Preamble. To provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.

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To provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union. — Sponsor: Ms. Norton — Cosponsors: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Huffman, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Speier, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Bass, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mrs. Demings, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Takano, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. DeGette, Ms.

Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Peters, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. McEachin, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Welch, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Crist, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Lee of California, Miss Rice of New York, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms.

Pingree, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Clay, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Frankel, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Engel, Ms. Titus, Mr. Hastings, Mr.

Gallego, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Sánchez, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Correa, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Meng, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Neal, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. Moore, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Murphy, Mr. Rush, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Vela, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Doggett, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Fudge, Mr.

Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Foster, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Luján, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Payne, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Himes, Ms. Adams, Ms. Waters, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Soto, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Matsui, Ms.

Judy Chu of California, Ms. Wild, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Keating, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Evans, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Sires, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire — Actions: January 3, 2019 — Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Huffman, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Speier, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Bass, Mr. McNerney, Mr.

Carson of Indiana, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mrs. Demings, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Takano, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Peters, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. McEachin, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Welch, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Crist, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Carolyn B.

Maloney of New York, Ms. Lee of California, Miss Rice of New York, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Clay, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Frankel, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Schiff, Mr.

Thompson of California, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Engel, Ms. Titus, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Sánchez, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Correa, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Meng, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Neal, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. Moore, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Murphy, Mr. Rush, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr.

Cárdenas, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Vela, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Doggett, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Foster, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Luján, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Payne, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Himes, Ms. Adams, Ms. Waters, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Soto, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms.

Castor of Florida, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Wild, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Keating, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Evans, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Sires, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned