. 112. DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c), upon the 
     admission of the State into the Union, the Capital shall 
     consist of the property described in subsection (b) and shall 
     include the principal Federal monuments, the White House, the 
     Capitol Building, the United States Supreme Court Building, 
     and the Federal executive, legislative, and judicial office 
     buildings located adjacent to the Mall and the Capitol 
     Building (as such terms are used in section 8501(a) of title 
     40, United States Code).
       (b) General Description.--Upon the admission of the State 
     into the Union, the boundaries of the Capital shall be as 
     follows: Beginning at the intersection of the southern right-
     of-way of F Street NE and the eastern right-of-way of 2nd 
     Street NE;
       (1) thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 2nd 
     Street NE to its intersection with the northeastern right-of-
     way of Maryland Avenue NE;
       (2) thence southwest along said northeastern right-of-way 
     of Maryland Avenue NE to its intersection with the northern 
     right-of-way of Constitution Avenue NE;
       (3) thence west along said northern right-of-way of 
     Constitution Avenue NE to its intersection with the eastern 
     right-of-way of 1st Street NE;
       (4) thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 1st 
     Street NE to its intersection with the southeastern right-of-
     way of Maryland Avenue NE;
       (5) thence northeast along said southeastern right-of-way 
     of Maryland Avenue NE to its intersection with the eastern 
     right-of-way of 2nd Street SE;
       (6) thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 2nd 
     Street SE to the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street SE;
       (7) thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 2nd 
     Street SE to its intersection with the northern property 
     boundary of the property designated as Square 760 Lot 803;
       (8) thence east along said northern property boundary of 
     Square 760 Lot 803 to its intersection with the western 
     right-of-way of 3rd Street SE;
       (9) thence south along said western right-of-way of 3rd 
     Street SE to its intersection with the northern right-of-way 
     of Independence Avenue SE;
       (10) thence west along said northern right-of-way of 
     Independence Avenue SE to its intersection with the 
     northwestern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue SE;
       (11) thence northwest along said northwestern right-of-way 
     of Pennsylvania Avenue SE to its intersection with the 
     eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street SE;
       (12) thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 2nd 
     Street SE to its intersection with the southern right-of-way 
     of C Street SE;
       (13) thence west along said southern right-of-way of C 
     Street SE to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way 
     of 1st Street SE;
       (14) thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 1st 
     Street SE to its intersection with the southern right-of-way 
     of D Street SE;
       (15) thence west along said southern right-of-way of D 
     Street SE to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way 
     of South Capitol Street;
       (16) thence south along said eastern right-of-way of South 
     Capitol Street to its intersection with the northwestern 
     right-of-way of Canal Street SE;
       (17) thence southeast along said northwestern right-of-way 
     of Canal Street SE to its intersection with the southern 
     right-of-way of E Street SE;
       (18) thence east along said southern right-of-way of said E 
     Street SE to its intersection with the western right-of-way 
     of 1st Street SE;
       (19) thence south along said western right-of-way of 1st 
     Street SE to its intersection with the southernmost corner of 
     the property designated as Square 736S Lot 801;
       (20) thence west along a line extended due west from said 
     corner of said property designated as Square 736S Lot 801 to 
     its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of New 
     Jersey Avenue SE;
       (21) thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way 
     of New Jersey Avenue SE to its intersection with the 
     northwestern right-of-way of Virginia Avenue SE;
       (22) thence northwest along said northwestern right-of-way 
     of Virginia Avenue SE to its intersection with the western 
     right-of-way of South Capitol Street;
       (23) thence north along said western right-of-way of South 
     Capitol Street to its intersection with the southern right-
     of-way of E Street SW;
       (24) thence west along said southern right-of-way of E 
     Street SW to its end;
       (25) thence west along a line extending said southern 
     right-of-way of E Street SW westward to its intersection with 
     the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street SW;
       (26) thence north along said eastern right-of-way of 2nd 
     Street SW to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-
     way of Virginia Avenue SW;
       (27) thence northwest along said southwestern right-of-way 
     of Virginia Avenue SW to its intersection with the western 
     right-of-way of 3rd Street SW;
       (28) thence north along said western right-of-way of 3rd 
     Street SW to its intersection with the northern right-of-way 
     of D Street SW;
       (29) thence west along said northern right-of-way of D 
     Street SW to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way 
     of 4th Street SW;
       (30) thence north along said eastern right-of-way of 4th 
     Street SW to its intersection with the northern right-of-way 
     of C Street SW;
       (31) thence west along said northern right-of-way of C 
     Street SW to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way 
     of 6th Street SW;
       (32) thence north along said eastern right-of-way of 6th 
     Street SW to its intersection with the northern right-of-way 
     of Independence Avenue SW;
       (33) thence west along said northern right-of-way of 
     Independence Avenue SW to its intersection with the western 
     right-of-way of 12th Street SW;
       (34) thence south along said western right-of-way of 12th 
     Street SW to its intersection with the northern right-of-way 
     of D Street SW;
       (35) thence west along said northern right-of-way of D 
     Street SW to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way 
     of 14th Street SW;
       (36) thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 14th 
     Street SW to its intersection with the northeastern boundary 
     of the Consolidated Rail Corporation railroad easement;
       (37) thence southwest along said northeastern boundary of 
     the Consolidated Rail Corporation railroad easement to its 
     intersection with the eastern shore of the Potomac River;
       (38) thence generally northwest along said eastern shore of 
     the Potomac River to its intersection with a line extending 
     westward the northern boundary of the property designated as 
     Square 12 Lot 806;
       (39) thence east along said line extending westward the 
     northern boundary of the property designated as Square 12 Lot 
     806 to the northern property boundary of the property 
     designated as Square 12 Lot 806, and continuing east along 
     said northern boundary of said property designated as Square 
     12 Lot 806 to its northeast corner;
       (40) thence east along a line extending east from said 
     northeast corner of the property designated as Square 12 Lot 
     806 to its intersection with the western boundary of the 
     property designated as Square 33 Lot 87;
       (41) thence south along said western boundary of the 
     property designated as Square 33 Lot 87 to its intersection 
     with the northwest corner of the property designated as 
     Square 33 Lot 88;
       (42) thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said 
     property designated as Square 33 Lot 88 to its southeast 
     corner, which is along the northern right-of-way of E Street 
     NW;
       (43) thence east along said northern right-of-way of E 
     Street NW to its intersection with the western right-of-way 
     of 18th Street NW;
       (44) thence south along said western right-of-way of 18th 
     Street NW to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-
     way of Virginia Avenue NW;

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       (45) thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way 
     of Virginia Avenue NW to its intersection with the northern 
     right-of-way of Constitution Avenue NW;
       (46) thence east along said northern right-of-way of 
     Constitution Avenue NW to its intersection with the eastern 
     right-of-way of 17th Street NW;
       (47) thence north along said eastern right-of-way of 17th 
     Street NW to its intersection with the southern right-of-way 
     of H Street NW;
       (48) thence east along said southern right-of-way of H 
     Street NW to its intersection with the northwest corner of 
     the property designated as Square 221 Lot 35;
       (49) thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said 
     property designated as Square 221 Lot 35 to its southeast 
     corner, which is along the boundary of the property 
     designated as Square 221 Lot 37;
       (50) thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said 
     property designated as Square 221 Lot 37 to its southwest 
     corner, which it shares with the property designated as 
     Square 221 Lot 818;
       (51) thence south along the boundary of said property 
     designated as Square 221 Lot 818 to its southwest corner, 
     which it shares with the property designated as Square 221 
     Lot 40;
       (52) thence south along the boundary of said property 
     designated as Square 221 Lot 40 to its southwest corner;
       (53) thence east along the southern border of said property 
     designated as Square 221 Lot 40 to its intersection with the 
     northwest corner of the property designated as Square 221 Lot 
     820;
       (54) thence south along the western boundary of said 
     property designated as Square 221 Lot 820 to its southwest 
     corner, which it shares with the property designated as 
     Square 221 Lot 39;
       (55) thence south along the western boundary of said 
     property designated as Square 221 Lot 39 to its southwest 
     corner, which is along the northern right-of-way of 
     Pennsylvania Avenue NW;
       (56) thence east along said northern right-of-way of 
     Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersection with the western 
     right-of-way of 15th Street NW;
       (57) thence south along said western right-of-way of 15th 
     Street NW to its intersection with a line extending northwest 
     from the southern right-of-way of the portion of Pennsylvania 
     Avenue NW north of Pershing Square;
       (58) thence southeast along said line extending the 
     southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW to the 
     southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW, and 
     continuing southeast along said southern right-of-way of 
     Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersection with the western 
     right-of-way of 14th Street NW;
       (59) thence south along said western right-of-way of 14th 
     Street NW to its intersection with a line extending west from 
     the southern right-of-way of D Street NW;
       (60) thence east along said line extending west from the 
     southern right-of-way of D Street NW to the southern right-
     of-way of D Street NW, and continuing east along said 
     southern right-of-way of D Street NW to its intersection with 
     the eastern right-of-way of 13\1/2\ Street NW;
       (61) thence north along said eastern right-of-way of 13\1/
     2\ Street NW to its intersection with the southern right-of-
     way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW;
       (62) thence east and southeast along said southern right-
     of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersection with the 
     western right-of-way of 12th Street NW;
       (63) thence south along said western right-of-way of 12th 
     Street NW to its intersection with a line extending to the 
     west the southern boundary of the property designated as 
     Square 324 Lot 809;
       (64) thence east along said line to the southwest corner of 
     said property designated as Square 324 Lot 809, and 
     continuing northeast along the southern boundary of said 
     property designated as Square 324 Lot 809 to its eastern 
     corner, which it shares with the property designated as 
     Square 323 Lot 802;
       (65) thence east along the southern boundary of said 
     property designated as Square 323 Lot 802 to its southeast 
     corner, which it shares with the property designated as 
     Square 324 Lot 808;
       (66) thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said 
     property designated as Square 324 Lot 808 to its northeastern 
     corner, which is along the southern right-of-way of 
     Pennsylvania Avenue NW;
       (67) thence southeast along said southern right-of-way of 
     Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersection with the eastern 
     right-of-way of 4th Street NW;
       (68) thence north along a line extending north from said 
     eastern right-of-way of 4th Street NW to its intersection 
     with the southern right-of-way of C Street NW;
       (69) thence east along said southern right-of-way of C 
     Street NW to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way 
     of 3rd Street NW;
       (70) thence north along said eastern right-of-way of 3rd 
     Street NW to its intersection with the southern right-of-way 
     of D Street NW;
       (71) thence east along said southern right-of-way of D 
     Street NW to its intersection with the western right-of-way 
     of 1st Street NW;
       (72) thence south along said western right-of-way of 1st 
     Street NW to its intersection with the northern right-of-way 
     of C Street NW;
       (73) thence west along said northern right-of-way of C 
     Street NW to its intersection with the western right-of-way 
     of 2nd Street NW;
       (74) thence south along said western right-of-way of 2nd 
     Street NW to its intersection with the northern right-of-way 
     of Constitution Avenue NW;
       (75) thence east along said northern right-of-way of 
     Constitution Avenue NW to its intersection with the 
     northeastern right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW;
       (76) thence northeast along said northeastern right-of-way 
     of Louisiana Avenue NW to its intersection with the 
     southwestern right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue NW;
       (77) thence northwest along said southwestern right-of-way 
     of New Jersey Avenue NW to its intersection with the northern 
     right-of-way of D Street NW;
       (78) thence east along said northern right-of-way of D 
     Street NW to its intersection with the northeastern right-of-
     way of Louisiana Avenue NW;
       (79) thence northeast along said northwestern right-of-way 
     of Louisiana Avenue NW to its intersection with the western 
     right-of-way of North Capitol Street;
       (80) thence north along said western right-of-way of North 
     Capitol Street to its intersection with the southwestern 
     right-of-way of Massachusetts Avenue NW;
       (81) thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way 
     of Massachusetts Avenue NW to the southwestern right-of-way 
     of Massachusetts Avenue NE;
       (82) thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way 
     of Massachusetts Avenue NE to the southern right-of-way of 
     Columbus Circle NE;
       (83) thence counter-clockwise along said southern right-of-
     way of Columbus Circle NE to its intersection with the 
     southern right-of-way of F Street NE; and
       (84) thence east along said southern right-of-way of F 
     Street NE to the point of beginning.
       (c) Exclusion of Building Serving as State Capitol.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, after 
     the admission of the State into the Union, the Capital shall 
     not be considered to include the building known as the ``John 
     A. Wilson Building'', as described and designated under 
     section 601(a) of the Omnibus Spending Reduction Act of 1993 
     (sec. 10-1301(a), D.C. Official Code).
       (d) Clarification of Treatment of Frances Perkins 
     Building.--The entirety of the Frances Perkins Building, 
     including any portion of the Building which is north of D 
     Street Northwest, shall be included in the Capital.

     SEC. 113. RETENTION OF TITLE TO PROPERTY.

       (a) Retention of Federal Title.--The United States shall 
     have and retain title to, or jurisdiction over, for purposes 
     of administration and maintenance, all real and personal 
     property with respect to which the United States holds title 
     or jurisdiction for such purposes on the day before the date 
     of the admission of the State into the Union.
       (b) Retention of State Title.--The State shall have and 
     retain title to, or jurisdiction over, for purposes of 
     administration and maintenance, all real and personal 
     property with respect to which the District of Columbia holds 
     title or jurisdiction for such purposes on the day before the 
     date of the admission of the State into the Union.

     SEC. 114. EFFECT OF ADMISSION ON CURRENT LAWS OF SEAT OF 
                   GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the laws of the 
     District of Columbia which are in effect on the day before 
     the date of the admission of the State into the Union 
     (without regard to whether such laws were enacted by Congress 
     or by the District of Columbia) shall apply in the Capital in 
     the same manner and to the same extent beginning on the date 
     of the admission of the State into the Union, and shall be 
     deemed laws of the United States which are applicable only in 
     or to the Capital.

     SEC. 115. CAPITAL NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) Establishment.--Title 32, United States Code, is 
     amended as follows:
       (1) Definitions.--In paragraphs (4), (6), and (19) of 
     section 101, by striking ``District of Columbia'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``Capital''.
       (2) Branches and organizations.--In section 103, by 
     striking ``District of Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital''.
       (3) Units: location; organization; command.--In subsections 
     (c) and (d) of section 104, by striking ``District of 
     Columbia'' both places it appears and inserting ``Capital''.
       (4) Availability of appropriations.--In section 107(b), by 
     striking ``District of Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital''.
       (5) Maintenance of other troops.--In subsections (a), (b), 
     and (c) of section 109, by striking ``District of Columbia'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``Capital''.
       (6) Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities.--In 
     section 112(h)--
       (A) by striking ``District of Columbia,'' both places it 
     appears and inserting ``Capital,''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``National Guard of the 
     District of Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital National 
     Guard''.
       (7) Enlistment oath.--In section 304, by striking 
     ``District of Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital''.
       (8) Adjutants general.--In section 314, by striking 
     ``District of Columbia'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Capital''.
       (9) Detail of regular members of army and air force to duty 
     with national guard.--In section 315, by striking ``District 
     of Columbia'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Capital''.
       (10) Discharge of officers; termination of appointment.--In 
     section 324(b), by striking ``District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``Capital''.
       (11) Relief from national guard duty when ordered to active 
     duty.--In subsections (a) and (b) of section 325, by striking 
     ``District of Columbia'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Capital''.
       (12) Courts-martial of national guard not in federal 
     service: composition, jurisdiction, and procedures; convening 
     authority.--In sections 326 and 327, by striking ``District 
     of Columbia'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Capital''.

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       (13) Active guard and reserve duty: governor's authority.--
     In section 328(a), by striking ``District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``Capital''.
       (14) Training generally.--In section 501(b), by striking 
     ``District of Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital''.
       (15) Participation in field exercises.--In section 503(b), 
     by striking ``District of Columbia'' and inserting 
     ``Capital''.
       (16) National guard schools and small arms competitions.--
     In section 504(b), by striking ``District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``Capital''.
       (17) Army and air force schools and field exercises.--In 
     section 505, by striking ``National Guard of the District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital National Guard''.
       (18) National guard youth challenge program.--In 
     subsections (c)(1), (g)(2), (j), (k), and (l)(1) of section 
     509, by striking ``District of Columbia'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Capital''.
       (19) Issue of supplies.--In section 702--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``National Guard of the 
     District of Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital National 
     Guard''; and
       (B) in subsections (b), (c), and (d), by striking 
     ``District of Columbia'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Capital''.
       (20) Purchases of supplies from army or air force.--In 
     subsections (a) and (b) of section 703, by striking 
     ``District of Columbia'' both places it appears and inserting 
     ``Capital''.
       (21) Accountability: relief from upon order to active 
     duty.--In section 704, by striking ``District of Columbia'' 
     and inserting ``Capital''.
       (22) Property and fiscal officers.--In section 708--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``National Guard of the 
     District of Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital National 
     Guard''; and
       (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``District of Columbia'' 
     and inserting ``Capital''.
       (23) Accountability for property issued to the national 
     guard.--In subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of section 710, 
     by striking ``District of Columbia'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``Capital''.
       (24) Disposition of obsolete or condemned property.--In 
     section 711, by striking ``District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``Capital''.
       (25) Disposition of proceeds of condemned stores issued to 
     national guard.--In paragraph (1) of section 712, by striking 
     ``District of Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital''.
       (26) Property loss; personal injury or death.--In section 
     715(c), by striking ``District of Columbia'' and inserting 
     ``Capital''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Capital defined.--
       (A) In general.--Section 101 of title 32, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(20) `Capital' means the area serving as the seat of the 
     Government of the United States, as described in section 112 
     of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.''.
       (B) With regards to homeland defense activities.--Section 
     901 of title 32, United States Code, is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``District of Columbia'' 
     and inserting ``Capital''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The term `Governor' means, with respect to the 
     Capital, the commanding general of the Capital National 
     Guard.''.
       (2) Title 10, united states code.--Title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (A) Definitions.--In section 101--
       (i) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(19) The term `Capital' means the area serving as the 
     seat of the Government of the United States, as described in 
     section 112 of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.'';
       (ii) in paragraphs (2) and (4) of subsection (c), by 
     striking ``District of Columbia'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``Capital''; and
       (iii) in subsection (d)(5), by striking ``District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital''.
       (B) Disposition on discharge.--In section 771a(c), by 
     striking ``District of Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital''.
       (C) TRICARE coverage for certain members of the national 
     guard and dependents during certain disaster response duty.--
     In section 1076f--
       (i) in subsections (a) and (c)(1), by striking ``with 
     respect to the District of Columbia, the mayor of the 
     District of Columbia'' both places it appears and inserting 
     ``with respect to the Capital, the commanding general of the 
     Capital National Guard''; and
       (ii) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital''.
       (D) Payment of claims: availability of appropriations.--In 
     paragraph (2)(B) of section 2732, by striking ``District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital''.
       (E) Members of army national guard: detail as students, 
     observers, and investigators at educational institutions, 
     industrial plants, and hospitals.--In section 7401(c), by 
     striking ``District of Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital''.
       (F) Members of air national guard: detail as students, 
     observers, and investigators at educational institutions, 
     industrial plants, and hospitals.--In section 9401(c), by 
     striking ``District of Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital''.
       (G) Ready reserve: failure to satisfactorily perform 
     prescribed training.--In section 10148(b)--
       (i) by striking ``District of Columbia,'' and inserting 
     ``Capital,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``District of Columbia National Guard'' 
     and inserting ``Capital National Guard''.
       (H) Chief of the national guard bureau.--In section 
     10502(a)(1)--
       (i) by striking ``District of Columbia,'' and inserting 
     ``Capital,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``District of Columbia National Guard'' 
     and inserting ``Capital National Guard''.
       (I) Vice chief of the national guard bureau.--In section 
     10505(a)(1)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``District of Columbia,'' and inserting 
     ``Capital,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``District of Columbia National Guard'' 
     and inserting ``Capital National Guard''.
       (J) Other senior national guard bureau officers.--In 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 10506(a)(1)--
       (i) by striking ``District of Columbia,'' both places it 
     appears and inserting ``Capital,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``District of Columbia National Guard'' 
     both places it appears and inserting ``Capital National 
     Guard''.
       (K) National guard bureau: general provisions.--In section 
     10508(b)(1), by striking ``District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``Capital''.
       (L) Commissioned officers: original appointment; 
     limitation.--In section 12204(b), by striking ``District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital''.
       (M) Reserve components generally.--In section 12301(b), by 
     striking ``District of Columbia National Guard'' both places 
     it appears and inserting ``Capital National Guard''.
       (N) National guard in federal service: call.--In section 
     12406--
       (i) by striking ``District of Columbia,'' and inserting 
     ``Capital,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``National Guard of the District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital National Guard''.
       (O) Result of failure to comply with standards and 
     qualifications.--In section 12642(c), by striking ``District 
     of Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital''.
       (P) Limitation on relocation of national guard units.--In 
     section 18238--
       (i) by striking ``District of Columbia,'' and inserting 
     ``Capital,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``National Guard of the District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital National Guard''.

     SEC. 116. TERMINATION OF LEGAL STATUS OF SEAT OF GOVERNMENT 
                   OF UNITED STATES AS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.

       Notwithstanding section 2 of the Revised Statutes relating 
     to the District of Columbia (sec. 1-102, D.C. Official Code) 
     or any other provision of law codified in subchapter I of 
     chapter 1 of the District of Columbia Official Code, 
     effective upon the date of the admission of the State into 
     the Union, the Capital (or any portion thereof) shall not 
     serve as a government and shall not be a body corporate for 
     municipal purposes.

        Subtitle C--General Provisions Relating to Laws of State

     SEC. 121. EFFECT OF ADMISSION ON CURRENT LAWS.

       (a) Legislative Power.--The legislative power of the State 
     shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation in the 
     State, consistent with the Constitution of the United States 
     (including the restrictions and limitations imposed upon the 
     States by article I, section 10) and subject to the 
     provisions of this Act.
       (b) Continuation of Authority and Duties of Members of 
     Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Offices.--Upon the 
     admission of the State into the Union, members of executive, 
     legislative, and judicial offices of the District of Columbia 
     shall be deemed members of the respective executive, 
     legislative, and judicial offices of the State, as provided 
     by the State Constitution and the laws of the State.
       (c) Treatment of Federal Laws.--To the extent that any law 
     of the United States applies to the States generally, the law 
     shall have the same force and effect in the State as 
     elsewhere in the United States, except as such law may 
     otherwise provide.
       (d) No Effect on Existing Contracts.--Nothing in the 
     admission of the State into the Union shall affect any 
     obligation under any contract or agreement under which the 
     District of Columbia or the United States is a party, as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the admission of the 
     State into the Union.
       (e) Succession in Interstate Compacts.--The State shall be 
     deemed to be the successor to the District of Columbia for 
     purposes of any interstate compact which is in effect on the 
     day before the date of the admission of the State into the 
     Union.
       (f) Continuation of Service of Federal Members on Boards 
     and Commissions.--Nothing in the admission of the State into 
     the Union shall affect the authority of a representative of 
     the Federal Government who, as of the day before the date of 
     the admission of the State into the Union, is a member of a 
     board or commission of the District of Columbia to serve as a 
     member of such board or commission or as a member of a 
     successor to such board or commission after the admission of 
     the State into the Union, as may be provided by the State 
     Constitution and the laws of the State.
       (g) Special Rule Regarding Enforcement Authority of United 
     States Capitol Police, United States Park Police, and United 
     States Secret Service Uniformed Division.--The United States 
     Capitol Police, the United States Park Police, and the United 
     States Secret Service Uniformed Division may not enforce any 
     law of the State in the State, except to the extent 
     authorized by the State. Nothing in this subsection may be 
     construed to affect the authority of the United States 
     Capitol Police, the United States Park Police, and the United 
     States Secret Service Uniformed Division to enforce any law 
     in the Capital.

     SEC. 122. PENDING ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS.

       (a) State as Legal Successor to District of Columbia.--The 
     State shall be the legal successor to the District of 
     Columbia in all matters.

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       (b) No Effect on Pending Proceedings.--All existing writs, 
     actions, suits, judicial and administrative proceedings, 
     civil or criminal liabilities, prosecutions, judgments, 
     sentences, orders, decrees, appeals, causes of action, 
     claims, demands, titles, and rights shall continue unaffected 
     by the admission of the State into the Union with respect to 
     the State or the United States, except as may be provided 
     under this Act, as may be modified in accordance with the 
     provisions of the State Constitution, and as may be modified 
     by the laws of the State or the United States, as the case 
     may be.

     SEC. 123. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO TAX FEDERAL PROPERTY.

       The State may not impose any tax on any real or personal 
     property owned or acquired by the United States, except to 
     the extent that Congress may permit.

     SEC. 124. UNITED STATES NATIONALITY.

       No provision of this Act shall operate to confer United 
     States nationality, to terminate nationality lawfully 
     acquired, or to restore nationality terminated or lost under 
     any law of the United States or under any treaty to which the 
     United States is or was a party.

               TITLE II--INTERESTS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

                      Subtitle A--Federal Property

     SEC. 201. TREATMENT OF MILITARY LANDS.

       (a) Reservation of Federal Authority.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection 
     (b) and notwithstanding the admission of the State into the 
     Union, authority is reserved in the United States for the 
     exercise by Congress of the power of exclusive legislation in 
     all cases whatsoever over such tracts or parcels of land 
     located in the State that, on the day before the date of the 
     admission of the State into the Union, are controlled or 
     owned by the United States and held for defense or Coast 
     Guard purposes.
       (2) Limitation on authority.--The power of exclusive 
     legislation described in paragraph (1) shall vest and remain 
     in the United States only so long as the particular tract or 
     parcel of land involved is controlled or owned by the United 
     States and held for defense or Coast Guard purposes.
       (b) Authority of State.--
       (1) In general.--The reservation of authority in the United 
     States under subsection (a) shall not operate to prevent such 
     tracts or parcels of land from being a part of the State, or 
     to prevent the State from exercising over or upon such lands, 
     concurrently with the United States, any jurisdiction which 
     it would have in the absence of such reservation of authority 
     and which is consistent with the laws hereafter enacted by 
     Congress pursuant to such reservation of authority.
       (2) Service of process.--The State shall have the right to 
     serve civil or criminal process in such tracts or parcels of 
     land in which the authority of the United States is reserved 
     under subsection (a) in suits or prosecutions for or on 
     account of rights acquired, obligations incurred, or crimes 
     committed in the State but outside of such lands.

     SEC. 202. WAIVER OF CLAIMS TO FEDERAL PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--As a compact with the United States, the 
     State and its people disclaim all right and title to any real 
     or personal property not granted or confirmed to the State by 
     or under the authority of this Act, the right or title to 
     which is held by the United States or subject to disposition 
     by the United States.
       (b) Effect on Claims Against United States.--
       (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act shall recognize, deny, 
     enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any claim against the 
     United States, and any such claim shall be governed by 
     applicable laws of the United States.
       (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this Act is intended 
     or shall be construed as a finding, interpretation, or 
     construction by Congress that any applicable law authorizes, 
     establishes, recognizes, or confirms the validity or 
     invalidity of any claim referred to in paragraph (1), and the 
     determination of the applicability to or the effect of any 
     law on any such claim shall be unaffected by anything in this 
     Act.

                       Subtitle B--Federal Courts

     SEC. 211. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL 
                   OFFICIALS.

       (a) Circuit Judges.--Section 44(c) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Except in the District of Columbia, 
     each'' and inserting ``Each''; and
       (2) by striking ``within fifty miles of the District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``within fifty miles of the 
     Capital''.
       (b) District Judges.--Section 134(b) of such title is 
     amended in the first sentence by striking ``the District of 
     Columbia, the Southern District of New York, and'' and 
     inserting ``the Southern District of New York and''.
       (c) United States Attorneys.--Section 545(a) of such title 
     is amended by striking the first sentence and inserting 
     ``Each United States attorney shall reside in the district 
     for which he or she is appointed, except that those officers 
     of the Southern District of New York and the Eastern District 
     of New York may reside within 20 miles thereof.''.
       (d) United States Marshals.--Section 561(e)(1) of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) the marshal for the Southern District of New York may 
     reside within 20 miles of the district; and''.
       (e) Clerks of District Courts.--Section 751(c) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``the District of Columbia 
     and''.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply only to individuals appointed after the date of 
     the admission of the State into the Union.

     SEC. 212. RENAMING OF FEDERAL COURTS.

       (a) Renaming.--
       (1) Circuit court.--Section 41 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) in the first column, by striking ``District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital''; and
       (B) in the second column, by striking ``District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital; Washington, Douglass 
     Commonwealth''.
       (2) District court.--Section 88 of such title is amended--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``District of Columbia'' 
     and inserting ``Washington, Douglass Commonwealth and the 
     Capital'';
       (B) by amending the first paragraph to read as follows:
       ``The State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth and the 
     Capital comprise one judicial district.''; and
       (C) in the second paragraph, by striking ``Washington'' and 
     inserting ``the Capital''.
       (3) Clerical amendment.--The item relating to section 88 in 
     the table of sections for chapter 5 of such title is amended 
     to read as follows:
``88. Washington, Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments Relating to Court of Appeals.--
     Title 28, United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Appointment of judges.--Section 44(a) of such title is 
     amended in the first column by striking ``District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital''.
       (2) Terms of court.--Section 48(a) of such title is 
     amended--
       (A) in the first column, by striking ``District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital'';
       (B) in the second column, by striking ``Washington'' and 
     inserting ``Capital'' ; and
       (C) in the second column, by striking ``District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``Capital''.
       (3) Appointment of independent counsels by chief judge of 
     circuit.--Section 49 of such title is amended by striking 
     ``District of Columbia'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Capital''.
       (4) Circuit court jurisdiction over certification of death 
     penalty counsels.--Section 2265(c)(2) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``the District of Columbia Circuit'' and 
     inserting ``the Capital Circuit''.
       (5) Circuit court jurisdiction over review of federal 
     agency orders.--Section 2343 of such title is amended by 
     striking ``the District of Columbia Circuit'' and inserting 
     ``the Capital Circuit''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments Relating to District Court.--
     Title 28, United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Appointment and number of district court judges.--
     Section 133(a) of such title is amended in the first column 
     by striking ``District of Columbia'' and inserting 
     ``Washington, Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital''.
       (2) District court jurisdiction of tax cases brought 
     against united states.--Section 1346(e) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``Washington, Douglass Commonwealth and the 
     Capital''.
       (3) District court jurisdiction over proceedings for 
     forfeiture of foreign property.--Section 1355(b)(2) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``Washington, Douglass Commonwealth and the 
     Capital''.
       (4) District court jurisdiction over civil actions brought 
     against a foreign state.--Section 1391(f)(4) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``Washington, Douglass Commonwealth and the 
     Capital''.
       (5) District court jurisdiction over actions brought by 
     corporations against united states.--Section 1402(a)(2) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``the District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``Washington, Douglass Commonwealth 
     and the Capital''.
       (6) Venue in district court of certain actions brought by 
     employees of executive office of the president.--Section 1413 
     of such title is amended by striking ``the District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``Washington, Douglass Commonwealth 
     and the Capital''.
       (7) Venue in district court of action enforcing foreign 
     judgment.--Section 2467(c)(2)(B) of such title is amended by 
     striking ``the District of Columbia'' and inserting 
     ``Washington, Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments Relating to Other Courts.--Title 
     28, United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Appointment of bankruptcy judges.--Section 152(a)(2) of 
     such title is amended in the first column by striking 
     ``District of Columbia'' and inserting ``Washington, Douglass 
     Commonwealth and the Capital''.
       (2) Location of court of federal claims.--Section 173 of 
     such title is amended by striking ``the District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``the Capital''.
       (3) Duty station of judges of court of federal claims.--
     Section 175 of such title is amended by striking ``the 
     District of Columbia'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``the Capital''.
       (4) Duty station of judges for purposes of traveling 
     expenses.--Section 456(b) of such title is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) The official duty station of the Chief Justice of the 
     United States, the Justices of the Supreme Court of the 
     United States, and the judges of the United States Court of 
     Appeals for the Federal Circuit shall be the Capital.''.
       (5) Court accommodations for federal circuit and court of 
     federal claims.--Section 462(d) of such title is amended by 
     striking ``the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``the 
     Capital''.
       (6) Places of holding court of court of federal claims.--
     Section 798(a) of such title is amended--

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       (A) by striking ``Washington, District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``the Capital''; and
       (B) by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and inserting 
     ``the Capital''.
       (e) Other Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Service of process on foreign parties at state 
     department office.--Section 1608(a)(4) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``Washington, District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``the Capital''.
       (2) Service of process in property cases at attorney 
     general office.--Section 2410(b) of such title is amended by 
     striking ``Washington, District of Columbia'' and inserting 
     ``the Capital''.
       (f) Definition.--Section 451 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     undesignated paragraph:
       ``The term `Capital' means the area serving as the seat of 
     the Government of the United States, as described in section 
     112 of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.''.
       (g) References in Other Laws.--Any reference in any Federal 
     law (other than a law amended by this section), rule, or 
     regulation--
       (1) to the United States Court of Appeals for the District 
     of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the United States 
     Court of Appeals for the Capital;
       (2) to the District of Columbia Circuit shall be deemed to 
     refer to the Capital Circuit; and
       (3) to the United States District Court for the District of 
     Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the United States 
     District Court for Washington, Douglass Commonwealth and the 
     Capital.
       (h) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect upon the admission of the 
     State into the Union.

     SEC. 213. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF 
                   JUSTICE.

       (a) Appointment of United States Trustees.--Section 
     581(a)(4) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``the 
     Capital and Washington, Douglass Commonwealth''.
       (b) Independent Counsels.--
       (1) Appointment of additional personnel.--Section 594(c) of 
     such title is amended--
       (A) by striking ``the District of Columbia'' the first 
     place it appears and inserting ``Washington, Douglass 
     Commonwealth and the Capital''; and
       (B) by striking ``the District of Columbia'' the second 
     place it appears and inserting ``Washington, Douglass 
     Commonwealth''.
       (2) Judicial review of removal.--Section 596(a)(3) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``Washington, Douglass Commonwealth and the 
     Capital''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect upon the admission of the State into the 
     Union.

     SEC. 214. TREATMENT OF PRETRIAL SERVICES IN UNITED STATES 
                   DISTRICT COURT.

       Section 3152 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(other than the 
     District of Columbia)'' and inserting ``(subject to 
     subsection (d), other than the District of Columbia)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) In the case of the judicial district of Washington, 
     Douglass Commonwealth and the Capital--
       ``(1) upon the admission of the State of Washington, 
     Douglass Commonwealth into the Union, the Washington, 
     Douglass Commonwealth Pretrial Services Agency shall continue 
     to provide pretrial services in the judicial district in the 
     same manner and to the same extent as the District of 
     Columbia Pretrial Services Agency provided such services in 
     the judicial district of the District of Columbia as of the 
     day before the date of the admission of the State into the 
     Union; and
       ``(2) upon the receipt by the President of the 
     certification from the State of Washington, Douglass 
     Commonwealth under section 315(b)(4) of the Washington, D.C. 
     Admission Act that the State has in effect laws providing for 
     the State to provide pre-trial services, paragraph (1) shall 
     no longer apply, and the Director shall provide for the 
     establishment of pretrial services in the judicial district 
     under this section.''.

                     Subtitle C--Federal Elections

     SEC. 221. PERMITTING INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN CAPITAL TO VOTE 
                   IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS IN STATE OF MOST RECENT 
                   DOMICILE.

       (a) Requirement for States to Permit Individuals to Vote by 
     Absentee Ballot.--
       (1) In general.--Each State shall--
       (A) permit absent Capital voters to use absentee 
     registration procedures and to vote by absentee ballot in 
     general, special, primary, and runoff elections for Federal 
     office; and
       (B) accept and process, with respect to any general, 
     special, primary, or runoff election for Federal office, any 
     otherwise valid voter registration application from an absent 
     Capital voter, if the application is received by the 
     appropriate State election official not less than 30 days 
     before the election.
       (2) Absent capital voter defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``absent Capital voter'' means, with respect to a State, 
     a person who resides in the Capital and is qualified to vote 
     in the State (or who would be qualified to vote in the State 
     but for residing in the Capital), but only if the State is 
     the last place in which the person was domiciled before 
     residing in the Capital.
       (3) State defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' 
     means each of the several States, including the State.
       (b) Recommendations to States to Maximize Access to Polls 
     by Absent Capital Voters.--To afford maximum access to the 
     polls by absent Capital voters, it is the sense of Congress 
     that the States should--
       (1) waive registration requirements for absent Capital 
     voters who, by reason of residence in the Capital, do not 
     have an opportunity to register;
       (2) expedite processing of balloting materials with respect 
     to such individuals; and
       (3) assure that absentee ballots are mailed to such 
     individuals at the earliest opportunity.
       (c) Enforcement.--The Attorney General may bring a civil 
     action in the appropriate district court of the United States 
     for such declaratory or injunctive relief as may be necessary 
     to carry out this section.
       (d) Effect on Certain Other Laws.--The exercise of any 
     right under this section shall not affect, for purposes of a 
     Federal tax, a State tax, or a local tax, the residence or 
     domicile of a person exercising such right.
       (e) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect upon 
     the date of the admission of the State into the Union, and 
     shall apply with respect to elections for Federal office 
     taking place on or after such date.

     SEC. 222. REPEAL OF OFFICE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DELEGATE.

       (a) In General.--Sections 202 and 204 of the District of 
     Columbia Delegate Act (Public Law 91-405; sections 1-401 and 
     1-402, D.C. Official Code) are repealed, and the provisions 
     of law amended or repealed by such sections are restored or 
     revived as if such sections had not been enacted.
       (b) Conforming Amendments to District of Columbia Elections 
     Code of 1955.--The District of Columbia Elections Code of 
     1955 is amended--
       (1) in section 1 (sec. 1-1001.01, D.C. Official Code), by 
     striking ``the Delegate to the House of Representatives,'';
       (2) in section 2 (sec. 1-1001.02, D.C. Official Code)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (6),
       (B) in paragraph (12), by striking ``(except the Delegate 
     to Congress for the District of Columbia)'', and
       (C) in paragraph (13), by striking ``the Delegate to 
     Congress for the District of Columbia,'';
       (3) in section 8 (sec. 1-1001.08, D.C. Official Code)--
       (A) by striking ``Delegate,'' in the heading, and
       (B) by striking ``Delegate,'' each place it appears in 
     subsections (d), (h)(1)(A), (h)(2), (i)(1), (j)(1), (j)(3), 
     and (k)(3);
       (4) in section 10 (sec. 1-1001.10, D.C. Official Code)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(3), and
       (B) in subsection (d)--
       (i) by striking ``Delegate,'' each place it appears in 
     paragraph (1), and
       (ii) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph 
     (3) as paragraph (2);
       (5) in section 11(a)(2) (sec. 1-1001.11(a)(2), D.C. 
     Official Code), by striking ``Delegate to the House of 
     Representatives,'';
       (6) in section 15(b) (sec. 1-1001.15(b), D.C. Official 
     Code), by striking ``Delegate,''; and
       (7) in section 17(a) (sec. 1-1001.17(a), D.C. Official 
     Code), by striking ``except the Delegate to the Congress from 
     the District of Columbia''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect upon the admission of the State into the 
     Union.

     SEC. 223. REPEAL OF LAW PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION OF SEAT 
                   OF GOVERNMENT IN ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND 
                   VICE-PRESIDENT.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 3, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking section 21; and
       (2) in the table of sections, by striking the item relating 
     to section 21.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect upon the date of the admission of the State 
     into the Union, and shall apply to any election of the 
     President and Vice-President taking place on or after such 
     date.

     SEC. 224. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF 
                   CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT REPEALING 23RD 
                   AMENDMENT.

       (a) Joint Resolution Described.--In this section, the term 
     ``joint resolution'' means a joint resolution--
       (1) entitled ``A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 23rd 
     article of amendment''; and
       (2) the matter after the resolving clause of which consists 
     solely of text to amend the Constitution of the United States 
     to repeal the 23rd article of amendment to the Constitution.
       (b) Expedited Consideration in House of Representatives.--
       (1) Placement on calendar.--Upon introduction in the House 
     of Representatives, the joint resolution shall be placed 
     immediately on the appropriate calendar.
       (2) Proceeding to consideration.--
       (A) In general.--It shall be in order, not later than 30 
     legislative days after the date the joint resolution is 
     introduced in the House of Representatives, to move to 
     proceed to consider the joint resolution in the House of 
     Representatives.
       (B) Procedure.--For a motion to proceed to consider the 
     joint resolution--
       (i) all points of order against the motion are waived;
       (ii) such a motion shall not be in order after the House of 
     Representatives has disposed of a motion to proceed on the 
     joint resolution;
       (iii) the previous question shall be considered as ordered 
     on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion;
       (iv) the motion shall not be debatable; and
       (v) a motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is 
     disposed of shall not be in order.

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       (3) Consideration.--When the House of Representatives 
     proceeds to consideration of the joint resolution--
       (A) the joint resolution shall be considered as read;
       (B) all points of order against the joint resolution and 
     against its consideration are waived;
       (C) the previous question shall be considered as ordered on 
     the joint resolution to its passage without intervening 
     motion except 10 hours of debate equally divided and 
     controlled by the proponent and an opponent;
       (D) an amendment to the joint resolution shall not be in 
     order; and
       (E) a motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the joint 
     resolution shall not be in order.
       (c) Expedited Consideration in Senate.--
       (1) Placement on calendar.--Upon introduction in the 
     Senate, the joint resolution shall be placed immediately on 
     the calendar.
       (2) Proceeding to consideration.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding rule XXII of the Standing 
     Rules of the Senate, it is in order, not later than 30 
     legislative days after the date the joint resolution is 
     introduced in the Senate (even though a previous motion to 
     the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to 
     the consideration of the joint resolution.
       (B) Procedure.--For a motion to proceed to the 
     consideration of the joint resolution--
       (i) all points of order against the motion are waived;
       (ii) the motion is not debatable;
       (iii) the motion is not subject to a motion to postpone;
       (iv) a motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is 
     agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order; and
       (v) if the motion is agreed to, the joint resolution shall 
     remain the unfinished business until disposed of.
       (3) Floor consideration.--
       (A) In general.--If the Senate proceeds to consideration of 
     the joint resolution--
       (i) all points of order against the joint resolution (and 
     against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived;
       (ii) consideration of the joint resolution, and all 
     debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall 
     be limited to not more than 30 hours, which shall be divided 
     equally between the majority and minority leaders or their 
     designees;
       (iii) a motion further to limit debate is in order and not 
     debatable;
       (iv) an amendment to, a motion to postpone, or a motion to 
     commit the joint resolution is not in order; and
       (v) a motion to proceed to the consideration of other 
     business is not in order.
       (B) Vote on passage.--In the Senate the vote on passage 
     shall occur immediately following the conclusion of the 
     consideration of the joint resolution, and a single quorum 
     call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in 
     accordance with the rules of the Senate.
       (C) Rulings of the chair on procedure.--Appeals from the 
     decisions of the Chair relating to the application of this 
     subsection or the rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to 
     the procedure relating to the joint resolution shall be 
     decided without debate.
       (d) Rules Relating to Senate and House of 
     Representatives.--
       (1) Coordination with action by other house.--If, before 
     the passage by one House of the joint resolution of that 
     House, that House receives from the other House the joint 
     resolution--
       (A) the joint resolution of the other House shall not be 
     referred to a committee; and
       (B) with respect to the joint resolution of the House 
     receiving the resolution--
       (i) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no 
     joint resolution had been received from the other House; and
       (ii) the vote on passage shall be on the joint resolution 
     of the other House.
       (2) Treatment of joint resolution of other house.--If one 
     House fails to introduce or consider the joint resolution 
     under this section, the joint resolution of the other House 
     shall be entitled to expedited floor procedures under this 
     section.
       (3) Treatment of companion measures.--If, following passage 
     of the joint resolution in the Senate, the Senate receives 
     the companion measure from the House of Representatives, the 
     companion measure shall not be debatable.
       (e) Rules of House of Representatives and Senate.--This 
     section is enacted by Congress--
       (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such is 
     deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but 
     applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed 
     in that House in the case of the joint resolution, and 
     supersede other rules only to the extent that it is 
     inconsistent with such rules; and
       (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
     either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the 
     procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
     to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that 
     House.

  TITLE III--CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

                     Subtitle A--Employee Benefits

     SEC. 301. FEDERAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS UNDER CERTAIN RETIREMENT 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Continuation of Entitlement to Payments.--Any 
     individual who, as of the day before the date of the 
     admission of the State into the Union, is entitled to a 
     Federal benefit payment under the District of Columbia 
     Retirement Protection Act of 1997 (subtitle A of title XI of 
     the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
     Improvement Act of 1997; sec. 1-801.01 et seq., D.C. Official 
     Code) shall continue to be entitled to such a payment after 
     the admission of the State into the Union, in the same 
     manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same terms and 
     conditions applicable under such Act.
       (b) Obligations of Federal Government.--
       (1) In general.--Any obligation of the Federal Government 
     under the District of Columbia Retirement Protection Act of 
     1997 which exists with respect to any individual or with 
     respect to the District of Columbia as of the day before the 
     date of the admission of the State into the Union shall 
     remain in effect with respect to such an individual and with 
     respect to the State after the admission of the State into 
     the Union, in the same manner, to the same extent, and 
     subject to the same terms and conditions applicable under 
     such Act.
       (2) D.C. federal pension fund.--Any obligation of the 
     Federal Government under chapter 9 of the District of 
     Columbia Retirement Protection Act of 1997 (sec. 1-817.01 et 
     seq., D.C. Official Code) with respect to the D.C. Federal 
     Pension Fund which exists as of the day before the date of 
     the admission of the State into the Union shall remain in 
     effect with respect to such Fund after the admission of the 
     State into the Union, in the same manner, to the same extent, 
     and subject to the same terms and conditions applicable under 
     such chapter.
       (c) Obligations of State.--Any obligation of the District 
     of Columbia under the District of Columbia Retirement 
     Protection Act of 1997 which exists with respect to any 
     individual or with respect to the Federal Government as of 
     the day before the date of the admission of the State into 
     the Union shall become an obligation of the State with 
     respect to such an individual and with respect to the Federal 
     Government after the admission of the State into the Union, 
     in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the 
     same terms and conditions applicable under such Act.

     SEC. 302. CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE BENEFITS FOR 
                   EMPLOYEES FIRST EMPLOYED PRIOR TO ESTABLISHMENT 
                   OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MERIT PERSONNEL SYSTEM.

       (a) Obligations of Federal Government.--Any obligation of 
     the Federal Government under title 5, United States Code, 
     which exists with respect to an individual described in 
     subsection (c) or with respect to the District of Columbia as 
     of the day before the date of the admission of the State into 
     the Union shall remain in effect with respect to such 
     individual and with respect to the State after the admission 
     of the State into the Union, in the same manner, to the same 
     extent, and subject to the same terms and conditions 
     applicable under such title.
       (b) Obligations of State.--Any obligation of the District 
     of Columbia under title 5, United States Code, which exists 
     with respect to an individual described in subsection (c) or 
     with respect to the Federal Government as of the day before 
     the date of the admission of the State into the Union shall 
     become an obligation of the State with respect to such 
     individual and with respect to the Federal Government after 
     the admission of the State into the Union, in the same 
     manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same terms and 
     conditions applicable under such title.
       (c) Individuals Described.--An individual described in this 
     subsection is an individual who was first employed by the 
     government of the District of Columbia before October 1, 
     1987.

     SEC. 303. OBLIGATIONS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER JUDGES' 
                   RETIREMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Continuation of Obligations.--
       (1) In general.--Any obligation of the Federal Government 
     under subchapter III of chapter 15 of title 11, District of 
     Columbia Official Code--
       (A) which exists with respect to any individual and the 
     District of Columbia as the result of service accrued prior 
     to the date of the admission of the State into the Union 
     shall remain in effect with respect to such an individual and 
     with respect to the State after the admission of the State 
     into the Union, in the same manner, to the same extent, and 
     subject to the same terms and conditions applicable under 
     such subchapter; and
       (B) subject to paragraph (2), shall exist with respect to 
     any individual and the State as the result of service accrued 
     after the date of the admission of the State into the Union 
     in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the 
     same terms and conditions applicable under such subchapter as 
     such obligation existed with respect to individuals and the 
     District of Columbia as of the date of the admission of the 
     State into the Union.
       (2) Treatment of service accrued after taking effect of 
     state retirement program.--Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) 
     does not apply to service accrued on or after the termination 
     date described in subsection (b).
       (b) Termination Date.--The termination date described in 
     this subsection is the date on which the State provides 
     written certification to the President that the State has in 
     effect laws requiring the State to appropriate and make 
     available funds for the retirement of judges of the State.

                          Subtitle B--Agencies

     SEC. 311. PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE.

       (a) Continuation of Operations and Funding.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) and 
     subsection (b), title III of the District of Columbia Court 
     Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 (sec. 2-1601 et 
     seq., D.C. Official Code) shall apply with respect to the 
     State and to the public defender service of the State after 
     the date of the admission of the State into the Union in the 
     same manner and to the same extent as such title applied with 
     respect to

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     the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Public 
     Defender Service as of the day before the date of the 
     admission of the State into the Union.
       (2) Responsibility for employer contribution.--For purposes 
     of paragraph (2) of section 305(c) of such Act (sec. 2-
     1605(c)(2), D.C. Official Code), the Federal Government shall 
     be treated as the employing agency with respect to the 
     benefits provided under such section to an individual who is 
     an employee of the public defender service of the State and 
     who, pursuant to section 305(c) of such Act (sec. 2-1605(c), 
     D.C. Official Code), is treated as an employee of the Federal 
     Government for purposes of receiving benefits under any 
     chapter of subpart G of part III of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       (b) Renaming of Service.--Effective upon the date of the 
     admission of the State into the Union, the State may rename 
     the public defender service of the State.
       (c) Continuation of Federal Benefits for Employees.--
       (1) In general.--Any individual who is an employee of the 
     public defender service of the State as of the day before the 
     date described in subsection (d) and who, pursuant to section 
     305(c) of the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal 
     Procedure Act of 1970 (sec. 2-1605(c), D.C. Official Code), 
     is treated as an employee of the Federal Government for 
     purposes of receiving benefits under any chapter of subpart G 
     of part III of title 5, United States Code, shall continue to 
     be treated as an employee of the Federal Government for such 
     purposes, notwithstanding the termination of the provisions 
     of subsection (a) under subsection (d).
       (2) Responsibility for employer contribution.--Beginning on 
     the date described in subsection (d), the State shall be 
     treated as the employing agency with respect to the benefits 
     described in paragraph (1) which are provided to an 
     individual who, for purposes of receiving such benefits, is 
     continued to be treated as an employee of the Federal 
     Government under such paragraph.
       (d) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall terminate upon the 
     date on which the State provides written certification to the 
     President that the State has in effect laws requiring the 
     State to appropriate and make available funds for the 
     operation of the office of the State which provides the 
     services described in title III of the District of Columbia 
     Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 (sec. 2-1601 
     et seq., D.C. Official Code).

