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H.R. 51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

H.R. 51 is a federal bill in the 119th Congress. Before this bill, Washington, D.C. operates as a federal district without voting representation in Congress, and residents pay federal taxes while lacking voting members in the Senate or House. After this bill takes effect, most of the existing territory… See its sponsors, how members voted, and a plain-English breakdown on PolityLens.

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