Washington, D.C. Admission Act

H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, would admit the majority of present-day Washington, D.C. into the Union as the 51st state, to be named the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. A small portion of the city containing the White House, the Capitol, the Supreme Court, and other federal buildings and monuments would remain a separate federal district known as the Capital.

For residents of the new state, this transition would grant them full voting representation in Congress with two U.S. Senators and one member of the House of Representatives. While the bill provides for the continuation of current local laws and judicial proceedings during the transition, it would eventually grant the new state government the same authorities and responsibilities held by the existing 50 states, including independent control over its own budget and local affairs.