     SEC. 312. PROSECUTIONS.

       (a) Assignment of Assistant United States Attorneys.--
       (1) In general.--In accordance with subchapter VI of 
     chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, the Attorney 
     General, with the concurrence of the District of Columbia or 
     the State (as the case may be), shall provide for the 
     assignment of assistant United States attorneys to the State 
     to carry out the functions described in subsection (b).
       (2) Assignments made on detail without reimbursement by 
     state.--In accordance with section 3373 of title 5, United 
     States Code--
       (A) an assistant United States attorney who is assigned to 
     the State under this section shall be deemed under subsection 
     (a) of such section to be on detail to a regular work 
     assignment in the Department of Justice; and
       (B) the assignment of an assistant United States attorney 
     to the State under this section shall be made without 
     reimbursement by the State of the pay of the attorney or any 
     related expenses.
       (b) Functions Described.--The functions described in this 
     subsection are criminal prosecutions conducted in the name of 
     the State which would have been conducted in the name of the 
     United States by the United States attorney for the District 
     of Columbia or his or her assistants, as provided under 
     section 23-101(c), District of Columbia Official Code, but 
     for the admission of the State into the Union.
       (c) Minimum Number Assigned.--The number of assistant 
     United States attorneys who are assigned under this section 
     may not be less than the number of assistant United States 
     attorneys whose principal duties as of the day before the 
     date of the admission of the State into the Union were to 
     conduct criminal prosecutions in the name of the United 
     States under section 23-101(c), District of Columbia Official 
     Code.
       (d) Termination.--The obligation of the Attorney General to 
     provide for the assignment of assistant United States 
     attorneys under this section shall terminate upon written 
     certification by the State to the President that the State 
     has appointed attorneys of the State to carry out the 
     functions described in subsection (b).
       (e) Clarification Regarding Clemency Authority.--
       (1) In general.--Effective upon the admission of the State 
     into the Union, the authority to grant clemency for offenses 
     against the District of Columbia or the State shall be 
     exercised by such person or persons, and under such terms and 
     conditions, as provided by the State Constitution and the 
     laws of the State, without regard to whether the prosecution 
     for the offense was conducted by the District of Columbia, 
     the State, or the United States.
       (2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``clemency'' 
     means a pardon, reprieve, or commutation of sentence, or a 
     remission of a fine or other financial penalty.

     SEC. 313. SERVICE OF UNITED STATES MARSHALS.

       (a) Provision of Services for Courts of State.--The United 
     States Marshals Service shall provide services with respect 
     to the courts and court system of the State in the same 
     manner and to the same extent as the Service provided 
     services with respect to the courts and court system of the 
     District of Columbia as of the day before the date of the 
     admission of the State into the Union, except that the 
     President shall not appoint a United States Marshal under 
     section 561 of title 28, United States Code, for any court of 
     the State.
       (b) Termination.--The obligation of the United States 
     Marshals Service to provide services under this section shall 
     terminate upon written certification by the State to the 
     President that the State has appointed personnel of the State 
     to provide such services.

     SEC. 314. DESIGNATION OF FELONS TO FACILITIES OF BUREAU OF 
                   PRISONS.

       (a) Continuation of Designation.--Chapter 1 of subtitle C 
     of title XI of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
     Government Improvement Act of 1997 (sec. 24-101 et seq., D.C. 
     Official Code) and the amendments made by such chapter--
       (1) shall continue to apply with respect to individuals 
     convicted of offenses under the laws of the District of 
     Columbia prior to the date of the admission of the State into 
     the Union; and
       (2) shall apply with respect to individuals convicted of 
     offenses under the laws of the State after the date of the 
     admission of the State into the Union in the same manner and 
     to the same extent as such chapter and amendments applied 
     with respect to individuals convicted of offenses under the 
     laws of the District of Columbia prior to the date of the 
     admission of the State into the Union.
       (b) Termination.--The provisions of this section shall 
     terminate upon written certification by the State to the 
     President that the State has in effect laws for the housing 
     of individuals described in subsection (a) in correctional 
     facilities.

     SEC. 315. PAROLE AND SUPERVISION.

       (a) United States Parole Commission.--
       (1) Parole.--The United States Parole Commission--
       (A) shall continue to exercise the authority to grant, 
     deny, and revoke parole, and to impose conditions upon an 
     order of parole, in the case of any individual who is an 
     imprisoned felon who is eligible for parole or reparole under 
     the laws of the District of Columbia as of the day before the 
     date of the admission of the State into the Union, as 
     provided under section 11231 of the National Capital 
     Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 
     (sec. 24-131, D.C. Official Code); and
       (B) shall exercise the authority to grant, deny, and revoke 
     parole, and to impose conditions upon an order of parole, in 
     the case of any individual who is an imprisoned felon who is 
     eligible for parole or reparole under the laws of the State 
     in the same manner and to the same extent as the Commission 
     exercised in the case of any individual described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       (2) Supervision of released offenders.--The United States 
     Parole Commission--
       (A) shall continue to exercise the authority over 
     individuals who are released offenders of the District of 
     Columbia as of the day before the date of the admission of 
     the State into the Union, as provided under section 
     11233(c)(2) of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
     Government Improvement Act of 1997 (sec. 24-133(c)(2), D.C. 
     Official Code); and
       (B) shall exercise authority over individuals who are 
     released offenders of the State in the same manner and to the 
     same extent as the Commission exercised authority over 
     individuals described in subparagraph (A).
       (3) Continuation of federal benefits for employees.--
       (A) Continuation.--Any individual who is an employee of the 
     United States Parole Commission as of the later of the day 
     before the date described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
     (4) or the day before the date described in subparagraph (B) 
     of paragraph (4) and who, on or after such date, is an 
     employee of the office of the State which exercises the 
     authority described in either such subparagraph, shall 
     continue to be treated as an employee of the Federal 
     Government for purposes of receiving benefits under any 
     chapter of subpart G of part III of title 5, United States 
     Code, notwithstanding the termination of the provisions of 
     this subsection under paragraph (4).
       (B) Responsibility for employer contribution.--Beginning on 
     the later of the date described in subparagraph (A) of 
     paragraph (4) or the date described in subparagraph (B) of 
     paragraph (4), the State shall be treated as the employing 
     agency with respect to the benefits described in subparagraph 
     (A) which are provided to an individual who, for purposes of 
     receiving such benefits, is continued to be treated as an 
     employee of the Federal Government under such subparagraph.
       (4) Termination.--The provisions of this subsection shall 
     terminate--
       (A) in the case of paragraph (1), on the date on which the 
     State provides written certification to the President that 
     the State has in effect laws providing for the State to 
     exercise the authority to grant, deny, and revoke parole, and 
     to impose conditions upon an order of parole, in the case of 
     any individual who is an imprisoned felon who is eligible for 
     parole or reparole under the laws of the State; and
       (B) in the case of paragraph (2), on the date on which the 
     State provides written certification to the President that 
     the State has in effect laws providing for the State to 
     exercise authority over individuals who are released 
     offenders of the State.
       (b) Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.--
       (1) Renaming.--Effective upon the date of the admission of 
     the State into the Union--
       (A) the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for 
     the District of Columbia shall be known and designated as the 
     Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for 
     Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, and any reference in any 
     law, rule, or regulation to the

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     Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the 
     District of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the Court 
     Services and Offender Supervision Agency for Washington, 
     Douglass Commonwealth; and
       (B) the District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency shall 
     be known and designated as the Washington, Douglass 
     Commonwealth Pretrial Services Agency, and any reference in 
     any law, rule or regulation to the District of Columbia 
     Pretrial Services Agency shall be deemed to refer to the 
     Washington, Douglass Commonwealth Pretrial Services Agency.
       (2) In general.--The Court Services and Offender 
     Supervision Agency for Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, 
     including the Washington, Douglass Commonwealth Pretrial 
     Services Agency (as renamed under paragraph (1))--
       (A) shall continue to provide pretrial services with 
     respect to individuals who are charged with an offense in the 
     District of Columbia, provide supervision for individuals who 
     are offenders on probation, parole, and supervised release 
     pursuant to the laws of the District of Columbia, and carry 
     out sex offender registration functions with respect to 
     individuals who are sex offenders in the District of 
     Columbia, as of the day before the date of the admission of 
     the State into the Union, as provided under section 11233 of 
     the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
     Improvement Act of 1997 (sec. 24-133, D.C. Official Code); 
     and
       (B) shall provide pretrial services with respect to 
     individuals who are charged with an offense in the State, 
     provide supervision for offenders on probation, parole, and 
     supervised release pursuant to the laws of the State, and 
     carry out sex offender registration functions in the State, 
     in the same manner and to the same extent as the Agency 
     provided such services and supervision and carried out such 
     functions for individuals described in subparagraph (A).
       (3) Continuation of federal benefits for employees.--
       (A) Continuation.--Any individual who is an employee of the 
     Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for 
     Washington, Douglass Commonwealth as of the day before the 
     date described in paragraph (4), and who, on or after such 
     date, is an employee of the office of the State which 
     provides the services and carries out the functions described 
     in paragraph (4), shall continue to be treated as an employee 
     of the Federal Government for purposes of receiving benefits 
     under any chapter of subpart G of part III of title 5, United 
     States Code, notwithstanding the termination of the 
     provisions of paragraph (2) under paragraph (4).
       (B) Responsibility for employer contribution.--Beginning on 
     the date described in paragraph (4), the State shall be 
     treated as the employing agency with respect to the benefits 
     described in subparagraph (A) which are provided to an 
     individual who, for purposes of receiving such benefits, is 
     continued to be treated as an employee of the Federal 
     Government under such subparagraph.
       (4) Termination.--Paragraph (2) shall terminate on the date 
     on which the State provides written certification to the 
     President that the State has in effect laws providing for the 
     State to provide pretrial services, supervise offenders on 
     probation, parole, and supervised release, and carry out sex 
     offender registration functions in the State.

     SEC. 316. COURTS.

       (a) Continuation of Operations.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
     (3) and subsection (b), title 11, District of Columbia 
     Official Code, as in effect on the date before the date of 
     the admission of the State into the Union, shall apply with 
     respect to the State and the courts and court system of the 
     State after the date of the admission of the State into the 
     Union in the same manner and to the same extent as such title 
     applied with respect to the District of Columbia and the 
     courts and court system of the District of Columbia as of the 
     day before the date of the admission of the State into the 
     Union.
       (2) Responsibility for employer contribution.--For purposes 
     of paragraph (2) of section 11-1726(b) and paragraph (2) of 
     section 11-1726(c), District of Columbia Official Code, the 
     Federal Government shall be treated as the employing agency 
     with respect to the benefits provided under such section to 
     an individual who is an employee of the courts and court 
     system of the State and who, pursuant to either such 
     paragraph, is treated as an employee of the Federal 
     Government for purposes of receiving benefits under any 
     chapter of subpart G of part III of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       (3) Other exceptions.--
       (A) Selection of judges.--Effective upon the date of the 
     admission of the State into the Union, the State shall select 
     judges for any vacancy on the courts of the State.
       (B) Renaming of courts and other offices.--Effective upon 
     the date of the admission of the State into the Union, the 
     State may rename any of its courts and any of the other 
     offices of its court system.
       (C) Rules of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall 
     be construed--
       (i) to affect the service of any judge serving on a court 
     of the District of Columbia on the day before the date of the 
     admission of the State into the Union, or to require the 
     State to select such a judge for a vacancy on a court of the 
     State; or
       (ii) to waive any of the requirements of chapter 15 of 
     title 11, District of Columbia Official Code (other than 
     section 11-1501(a) of such Code), including subchapter II of 
     such chapter (relating to the District of Columbia Commission 
     on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure), with respect to the 
     appointment and service of judges of the courts of the State.
       (b) Continuation of Federal Benefits for Employees.--
       (1) In general.--Any individual who is an employee of the 
     courts or court system of the State as of the day before the 
     date described in subsection (e) and who, pursuant to section 
     11-1726(b) or section 11-1726(c), District of Columbia 
     Official Code, is treated as an employee of the Federal 
     Government for purposes of receiving benefits under any 
     chapter of subpart G of part III of title 5, United States 
     Code, shall continue to be treated as an employee of the 
     Federal Government for such purposes, notwithstanding the 
     termination of the provisions of this section under 
     subsection (e).
       (2) Responsibility for employer contribution.--Beginning on 
     the date described in subsection (e), the State shall be 
     treated as the employing agency with respect to the benefits 
     described in paragraph (1) which are provided to an 
     individual who, for purposes of receiving such benefits, is 
     continued to be treated as an employee of the Federal 
     Government under such paragraph.
       (c) Continuation of Funding.--Section 11241 of the National 
     Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
     1997 (section 11-1743 note, District of Columbia Official 
     Code) shall apply with respect to the State and the courts 
     and court system of the State after the date of the admission 
     of the State into the Union in the same manner and to the 
     same extent as such section applied with respect to the Joint 
     Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of 
     Columbia and the courts and court system of the District of 
     Columbia as of the day before the date of the admission of 
     the State into the Union.
       (d) Treatment of Court Receipts.--
       (1) Deposit of receipts into treasury.--Except as provided 
     in paragraph (2), all money received by the courts and court 
     system of the State shall be deposited in the Treasury of the 
     United States.
       (2) Crime victims compensation fund.--Section 16 of the 
     Victims of Violent Crime Compensation Act of 1996 (sec. 4-
     515, D.C. Official Code), relating to the Crime Victims 
     Compensation Fund, shall apply with respect to the courts and 
     court system of the State in the same manner and to the same 
     extent as such section applied to the courts and court system 
     of the District of Columbia as of the day before the date of 
     the admission of the State into the Union.
       (e) Termination.--The provisions of this section, other 
     than paragraph (3) of subsection (a) and except as provided 
     under subsection (b), shall terminate on the date on which 
     the State provides written certification to the President 
     that the State has in effect laws requiring the State to 
     appropriate and make available funds for the operation of the 
     courts and court system of the State.

               Subtitle C--Other Programs and Authorities

     SEC. 321. APPLICATION OF THE COLLEGE ACCESS ACT.

       (a) Continuation.--The District of Columbia College Access 
     Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-98; sec. 38-2701 et seq., D.C. 
     Official Code) shall apply with respect to the State, and to 
     the public institution of higher education designated by the 
     State as the successor to the University of the District of 
     Columbia, after the date of the admission of the State into 
     the Union in the same manner and to the same extent as such 
     Act applied with respect to the District of Columbia and the 
     University of the District of Columbia as of the day before 
     the date of the admission of the State into the Union.
       (b) Termination.--The provisions of this section, other 
     than with respect to the public institution of higher 
     education designated by the State as the successor to the 
     University of the District of Columbia, shall terminate upon 
     written certification by the State to the President that the 
     State has in effect laws requiring the State to provide 
     tuition assistance substantially similar to the assistance 
     provided under the District of Columbia College Access Act of 
     1999.

     SEC. 322. APPLICATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OPPORTUNITY AND 
                   RESULTS ACT.

       (a) Continuation.--The Scholarships for Opportunity and 
     Results Act (division C of Public Law 112-10; sec. 38-1853.01 
     et seq., D.C. Official Code) shall apply with respect to the 
     State after the date of the admission of the State into the 
     Union in the same manner and to the same extent as such Act 
     applied with respect to the District of Columbia as of the 
     day before the date of the admission of the State into the 
     Union.
       (b) Termination.--The provisions of this section shall 
     terminate upon written certification by the State to the 
     President that the State has in effect laws requiring the 
     State--
       (1) to provide tuition assistance substantially similar to 
     the assistance provided under the Scholarships for 
     Opportunity and Results Act; and
       (2) to provide supplemental funds to the public schools and 
     public charter schools of the State in the amounts provided 
     in the most recent fiscal year for public schools and public 
     charter schools of the State or the District of Columbia (as 
     the case may be) under such Act.

     SEC. 323. MEDICAID FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGE.

       (a) Continuation.--Notwithstanding section 1905(b) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)), during the period 
     beginning on the date of the admission of the State into the 
     Union and ending on September 30 of the fiscal year during 
     which the State submits the certification described in 
     subsection (b), the Federal medical assistance percentage for 
     the State under title XIX of such Act shall be the Federal 
     medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia 
     under such title as of the day before the date of the 
     admission of the State into the Union.
       (b) Termination.--The certification described in this 
     subsection is a written certification by the State to the 
     President that, during each of

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     the first 5 fiscal years beginning after the date of the 
     certification, the estimated revenues of the State will be 
     sufficient to cover any reduction in revenues which may 
     result from the termination of the provisions of this 
     section.

     SEC. 324. FEDERAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS.

       (a) National Capital Planning Commission.--
       (1) Continuing application.--Subject to the amendments made 
     by paragraphs (2) and (3), upon the admission of the State 
     into the Union, chapter 87 of title 40, United States Code, 
     shall apply as follows:
       (A) Such chapter shall apply with respect to the Capital in 
     the same manner and to the same extent as such chapter 
     applied with respect to the District of Columbia as of the 
     day before the date of the admission of the State into the 
     Union.
       (B) Such chapter shall apply with respect to the State in 
     the same manner and to the same extent as such chapter 
     applied with respect to the State of Maryland and the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia as of the day before the date of the 
     admission of the State into the Union.
       (2) Composition of national capital planning commission.--
     Section 8711(b) of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by amending subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(B) four citizens with experience in city or regional 
     planning, who shall be appointed by the President.''; and
       (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Residency requirement.--Of the four citizen members, 
     one shall be a resident of Virginia, one shall be a resident 
     of Maryland, and one shall be a resident of Washington, 
     Douglass Commonwealth.''.
       (3) Conforming amendments to definitions of terms.--
       (A) Environs.--Paragraph (1) of section 8702 of such title 
     is amended by striking ``the territory surrounding the 
     District of Columbia'' and inserting ``the territory 
     surrounding the National Capital''.
       (B) National capital.--Paragraph (2) of section 8702 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) National capital.--The term `National Capital' means 
     the area serving as the seat of the Government of the United 
     States, as described in section 112 of the Washington, D.C. 
     Admission Act, and the territory the Federal Government owns 
     in the environs.''.
       (C) National capital region.--Subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
     (3) of section 8702 of such title is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(A) the National Capital and the State of Washington, 
     Douglass Commonwealth;''.
       (b) Commission of Fine Arts.--
       (1) Limiting application to the capital.--Section 
     9102(a)(1) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``the 
     Capital''.
       (2) Definition.--Section 9102 of such title is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Definition.--In this chapter, the term `Capital' 
     means the area serving as the seat of the Government of the 
     United States, as described in section 112 of the Washington, 
     D.C. Admission Act.''.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 9101(d) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``the Capital''.
       (c) Commemorative Works Act.--
       (1) Limiting application to capital.--Section 8902 of title 
     40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Limiting Application to Capital.--This chapter 
     applies only with respect to commemorative works in the 
     Capital and its environs.''.
       (2) Definition.--Paragraph (2) of section 8902(a) of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Capital and its environs.--The term `Capital and its 
     environs' means--
       ``(A) the area serving as the seat of the Government of the 
     United States, as described in section 112 of the Washington, 
     D.C. Admission Act; and
       ``(B) those lands and properties administered by the 
     National Park Service and the General Services Administration 
     located in the Reserve, Area I, and Area II as depicted on 
     the map entitled `Commemorative Areas Washington, DC and 
     Environs', numbered 869/86501 B, and dated June 24, 2003, 
     that are located outside of the State of Washington, Douglass 
     Commonwealth.''.
       (3) Temporary site designation.--Section 8907(a) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``the Capital and its environs''.
       (4) General conforming amendments.--Chapter 89 of such 
     title is amended by striking ``the District of Columbia and 
     its environs'' each place it appears in the following 
     sections and inserting ``the Capital and its environs'':
       (A) Section 8901(2) and 8901(4).
       (B) Section 8902(a)(4).
       (C) Section 8903(d).
       (D) Section 8904(c).
       (E) Section 8905(a).
       (F) Section 8906(a).
       (G) Section 8909(a) and 8909(b).
       (5) Additional conforming amendment.--Section 8901(2) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``the urban fabric of the 
     District of Columbia'' and inserting ``the urban fabric of 
     the area serving as the seat of the Government of the United 
     States, as described in section 112 of the Washington, D.C. 
     Admission Act''.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect on the date of the 
     admission of the State into the Union.

     SEC. 325. ROLE OF ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN SUPPLYING WATER.

       (a) Continuation of Role.--Chapter 95 of title 40, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 9508. Applicability to Capital and State of 
       Washington, Douglass Commonwealth

       ``(a) In General.--Effective upon the admission of the 
     State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth into the Union, 
     any reference in this chapter to the District of Columbia 
     shall be deemed to refer to the Capital or the State of 
     Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, as the case may be.
       ``(b) Definition.--In this section, the term `Capital' 
     means the area serving as the seat of the Government of the 
     United States, as described in section 112 of the Washington, 
     D.C. Admission Act.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 
     95 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
``9508. Applicability to Capital and State of Washington, Douglass 
              Commonwealth.''.

     SEC. 326. REQUIREMENTS TO BE LOCATED IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

       The location of any person in the Capital or Washington, 
     Douglass Commonwealth on the day after the date of the 
     admission of the State into the Union shall be deemed to 
     satisfy any requirement under any law in effect as of the day 
     before the date of the admission of the State into the Union 
     that the person be located in the District of Columbia, 
     including the requirements of section 72 of title 4, United 
     States Code (relating to offices of the seat of the 
     Government of the United States), and title 36, United States 
     Code (relating to patriotic and national organizations).

                      TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 401. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
       (1) The term ``Capital'' means the area serving as the seat 
     of the Government of the United States, as described in 
     section 112.
       (2) The term ``Council'' means the Council of the District 
     of Columbia.
       (3) The term ``Mayor'' means the Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia.
       (4) Except as otherwise provided, the term ``State'' means 
     the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth.
       (5) The term ``State Constitution'' means the proposed 
     Constitution of the State of Washington, D.C., as approved by 
     the Council on October 18, 2016, pursuant to the Constitution 
     and Boundaries for the State of Washington, D.C. Approval 
     Resolution of 2016 (D.C. Resolution R21-621), ratified by 
     District of Columbia voters in Advisory Referendum B approved 
     on November 8, 2016, and certified by the District of 
     Columbia Board of Elections on November 18, 2016.

     SEC. 402. STATEHOOD TRANSITION COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established the Statehood 
     Transition Commission (hereafter in this section referred to 
     as the ``Commission'').
       (b) Composition.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall be composed of 18 
     members as follows:
       (A) 3 members appointed by the President.
       (B) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (C) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the House 
     of Representatives.
       (D) 2 members appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
     Senate.
       (E) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate.
       (F) 3 members appointed by the Mayor.
       (G) 3 members appointed by the Council.
       (H) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of 
     Columbia.
       (2) Appointment date.--
       (A) In general.--The appointments of the members of the 
     Commission shall be made not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (B) Effect of lack of appointment by appointment date.--If 
     one or more appointments under any of the subparagraphs of 
     paragraph (1) is not made by the appointment date specified 
     in subparagraph (A), the authority to make such appointment 
     or appointments shall expire, and the number of members of 
     the Commission shall be reduced by the number equal to the 
     number of appointments so not made.
       (3) Term of service.--Each member shall be appointed for 
     the life of the Commission.
       (4) Vacancy.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled 
     in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
       (5) No compensation.--Members shall serve without pay, but 
     shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under 
     subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
       (6) Chair and vice chair.--The Chair and Vice Chair of the 
     Commission shall be elected by the members of the 
     Commission--
       (A) with respect to the Chair, from among the members 
     described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (1); 
     and
       (B) with respect to the Vice Chair, from among the members 
     described in subparagraphs (F) and (G) of paragraph (1).
       (c) Staff.--
       (1) Director.--The Commission shall have a Director, who 
     shall be appointed by the Chair.
       (2) Other staff.--The Director may appoint and fix the pay 
     of such additional personnel as the Director considers 
     appropriate.
       (3) Non-applicability of certain civil service laws.--The 
     Director and staff of the Commission may be appointed without 
     regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
     governing appointments in the competitive service, and may be 
     paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
     subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to 
     classification and

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     General Schedule pay rates, except that an individual so 
     appointed may not receive pay in excess of the rate payable 
     for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
     such title.
       (4) Experts and consultants.--The Commission may procure 
     temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 
     title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals not to 
     exceed the daily equivalent of the rate payable for level V 
     of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
       (d) Duties.--The Commission shall advise the President, 
     Congress, the Mayor (or, upon the admission of the State into 
     the Union, the chief executive officer of the State), and the 
     Council (or, upon the admission of the State into the Union, 
     the legislature of the State) concerning an orderly 
     transition to statehood for the District of Columbia or the 
     State (as the case may be) and to a reduced geographical size 
     of the seat of the Government of the United States, including 
     with respect to property, funding, programs, projects, and 
     activities.
       (e) Powers.--
       (1) Hearings and sessions.--The Commission may, for the 
     purpose of carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act 
     at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as 
     the Commission considers appropriate.
       (2) Obtaining official data.--The Commission may secure 
     directly from any department or agency of the United States 
     information necessary to enable it to carry out this Act. 
     Upon request of the Chair of the Commission, the head of that 
     department or agency shall furnish that information to the 
     Commission.
       (3) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails 
     in the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     departments and agencies of the United States.
       (4) Administrative support services.--Upon the request of 
     the Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall 
     provide to the Commission the administrative support services 
     necessary for the Commission to carry out its 
     responsibilities under this Act.
       (f) Meetings.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall meet at the call of 
     the Chair.
       (2) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall hold its first 
     meeting not later than the earlier of--
       (A) 30 days after the date on which all members of the 
     Commission have been appointed; or
       (B) if the number of members of the Commission is reduced 
     under subsection (b)(2)(B), 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may 
     hold hearings.
       (g) Reports.--The Commission shall submit such reports as 
     the Commission considers appropriate or as may be requested 
     by the President, Congress, or the District of Columbia (or, 
     upon the admission of the State into the Union, the State).
       (h) Termination.--The Commission shall cease to exist 2 
     years after the date of the admission of the State into the 
     Union.

     SEC. 403. CERTIFICATION OF ENACTMENT BY PRESIDENT.

       Not more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the President shall provide written certification 
     of such enactment to the Mayor.

     SEC. 404. SEVERABILITY.

       Except as provided in section 101(c), if any provision of 
     this Act or amendment made by this Act, or the application 
     thereof to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, 
     the remaining provisions of this Act and any amendments made 
     by this Act shall not be affected by the holding.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill, as amended, shall be debatable for 
1 hour, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or their 
respective designees.
  The gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) and the 
gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Comer) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New York.


                             General Leave

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and 
extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on H.R. 51, the 
Washington, D.C. Admission Act.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from New York?
  There was no objection.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such 
time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia 
and my dear friend, Congresswoman Norton, for her years of dedicated 
leadership on this bill. She is not only the author of the bill, but of 
this moment in history.
  Today, for the second time in 2 years, the House will vote to 
overturn the wrongs of over 200 years of political repression in the 
District of Columbia. We will vote to honor the most fundamental 
principle of this Nation--that all people have a right to full and 
equal representation in their government.
  Our Nation has not always lived up to its promise of full and equal 
representation, but that has not stopped those dedicated to equality 
from fighting to ensure that all people are fully represented in their 
government.
  This fundamental right is denied to the more than 712,000 Americans 
living in the District of Columbia. For more than 200 years the 
District has been fighting for equal rights. Despite 86 percent of its 
residents voting for statehood in 2016, Congress has still not acted to 
ensure that the District shares in the blessings of liberty promised by 
the Founders in the U.S. Constitution.
  The United States is a republic, but the people of its Capital lack 
representation. The United States is the only democratic country that 
denies both voting rights in the national legislature and local self-
government to the people of its Capital. That is wrong and violates 
everything we stand for as Americans.
  The District pays more in Federal taxes than 21 States and more per 
capita than any State. Think about that. It pays more than nearly half 
the States in this country, yet D.C. residents have no vote in 
Congress. That is wrong.
  Unfortunately, so far Republicans have opposed our efforts to ensure 
equality for District residents. But let me be clear what Republican 
opposition is really about: partisanship. They would rather deny voting 
rights for hundreds of thousands of American citizens than even 
consider the possibility that Representatives from the new State could 
possibly be Democrats. Think about that argument. They are willing to 
violate the core principles of our democracy merely because the new 
State might elect Representatives from a different political party.
  Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge every Member in this House to vote 
``yes'' on H.R. 51, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, America's Federal Government should be of the people, by 
the people, and for the people. But with H.R. 51, America's government 
will become of the Democrats, by the Democrats, and for the Democrats.
  Let's be clear what H.R. 51 is all about. It is about Democrats 
adding two new progressive U.S. Senators to push a radical agenda 
championed by the squad to reshape America into the socialist utopia 
they always talk about.
  If you doubt me, just listen to what our colleague, Congressman Jamie 
Raskin, recently told The Washington Post. He said:

       There is a national political logic for D.C. statehood too, 
     because the Senate has become the principal obstacle to 
     social progress across a whole range of issues.

  So there we have it. H.R. 51 is not really about voting 
representation. It is about Democrats consolidating their power in 
Washington.
  There are numerous problems with H.R. 51. Mainly, it is flatly 
unconstitutional. Every Justice Department from President Kennedy's to 
President Obama's has been consistent that a constitutional amendment 
is needed to grant the District statehood.
  Robert F. Kennedy said that granting D.C. statehood without a 
constitutional amendment was inconceivable. He also said granting D.C. 
statehood, as attempted by H.R. 51, would produce an absurdity. This 
absurdity is the 23rd Amendment which acknowledges the existence of a 
Federal District warranting three electoral college votes.
  While H.R. 51 includes an expedited process for the 23rd Amendment's 
repeal in Congress, the problem is this would not happen until after 
D.C. becomes a State. This would create mass confusion as H.R. 51 is 
reviewed by the courts for years.
  The Constitution is the foundational document upon which all laws of 
our country rest, and Congress cannot simply dismiss it with sham 
legislation. But that is what H.R. 51 attempts to do. Democrats want to 
rewrite the Constitution without going through the proper process of 
doing so.
  During our committee's markup of H.R. 51, I offered an amendment that 
would assure the 23rd Amendment's repeal prior to statehood being 
granted, but Democrats opposed this amendment.
  Why are Democrats pushing such a problematic bill through the House?
  Why are they working so hard to advance D.C. statehood instead of 
pursuing a constitutional amendment that

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would engage the entire country through a process intended by our 
Founding Fathers?

  Because they know Americans have firmly rejected D.C. statehood.
  I urge my colleagues to vote with the vast majority of Americans and 
reject this unconstitutional and impractical bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes 
to the distinguished gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. 
Norton), who is the author of this bill and moment in history.
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend, the gentlewoman, for 
her leadership on this D.C. statehood bill.
  Congress has both the moral obligation and the constitutional 
authority to pass H.R. 51. This country was founded on the principles 
of no taxation without representation and consent of the governed, but 
D.C. residents are taxed without representation and cannot consent to 
the laws under which they, as American citizens, must live.
  The State of Washington, D.C., would consist of 66 of the 68 miles of 
the present-day Federal District. The Federal District would be 2 
square miles, and Congress would retain plenary authority over it.
  H.R. 51 complies with the Constitution, including the Admissions 
Clause, the District Clause, and the 23rd Amendment.
  The Admissions Clause gives Congress the authority to admit new 
States. All 37 new States were admitted by Congress. No State was 
admitted by constitutional amendment, and no State would have to 
consent to the admission of the State of Washington, D.C.
  The District Clause gives Congress plenary authority over the Federal 
District and establishes a maximum size of the Federal District--100 
square miles. It does not establish a minimum size or a location of the 
Federal District. Congress reduced the size of the Federal District by 
30 percent in 1846.
  The 23rd Amendment allows the Federal District to participate in the 
electoral college. H.R. 51 repeals the enabling act for the 23rd 
Amendment, and the 23rd Amendment itself would be quickly repealed. In 
any event, the 23rd Amendment does not establish a minimum size or 
location of the Federal District.
  The Constitution does not establish any prerequisites for new States, 
but Congress generally has considered three: population and resources, 
support for statehood, and commitment to democracy.
  The State of Washington, D.C. would meet each. D.C.'s population of 
712,000 is larger than that of two States. D.C. pays more Federal taxes 
per capita than any State and pays more Federal taxes than 21 States of 
the Union. The District of Columbia's gross domestic product is larger 
than 17 States. In 2016, 86 percent of D.C. residents voted for 
statehood. D.C. residents have been petitioning for voting 
representation in Congress and local autonomy for 220 years.
  Congress has a choice. It can continue to exclude D.C. residents from 
the democratic process, forcing them to watch from the sidelines as 
Congress votes on Federal and D.C. laws, and to treat them, in the 
words of Frederick Douglass, as ``aliens, not citizens, but subjects.''
  Or it can live up to our Nation's founding principles and join the 54 
percent of Americans--that is 54 percent, Mr. Speaker, and growing--who 
support D.C. statehood and pass H.R. 51.

                              {time}  0930

  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Hice), the Republican leader of the Government Operations 
Subcommittee.
  Mr. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for 
yielding.
  I don't even know where to begin to respond to what we just heard. To 
imply that Washington, D.C., has no representation is absolutely false. 
It does have local representation. It also has a Delegate right here in 
the House of Representatives and has electoral votes for Presidential 
elections, things that no other city in this country has.
  This H.R. 51 flies in the face of what our Founders intended. They 
never wanted the seat of our government to be a State, and they 
specifically framed the Constitution to say so. Yet, what the Democrats 
really are trying to do, that they will not admit, is gain even more 
representation by creating a city-state whereby they get two more 
Senators.
  Again, this is absolutely against what our Constitution and our 
Founders intended, and this ought to be soundly rejected, permanently 
rejected.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, in this historic 
moment, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Pelosi), the first female Speaker of the House in 
history.
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I thank Madam Chairwoman Maloney for 
yielding, and I salute her for her leadership in bringing this historic 
legislation to the floor.
  All of us join in saluting Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, who 
has been the patron saint of D.C. statehood since she came to Congress. 
She has been tireless, persistent, and dissatisfied as she has built 
historical support for this bill, which passed in the previous Congress 
with 235 votes.
  I rise as Speaker of the House to join my colleagues on this 
momentous day for American democracy as we right a historic injustice 
by passing legislation to finally grant Washington, D.C., statehood.
  Statehood for the District of Columbia is about showing respect for 
our democracy, for the American people, and for our Constitution. That 
Constitution begins with our preamble, ``We the people,'' setting out 
our Founders' vision of a government of, by, and for the people.
  Yet, for more than two centuries, the people of Washington, D.C., 
have been denied their right to fully participate in their democracy.
  D.C., as Congresswoman Norton mentioned, pays more Federal taxes per 
capita than any other State. Its budget is larger than 12 States. Its 
population is larger than two States. Its people have fought in every 
American war since the Revolution.
  D.C. residents have been fighting for voting rights and autonomy for 
220 years, with a full 86 percent recently voting for statehood.
  It is well past the time to grant them the rights that they have been 
fighting for and that they deserve.
  As I said, Mr. Speaker, I rise as Speaker of the House on this 
momentous occasion. It is an official honor to do so, but it is also a 
personal privilege to join Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton; the 
distinguished chair of the committee of jurisdiction, Congresswoman 
Maloney; many of my colleagues; and the distinguished majority leader, 
Mr. Hoyer, who has made this part of his life's work in the Congress to 
join in this fight for statehood.
  It is a personal privilege because when I was born, my father was a 
Member of Congress from Baltimore, Maryland, Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. He 
served as chairman of the District of Columbia Appropriations 
Subcommittee. That position made him the unofficial mayor of Washington 
because of the authority that the committee had over the District of 
Columbia and their every decision.
  However, my father did not agree with that. He was a proponent for 
what was then called ``home rule.'' They often say that statehood for 
the District of Columbia is in my DNA. It went from home rule, then to 
finally having a mayor, and now we want statehood. We have always 
wanted statehood, but now we finally are able to pass it in the 
Congress.
  There is nothing theoretical or abstract about statehood. For 
example, last summer, the country watched in horror as Federal agents 
and out-of-State National Guard troops were deployed against peaceful 
protesters in the District without residents' approval. Then, on 
January 6, as our Capitol was being defiled, our Capitol Police 
assaulted and killed, and our Members and staff terrorized, D.C. 
leaders did not have the authority to call the National Guard to 
protect its people.
  Granting D.C. statehood means ensuring that its leaders have the 
tools they need to keep people safe. The Governor of any one of our 
States has the authority to call in the National Guard. That is not an 
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afforded to the Mayor of Washington, D.C. If that were the case, we 
would have had protection much sooner.
  Statehood is also a matter of civil rights. The residents of the 
District have a right to self-governance and control over their lives 
and futures.
  It is particularly meaningful that we pass this legislation just days 
after the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln signing the District 
of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, freeing enslaved people in 
the District.
  Today, by passing H.R. 51 to admit the State of Washington, Douglass 
Commonwealth into the Union, the House will finally address this 
unjust, unequal, and undemocratic situation.
  We look forward to a swift vote in the Senate on this essential 
legislation so that we can send this important legislation to the 
President's desk.
  At the same time, House Democrats will continue our work to protect 
every American's right to be heard at the ballot box. I urge a strong 
vote for D.C. statehood, H.R. 51--the 51st State, easy to remember--and 
for its citizens' civil liberties, security, and right to have a say in 
our democracy.
  I want to once again commend Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton for 
her long dedication to justice for every person in our country, 
starting with the people she represents in the District of Columbia, 
hopefully soon to be the 51st State of the Union. I urge an ``aye'' 
vote.

  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Arizona (Mr. Biggs).
  Mr. BIGGS. Mr. Speaker, let me tell you what Democrat support is 
really about on H.R. 51: Democratic partisanship, Democrat power, 
Democrat policy, Democrat progressive issues.
  No State has been admitted by the Constitution. No State was created 
from a territory, which was crafted in the Constitution. That is what 
you want to obviate.
  Even our Founders understood this very clearly, as they iterated, in 
Federalist No. 43, ``The indispensable necessity of complete authority 
at the seat of government carries its own evidence with it. It is a 
power exercised by every legislature of the Union, I might say of the 
world, by virtue of its general supremacy. Without it, not only the 
public authority might be insulted and its proceedings interrupted with 
impunity; but a dependence of the members of the general government on 
the State comprehending the seat of the government, for protection in 
the exercise of their duty, might bring on the national councils an 
imputation of awe or influence. . . . `'
  That is what is at stake here. H.R. 51 is bad, according to the 
Founders, but it also violates the 23rd Amendment. That is clear as 
well.
  It is time that the Democrats realize it and quit trying this power 
grab and vote this thing down.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes 
to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly), chairman of the 
Government Operations Subcommittee.
  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend, the distinguished 
chairwoman of our full committee, for yielding, and I thank my good 
friend, Eleanor Holmes Norton, the Congresswoman from the District of 
Columbia, who soon I hope will have the right to vote on the floor of 
the House.
  Today, Mr. Speaker, we come together to right a wrong. 750,000 fellow 
Americans are denied the right to representation in their Congress in 
the very place in which Congress is located, ironically. It is the only 
capital in the democratic world that denies its own citizens the right 
to vote and be represented.
  We heard a lot of subterfuge here today, and we will hear more about 
the Constitution, the Constitution that clearly gives Congress the 
right of admission of a State.
  Mr. Comer comes from Kentucky. Kentucky was composed of territory 
claimed by my State, Virginia, and there were a bunch of Whigs. We 
didn't object. Congress, not a constitutional amendment, admitted 
Kentucky into the Union, and they elected Whigs, if you can think about 
that, Mr. Speaker.
  We didn't make how you might vote a condition, but we do in this 
case.
  I have to say that there is a lot of smokescreen to cloak what is 
really at stake here. When some say this is not about race or 
partisanship, you can be sure it is about race and partisanship.
  A city with a minority-majority population that apparently might vote 
in a different way from some? So what. How somebody votes cannot be a 
test of whether they have the right to vote in a democracy.
  Will we right this wrong today? Will we rise above our petty partisan 
perspectives and fears and empower and enfranchise people who are 
fellow citizens? Simply because of their race, their party 
identification, or their geographic location, that is not the America I 
know and love. It has gone on too long.
  When the Constitution was written, this place didn't exist, nor did 
the Founders and the writers of the Constitution know that it would. 
The first Capital was New York. The second Capital was Philadelphia. 
And there was a lot of back and forth about where it would finally be. 
It ended up here.
  Let's right this wrong after 200 years and give our fellow Americans 
voting representation here in the United States Congress by granting 
statehood.
  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, if this bill is about race, I wonder why your 
majority leader, Steny Hoyer, voted against this very bill in 1993.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. 
Jordan).
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, Democrats started last week with one of their Members 
saying we should get rid of the police altogether. They ended last week 
with another one of their Members being admonished by the trial judge 
in Minneapolis for saying ridiculous things.
  What did they do in between? They passed out of committee this bill, 
which gives two more Democrat Senators to the District of Columbia. And 
less than 24 hours after that bill passed in committee, they introduced 
legislation to pack the Supreme Court.
  In 3 months of Democrats being in control of the Federal Government, 
they have increased the debt by $2 trillion; they created a crisis on 
the southern border; and they continued their push to defund the 
police.
  Now, so they can continue their radical policies, think about what 
else they have passed out of this body: a bill to federalize our voting 
laws, federalize our election laws; a bill to pack the Court, as I 
said. They introduced that legislation. The chairman of the Judiciary 
Committee, of all people, introduced that bill. And here we are today, 
with a pure power grab to give two Democrat Senators to the District of 
Columbia.
  There is a crisis on our southern border. The American people want us 
to focus on the crisis. Even the President called it a crisis.
  Let's stop the power grab. Let's deal with the issues the American 
people want us to deal with. That is what we should be focused on.
  I hope we vote this bill down. I urge a ``no'' vote.

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  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such 
time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to clarify that this should be a bipartisan 
issue. Republicans used to support voting representation in Congress 
for D.C. residents.
  Then-President Eisenhower called for equal political rights for D.C. 
residents in three State of the Union Addresses.
  Then-President Nixon said: ``It should offend the democratic senses 
of this Nation that D.C. residents do not have voting representation in 
Congress.''
  In 2007, then-Representative Mike Pence said on the floor: ``The fact 
that more than a half a million Americans living in the District of 
Columbia are denied a single voting representative in Congress is 
clearly a historic wrong.''
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. 
Raskin), the chairman of the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties 
Subcommittee.
  Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, the consent of the governed; no taxation 
without representation; no conscription without representation; a 
republican form of government for American citizens.
  All of our most essential democratic principles underwrite the 
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has been the admission of 37 new States since the original 13 launched 
the Union. All of these States were admitted by one mechanism, and one 
mechanism only, an act of Congress exercising congressional power under 
Article IV, Section 3 to admit new States.
  There has never been a new State admitted by constitutional 
amendment. There has never been a State admission struck down by the 
United States Supreme Court, because the admission of new States is a 
political question in the juridical sense, which means it is vested 
exclusively in Congress to decide whether or not to admit new States. 
It is an exercise of the plenary power and judgment of the Congress, 
the people's branch. It is up to Congress to act.
  The opponents of democracy for 712,000 tax-paying, draftable American 
citizens right here in Washington, D.C., have now focused on the 23rd 
Amendment as the basis of their opposition. But the 23rd Amendment is 
no obstacle in any way. The purpose of the 23rd Amendment was to make 
sure that the local population got to participate in Presidential 
elections. The admission of the new State vindicates that 
constitutional purpose.
  H.R. 51 itself would immediately repeal the Federal statute that 
organizes the electoral college for the District of Columbia, taking 
care of the problem that our friends are concerned about.
  So why don't they support H.R. 51?
  Well, the floor leader gave the game away when he said, for him, this 
is all about two new progressive, liberal Democrat Senators. It is all 
about two new liberal Democrat Senators. They don't see taxation 
without representation. They don't see military service without 
representation, when tens of thousands of people from the Nation's 
Capital have served America in every war that we have ever had, going 
back to the Revolutionary War. They don't see governance without 
representation, without the consent of the governed. All that they see 
is two new liberal Democrat Senators.
  But that cuts against everything that we believe in about American 
democracy. We do not deny people the right to vote based on our 
expectation of how they will vote. We don't disenfranchise people 
because we disagree with who they might elect.
  I would defend with my life the right of the people of Kentucky and 
Arizona to send my friends here to represent them, even though I 
disagree with most of what they stand for, including their rejection of 
the rights of people from Washington, D.C. I would never disenfranchise 
just because of that.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield an 
additional 30 seconds to the gentleman from Maryland.
  Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, the people of Washington came to our aid on 
January 6. When we were being attacked by violent Fascist 
insurrectionists in this body, in this Chamber, in this Congress, they 
came to our aid. They sent hundreds of Capitol Police officers and 
National Guardsmen to defend us.
  The people of Washington defend our democratic rights.
  Will we defend theirs?
  That is the question of H.R. 51. Let's pass statehood for the people 
of Washington.
  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas 
(Mr. Roy).
  Mr. ROY. Mr. Speaker, my friend from Maryland makes an excellent 
closing case in court, because he knows that this is going to be in 
court, because he knows that this is constitutionally infirm. He is 
trying to make the case that is going to have to be made in court on 
the losing side of the argument, because it is very clearly 
unconstitutional to add D.C. as a State by statute.
  And what we have here today is a simple question: Does anybody in 
this room believe that if Lubbock, Texas, had been set up as the 
Capital seat of the United States of America, that my colleagues on the 
other side of the aisle would be arguing to give it the position of 
statehood?
  No, of course not.
  This city was set up by the Founders to be the Capital seat of the 
United States of America. It was not set up to be a State. And when my 
friend said that every other State has been added by statute, none of 
those have been specifically set up as the Capital seat of the United 
States of America.
  This should be rejected. It is unconstitutional. D.C. has never been 
a State. It shouldn't be a State, and it is not going to be a State.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes 
to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Danny K. Davis).

  Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman 
for yielding to me. I also want to commend her for her outstanding 
leadership of her committee. I also want to take a moment to commend my 
colleague who has been championing D.C. statehood before I even came to 
Congress.
  You know, I have listened intently to all of the arguments, and it 
always gets back to one: How are the people in D.C. more likely to 
vote? Are they are going to vote more likely Democratic? Are they going 
to vote for Democrats?
  Well, let me tell you, I have got people in my district who vote 
Republican. Can you imagine that? They vote Republican. But we don't 
deny them the right to vote, and we don't deny them the right to 
representation.
  All that we are seeking and all that we are asking for is simply the 
principle of no taxation without representation. I think we learned 
that in grammar school when we took U.S. history, when we first learned 
how great this country is and how great it can be.
  I look forward to the people of Washington, D.C., having all rights 
of citizenship as a member of a State, voting in the greatest State in 
the country when it becomes one, Washington, D.C.
  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Keller).
  Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, in 1964, then-Attorney General Robert F. 
Kennedy summed it up best as to why the Framers put the Capital outside 
the borders or control of any State: ``It was indispensably necessary 
to the independence and the very existence of the new Federal 
Government to have a seat of government which was not subject to the 
jurisdiction or control of any State.''
  As true as that was when this was said, as true as that was when the 
Capital was moved here, it is that true today.
  My colleagues on the other side of the aisle, I am glad they remember 
history. When the seat of the Federal Government was in New York City 
and in Philadelphia, the birthplace of America, they didn't want it in 
the control of a State. Therefore, the District of Columbia was 
created, under the control of the United States Congress, because that 
is who should be determining what happens for the 50 States.
  Our colleagues on the other side want to change an amendment to the 
Constitution with law.
  What about other amendments to the Constitution and how they read 
those? Will they try to change those with law?
  This is not about taxation without representation. This is about a 
Democrat power grab, and let's call it what it is.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to 
the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, in the Judiciary Committee right now, 
we are holding hearings to fight against the scourge of voter 
suppression and the unfortunate abolishment of section 5 by the Shelby 
case. I heard shouts of hallelujah when that case was abolished. The 
reason is because we are here today denying citizens of the United 
States the right to be represented fairly in the United States 
Congress.
  The 23rd Amendment?
  Well, I can cite for you the 14th Amendment and the 15th Amendment, 
not depriving people of their liberty and their justice.
  What about those soldiers who shed blood from the District of 
Columbia? What about those who are paying taxes from the District of 
Columbia? What about the very citizens who work to move the engine of 
government living in the District of Columbia?
  My friends know that the Capitol will be separated. My friends 
understand that there is a basic constitutional unfairness when you 
deny people the right to vote.
  I wonder whether or not the problem is that, when I first arrived 
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  Let us not make this a racial issue. Let us make this a justice 
issue, a constitutional issue. It is important, Mr. Speaker. Vote for 
this legislation, for the 51st State.
  Mr. Speaker, as a senior member of the Committee on the Judiciary, as 
an original cosponsor of the legislation, I rise in strong and 
enthusiastic support of H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act,'' 
which declares the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, to be a 
State of the United States of America, and declares its admission into 
the Union on an equal footing with the other States in all respects 
whatsoever.
  In passing this legislation, we remove a stain that has blighted our 
nation for more than 200 years.
  Today, we vote to end two centuries of shame and correct an injustice 
to the citizens of the District of Columbia.
  Mr. Speaker, let us not lose sight of one indisputable and shameful 
fact: nearly 500,000 people living in the District of Columbia lack 
direct voting representation in the House of Representatives and 
Senate.
  Specifically, the citizens of the District of Columbia pay more in 
federal taxes than 22 states and pay more in federal taxes per capita 
than any state.
  The District of Columbia's population (705,000) is larger than the 
populations of Wyoming and Vermont, and seven states had populations 
under one million in the last census.
  The District of Columbia's annual budget ($15.5 billion) is larger 
than the budgets of 14 states.
  The District of Columbia has a higher per capita personal income and 
gross domestic product than any state.
  District of Columbia residents have fought and died in every American 
war, including the Revolution itself, and almost 200,000 District 
residents have served in the military since World War I alone.
  Approximately 30,000 veterans live in the District of Columbia, and 
it should be noted that during the Vietnam War, 243 District residents 
were casualties of war, a casualty figure greater than that observed by 
10 different states.
  So, Mr. Speaker, it is undisputable that residents of the District of 
Columbia serve in the military, pay billions of dollars in federal 
taxes each year, and assume other responsibilities of U.S. citizenship.
  But for over 200 years, the District of Columbia has been denied 
voting representation in Congress--the entity that has ultimate 
authority over all aspects of the city's legislative, executive, and 
judicial functions.
  Mr. Speaker, if a person can be called upon to pay federal taxes and 
serve in the armed forces of the United States, then he or she should 
at least have the opportunity to vote for a representative who could at 
least cast a symbolic vote in this chamber on critical matters facing 
our nation.
  Issues like war and peace, equality, and justice.
  And tear-gassing peaceful protestors in Lafayette Square exercising 
their First Amendment rights.
  Mr. Speaker, taxation without representation is tyranny.
  H.R. 51 would create a state from essentially the eight hometown 
wards of the District of Columbia and provides that the new state would 
be equal to the other 50 states in all respects, and that the residents 
of the State of Washington, D.C. would have all the rights of 
statehood, including voting representation in Congress and full local 
self-government
  Under the legislation this new state would have no jurisdiction over 
the reduced federal district, which would consist of the area that 
Members of Congress and visitors associate with the capital of our 
country: the U.S. Capitol, the U.S. Supreme Court, the White House, the 
principal federal monuments, and the federal buildings and grounds 
adjacent to the National Mall and the U.S. Capitol.
  It is unconscionable that more than a half million American citizens 
are being unconscionably denied a vote and a voice in the most 
important legislative body in the world.
  As a supporter of freedom, democracy, and equality, I believe that it 
is long overdue for the citizens of the District of Columbia to have 
representation in the House and the Senate to advocate for their 
interests on vital matters coming before the Congress of the United 
States.
  Mr. Speaker, it is wrong that we must be reminded daily by license 
plates in the District of Columbia that ``Taxation without 
representation is tyranny.''
  The people in Boston felt so strongly about this in 1775 that they 
rebelled in Boston Harbor, launching the ``Boston Tea Party.''
  The principle that political authority derives from the consent of 
the government is no less applicable when it comes to the District of 
Columbia.
  Let us be clear, there is no dispute that hundreds of thousands of 
American citizens reside in the District of Columbia.
  We all agree that universal suffrage is the hallmark of a democratic 
regime, of which the United States is the world's leading exemplar.
  None of us believes it is fair that citizens of the District of 
Columbia pay federal taxes, risk life and limb fighting wars abroad to 
protect American democracy and extend the blessings of liberty to 
people living in foreign lands.
  In short, there is no moral reason to deny the citizens of the 
District of Columbia admission as a state in the United States and the 
right to full representation in Congress.
  The only question is whether Congress has the will and the 
constitutional authority to do so.
  Congress has always had the constitutional authority but for much of 
the last 200 years, it has not had the will.
  Let us change that, beginning today with our vote to pass H.R. 51, 
the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.
  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Grothman).
  Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, D.C. statehood is a ridiculous idea, which 
would have shocked our forefathers. It is a government city. It has 
no--or minimum manufacturing, agriculture or natural resources. With 
all its government jobs and universities, it is a recession-proof city 
and should be one of the easiest cities in the Nation to govern.
  Let's see how the current elected officials are doing.
  This is the second highest spending area in the country per pupil.
  How do they do?
  Tied for worst in fourth grade reading scores, worst in the country 
in eighth grade reading scores, worst in the country in fourth grade 
writing scores, worst in the country in eighth grade writing scores, 
and second worst in the country in eighth grade math.
  They have more homeless here than 29 States. Of the cities with at 
least 600,000 people, it has the sixth highest murder rate. And if it 
were to become a State, it would immediately become the State with the 
highest murder rate in the country.
  Right now, by comparison, only 49 percent of the parents of newborn 
children in the District of Columbia are married. By comparison, again, 
the great foreign capital, Taipei, 96 percent of the parents are 
married.
  This is a government city, and it would do a horrible job as a State.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such 
time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, under the Admissions Clause of the Constitution, 
Congress has the authority to admit new States. That is why all 37 new 
States have been admitted by simple legislation. No State has ever been 
admitted by a constitutional amendment.
  The Republicans want D.C. to use an admissions process that has never 
been used in the history of this country.
  The District Clause of the Constitution gives Congress authority over 
the Federal District and establishes a maximum size of the Federal 
District, 100 square miles. It does not establish a minimum size.
  H.R. 51 would maintain a 2-square mile Federal District.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
South Carolina (Ms. Mace).
  Ms. MACE. Mr. Speaker, I have seen more damage done in the first 100 
days of this administration than I thought possible in 4 years. Rather 
than unity, it has been division. Rather than working together, it has 
been partisanship.
  We are hearing even today in the comments that we are trying to stoke 
racial division in this country. This is nothing but a naked power play 
today. That is all this is about.
  People who can't get their radical agenda passed under the system our 
Framers set up now want to blow it up. This is nothing but ideological 
terrorism by those willing to completely ignore our Constitution and 
system of government.
  Whether it is attacks on the First, Second or Fourth Amendment, or 
turning our Federal seat of government over to two more far-left 
Senators, they simply do not care. They want what they want.
  This is not about a balance of power. This is about more power. This 
is about government-run healthcare; a $93 trillion Green New Deal; 
packing the Supreme Court; higher taxes; and a bigger, less efficient 
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  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to 
the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky), the senior chief deputy 
whip.
  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of ending the 
disenfranchisement of over 700,000 people, including most of the staff 
that works for us every single day.
  Our Nation is the only democratic country in the world that denies 
full democratic rights to the citizens living in its Nation's Capital. 
That is more than 700,000 American citizens who pay Federal taxes, who 
fight and die in wars, who serve on our juries, and yet have no vote in 
the Senate or the House of Representatives. That is the definition of 
taxation without representation.
  It is 219 years overdue for the citizens of the District of Columbia 
to have their right to vote.
  Let me thank and commend my colleague, Eleanor Holmes Norton, for all 
of her decades of work. It is time to vote ``yes'' on statehood for the 
District of Columbia.
  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas 
(Mr. Fallon).
  Mr. FALLON. Mr. Speaker, making D.C. a city-state is 
unconstitutional, it is impractical, and it flies in the face of the 
Founders' intent. James Madison said it himself in the Federalist 
Papers. Unfortunately, our colleagues across the aisle are trying to 
make this about race. I thought that was inevitable. It is sad and 
unfortunate.
  But let's look at data. In 1800, this city was a White majority, 
10,600 and 4,000 African-American residents. Then 150 years later, in 
1950, 517,000 White residents to 280,000 African-American residents. 
For 150 years, this was a White-majority city, and there was no serious 
effort to make it a State.
  But there is a way we can solve this issue because one core argument 
is a pretty good one, no taxation without representation. It is flawed 
because there is local government, and they have a Delegate here. But 
with retrocession, putting Washington back into Maryland, that would 
give them that added seat and would address that very issue. The GOP is 
acting in good faith because we know that that seat will be a 
Democratic seat, but it is the right thing to do.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to 
the distinguished gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), a champion for 
equality and the 51st State and House majority leader.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in very strong support of this 
legislation.
  I want to just briefly respond to the remarks of the gentleman who 
preceded me about retrocession. Retrocession is an interesting idea 
that my Republican colleagues have. It has to do with the issue of two 
United States Senators. One could say that has to do with both sides of 
the aisle, two United States Senators.
  The history of adding States has been a history where focus is on 
those two United States Senators that would be added, and the party 
that wanted them and the party that didn't want them. But retrocession, 
frankly, is an interesting idea, except for the fact the gentleman 
talked about the Founding Fathers and James Madison and the Federalist 
Papers.
  One of the articles of debate was, if you had a State, i.e. Maryland, 
whose land, of course, the Federal city is located on--Virginia gave 
some, but they took it back--you would have a State surrounding the 
Federal enclave. No difference, except for it would be Maryland and not 
Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. So that argument limps. It fails 
because you are suggesting the same thing that some have said is of 
concern to them. So the only difference is two Senators.
  So this is about politics. Throughout history people have guessed as 
to what the new States are going to be. Now some knew absolutely. We 
have North and South Dakota. I don't know whether any of you know why 
we have North and South Dakota; two Senators versus four Senators. And 
the Republicans who were in charge wanted to have four Senators to 
assure their majority in the Senate as opposed to the Democrats in the 
South. Ironic how things change.
  So if you are voting on politics, I get it. But on principle, Nevada 
was added and taken from Utah, by the way, because the Republicans who 
were then in charge back in the day wanted to have two additional 
Senators. And they got them, with less than 10,000 people living in the 
area that was taken from Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado, and formed 
Nevada.
  So let's not get mired in these principled votes, because this is 
about two Senators. We get it. It is not about principle because there 
are over 700,000 people--712,000, to be exact, maybe more when we get 
the Census report--who are unequal citizens in America.
  I want to thank the incomparable Eleanor Holmes Norton for her hard 
work and tireless advocacy for so many years as the leader of this 
cause on behalf of equal rights for the citizens she represents without 
a vote. Why, are they lesser citizens? Is she a lesser Representative? 
Surely not.
  If a President of the United States, Republican or Democrat, asked 
somebody to come to the District of Columbia and work for the U.S. 
Government, bring your talents, your energy, and your focus to work for 
your country in Washington, D.C., but, oh, by the way, you have to give 
up your vote in the Congress of the United States through your 
Representative. In no other democracy are residents of the National 
Capital excluded from representation. None.
  Frankly, I think the Founders had no concept of how big this city 
would become, how vibrant it would become. None. Yet, nearly 700,000 
Americans are denied full representation.
  The Founders of our Union of States set forth a simple process for 
the admission of new States to that Union. They believed, the 13 of 
them, that adding new States would be positive for the country and that 
they would want people represented in the territories in the Congress 
when they became States and qualified to be such. They saw that process 
of expansion as both healthy and workable, and they believed that it 
would strengthen our democracy.

  Through the years, however, the admission of new States has been a 
very contentious process on both sides of the aisle. And there was a 
time in our history in the latter half of the 19th century when 
Republicans affected the admission of a number of new States in order 
to increase the numbers in the Senate. They accomplished that objective 
in some respects.
  In one noteworthy example, which I have just mentioned, Nevada in 
1864, less than 10,000 people. The criteria at that point in time, 
theoretically, was 60,000, but it was ignored. It was ignored. Two 
Senators. That is what this issue is about. Two Senators.
  It is not about whether, on a principled basis, we ought to give to 
712,000 of our citizens the right to be equally represented in the 
Congress of the United States. No, if they live here, we ask them to 
give up that right.
  That same process, as I mentioned, was repeated in the admission of 
North and South Dakota. They had hardly any people living there. They 
could hardly qualify if you put all of the Dakota territory together. 
But what the Republicans did was--they were in charge at that point in 
time--they divided it, North and South Dakota. What happened? Two extra 
Senators. It wasn't about principle, about how many people, what the 
economic status was. It was about how many Senators.
  My friends across the aisle complain that this bill would lead to the 
election of two additional Democratic Senators. So what?
  Is that the criteria, the political judgment of the citizens of some 
entity seeking to become a State? There is nothing in the Constitution 
about that. Zero. It is the politics of it. I get it. But it is not the 
principle.
  I hope people vote on principle, that they believe that their fellow 
citizens who happen to live within this, what used to be a square, but 
a square minus that to the south of the Potomac.
  This legislation is very different than the acts that admitted those 
States in the 19th century. It is different because it is based on the 
demonstrable need to provide representation to hundreds of thousands of 
Americans who deserve to have their voices heard in our democracy. And 
they have determined they want to be a part.
  Our Founders were offended, indeed outraged that they were forced to 
pay taxes, but were afforded no representation in the body that set 
those taxes.

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Wouldn't all of us have been there at the Tea Party saying, ``You 
cannot tax us, England, without us having representation in the 
Parliament''?
  I am sure you have heard the argument from many people on this 
floor--I won't repeat them--about the level of taxation that is paid by 
the citizens of the District of Columbia. But they have no say in the 
level of those taxes which so outraged our Founders.
  Moreover, this legislation would end the unjust practice of treating 
D.C. residents differently than their fellow citizens in the 50 States 
when it comes to allocating resources or providing COVID-19 relief 
under the CARES Act last year.
  Mr. Speaker, when President Eisenhower--a Republican President, but 
not a very partisan President, unlike today, where we have seen a very 
partisan President, no longer there--addressed the question of 
admitting Hawaii as a State in the 1950s, he said the following--and by 
the way, I think all of you probably know that when Alaska and Hawaii 
were admitted not too far apart in time, Alaska was perceived to be a 
Democratic State and Hawaii was perceived to be a Republican State.
  So the assumption that somehow the District of Columbia will 
automatically elect two Democrats--which may be accurate, but it may 
not always be the case--the principle is what Eisenhower articulated, 
and he said this:

       You have an economy that is self-supporting. There is a 
     large population, and I would like to see the case handled 
     clearly and specifically on its merits.

  By that metric, Washington, D.C., earned its right to statehood a 
long time ago. And today, we can take a major step toward that goal 
when we pass this bill, which we passed last Congress as well.
  As to retrocession, again, I wonder if Nevada would like to be back 
to Utah or to Wyoming or to Colorado or whether Wyoming, that has 
200,000 less citizens approximately than the District of Columbia, 
would like to be subsumed by one of the surrounding States because of 
the few numbers? Vermont as well, which was taken from another State, 
as was West Virginia, which was part of Virginia.

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  I hope the Senate will then take up this bill when we pass it and 
consider the question of D.C. statehood on its merits, not on politics. 
Maybe that is too much to ask.
  This is not a partisan math problem or electoral prediction, which, 
as we have seen, may or may not come to pass. But on the merits alone, 
on the conviction that taxation without representation is not fair now 
as it was not fair in 1776, the people of this city, our Nation's 
Capital, deserve full and equal representation in Congress.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope that this bill will pass with bipartisan support. 
It is going to pass, but I hope we have some bipartisan support based 
upon the principle that every citizen in our country ought to enjoy the 
same representation in the Congress of the United States as every other 
citizen.
  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I must admit, I am a little disappointed in the remarks of the 
majority leader. When I saw him approach the podium, I thought he was 
going to give us a detailed explanation as to why he voted against this 
very bill in 1993. Instead, he lectures us on having the exact same 
position today that he had in 1993. Hypocrisy runs deep.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. 
Higgins).
  Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, how is this unconstitutional? 
H.R. 51 violates our Founders' intent, the actual writ of the 
Constitution, the land itself, which should rightfully be returned to 
Maryland if its original purpose as land for our Nation's Capital is 
discarded by Congress and, finally, the required repeal of the 23rd 
Amendment.
  I have explained these constitutional barriers for 2 years in 
committee, but there is more.
  D.C. does not perform many of the roles of a true State. A prime 
example, unlike every other State in the Union, D.C. is not responsible 
for its prison system.
  About 8,000 D.C. residents are inmates in Federal prisons, and the 
Federal Government absorbs the huge expense. These are inmates who 
would normally be in a State prison, but D.C. only has the capacity to 
house inmates awaiting trial.
  Three times in committee, I have offered an amendment that would 
transfer this normal State responsibility to D.C. My amendment was 
rejected by Democrats three times.
  So, let's look at how D.C. has handled their inmates awaiting trial. 
According to The Washington Post, D.C. is essentially torturing these 
inmates with what experts say is mass solitary confinement, 23 hours a 
day of solitary for every D.C. inmate ongoing for over 400 days.
  That is certainly a violation of the Eighth Amendment. These are 
human beings awaiting final adjudication. Many will ultimately be found 
not guilty, yet they have been held in solitary confinement for 23 
hours every day for over a year.
  Is this what we can expect from a D.C. State?
  D.C. is our Nation's Capital, was intended to be our Nation's 
Capital, and must remain our Nation's Capital.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, how much time 
remains on each side?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from New York has 8\1/2\ 
minutes remaining. The gentleman from Kentucky has 16 minutes 
remaining.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas 
(Mr. Sessions).
  (Mr. SESSIONS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 51, the 
Washington, D.C. Admissions Act.
  In many respects, America seems to be at the same point we were in 
the 1930s and 1940s--calling for a single party rule from Washington, 
D.C.
  Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis observed at that time: ``The 
greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachments by men of 
zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.''
  These words of wisdom might also offer some inspiration to us here 
today: ``Whenever a people or an institution forgets its hard 
beginnings, it is beginning to decay'' by Carl Sandberg.
  Mr. Speaker, both of these sayings are on the halls of our Capitol.
  Addressing people's ability to vote is important. Addressing a 
party's desire for singular political control of a Nation is another 
matter.
  Our Constitution outlines the process for admitting new States to the 
Union and rules regarding the formation of the District of Columbia.
  In 1961, 36 States voted to ratify the 23rd Amendment to the 
Constitution, ensuring that the District of Columbia had representation 
and taxation. That was done out of fairness. These 36 States did this 
out of fairness.
  We have already heard what the Attorney General Robert Kennedy said, 
but, Mr. Speaker, today we are doing the inconceivable and will produce 
the absurdity.
  Legislation does not overrule a constitutional amendment. Legislation 
is subject to the Constitution and all of its amendments.
  If you want to make D.C. a State, have a process that overturns the 
23rd Amendment and then ratify a 29th Amendment, which then repeals the 
23rd Amendment.
  There is precedent. The 18th Amendment was repealed by the 21st 
Amendment to end Prohibition. On February 20, 1933, Congress passed the 
repealing Amendment. On December 5, 1933, the proper number of States 
ratified the Amendment, and the 18th Amendment ceased to exist.
  This was done by this country during prohibition. This is the 
standard by which we take care of the Constitution and the amendments 
thereon.
  Our system of government is predictable on the rule of law and 
following procedure, but today's bill abandons that procedure of 
amendments to the Constitution in favor of politics.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to 
the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Green), the chair of the Financial 
Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation.
  Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, and still I rise. And today, I rise 
with love of country at heart.

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  I rise to announce that I will not allow this issue to become so 
complicated that the American people might be confused because the 
truth is we will be voting for one thing: whether we are for taxation 
without representation or whether we are against taxation without 
representation. It is really that simple.
  As for me, I will be voting with the patriots. I will be voting with 
those patriots from 1773 who confronted the government, those patriots 
who were there at the Boston Harbor, those patriots who were there for 
the Boston Tea Party.
  I will be voting against taxation without representation. I believe 
that this is what the American Constitution and the American way are 
all about. Since 1773, it has been said, and today, I will respect it 
with my vote.
  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas 
(Mr. Pfluger).
  Mr. PFLUGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this 
unconstitutional measure.
  Our Founders debated the merits of statehood and a Federal District 
and rightly concluded that no State should have supremacy over others 
and enjoy considerable benefits and influence of also being our 
national headquarters.
  Our Founders got it right. This measure gets it wrong.
  If D.C. surrenders the special status of our Federal District and 
instead becomes one of 51 equals, why should it enjoy all the benefits 
of also being the Federal District? Perhaps Federal agencies like the 
Department of Energy or USDA should move to places like west Texas, 
where we actually produce food and fuel for the Nation and beyond.
  Ambitions on the political left to expand the Supreme Court and U.S. 
Senate seats, eliminate the filibuster, and keep three electoral votes 
for occupants of the White House, all while controlling our election 
law are about one thing: more power for them.
  Oppose this unconstitutional measure.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such 
time as I may consume.
  The gentleman describes this, as many on the other side, as a 
political issue, a power grab. He cites all these other political 
actions, but the real power grab is denying 712,000 taxpaying American 
citizens the right to vote. That is the power grab.
  This isn't about politics. It is a fundamental voting and civil 
rights issue. And it is outrageous that Republicans would play partisan 
politics just to block 712,000 Americans from having full equality in 
our democracy.
  Every American deserves a voice in their government, not taxation 
without representation, fundamental beliefs in our democracy.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Good).
  Mr. GOOD of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for 
yielding.
  I rise in opposition to this latest attempt by the Democrats to 
increase their power at the expense of longstanding American traditions 
and the Constitution.
  Sadly, this is not at all surprising. Democrats have made it clear 
that American institutions don't stand in their way of advancing their 
political agenda at all costs. They want to pack the Supreme Court, 
eliminate election integrity, defund our police, keep our borders open, 
and prohibit debate in this very House. And D.C. statehood is just the 
next step.
  This legislation is an unconstitutional power grab designed to give 
Democrats more votes to pass their radical socialist agenda.
  As the majority leader just said, this is about two Senators. It is 
not about principle.
  The District of Columbia has served as the Federal district for over 
200 years. The Framers understood the importance of Federal and State 
governments having separate authority and recognized that States would 
be ill-suited to house a Federal Government. And this was long before 
the Democrats started making everything about race.
  Now, Democrats want to disregard the Founders' vision, again, in 
order to grab two more votes in the Senate. Political advantage is no 
justification for policy that disregards precedent and the 
Constitution. Therefore, I oppose this bill.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ 
minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Beyer), the chair of the 
Joint Economic Committee.
  Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 51 and D.C. 
statehood.
  My mother and father met at D.C.'s Western High School in the 1940s 
before my father went off to West Point and Korea. I was raised in the 
Potomac Palisades of Washington and went to high school a few blocks 
from the Capitol. My grandchildren are fifth-generation Washingtonians.
  Through the generations, we have been confounded and confused that 
the United States citizens who live in the District of Columbia have 
been denied self-rule.
  The right to self-determination is the defining principle on which 
this Nation was founded. Yet, this very right is denied to those who 
reside in our Nation's Capital.
  Taxation without representation sparked our own war of independence 
from Great Britain. Today, the same cry for democracy, impressed on 
every D.C. license plate, calls out for the peaceful passage of H.R. 
51.
  The American citizens of the District of Columbia overwhelmingly 
support statehood, passing a statehood referendum with 85 percent 
support in 2016.
  My Republican statehood opponents argue that statehood should be 
denied D.C. because it is too small; because it is not rural enough; 
because it has insufficient logging, manufacturing, agriculture, and 
mining; because it is not well-rounded; and because its residents are 
not real Americans. D.C. does, by the way, have a Tesla car dealership.
  The real reason my Republican friends oppose statehood is that they 
disagree with the political views of today's Washingtonians. This is 
terrible short-term thinking. Texas voted Democratic for generations, 
while California and New York have elected many Republican Governors 
and Senators. Political pendulums swing both ways.
  This view betrays our democratic principles upon which our Nation was 
founded.

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  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson).
  Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. Speaker, I am opposed to D.C. 
statehood, but I am not opposed to suffrage.
  If your goal is truly suffrage rather than increasing Democratic 
control of the Senate, boy, do I have a plan for you.
  My bill would reunite the residential areas of the District with 
Maryland, as was done with Virginia in 1847. This plan would give full 
voting rights that we have heard so much about this morning without 
ignoring the Constitution or the practical realities of what 
constitutes a State.
  So I say to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle: If your 
goal is truly suffrage, then let's do this together. Let's set aside 
the divisive rhetoric we have heard, and work together to craft an 
appropriate and bipartisan solution to give representation to the 
people of D.C.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas 
(Mr. Gohmert).
  Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, it was good to hear the majority leader say 
this is about politics. We knew that. But for some of us, it is about 
principle.
  And if it were about taxation without representation, I would have a 
slew of Democrats cosponsoring the bill I have been filing for many 
terms to eliminate Federal income tax in the District of Columbia.
  But I was told years ago: We are not going to join in with your bill 
because it will weaken our chance to get a representative full voting 
for D.C.
  That is what this has been about.
  Mr. Speaker, for some of us, principle is a big deal. When the Bush 
Justice Department was violating constitutional rights, some 
Republicans got furious. When the Obama administration did that, they 
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protected. This is about principle for some of us.
  Mr. Speaker, we got a tiny taste when the Mayor of D.C., of an 
opposite party of President Trump, wasn't sure she was going to provide 
the police to protect the White House.
  This is about the Constitution and principle. Vote against this.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how 
much time is remaining on both sides?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from New York has 5 minutes 
remaining. The gentleman from Kentucky has 10 minutes remaining.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to 
the gentlewoman from Michigan (Ms. Stevens), chairwoman of the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Subcommittee on Research 
and Technology.
  Ms. STEVENS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 51, in the 
esteemed tradition, the responsibility that we have as legislators of 
this body to evaluate adding a 51st State to this Union, to form a more 
perfect union; yes, in the tradition and in the written words of our 
Constitution because, as when my native Michigan became the 26th State 
in 1837 added to this Union, the President recognized that we will 
admit Michigan on equal footing.
  But we know that the Founders and the originators of our beautiful 
Nation did not know a Michigan when they were writing our Constitution. 
They did not know a Wyoming. So we ask ourselves here, as the 
ambassadors of democracy, what message we send to the world when we 
deny over 700,000 people the right to vote; when we tax them without 
the proper representation.
  This, my friends, is an exciting and profound and welcomed day in 
this body that deserves debate, and this legislation deserves to pass.
  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. LaMalfa).
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I am amazed at the smoke and mirrors and 
fog of obfuscation surrounding the debate on this bill.
  What Republicans are doing here today is defending the Constitution 
and what was put in place by the Founders, that Washington, D.C., the 
District, would not be part of a State, where it could be coerced or 
leveraged by a State to get things from it.
  I have just heard the last few minutes solutions offered to my 
colleagues that could probably be passed in 6 weeks or less, to allow 
what it is they claim they are saying for the citizens of Washington, 
D.C. Folding those 700,000 residents through a Maryland retrocession, 
as has happened with Virginia in 1846, would accomplish the goal of the 
same type of representation they are talking about.
  No, the politics is over on that side of the aisle because they have 
turned down a constitutional solution that this would be, instead, for 
an unconstitutional one that flies in the face and produces a 66-
square-mile State that is \1/18\th the size of Rhode Island, with a 
population just a little bit larger than the city of Fresno, 
California, because they want to accomplish a political goal while we 
defend the Constitution.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Maryland (Mr. Harris).
  Mr. HARRIS. Mr. Speaker, I guess it is appropriate for someone from 
Maryland to speak on this issue because this is Maryland's land we are 
talking about. This land was given for the purpose of a Federal enclave 
by Maryland. How dare Congress take Maryland's land from it. That is 
not why it was given.
  Mr. Speaker, let's talk about the unconstitutionality--well, you have 
heard about the unconstitutionality. We don't need to talk about it any 
more.
  I urge everyone who is watching us on C-SPAN today: Go get your copy 
of the Constitution. It is written in black and white. This is very 
plain. This is clearly unconstitutional.

  Mr. Speaker, I hope America was paying attention to the majority 
leader's speech, that one line where he said ``this is all about 
politics.'' In fact, he even gave the history. He said, well, in the 
past, the Republicans wanted Senators, and so and so wanted Senators.
  We don't live in the past. We live in the present.
  Mr. Speaker, is this what America wants? Do they want pure politics?
  Not my words. That's what the majority leader said: This is all about 
politics.
  Mr. Speaker, let's ask: Why did our Founders do what they did?
  Every American who is watching, think about what you saw last summer. 
You saw a White House under siege. You saw a mob. And we know Members 
of this House have promoted mobs. They did it last weekend. It will 
happen again. If we put the boundary next to the Federal buildings, it 
will be subject to a mob, a mob controlled by a State, not a Federal 
enclave.
  That is the last thing this country needs, and it is the last thing 
the Federal Government needs.
  I see my colleagues on the other side of the aisle shaking their 
heads.
  How else would one describe that group outside the White House?
  It was an uncontrolled mob. Thank God that Federal troops, Federal 
forces, Federal law enforcement were allowed to be there to stop that 
mob.
  That is why we need the District of Columbia to be the Federal 
enclave.
  Mr. Speaker, I oppose the bill.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to 
the gentleman from New York (Mr. Jones).
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, I have had enough of my colleagues' * * * 
insinuations that somehow the people of Washington, D.C., are incapable 
or even unworthy of our democracy. One Senate Republican said that D.C. 
wouldn't be a ``well-rounded, working-class State.'' I had no idea 
there were so many syllables in the word ``white.''
  One of my House Republican colleagues said that D.C. shouldn't be a 
State because the District doesn't have a landfill. * * * *
  The truth is there is no good-faith argument for disenfranchising 
over 700,000 people, Mr. Speaker, most of whom are people of color.
  Mr. HARRIS. Mr. Speaker, I move that the gentleman's words be taken 
down.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman's demand is not timely.
  The gentleman from New York will proceed.
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, there is no good-faith argument.
  Mr. HARRIS. Mr. Speaker, I oppose the ruling of the Chair.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman from New York ask 
unanimous consent to withdraw the offending words?
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, that is fine. You have my consent to 
withdraw.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the offending words are 
withdrawn.
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York is recognized.
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, the truth is, there is no good-faith argument 
for disenfranchising over 700,000 people, most of whom are people of 
color.
  These desperate objections are about fear--fear that, in D.C., their 
white supremacist politics will no longer play; fear that, soon enough, 
white supremacist politics won't work anywhere in America; fear that, 
if they don't rig our democracy, they will not win.
  Today, Democrats are standing up for a multiracial democracy, to 
democratize all 51 States in this country.
  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Griffith).
  Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, D.C. statehood is unconstitutional. Both 
Republican and Democrat administrations of the past have long 
interpreted the Constitution in that fashion.
  One of the problems with D.C. statehood is that two States, Maryland 
and my home State of Virginia, gave land for the cede of government, 
and they did not do so with the intent to create a new State.
  When Virginia's land wasn't used for the cede of government, Congress 
ceded it back to Virginia. It did not create a new State.
  As it was then, retrocession is our best course of action today. 
Shrinking the seat of government, which is permitted by Article I, and 
returning the rest to Maryland for the purposes of representation, 
offers D.C. residents a voice in the Federal legislative branch and 
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works within the bounds of the Constitution.

  Mr. Speaker, I have introduced a bill, and it is later going to be a 
motion to recommit. And I have also taken great care, as a part of 
that, making sure that retrocession and the transfer of administrative 
functions from D.C. to Maryland runs as smoothly as possible.
  If you are worried about the details of D.C. government, this bill, 
this motion to recommit, takes care of them.
  As the old Prego commercials said: It's in there.
  Congressional representation, it's in there.
  The courts, it's in there.
  The National Guard, it's in there.
  Commitments to retirees, it's in there.
  Tuition assistance, it's in there.
  Preventing the remaining Federal District from casting the three 
electoral votes meant for D.C., it is in there.
  My motion to recommit, which I will offer in a bit, is the most 
practical solution to giving D.C. residents a voice in Congress, to 
give them a right to vote.
  Mr. Speaker, if we adopt a motion to recommit, we will instruct the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform to consider my amendment to H.R. 51, 
to provide for the retrocession of land to the State of Maryland, 
rather than to create a new State.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to include in the Record the 
text of the amendment immediately prior to the vote on the motion to 
recommit.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Virginia?
  There was no objection.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ 
minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Raskin), a distinguished 
constitutional scholar.
  Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairwoman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope that our distinguished colleagues don't flatter 
themselves to think that they are the first Members of Congress who 
oppose other Americans' democratic rights to wrap their arguments in 
constitutional clothing, because this has actually been the standard in 
American history.
  With Texas, it was said that Texas could not be admitted because it 
would be unconstitutional and because it was its own country, and the 
Constitution nowhere gives Congress the power to admit a foreign 
republic as a State.
  It was said Hawaii and Alaska could not be admitted because they 
weren't contiguous.
  West Virginia, everyone knew, couldn't be admitted because it used to 
be part of Virginia, just like Kentucky was part of Virginia.
  Oklahoma, it was said, was too poor and, therefore, did not meet 
constitutional requisites.
  Utah was too Mormon.
  New Mexico was too Catholic.
  And on and on and on.
  So this is very much in the mainstream of partisan political 
opposition to vindicating the rights of American citizens.
  My colleague from Virginia invites us to say, well, just give 
Washington, D.C., back to Maryland, thereby conceding, of course, that 
Congress has the power to modify the boundaries of the District of 
Columbia, as was established in 1847, with the retrocession of 
Virginia.

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  There is one problem with this argument, the people of Washington, 
D.C., haven't asked to go back to Maryland, and Maryland has not 
requested that the land be given back to Maryland.
  Instead, what we have is American citizens exercising their rights 
under the Ninth Amendment to the Constitution, organizing a new State 
and petitioning for admission to the Union. That is how America has 
grown.
  They have demonstrated their commitment to our democracy by defending 
us against violent insurrectionists on January 6. Let's show our 
commitment to their democratic rights.
  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, listening to the debate, I wonder if our friends on the 
other side of the aisle would be so passionate if Washington, D.C., 
were 90 percent Republican as 90 percent Democrat.
  H.R. 51 goes against the Founding Fathers' intent. It is 
unconstitutional, impractical, and a blatant power grab.
  The Founding Fathers created the Federal city--this Federal city--to 
be separate and apart from the States which it would serve as the seat 
of government. They designed it this way so there would be no super 
State that could unduly influence Federal affairs and international 
relations.
  Now, I understand the people of the District's desire for 
representation in Congress. I think that is a legitimate concern, and 
it is not a new one.
  If Democrats truly wanted to grant the wishes of D.C. residents, then 
they would address the constitutional issues with H.R. 51 since it does 
not stand a chance in court. We all know that. This does not stand one 
chance in court.
  Additionally, Democrats could explore other options other than 
statehood, but they are not interested in any of them since they don't 
add two new progressive Senators to the U.S. Senate.
  Serious policy proposals like retrocession, allowing D.C. residents 
to vote in Maryland Federal elections, and most obviously, the passage 
of the constitutional amendment have been called for by many of my 
Republican colleagues.
  No State has required a constitutional amendment to be admitted to 
the Union; not one. But D.C. is unique. The 23rd Amendment guarantees 
the District three electoral college votes. There is no precedent for 
granting statehood to a territory with electoral college votes or such 
a special place in our Constitution. H.R. 51 is an unconstitutional 
bill.
  D.C. is also massively unprepared to assume the costs of the programs 
and benefits it receives by being the Federal seat of government. The 
new State will very likely levy a commuter tax to make up the funding 
gaps currently backed by the Federal taxpayers. H.R. 51 provides no 
guarantee to the American people that they will not be on the hook 
funding the new State for years, if not decades.
  This bill is nothing more than an attempt to ignore the 
constitutional process and gain an advantage in the U.S. Senate, all to 
advance a radical agenda that continues to come out of this House and 
stalls in the Senate.
  Democrats know a constitutional amendment granting D.C. statehood 
would be rejected, just as it has been in the past. H.R. 51 is 
intentionally designed to circumvent the Constitution and the will of 
the American people.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to reject this unconstitutional and 
impractical legislation. I urge a ``no'' vote, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  Ms. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, statehood for D.C. 
is about fairness, justice, and ensuring that all Americans have an 
equal stake in our Republic. It is not unconstitutional. It is 
constitutional. And this is not about politics. It is a fundamental 
voting and civil rights issue.
  The real wrong is denying 712,000 taxpaying American citizens the 
right to vote. Our Nation is founded upon the principle that all people 
should have a voice in their government. No taxation without 
representation. But without voting representation in Congress, the 
people of D.C. are denied that most basic fundamental right.
  Today's debate forces us to confront the fundamental question of who 
we are as a nation.
  Do we believe in the right to full and equal representation? Or are 
these just empty words?
  D.C. residents are Americans, and they deserve the equal rights our 
national ideals promise them.
  Mr. Speaker, again, I thank the outstanding Congresswoman for her 
tireless and selfless advocacy to ensure that D.C. residents finally 
gain full representation that they deserve. I join many in thanking the 
leadership of the Democratic Caucus, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority 
Leader Steny Hoyer, and Whip   James Clyburn.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``yes'' vote in favor of this critical civil 
rights bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 
51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act. I thank Delegate Eleanor Holmes 
Norton for her tireless campaign for full democratic representation for 
the residents of our nation's capital. Without her leadership and 
grassroots advocacy, it is hard to believe

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that we would be on the floor today considering D.C. statehood again. I 
also want to thank Chairwoman Maloney and the Speaker for working to 
get this bill to the floor.
  The late Hilda Mason, former D.C. councilmember, a giant in D.C. 
politics, and impassioned champion for the disadvantaged brought me 
into the fight for D.C. statehood. Her courage and steadfast 
determination to ensure D.C. residents have full democratic 
representation should be an inspiration to us all.
  The revolution that led to the creation of our democracy began with 
calls of ``No taxation without representation'' and yet we have over 
700,000 people--taxpayers--nearly half of whom are African American--
routinely disenfranchised.
  Historically, the District of Colombia has been home to one of the 
largest African American populations in the nation. After Emancipation, 
thousands of African Americans migrated from the segregated South to 
benefit from better employment opportunities, better educational 
institution, and more access to civic and political life.
  It is a disgrace that the District, a symbol of our nation's promise 
of equality, is denied the right to self-government and full 
representation in Congress.
  To correct this injustice, we must pass H.R. 51.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 330, the 
previous question is ordered on the bill, as amended.
  The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was 
read the third time.


                           Motion to Recommit

  Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to 
recommit.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Mr. Griffith of Virginia moves to recommit the bill H.R. 51 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

  The material previously referred to by Mr. Griffith is as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Compact 
     Federal District Act''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

       TITLE I--RETROCESSION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO MARYLAND

                        Subtitle A--Retrocession

Sec. 101. Retrocession of District of Columbia to Maryland.
Sec. 102. Proclamation regarding acceptance of retrocession by 
              Maryland.

  Subtitle B--Federal District as Seat of Government of United States

Sec. 111. Description of Federal District.
Sec. 112. National Guard.
Sec. 113. Effect of retrocession on laws in effect in seat of 
              Government of United States.
Sec. 114. Termination of legal status of seat of Government of United 
              States as municipal corporation.

                     Subtitle C--General Provisions

Sec. 121. Pending actions and proceedings.
Sec. 122. Effect on judicial proceedings pending in District of 
              Columbia.
Sec. 123. Effect on existing contracts.

               TITLE II--INTERESTS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

                          Subtitle A--Property

Sec. 201. Title to property.
Sec. 202. Treatment of military lands.

                       Subtitle B--Federal Courts

Sec. 211. Residency requirements for certain Federal officials.
Sec. 212. Renaming of Federal courts.
Sec. 213. Conforming amendments relating to Department of Justice.

                     Subtitle C--Federal Elections

Sec. 221. Permitting individuals residing in Federal District to vote 
              in Federal elections in State of most recent domicile.
Sec. 222. Repeal of Office of District of Columbia Delegate.
Sec. 223. Repeal of law providing for participation of seat of 
              government in election of President and Vice-President.

     TITLE III--TEMPORARY CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND 
                            RESPONSIBILITIES

Subtitle A--Continuation of Benefits for Certain Employees of District 
                              of Columbia

Sec. 301. Federal benefit payments under certain retirement programs.
Sec. 302. Continuation of Federal civil service benefits for employees 
              first employed prior to establishment of District of 
              Columbia merit personnel system.
Sec. 303. Obligations of Federal Government under judges' retirement 
              program.
Sec. 304. Employees of Public Defender Service.
Sec. 305. Employees exercising authority over parole and supervision.
Sec. 306. Employees of courts and court system.

               Subtitle B--Other Programs and Authorities

Sec. 311. Designation of District of Columbia felons to facilities of 
              Bureau of Prisons.
Sec. 312. Application of the College Access Act.
Sec. 313. Application of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results 
              Act.
Sec. 314. Federal planning commissions.
Sec. 315. Role of Army Corps of Engineers in supplying water.
Sec. 316. Requirements to be located in District of Columbia.

                      TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 401. Definition.
Sec. 402. Effect on other laws.
Sec. 403. Effective date.

       TITLE I--RETROCESSION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO MARYLAND

                        Subtitle A--Retrocession

     SEC. 101. RETROCESSION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO MARYLAND.

       (a) In General.--Upon the issuance of a proclamation by the 
     President under section 102(b) and except as provided in 
     subsection (b), the territory ceded to Congress by the State 
     of Maryland to serve as the District constituting the 
     permanent seat of the Government of the United States is 
     ceded and relinquished to the State of Maryland.
       (b) Continuation of Federal Control Over Federal 
     District.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Federal 
     District described in section 111 shall not be ceded and 
     relinquished to the State of Maryland and shall continue to 
     serve as the permanent seat of the Government of the United 
     States, and Congress shall continue to exercise exclusive 
     legislative authority and control over such District.

     SEC. 102. PROCLAMATION REGARDING ACCEPTANCE OF RETROCESSION 
                   BY MARYLAND.

       (a) Enactment of Law Accepting Retrocession.--Retrocession 
     under section 101 shall not take place unless the State of 
     Maryland enacts legislation to accept such retrocession.
       (b) Proclamation by President.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the State of Maryland enacts legislation accepting the 
     retrocession under section 101, and subject to subsection 
     (c), the President shall issue a proclamation announcing such 
     acceptance and declaring that the territory ceded to Congress 
     by the State of Maryland to serve as the District 
     constituting the permanent seat of the Government of the 
     United States has been ceded back to the State of Maryland.
       (c) Repeal of 23rd Amendment Required.--The President may 
     not issue the proclamation described in subsection (b) unless 
     the Archivist of the United States certifies, in accordance 
     with section 106b of title 1, United States Code, that an 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States repealing 
     the 23rd article of amendment has been adopted, and that the 
     same has become valid, to all intents and purposes, as a part 
     of the Constitution of the United States.

  Subtitle B--Federal District as Seat of Government of United States

     SEC. 111. DESCRIPTION OF FEDERAL DISTRICT.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsections (c), (d), and (e), 
     upon the retrocession under section 101, the Federal District 
     shall consist of the property described in subsection (b) and 
     shall include the principal Federal monuments, the White 
     House, the Capitol Building, the United States Supreme Court 
     Building, and the Federal executive, legislative, and 
     judicial office buildings located adjacent to the Mall and 
     the Capitol Building (as such terms are used in section 
     8501(a) of title 40, United States Code).
       (b) General Description.--Upon the retrocession under 
     section 101, the boundaries of the Federal District shall be 
     as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the southern 
     right-of-way of F Street NE and the eastern right-of-way of 
     2nd Street NE;
       (1) thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 2nd 
     Street NE to its intersection with the northeastern right-of-
     way of Maryland Avenue NE;
       (2) thence southwest along said northeastern right-of-way 
     of Maryland Avenue NE to its intersection with the northern 
     right-of-way of Constitution Avenue NE;
       (3) thence west along said northern right-of-way of 
     Constitution Avenue NE to its intersection with the eastern 
     right-of-way of 1st Street NE;
       (4) thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 1st 
     Street NE to its intersection with the southeastern right-of-
     way of Maryland Avenue NE;
       (5) thence northeast along said southeastern right-of-way 
     of Maryland Avenue NE to its intersection with the eastern 
     right-of-way of 2nd Street SE;
       (6) thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 2nd 
     Street SE to the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street SE;
       (7) thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 2nd 
     Street SE to its intersection with the northern property 
     boundary of the property designated as Square 760 Lot 803;
       (8) thence east along said northern property boundary of 
     Square 760 Lot 803 to its intersection with the western 
     right-of-way of 3rd Street SE;
       (9) thence south along said western right-of-way of 3rd 
     Street SE to its intersection

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     with the northern right-of-way of Independence Avenue SE;
       (10) thence west along said northern right-of-way of 
     Independence Avenue SE to its intersection with the 
     northwestern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue SE;
       (11) thence northwest along said northwestern right-of-way 
     of Pennsylvania Avenue SE to its intersection with the 
     eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street SE;
       (12) thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 2nd 
     Street SE to its intersection with the southern right-of-way 
     of C Street SE;
       (13) thence west along said southern right-of-way of C 
     Street SE to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way 
     of 1st Street SE;
       (14) thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 1st 
     Street SE to its intersection with the southern right-of-way 
     of D Street SE;
       (15) thence west along said southern right-of-way of D 
     Street SE to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way 
     of South Capitol Street;
       (16) thence south along said eastern right-of-way of South 
     Capitol Street to its intersection with the northwestern 
     right-of-way of Canal Street SE;
       (17) thence southeast along said northwestern right-of-way 
     of Canal Street SE to its intersection with the southern 
     right-of-way of E Street SE;
       (18) thence east along said southern right-of-way of said E 
     Street SE to its intersection with the western right-of-way 
     of 1st Street SE;
       (19) thence south along said western right-of-way of 1st 
     Street SE to its intersection with the southernmost corner of 
     the property designated as Square 736S Lot 801;
       (20) thence west along a line extended due west from said 
     corner of said property designated as Square 736S Lot 801 to 
     its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of New 
     Jersey Avenue SE;
       (21) thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way 
     of New Jersey Avenue SE to its intersection with the 
     northwestern right-of-way of Virginia Avenue SE;
       (22) thence northwest along said northwestern right-of-way 
     of Virginia Avenue SE to its intersection with the western 
     right-of-way of South Capitol Street;
       (23) thence north along said western right-of-way of South 
     Capitol Street to its intersection with the southern right-
     of-way of E Street SW;
       (24) thence west along said southern right-of-way of E 
     Street SW to its end;
       (25) thence west along a line extending said southern 
     right-of-way of E Street SW westward to its intersection with 
     the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street SW;
       (26) thence north along said eastern right-of-way of 2nd 
     Street SW to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-
     way of Virginia Avenue SW;
       (27) thence northwest along said southwestern right-of-way 
     of Virginia Avenue SW to its intersection with the western 
     right-of-way of 3rd Street SW;
       (28) thence north along said western right-of-way of 3rd 
     Street SW to its intersection with the northern right-of-way 
     of D Street SW;
       (29) thence west along said northern right-of-way of D 
     Street SW to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way 
     of 4th Street SW;
       (30) thence north along said eastern right-of-way of 4th 
     Street SW to its intersection with the northern right-of-way 
     of C Street SW;
       (31) thence west along said northern right-of-way of C 
     Street SW to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way 
     of 6th Street SW;
       (32) thence north along said eastern right-of-way of 6th 
     Street SW to its intersection with the northern right-of-way 
     of Independence Avenue SW;
       (33) thence west along said northern right-of-way of 
     Independence Avenue SW to its intersection with the western 
     right-of-way of 12th Street SW;
       (34) thence south along said western right-of-way of 12th 
     Street SW to its intersection with the northern right-of-way 
     of D Street SW;
       (35) thence west along said northern right-of-way of D 
     Street SW to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way 
     of 14th Street SW;
       (36) thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 14th 
     Street SW to its intersection with the northeastern boundary 
     of the Consolidated Rail Corporation railroad easement;
       (37) thence southwest along said northeastern boundary of 
     the Consolidated Rail Corporation railroad easement to its 
     intersection with the eastern shore of the Potomac River;
       (38) thence generally northwest along said eastern shore of 
     the Potomac River to its intersection with a line extending 
     westward the northern boundary of the property designated as 
     Square 12 Lot 806;
       (39) thence east along said line extending westward the 
     northern boundary of the property designated as Square 12 Lot 
     806 to the northern property boundary of the property 
     designated as Square 12 Lot 806, and continuing east along 
     said northern boundary of said property designated as Square 
     12 Lot 806 to its northeast corner;
       (40) thence east along a line extending east from said 
     northeast corner of the property designated as Square 12 Lot 
     806 to its intersection with the western boundary of the 
     property designated as Square 33 Lot 87;
       (41) thence south along said western boundary of the 
     property designated as Square 33 Lot 87 to its intersection 
     with the northwest corner of the property designated as 
     Square 33 Lot 88;
       (42) thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said 
     property designated as Square 33 Lot 88 to its southeast 
     corner, which is along the northern right-of-way of E Street 
     NW;
       (43) thence east along said northern right-of-way of E 
     Street NW to its intersection with the western right-of-way 
     of 18th Street NW;
       (44) thence south along said western right-of-way of 18th 
     Street NW to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-
     way of Virginia Avenue NW;
       (45) thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way 
     of Virginia Avenue NW to its intersection with the northern 
     right-of-way of Constitution Avenue NW;
       (46) thence east along said northern right-of-way of 
     Constitution Avenue NW to its intersection with the eastern 
     right-of-way of 17th Street NW;
       (47) thence north along said eastern right-of-way of 17th 
     Street NW to its intersection with the southern right-of-way 
     of H Street NW;
       (48) thence east along said southern right-of-way of H 
     Street NW to its intersection with the northwest corner of 
     the property designated as Square 221 Lot 35;
       (49) thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said 
     property designated as Square 221 Lot 35 to its southeast 
     corner, which is along the boundary of the property 
     designated as Square 221 Lot 37;
       (50) thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said 
     property designated as Square 221 Lot 37 to its southwest 
     corner, which it shares with the property designated as 
     Square 221 Lot 818;
       (51) thence south along the boundary of said property 
     designated as Square 221 Lot 818 to its southwest corner, 
     which it shares with the property designated as Square 221 
     Lot 40;
       (52) thence south along the boundary of said property 
     designated as Square 221 Lot 40 to its southwest corner;
       (53) thence east along the southern border of said property 
     designated as Square 221 Lot 40 to its intersection with the 
     northwest corner of the property designated as Square 221 Lot 
     820;
       (54) thence south along the western boundary of said 
     property designated as Square 221 Lot 820 to its southwest 
     corner, which it shares with the property designated as 
     Square 221 Lot 39;
       (55) thence south along the western boundary of said 
     property designated as Square 221 Lot 39 to its southwest 
     corner, which is along the northern right-of-way of 
     Pennsylvania Avenue NW;
       (56) thence east along said northern right-of-way of 
     Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersection with the western 
     right-of-way of 15th Street NW;
       (57) thence south along said western right-of-way of 15th 
     Street NW to its intersection with a line extending northwest 
     from the southern right-of-way of the portion of Pennsylvania 
     Avenue NW north of Pershing Square;
       (58) thence southeast along said line extending the 
     southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW to the 
     southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW, and 
     continuing southeast along said southern right-of-way of 
     Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersection with the western 
     right-of-way of 14th Street NW;
       (59) thence south along said western right-of-way of 14th 
     Street NW to its intersection with a line extending west from 
     the southern right-of-way of D Street NW;
       (60) thence east along said line extending west from the 
     southern right-of-way of D Street NW to the southern right-
     of-way of D Street NW, and continuing east along said 
     southern right-of-way of D Street NW to its intersection with 
     the eastern right-of-way of 13\1/2\ Street NW;
       (61) thence north along said eastern right-of-way of 13\1/
     2\ Street NW to its intersection with the southern right-of-
     way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW;
       (62) thence east and southeast along said southern right-
     of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersection with the 
     western right-of-way of 12th Street NW;
       (63) thence south along said western right-of-way of 12th 
     Street NW to its intersection with a line extending to the 
     west the southern boundary of the property designated as 
     Square 324 Lot 809;
       (64) thence east along said line to the southwest corner of 
     said property designated as Square 324 Lot 809, and 
     continuing northeast along the southern boundary of said 
     property designated as Square 324 Lot 809 to its eastern 
     corner, which it shares with the property designated as 
     Square 323 Lot 802;
       (65) thence east along the southern boundary of said 
     property designated as Square 323 Lot 802 to its southeast 
     corner, which it shares with the property designated as 
     Square 324 Lot 808;
       (66) thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said 
     property designated as Square 324 Lot 808 to its northeastern 
     corner, which is along the southern right-of-way of 
     Pennsylvania Avenue NW;
       (67) thence southeast along said southern right-of-way of 
     Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersection with the eastern 
     right-of-way of 4th Street NW;

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       (68) thence north along a line extending north from said 
     eastern right-of-way of 4th Street NW to its intersection 
     with the southern right-of-way of C Street NW;
       (69) thence east along said southern right-of-way of C 
     Street NW to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way 
     of 3rd Street NW;
       (70) thence north along said eastern right-of-way of 3rd 
     Street NW to its intersection with the southern right-of-way 
     of D Street NW;
       (71) thence east along said southern right-of-way of D 
     Street NW to its intersection with the western right-of-way 
     of 1st Street NW;
       (72) thence south along said western right-of-way of 1st 
     Street NW to its intersection with the northern right-of-way 
     of C Street NW;
       (73) thence west along said northern right-of-way of C 
     Street NW to its intersection with the western right-of-way 
     of 2nd Street NW;
       (74) thence south along said western right-of-way of 2nd 
     Street NW to its intersection with the northern right-of-way 
     of Constitution Avenue NW;
       (75) thence east along said northern right-of-way of 
     Constitution Avenue NW to its intersection with the 
     northeastern right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW;
       (76) thence northeast along said northeastern right-of-way 
     of Louisiana Avenue NW to its intersection with the 
     southwestern right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue NW;
       (77) thence northwest along said southwestern right-of-way 
     of New Jersey Avenue NW to its intersection with the northern 
     right-of-way of D Street NW;
       (78) thence east along said northern right-of-way of D 
     Street NW to its intersection with the northeastern right-of-
     way of Louisiana Avenue NW;
       (79) thence northeast along said northwestern right-of-way 
     of Louisiana Avenue NW to its intersection with the western 
     right-of-way of North Capitol Street;
       (80) thence north along said western right-of-way of North 
     Capitol Street to its intersection with the southwestern 
     right-of-way of Massachusetts Avenue NW;
       (81) thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way 
     of Massachusetts Avenue NW to the southwestern right-of-way 
     of Massachusetts Avenue NE;
       (82) thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way 
     of Massachusetts Avenue NE to the southern right-of-way of 
     Columbus Circle NE;
       (83) thence counter-clockwise along said southern right-of-
     way of Columbus Circle NE to its intersection with the 
     southern right-of-way of F Street NE; and
       (84) thence east along said southern right-of-way of F 
     Street NE to the point of beginning.
       (c) Streets and Sidewalks.--The Federal District shall 
     include any street (and sidewalk thereof) that bounds the 
     area described in subsection (b).
       (d) Metes and Bounds Survey.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the President (in 
     consultation with the Chair of the National Capital Planning 
     Commission) shall conduct a metes and bounds survey of the 
     Federal District, as described in subsection (b).
       (e) Clarification of Treatment of Frances Perkins 
     Building.--The entirety of the Frances Perkins Building, 
     including any portion of the Building which is north of D 
     Street Northwest, shall be included in the Federal District.

     SEC. 112. NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) Establishment.--Title 32, United States Code, is 
     amended as follows:
       (1) Definitions.--In section 101--
       (A) in paragraphs (4) and (6), by striking ``Puerto Rico, 
     and the District of Columbia'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``and Puerto Rico''; and
       (B) in paragraph (19), by striking ``the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``or 
     of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico''.
       (2) Branches and organizations.--In section 103, by 
     striking ``the District of Columbia,''.
       (3) Units: location; organization; command.--In subsections 
     (c) and (d) of section 104, by striking ``the District of 
     Columbia,'' both places it appears.
       (4) Availability of appropriations.--In section 107(b), by 
     striking ``the District of Columbia,''.
       (5) Maintenance of other troops.--In section 109--
       (A) in subsections (a), (b), and (c), by striking ``the 
     District of Columbia,'' each place it appears; and
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``(or commanding general 
     in the case of the District of Columbia)''.
       (6) Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities.--In 
     section 112(h)--
       (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the District of 
     Columbia,''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph 
     (3), as amended, as paragraph (2).
       (7) Enlistment oath.--In section 304, by striking ``or the 
     District of Columbia,''.
       (8) Adjutants general.--In section 314--
       (A) in subsections (a) and (d), by striking ``the District 
     of Columbia,'' both places it appears; and
       (B) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and redesignating 
     subsection (d), as amended, as subsection (b).
       (9) Detail of regular members of army and air force to duty 
     with national guard.--In section 315, by striking ``the 
     District of Columbia,'' each place it appears.
       (10) Discharge of officers; termination of appointment.--In 
     section 324(b), by striking ``or the District of Columbia,''.
       (11) Relief from national guard duty when ordered to active 
     duty.--In subsections (a) and (b) of section 325--
       (A) by striking ``or the District of Columbia'' both places 
     it appears; and
       (B) by striking ``or the commanding general of the District 
     of Columbia National Guard,'' both places it appears.
       (12) Courts-martial of national guard not in federal 
     service: composition, jurisdiction, and procedures; convening 
     authority.--In sections 326 and 327, by striking ``the 
     District of Columbia,'' each place it appears.
       (13) Active guard and reserve duty: governor's authority.--
     In section 328(a), by striking ``or the commanding general of 
     the District of Columbia National Guard,''.
       (14) Training generally.--In section 501(b), by striking 
     ``the District of Columbia,''.
       (15) Participation in field exercises.--In section 503(b), 
     by striking ``the District of Columbia,''.
       (16) National guard schools and small arms competitions.--
     In section 504(b), by striking ``Puerto Rico, or the District 
     of Columbia'' and inserting ``or Puerto Rico,''.
       (17) Army and air force schools and field exercises.--In 
     section 505, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
     striking ``and the Virgin Islands or of the commanding 
     general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia'' 
     and inserting ``or the Virgin Islands''.
       (18) National guard youth challenge program.--In section 
     509--
       (A) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (i) by striking ``or, in the case of the District of 
     Columbia, with the commanding general of the District of 
     Columbia National Guard,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``or the commanding general'';
       (B) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``and the commanding 
     general of the District of Columbia National Guard (if the 
     District of Columbia National Guard is participating in the 
     Program)'';
       (C) in subsection (j)--
       (i) by striking ``or, in the case of the District of 
     Columbia, the commanding general of the District of Columbia 
     National Guard''; and
       (ii) by striking ``or the commanding general'' both places 
     it appears;
       (D) in subsection (k), by striking ``and, if the Program is 
     carried out in the District of Columbia, with the commanding 
     general of the District of Columbia National Guard''; and
       (E) in subsection (l)(1), by striking ``the territories, 
     and the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``and the 
     Territories''.
       (19) Issue of supplies.--In section 702--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``or the commanding 
     general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia''; 
     and
       (B) in subsections (b), (c), and (d), by striking ``Puerto 
     Rico, or the District of Columbia'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``or Puerto Rico''.
       (20) Purchases of supplies from army or air force.--In 
     subsections (a) and (b) of section 703, by striking ``the 
     District of Columbia,'' both places it appears.
       (21) Accountability: relief from upon order to active 
     duty.--In section 704, by striking ``the District of 
     Columbia,''.
       (22) Property and fiscal officers.--In section 708--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``and the commanding 
     general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia,''; 
     and
       (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``the District of 
     Columbia,''.
       (23) Accountability for property issued to the national 
     guard.--In subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of section 710, 
     by striking ``the District of Columbia,'' each place it 
     appears.
       (24) Disposition of obsolete or condemned property.--In 
     section 711, by striking ``the District of Columbia,''.
       (25) Disposition of proceeds of condemned stores issued to 
     national guard.--In paragraph (1) of section 712, by striking 
     ``the District of Columbia,''.
       (26) Property loss; personal injury or death.--In section 
     715(c), by striking ``or the District of Columbia''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Federal district defined.--
       (A) In general.--Section 101 of title 32, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(20) `Federal District' means the area serving as the 
     seat of the Government of the United States, as described in 
     section 111 of the Compact Federal District Act.''.
       (B) With regards to homeland defense activities.--Section 
     901 of title 32, United States Code, is amended in paragraph 
     (2) by striking ``the District of Columbia,''.
       (2) Title 10, united states code.--Title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (A) Definitions.--In section 101--
       (i) in subsection (a)--

       (I) in paragraph (1), by striking ``District of Columbia'' 
     and inserting ``Federal District''; and
       (II) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

       ``(19) The term `Federal District' means the area serving 
     as the seat of the Government

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     of the United States, as described in section 111 of the 
     Compact Federal District Act.'';
       (ii) in paragraphs (2) and (4) of subsection (c), by 
     striking ``Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia'' both 
     places it appears and inserting ``and Puerto Rico''; and
       (iii) in subsection (d)(5), by striking ``the Commonwealth 
     of Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia'' and inserting 
     ``or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico''.
       (B) Disposition on discharge.--In section 771a(c), by 
     striking ``Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``or Puerto Rico''.
       (C) TRICARE coverage for certain members of the national 
     guard and dependents during certain disaster response duty.--
     In section 1076f--
       (i) in subsections (a) and (c)(1), by striking ``(or, with 
     respect to the District of Columbia, the mayor of the 
     District of Columbia)'' both places it appears; and
       (ii) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``the District of 
     Columbia,''.
       (D) Payment of claims: availability of appropriations.--In 
     paragraph (2)(B) of section 2732, by striking ``or the 
     District of Columbia''.
       (E) Members of army national guard: detail as students, 
     observers, and investigators at educational institutions, 
     industrial plants, and hospitals.--In section 7401(c), by 
     striking ``the District of Columbia,''.
       (F) Members of air national guard: detail as students, 
     observers, and investigators at educational institutions, 
     industrial plants, and hospitals.--In section 9401(c), by 
     striking ``the District of Columbia,''.
       (G) Ready reserve: failure to satisfactorily perform 
     prescribed training.--In section 10148(b), by striking ``(or, 
     in the case of the District of Columbia, the commanding 
     general of the District of Columbia National Guard)''.
       (H) Chief of the national guard bureau.--In section 
     10502(a)(1), by striking ``or, in the case of the District of 
     Columbia, the commanding general of the District of Columbia 
     National Guard''.
       (I) Vice chief of the national guard bureau.--In section 
     10505(a)(1)(A), by striking ``or, in the case of the District 
     of Columbia, the commanding general of the District of 
     Columbia National Guard''.
       (J) Other senior national guard bureau officers.--In 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 10506(a)(1), by striking 
     ``or, in the case of the District of Columbia, the commanding 
     general of the District of Columbia National Guard'' both 
     places it appears.
       (K) National guard bureau: general provisions.--In section 
     10508(b)(1), by striking ``(or, in the case of the District 
     of Columbia National Guard, the commanding general of the 
     District of Columbia National Guard)''.
       (L) Commissioned officers: original appointment; 
     limitation.--In section 12204(b), by striking ``Puerto Rico, 
     and the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``and Puerto 
     Rico''.
       (M) Reserve components generally.--In section 12301(b), by 
     striking ``(or, in the case of the District of Columbia 
     National Guard, the commanding general of the District of 
     Columbia National Guard)''.
       (N) National guard in federal service: call.--In section 
     12406, by striking ``or, in the case of the District of 
     Columbia, through the commanding general of the National 
     Guard of the District of Columbia''.
       (O) Result of failure to comply with standards and 
     qualifications.--In section 12642(c), by striking ``States, 
     Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia'' and inserting 
     ``States or Puerto Rico''.
       (P) Limitation on relocation of national guard units.--In 
     section 18238, by striking ``or, in the case of the District 
     of Columbia, the commanding general of the National Guard of 
     the District of Columbia''.
       (c) Transfer of Personnel and Assets.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall transfer the personnel and assets of the 
     District of Columbia National Guard to the Maryland National 
     Guard.

     SEC. 113. EFFECT OF RETROCESSION ON LAWS IN EFFECT IN SEAT OF 
                   GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act and any other Act 
     of Congress, upon the retrocession under section 102, the 
     criminal laws of the State of Maryland, and any laws of the 
     State of Maryland which regulate vehicular traffic, shall 
     apply in the Federal District in the same manner and to the 
     same extent as such laws apply in the State of Maryland, and 
     shall be deemed laws of the United States which are 
     applicable only in or to the Federal District.

     SEC. 114. TERMINATION OF LEGAL STATUS OF SEAT OF GOVERNMENT 
                   OF UNITED STATES AS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.

       Notwithstanding section 2 of the Revised Statutes relating 
     to the District of Columbia (sec. 1-102, D.C. Official Code) 
     or any other provision of law codified in subchapter I of 
     chapter 1 of the District of Columbia Official Code, 
     effective upon the date of the retrocession under section 
     102, the Federal District (or any portion thereof) shall not 
     serve as a government and shall not be a body corporate for 
     municipal purposes.

                     Subtitle C--General Provisions

     SEC. 121. PENDING ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS.

       (a) State as Legal Successor to District of Columbia.--The 
     State of Maryland shall be the legal successor to the 
     District of Columbia in all matters.
       (b) No Effect on Pending Proceedings.--All existing writs, 
     actions, suits, judicial and administrative proceedings, 
     civil or criminal liabilities, prosecutions, judgments, 
     sentences, orders, decrees, appeals, causes of action, 
     claims, demands, titles, and rights in any court shall 
     continue unaffected by the retrocession under section 102, 
     except as may be provided under this Act and as may be 
     modified by the laws of the State of Maryland or the United 
     States, as the case may be.

     SEC. 122. EFFECT ON JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS PENDING IN DISTRICT 
                   OF COLUMBIA.

       (a) Continuation of Suits.--No writ, action, indictment, 
     cause, or proceeding pending in any court of the District of 
     Columbia on the effective date of this Act shall abate as a 
     result of the enactment of this Act, but shall be transferred 
     and shall proceed within such appropriate court of the State 
     of Maryland as established under the laws or constitution of 
     the State of Maryland.
       (b) Appeals.--An order or decision of any court of the 
     District of Columbia for which no appeal has been filed as of 
     the effective date of this Act shall be considered an order 
     or decision of a court of the State of Maryland for purposes 
     of appeal from and appellate review of such order or decision 
     in an appropriate court of the State of Maryland.

     SEC. 123. EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.

       (a) No Effect on Existing Contracts.--Nothing in the 
     retrocession under section 102 shall affect any obligation 
     under any contract or agreement under which the District of 
     Columbia or the United States is a party, as in effect on the 
     day before the date of the retrocession.
       (e) Succession in Interstate Compacts.--The State of 
     Maryland shall be deemed to be the successor to the District 
     of Columbia for purposes of any interstate compact which is 
     in effect on the day before the date of retrocession under 
     section 102.

               TITLE II--INTERESTS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

                          Subtitle A--Property

     SEC. 201. TITLE TO PROPERTY.

       (a) Retention of Federal Title.--The United States shall 
     have and retain title to, or jurisdiction over, for purposes 
     of administration and maintenance, all real and personal 
     property which, on the day before the date of the 
     retrocession under section 102, is located in the District of 
     Columbia and with respect to which, on such day, the United 
     States holds title or jurisdiction for such purpose.
       (b) Title to Property Formerly Held by District of 
     Columbia.--The State of Maryland shall have title to, or 
     jurisdiction over, for purposes of administration and 
     maintenance, all real and personal property with respect to 
     which, on the day before the date of the retrocession under 
     section 102, the District of Columbia holds title or 
     jurisdiction for such purposes.

     SEC. 202. TREATMENT OF MILITARY LANDS.

       (a) Reservation of Federal Authority.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B) and paragraph 
     (2) and notwithstanding the retrocession under section 2, 
     authority is reserved in the United States for the exercise 
     by Congress of the power of exclusive legislation in all 
     cases whatsoever over such tracts or parcels of land located 
     in the District of Columbia that, on the day before the date 
     of the retrocession, are controlled or owned by the United 
     States and held for defense or Coast Guard purposes.
       (2) Limitation on authority.--The power of exclusive 
     legislation described in subparagraph (A) shall vest and 
     remain in the United States only so long as the particular 
     tract or parcel of land involved is controlled or owned by 
     the United States and held for defense or Coast Guard 
     purposes.
       (b) Authority of State of Maryland.--
       (1) In general.--The reservation of authority in the United 
     States under paragraph (1) shall not operate to prevent such 
     tracts or parcels of land from being a part of the State of 
     Maryland, or to prevent the State from exercising over or 
     upon such lands, concurrently with the United States, any 
     jurisdiction which it would have in the absence of such 
     reservation of authority and which is consistent with the 
     laws hereafter enacted by Congress pursuant to such 
     reservation of authority.
       (2) Service of process.--The State of Maryland shall have 
     the right to serve civil or criminal process in such tracts 
     or parcels of land in which the authority of the United 
     States is reserved under paragraph (1) in suits or 
     prosecutions for or on account of rights acquired, 
     obligations incurred, or crimes committed in the State but 
     outside of such lands.

                       Subtitle B--Federal Courts

     SEC. 211. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL 
                   OFFICIALS.

       (a) Circuit Judges.--Section 44(c) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Except in the District of Columbia, 
     each'' and inserting ``Each''; and
       (2) by striking ``within fifty miles of the District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``within fifty miles of the Federal 
     District''.
       (b) District Judges.--Section 134(b) of such title is 
     amended in the first sentence by striking ``the District of 
     Columbia, the Southern District of New York, and'' and 
     inserting ``the Southern District of New York and''.
       (c) United States Attorneys.--Section 545(a) of such title 
     is amended by striking the first sentence and inserting 
     ``Each United States attorney shall reside in the district 
     for which he or she is appointed, except that those officers 
     of the Southern District of New York and the Eastern District 
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     New York may reside within 20 miles thereof.''.
       (d) United States Marshals.--Section 561(e)(1) of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) the marshal for the Southern District of New York may 
     reside within 20 miles of the district; and''.
       (e) Clerks of District Courts.--Section 751(c) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``the District of Columbia 
     and''.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply only to individuals appointed after the date of 
     the retrocession under section 102.

     SEC. 212. RENAMING OF FEDERAL COURTS.

       (a) Renaming.--
       (1) Circuit court.--Section 41 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) in the first column, by striking ``District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``Federal District''; and
       (B) in the second column, by striking ``District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``Federal District''.
       (2) District court.--Section 88 of such title is amended--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``District of Columbia'' 
     and inserting ``Federal District'';
       (B) by amending the first paragraph to read as follows:
       ``The Federal District comprise one judicial district.''; 
     and
       (C) in the second paragraph, by striking ``Washington'' and 
     inserting ``the Federal District''.
       (3) Clerical amendment.--The item relating to section 88 in 
     the table of sections for chapter 5 of such title is amended 
     to read as follows:
``88. The Federal District.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments Relating to Court of Appeals.--
     Title 28, United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Appointment of judges.--Section 44(a) of such title is 
     amended in the first column by striking ``District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``Federal District''.
       (2) Terms of court.--Section 48(a) of such title is 
     amended--
       (A) in the first column, by striking ``District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``Federal District'';
       (B) in the second column, by striking ``Washington'' and 
     inserting ``Federal District'' ; and
       (C) in the second column, by striking ``District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``Federal District''.
       (3) Appointment of independent counsels by chief judge of 
     circuit.--Section 49 of such title is amended by striking 
     ``District of Columbia'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Federal District''.
       (4) Circuit court jurisdiction over certification of death 
     penalty counsels.--Section 2265(c)(2) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``the District of Columbia Circuit'' and 
     inserting ``the Federal District Circuit''.
       (5) Circuit court jurisdiction over review of federal 
     agency orders.--Section 2343 of such title is amended by 
     striking ``the District of Columbia Circuit'' and inserting 
     ``the Federal District Circuit''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments Relating to District Court.--
     Title 28, United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Appointment and number of district court judges.--
     Section 133(a) of such title is amended in the first column 
     by striking ``District of Columbia'' and inserting ``Federal 
     District''.
       (2) District court jurisdiction of tax cases brought 
     against united states.--Section 1346(e) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``the Federal District''.
       (3) District court jurisdiction over proceedings for 
     forfeiture of foreign property.--Section 1355(b)(2) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``the Federal District''.
       (4) District court jurisdiction over civil actions brought 
     against a foreign state.--Section 1391(f)(4) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``the Federal District''.
       (5) District court jurisdiction over actions brought by 
     corporations against united states.--Section 1402(a)(2) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``the District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``the Federal District''.
       (6) Venue in district court of certain actions brought by 
     employees of executive office of the president.--Section 1413 
     of such title is amended by striking ``the District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``the Federal District''.
       (7) Venue in district court of action enforcing foreign 
     judgment.--Section 2467(c)(2)(B) of such title is amended by 
     striking ``the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``the 
     Federal District''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments Relating to Other Courts.--Title 
     28, United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Appointment of bankruptcy judges.--Section 152(a)(2) of 
     such title is amended in the first column by striking 
     ``District of Columbia'' and inserting ``Federal District''.
       (2) Location of court of federal claims.--Section 173 of 
     such title is amended by striking ``the District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``the Federal District''.
       (3) Duty station of judges of court of federal claims.--
     Section 175 of such title is amended by striking ``the 
     District of Columbia'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``the Federal District''.
       (4) Duty station of judges for purposes of traveling 
     expenses.--Section 456(b) of such title is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) The official duty station of the Chief Justice of the 
     United States, the Justices of the Supreme Court of the 
     United States, and the judges of the United States Court of 
     Appeals for the Federal Circuit shall be the Federal 
     District.''.
       (5) Court accommodations for federal circuit and court of 
     federal claims.--Section 462(d) of such title is amended by 
     striking ``the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``the 
     Federal District''.
       (6) Places of holding court of court of federal claims.--
     Section 798(a) of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Washington, District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``the Federal District''; and
       (B) by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and inserting 
     ``the Federal District''.
       (e) Other Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Service of process on foreign parties at state 
     department office.--Section 1608(a)(4) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``Washington, District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``the Federal District''.
       (2) Service of process in property cases at attorney 
     general office.--Section 2410(b) of such title is amended by 
     striking ``Washington, District of Columbia'' and inserting 
     ``the Federal District''.
       (f) Definition.--Section 451 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     undesignated paragraph:
       ``The term `Federal District' means the area serving as the 
     seat of the Government of the United States, as described in 
     section 111 of the Compact Federal District Act.''.
       (g) References in Other Laws.--Any reference in any Federal 
     law (other than a law amended by this section), rule, or 
     regulation--
       (1) to the United States Court of Appeals for the District 
     of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the United States 
     Court of Appeals for the Federal District;
       (2) to the District of Columbia Circuit shall be deemed to 
     refer to the Federal District Circuit; and
       (3) to the United States District Court for the District of 
     Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the United States 
     District Court for the Federal District.
       (h) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect upon the retrocession under 
     section 102.

     SEC. 213. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF 
                   JUSTICE.

       (a) Appointment of United States Trustees.--Section 
     581(a)(4) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``the 
     Federal District''.
       (b) Independent Counsels.--
       (1) Appointment of additional personnel.--Section 594(c) of 
     such title is amended--
       (A) by striking ``the District of Columbia'' the first 
     place it appears and inserting ``the Federal District''; and
       (B) by striking ``the District of Columbia'' the second 
     place it appears and inserting ``the Federal District''.
       (2) Judicial review of removal.--Section 596(a)(3) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``the Federal District''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect upon the retrocession under section 102.

                     Subtitle C--Federal Elections

     SEC. 221. PERMITTING INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN FEDERAL DISTRICT 
                   TO VOTE IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS IN STATE OF MOST 
                   RECENT DOMICILE.

       (a) Requirement for States to Permit Individuals to Vote by 
     Absentee Ballot.--
       (1) In general.--Each State shall--
       (A) permit absent Federal District voters to use absentee 
     registration procedures and to vote by absentee ballot in 
     general, special, primary, and runoff elections for Federal 
     office; and
       (B) accept and process, with respect to any general, 
     special, primary, or runoff election for Federal office, any 
     otherwise valid voter registration application from an absent 
     Federal District voter, if the application is received by the 
     appropriate State election official not less than 30 days 
     before the election.
       (2) Absent federal district voter defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``absent Federal district voter'' means, 
     with respect to a State, a person who resides in the Federal 
     District and is qualified to vote in the State (or who would 
     be qualified to vote in the State but for residing in the 
     Federal District), but only if the State is the last place in 
     which the person was domiciled before residing in the Federal 
     district.
       (3) State defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' 
     means each of the several States.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect upon 
     the date of the retrocession under section 102, and shall 
     apply with respect to elections for Federal office taking 
     place on or after such date.

     SEC. 222. REPEAL OF OFFICE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DELEGATE.

       (a) Repeal of Office.--
       (1) In general.--Sections 202 and 204 of the District of 
     Columbia Delegate Act (Public Law 91-405; sections 1-401 and 
     1-402, D.C. Official Code) are repealed, and the provisions 
     of law amended or repealed by such sections are restored or 
     revived as if such sections had not been enacted.

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       (2) Conforming amendments to district of columbia elections 
     code of 1955.--The District of Columbia Elections Code of 
     1955 is amended--
       (A) in section 1 (sec. 1-1001.01, D.C. Official Code), by 
     striking ``the Delegate to the House of Representatives,'';
       (B) in section 2 (sec. 1-1001.02, D.C. Official Code)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (6),
       (ii) in paragraph (12), by striking ``(except the Delegate 
     to Congress for the District of Columbia)'', and
       (iii) in paragraph (13), by striking ``the Delegate to 
     Congress for the District of Columbia,'';
       (C) in section 8 (sec. 1-1001.08, D.C. Official Code)--
       (i) by striking ``Delegate,'' in the heading, and
       (ii) by striking ``Delegate,'' each place it appears in 
     subsections (d), (h)(1)(A), (h)(2), (i)(1), (j)(1), (j)(3), 
     and (k)(3);
       (D) in section 10 (sec. 1-1001.10, D.C. Official Code)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(3), and
       (ii) in subsection (d)--

       (I) by striking ``Delegate,'' each place it appears in 
     paragraph (1), and
       (II) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph 
     (3) as paragraph (2);

       (E) in section 11(a)(2) (sec. 1-1001.11(a)(2), D.C. 
     Official Code), by striking ``Delegate to the House of 
     Representatives,'';
       (F) in section 15(b) (sec. 1-1001.15(b), D.C. Official 
     Code), by striking ``Delegate,''; and
       (G) in section 17(a) (sec. 1-1001.17(a), D.C. Official 
     Code), by striking ``except the Delegate to the Congress from 
     the District of Columbia''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on the date on which the individual serving 
     as the Delegate to the House of Representatives from the 
     District of Columbia first serves as a member of the House of 
     Representatives from the State of Maryland.
       (b) Temporary Increase in Apportionment.--
       (1) In general.--Until the taking effect of the first 
     reapportionment occurring after the effective date of this 
     Act--
       (A) the individual serving as the Delegate to the House of 
     Representatives from the District of Columbia shall serve as 
     a member of the House of Representatives from the State of 
     Maryland;
       (B) the State of Maryland shall be entitled to 1 additional 
     Representative until the taking effect of such 
     reapportionment; and
       (C) such Representative shall be in addition to the 
     membership of the House of Representatives as now prescribed 
     by law.
       (2) Increase not counted against total number of members.--
     The temporary increase in the membership of the House of 
     Representatives provided under paragraph (1) shall not 
     operate to either increase or decrease the permanent 
     membership of the House of Representatives as prescribed in 
     the Act of August 8, 1911 (37 Stat. 13; 2 U.S.C. 2), nor 
     shall such temporary increase affect the basis of 
     reapportionment established by the Act of November 15, 1941 
     (55 Stat. 761; 2 U.S.C. 2a), for the 82nd Congress and each 
     Congress thereafter.

     SEC. 223. REPEAL OF LAW PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION OF SEAT 
                   OF GOVERNMENT IN ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND 
                   VICE-PRESIDENT.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 3, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking section 21; and
       (2) in the table of sections, by striking the item relating 
     to section 21.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect upon the date of the retrocession under 
     section 102, and shall apply to any election of the President 
     and Vice-President taking place on or after such date.

     TITLE III--TEMPORARY CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND 
                            RESPONSIBILITIES

Subtitle A--Continuation of Benefits for Certain Employees of District 
                              of Columbia

     SEC. 301. FEDERAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS UNDER CERTAIN RETIREMENT 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Continuation of Entitlement to Payments.--Any 
     individual who, as of the day before the date of the 
     retrocession under section 102, is entitled to a Federal 
     benefit payment under the District of Columbia Retirement 
     Protection Act of 1997 (subtitle A of title XI of the 
     National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
     Improvement Act of 1997; sec. 1-801.01 et seq., D.C. Official 
     Code) shall continue to be entitled to such a payment after 
     such retrocession , in the same manner, to the same extent, 
     and subject to the same terms and conditions applicable under 
     such Act.
       (b) Obligations of Federal Government.--
       (1) In general.--Any obligation of the Federal Government 
     under the District of Columbia Retirement Protection Act of 
     1997 which exists with respect to any individual or with 
     respect to the District of Columbia as of the day before the 
     date of the retrocession under section 102 shall remain in 
     effect with respect to such an individual and with respect to 
     the State of Maryland after such retrocession, in the same 
     manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same terms and 
     conditions applicable under such Act.
       (2) D.C. federal pension fund.--Any obligation of the 
     Federal Government under chapter 9 of the District of 
     Columbia Retirement Protection Act of 1997 (sec. 1-817.01 et 
     seq., D.C. Official Code) with respect to the D.C. Federal 
     Pension Fund which exists as of the day before the date of 
     the retrocession under section 102 shall remain in effect 
     with respect to such Fund after such retrocession, in the 
     same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same 
     terms and conditions applicable under such chapter.
       (c) Obligations of State.--Any obligation of the District 
     of Columbia under the District of Columbia Retirement 
     Protection Act of 1997 which exists with respect to any 
     individual or with respect to the Federal Government as of 
     the day before the date of the retrocession under section 102 
     shall become an obligation of the State of Maryland with 
     respect to such an individual and with respect to the Federal 
     Government after such retrocession, in the same manner, to 
     the same extent, and subject to the same terms and conditions 
     applicable under such Act.

     SEC. 302. CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE BENEFITS FOR 
                   EMPLOYEES FIRST EMPLOYED PRIOR TO ESTABLISHMENT 
                   OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MERIT PERSONNEL SYSTEM.

       (a) Obligations of Federal Government.--Any obligation of 
     the Federal Government under title 5, United States Code, 
     which exists with respect to an individual described in 
     subsection (c) or with respect to the District of Columbia as 
     of the day before the date of the retrocession under section 
     102 shall remain in effect with respect to such individual 
     and with respect to the State of Maryland after such 
     retrocession, in the same manner, to the same extent, and 
     subject to the same terms and conditions applicable under 
     such title.
       (b) Obligations of State of Maryland.--Any obligation of 
     the District of Columbia under title 5, United States Code, 
     which exists with respect to an individual described in 
     subsection (c) or with respect to the Federal Government as 
     of the day before the date of the retrocession under section 
     102 shall become an obligation of the State of Maryland with 
     respect to such individual and with respect to the Federal 
     Government after such retrocession, in the same manner, to 
     the same extent, and subject to the same terms and conditions 
     applicable under such title.
       (c) Individuals Described.--An individual described in this 
     subsection is an individual who was first employed by the 
     government of the District of Columbia before October 1, 
     1987.

     SEC. 303. OBLIGATIONS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER JUDGES' 
                   RETIREMENT PROGRAM.

       Any obligation of the Federal Government under subchapter 
     III of chapter 15 of title 11, District of Columbia Official 
     Code--
       (1) which exists with respect to any individual and the 
     District of Columbia as the result of service accrued prior 
     to the date of the retrocession under section 102 shall 
     remain in effect with respect to such an individual and with 
     respect to the State of Maryland after such retrocession, in 
     the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same 
     terms and conditions applicable under such subchapter; and
       (2) shall exist with respect to any individual and the 
     State of Maryland as the result of service accrued after the 
     date of such retrocession in the same manner, to the same 
     extent, and subject to the same terms and conditions 
     applicable under such subchapter as such obligation existed 
     with respect to individuals and the District of Columbia as 
     of the date of such retrocession, but only in the case of an 
     individual who serves as a judge in the State of Maryland on 
     or after the date of such retrocession.

     SEC. 304. EMPLOYEES OF PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE.

       (a) Continuation of Federal Benefits for Employees.--Any 
     individual who, as of the day before the date of the 
     retrocession under section 102, is an employee of the 
     District of Columbia Public Defender Service and who, 
     pursuant to section 305(c) of the District of Columbia Court 
     Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 (sec. 2-1605(c), 
     D.C. Official Code), is treated as an employee of the Federal 
     Government for purposes of receiving benefits under any 
     chapter of subpart G of part III of title 5, United States 
     Code, shall continue to be treated as an employee of the 
     Federal Government for such purposes, but only in the case of 
     an individual who serves as an employee of the public 
     defender service of the State of Maryland (or, if applicable, 
     a jurisdiction of the State of Maryland which operates a 
     public defender service in the territory ceded and 
     relinquished to the State of Maryland pursuant to such 
     retrocession) on or after the date of such retrocession.
       (b) Responsibility for Employer Contribution.--The Federal 
     Government shall be treated as the employing agency with 
     respect to the benefits described in subsection (a) which are 
     provided to an individual who, for purposes of receiving such 
     benefits, is continued to be treated as an employee of the 
     Federal Government under such paragraph.

     SEC. 305. EMPLOYEES EXERCISING AUTHORITY OVER PAROLE AND 
                   SUPERVISION.

       (a) United States Parole Commission.--
       (1) Continuation of federal benefits for employees.--
       (A) Continuation.--Any individual who, as of the day before 
     the date of the retrocession under section 102, is an 
     employee of the United States Parole Commission and who, on 
     or after such date, is an employee of the office of the State 
     of Maryland which exercises the authority described in 
     paragraph (2)

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     (or, if applicable, a jurisdiction of the State of Maryland 
     which exercises the authority described in paragraph (2) in 
     the territory ceded and relinquished to the State of Maryland 
     pursuant to such retrocession) shall continue to be treated 
     as an employee of the Federal Government for purposes of 
     receiving benefits under any chapter of subpart G of part III 
     of title 5, United States Code.
       (B) Responsibility for employer contribution.--The Federal 
     Government shall be treated as the employing agency with 
     respect to the benefits described in subparagraph (A) which 
     are provided to an individual who, for purposes of receiving 
     such benefits, is continued to be treated as an employee of 
     the Federal Government under such paragraph.
       (2) Authorities described.--The authorities described in 
     this paragraph are--
       (A) the authority to grant, deny, and revoke parole, and to 
     impose conditions upon an order of parole, in the case of any 
     individual who is an imprisoned felon who is eligible for 
     parole or reparole under the laws of the State of Maryland; 
     and
       (B) the authority to exercise authority over individuals 
     who are released offenders of the State of Maryland.
       (b) Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.--
       (1) Continuation of federal benefits for employees.--
       (A) Continuation.--Any individual who, as of the day before 
     the date of the retrocession under section 102, is an 
     employee of the Court Services and Offender Supervision 
     Agency for the District of Columbia and who, on or after such 
     date, is an employee of the office of the State of Maryland 
     which provides the services described in paragraph (2) (or, 
     if applicable, a jurisdiction of the State of Maryland which 
     provides the services described in paragraph (2) in the 
     territory ceded and relinquished to the State of Maryland 
     pursuant to such retrocession) shall continue to be treated 
     as an employee of the Federal Government for purposes of 
     receiving benefits under any chapter of subpart G of part III 
     of title 5, United States Code.
       (B) Responsibility for employer contribution.--The Federal 
     Government shall be treated as the employing agency with 
     respect to the benefits described in subparagraph (A) which 
     are provided to an individual who, for purposes of receiving 
     such benefits, is continued to be treated as an employee of 
     the Federal Government under such paragraph.
       (2) Services described.--The services described in this 
     paragraph are as follows:
       (A) Pretrial services with respect to individuals who are 
     charged with an offense in the State of Maryland.
       (B) Supervision for individuals who are offenders on 
     probation, parole, and supervised release pursuant to the 
     laws of the State of Maryland.
       (C) Sex offender registration functions with respect to 
     individuals who are sex offenders in the State of Maryland.

     SEC. 306. EMPLOYEES OF COURTS AND COURT SYSTEM.

       (a) Continuation of Federal Benefits for Employees.--Any 
     individual who is an employee of the courts or court system 
     of the District of Columbia as of the day before the date of 
     the retrocession under section 102 and who, pursuant to 
     section 11-1726(b) or section 11-1726(c), District of 
     Columbia Official Code, is treated as an employee of the 
     Federal Government for purposes of receiving benefits under 
     any chapter of subpart G of part III of title 5, United 
     States Code, shall continue to be treated as an employee of 
     the Federal Government for such purposes, but only in the 
     case of an individual who serves as an employee of the courts 
     or court system of the State of Maryland (or, if applicable, 
     the courts or court system of the jurisdiction of the State 
     of Maryland which operates the courts or court system in the 
     territory ceded and relinquished to the State of Maryland 
     pursuant to such retrocession) on or after the date of such 
     retrocession.
       (b) Responsibility for Employer Contribution.--The Federal 
     Government shall be treated as the employing agency with 
     respect to the benefits described in subsection (a) which are 
     provided to an individual who, for purposes of receiving such 
     benefits, is continued to be treated as an employee of the 
     Federal Government under such paragraph.

               Subtitle B--Other Programs and Authorities

     SEC. 311. DESIGNATION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FELONS TO 
                   FACILITIES OF BUREAU OF PRISONS.

       (a) Continuation for Certain Individuals.--Chapter 1 of 
     subtitle C of title XI of the National Capital Revitalization 
     and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 (sec. 24-101 et 
     seq., D.C. Official Code) and the amendments made by such 
     chapter shall apply with respect to an individual described 
     in subsection (b) after the date of the retrocession under 
     section 102 in the same manner and to the same extent as such 
     chapter and such amendments applied with respect to the 
     individual as of the day before such date.
       (b) Individuals Described.--An individual described in this 
     subsection is an individual who, as of the date of the 
     retrocession under section 102, is serving a sentence of 
     incarceration pursuant to the District of Columbia Official 
     Code at a penal or correctional facility operated or 
     contracted for by the Bureau of Prisons.

     SEC. 312. APPLICATION OF THE COLLEGE ACCESS ACT.

       (a) Continuation for Certain Individuals.--The District of 
     Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-98; sec. 
     38-2701 et seq., D.C. Official Code) shall apply with respect 
     to an individual described in subsection (b) after the date 
     of the retrocession under section 102 in the same manner and 
     to the same extent as such Act applied with respect to the 
     individual as of the day before such date.
       (b) Individuals Described.--An individual described in this 
     subsection is an individual with respect to whom the Mayor of 
     the District of Columbia made a payment on the individual's 
     behalf under the District of Columbia College Access Act of 
     1999 for the award year during which the date of the 
     retrocession under section 102 occurs.

     SEC. 313. APPLICATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OPPORTUNITY AND 
                   RESULTS ACT.

       (a) Continuation for Certain Individuals.--The Scholarships 
     for Opportunity and Results Act (division C of Public Law 
     112-10; sec. 38-1853.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code) shall 
     apply with respect to an individual described in subsection 
     (b) after the date of the retrocession under section 102 in 
     the same manner and to the same extent as such Act applied 
     with respect to the individual as of the day before such 
     date.
       (b) Individuals Described.--An individual described in this 
     subsection is an individual with respect to whom an eligible 
     entity under the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act 
     awarded an opportunity scholarship under such Act for the 
     school year during which the date of the retrocession under 
     section 102 occurs.

     SEC. 314. FEDERAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS.

       (a) National Capital Planning Commission.--
       (1) Continuing application.--Subject to the amendments made 
     by paragraphs (2) and (3), upon the retrocession under 
     section 102, chapter 87 of title 40, United States Code, 
     shall apply with respect to the Federal District in the same 
     manner and to the same extent as such chapter applied with 
     respect to the District of Columbia as of the day before the 
     date of such retrocession.
       (2) Composition of national capital planning commission.--
     Section 8711(b) of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by amending subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(B) four citizens with experience in city or regional 
     planning, who shall be appointed by the President.''; and
       (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Residency requirement.--Of the four citizen members, 
     one shall be a resident of Virginia, one shall be a resident 
     of Maryland, and one shall be a resident of the territory 
     ceded and relinquished to the State of Maryland pursuant to 
     the retrocession under section 102 of the Compact Federal 
     District Act.''.
       (3) Conforming amendments to definitions of terms.--
       (A) Environs.--Paragraph (1) of section 8702 of such title 
     is amended by striking ``the territory surrounding the 
     District of Columbia'' and inserting ``the territory 
     surrounding the Federal District''.
       (B) Federal district.--Paragraph (2) of section 8702 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Federal district.--The term `Federal District' means 
     the area serving as the seat of the Government of the United 
     States, as described in section 111 of the Compact Federal 
     District Act, and the territory the Federal Government owns 
     in the environs.''.
       (C) National capital region.--Subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
     (3) of section 8702 of such title is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(A) the Federal District and the territory ceded and 
     relinquished to the State of Maryland pursuant to the 
     retrocession under section 102 of the Compact Federal 
     District Act;''.
       (b) Commission of Fine Arts.--
       (1) Limiting application to federal district.--Section 
     9102(a)(1) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``the 
     Federal District''.
       (2) Definition.--Section 9102 of such title is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Definition.--In this chapter, the term `Federal 
     District' means the area serving as the seat of the 
     Government of the United States, as described in section 111 
     of the Compact Federal District Act.''.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 9101(d) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``the Capital''.
       (c) Commemorative Works Act.--
       (1) Limiting application to federal district.--Section 8902 
     of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Limiting Application to Federal District.--This 
     chapter applies only with respect to commemorative works in 
     the Federal District and its environs.''.
       (2) Definition.--Paragraph (2) of section 8902(a) of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Federal district and its environs.--The term `Capital 
     and its environs' means--
       ``(A) the area serving as the seat of the Government of the 
     United States, as described in section 111 of the Compact 
     Federal District Act; and
       ``(B) those lands and properties administered by the 
     National Park Service and the General Services Administration 
     located in

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     the Reserve, Area I, and Area II as depicted on the map 
     entitled `Commemorative Areas Washington, DC and Environs', 
     numbered 869/86501 B, and dated June 24, 2003, that are 
     located outside of the territory ceded and relinquished to 
     the State of Maryland pursuant to the retrocession under 
     section 102 of the Compact Federal District Act.''.
       (3) Temporary site designation.--Section 8907(a) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``the Federal District and its environs''.
       (4) General conforming amendments.--Chapter 89 of such 
     title is amended by striking ``the District of Columbia and 
     its environs'' each place it appears in the following 
     sections and inserting ``the Federal District and its 
     environs'':
       (A) Section 8901(2) and 8901(4).
       (B) Section 8902(a)(4).
       (C) Section 8903(d).
       (D) Section 8904(c).
       (E) Section 8905(a).
       (F) Section 8906(a).
       (G) Section 8909(a) and 8909(b).
       (5) Additional conforming amendment.--Section 8901(2) of 
     such title is amended by striking ``the urban fabric of the 
     District of Columbia'' and inserting ``the urban fabric of 
     the area serving as the seat of the Government of the United 
     States, as described in section 112 of the Compact Federal 
     District Act''.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect on the date of the 
     retrocession under section 102.

     SEC. 315. ROLE OF ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN SUPPLYING WATER.

       (a) Continuation of Role.--Chapter 95 of title 40, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 9508. Applicability to Federal District and certain 
       portion of State of Maryland

       ``(a) In General.--Effective upon the retrocession under 
     section 102 of the Compact Federal District Act, any 
     reference in this chapter to the District of Columbia shall 
     be deemed to refer to the Federal District or the territory 
     ceded and relinquished to the State of Maryland pursuant to 
     the retrocession under section 102 of such Act, as the case 
     may be.
       ``(b) Definition.--In this section, the term `Federal 
     District' means the area serving as the seat of the 
     Government of the United States, as described in section 111 
     of the Compact Federal District Act.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 
     95 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
``9508. Applicability to Federal District and certain portion of State 
              of Maryland.''.

     SEC. 316. REQUIREMENTS TO BE LOCATED IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

       The location of any person in the Federal District or the 
     territory ceded and relinquished to the State of Maryland 
     pursuant to the retrocession under section 102 on the day 
     after the date of such retrocession shall be deemed to 
     satisfy any requirement under any law in effect as of the day 
     before such date that the person be located in the District 
     of Columbia, including the requirements of section 72 of 
     title 4, United States Code (relating to offices of the seat 
     of the Government of the United States), and title 36, United 
     States Code (relating to patriotic and national 
     organizations).

                      TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 401. DEFINITION.

       In this Act, the term ``Federal District'' means the area 
     serving as the seat of the Government of the United States, 
     as described in section 111.

     SEC. 402. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.

       No law or regulation which is in force on the effective 
     date of this Act shall be deemed amended or repealed by this 
     Act except to the extent specifically provided in this Act, 
     or to the extent that such law or regulation is inconsistent 
     with this Act.

     SEC. 403. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The provisions of this Act and the amendments made by this 
     Act shall take effect on the date the President issues a 
     proclamation under section 102(b).
  Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to provide for the 
    retrocession of the District of Columbia to Maryland, and for other 
    purposes.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX, the 
previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit.
  The question is on the motion to recommit.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the noes appeared to have it.
  Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 205, 
nays 215, not voting 9, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 131]

                               YEAS--205

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice (OK)
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brady
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carl
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cawthorn
     Chabot
     Cheney
     Cline
     Cloud
     Cole
     Comer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson
     Davis, Rodney
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Garbarino
     Garcia (CA)
     Gimenez
     Gohmert
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Hagedorn
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hartzler
     Hern
     Herrell
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice (GA)
     Higgins (LA)
     Hill
     Hinson
     Hollingsworth
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Issa
     Jackson
     Jacobs (NY)
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Katko
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kim (CA)
     Kinzinger
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     Lamborn
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Lesko
     Letlow
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Mace
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClain
     McHenry
     McKinley
     Meijer
     Miller (IL)
     Miller (WV)
     Miller-Meeks
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Mullin
     Murphy (NC)
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Norman
     Nunes
     Obernolte
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Reed
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (SC)
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Rutherford
     Salazar
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sessions
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Stauber
     Steel
     Steil
     Steube
     Stewart
     Stivers
     Taylor
     Tenney
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Van Drew
     Van Duyne
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walorski
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Young
     Zeldin

                               NAYS--215

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Auchincloss
     Axne
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bourdeaux
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brown
     Brownley
     Bush
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Delgado
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Jones
     Kahele
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (NJ)
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newman
     Norcross
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Rice (NY)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Speier
     Stanton
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                             NOT VOTING--9

     Cleaver
     Clyde
     Gibbs
     LaMalfa
     Meuser
     Murphy (FL)
     Smith (NE)
     Stefanik
     Vargas

                              {time}  1124

  Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York,

[[Page H2089]]

Messrs. DeFAZIO, CORREA, and COURTNEY changed their vote from ``yea'' 
to ``nay.''
  Mr. ALLEN changed his vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
  So the motion to recommit was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Stated for:
  Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, had I been present, I would have voted 
``yea'' on rollcall No. 131.
  Stated against:
  Mr. CLEAVER. Mr. Speaker, had I been present, I would have voted 
``nay'' on rollcall No. 131.
  Mr. VARGAS. Mr. Speaker, had I been present, I would have voted 
``nay'' on rollcall No. 131.


    MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS

     Allred (Wexton)
     Barragan (Beyer)
     Cardenas (Gallego)
     Costa (Correa)
     Crenshaw (Fallon)
     Donalds (Cammack)
     Doyle, Michael F. (Cartwright)
     Gonzalez (OH) (Timmons)
     Gosar (Greene (GA))
     Grijalva (Garcia (IL))
     Khanna (Gomez)
     Kirkpatrick (Stanton)
     Langevin (Lynch)
     Lawson (FL) (Evans)
     Leger Fernandez (Jacobs (CA))
     Lieu (Beyer)
     Lowenthal (Beyer)
     McHenry (Cammack)
     Meng (Clark (MA))
     Mfume (Connolly)
     Moulton (Perlmutter)
     Napolitano (Correa)
     Nunes (Calvert)
     Omar (Bush)
     Payne (Pallone)
     Porter (Wexton)
     Ruppersberger (Raskin)
     Rush (Underwood)
     Sewell (DelBene)
     Sires (Pallone)
     Speier (Scanlon)
     Trahan (Lynch)
     Walorski (Wagner)
     Watson Coleman (Pallone)
     Welch (McGovern)
     Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
     Wilson (SC) (Timmons)
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Levin of California). The question is on 
the passage of the bill.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 216, 
nays 208, not voting 6, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 132]

                               YEAS--216

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Auchincloss
     Axne
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bourdeaux
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brown
     Brownley
     Bush
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Delgado
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Jones
     Kahele
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (NJ)
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newman
     Norcross
     O'Halleran
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Rice (NY)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Speier
     Stanton
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                               NAYS--208

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice (OK)
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brady
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carl
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cawthorn
     Chabot
     Cheney
     Cline
     Cloud
     Cole
     Comer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson
     Davis, Rodney
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Garbarino
     Garcia (CA)
     Gibbs
     Gimenez
     Gohmert
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Hagedorn
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hartzler
     Hern
     Herrell
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice (GA)
     Higgins (LA)
     Hill
     Hinson
     Hollingsworth
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Issa
     Jackson
     Jacobs (NY)
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Katko
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kim (CA)
     Kinzinger
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Lesko
     Letlow
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Mace
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClintock
     McHenry
     McKinley
     Meijer
     Meuser
     Miller (IL)
     Miller (WV)
     Miller-Meeks
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Mullin
     Murphy (NC)
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Norman
     Nunes
     Obernolte
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Reed
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (SC)
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Rutherford
     Salazar
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sessions
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Stewart
     Taylor
     Tenney
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Van Drew
     Van Duyne
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walorski
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Young
     Zeldin

                             NOT VOTING--6

     Babin
     Clyde
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Smith (NE)
     Stivers
     Tlaib

                              {time}  1156

  Mrs. KIM of California changed her vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
  So the bill was passed.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  Stated for:
  Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, had I been present, I would have voted 
``yea'' on rollcall No. 132.
  Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ. Mr. Speaker, while at a hearing with the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on Environment, I missed the Roll 
Call No. 132 vote. Had I been present, I would have voted: ``yea'' on 
rollcall No. 132.


    MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS

     Allred (Wexton)
     Barragan (Beyer)
     Cardenas (Gallego)
     Costa (Correa)
     Crenshaw (Fallon)
     Donalds (Cammack)
     Doyle, Michael F. (Cartwright)
     Gibbs (Balderson)
     Gonzalez (OH) (Timmons)
     Gosar (Greene (GA))
     Grijalva (Garcia (IL))
     Khanna (Gomez)
     Kirkpatrick (Stanton)
     Langevin (Lynch)
     Lawson (FL) (Evans)
     Leger Fernandez (Jacobs (CA))
     Lieu (Beyer)
     Lowenthal (Beyer)
     McHenry (Cammack)
     Meng (Clark (MA))
     Mfume (Connolly)
     Moulton (Perlmutter)
     Napolitano (Correa)
     Nunes (Calvert)
     Omar (Bush)
     Payne (Pallone)
     Porter (Wexton)
     Ruppersberger (Raskin)
     Rush (Underwood)
     Sewell (DelBene)
     Sires (Pallone)
     Speier (Scanlon)
     Stefanik (Katko)
     Trahan (Lynch)
     Walorski (Wagner)
     Watson Coleman (Pallone)
     Welch (McGovern)
     Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
     Wilson (SC) (Timmons)

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