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. Doggett, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Vargas, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Meeks, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Correa, Ms. Barragán, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Takano, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Bush, Mr. Carson, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Casten, Mr. Allred, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr.

Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Porter, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Wexton, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Quigley, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Trone, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms.

DelBene, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Evans, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Craig, Ms. Meng, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Soto, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Adams, Ms. Titus, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Bera, Ms. Strickland, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Case, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Kilmer, Mr.

Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Peters, Mr. Payne, Mr. Costa, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Neal, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Foster, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr.

Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Ross, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Gottheimer, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Schneider, Mrs. Torres of California, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Crow, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Chu, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Lofgren, Ms.

Omar, Ms. Waters, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Keating, Mr. Mrvan, Ms. Wild, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Crockett, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Leger Fernandez — Actions: January 9, 2023 — Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Vargas, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Meeks, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Correa, Ms. Barragán, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr.

Takano, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Bush, Mr. Carson, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Casten, Mr. Allred, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Porter, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Wexton, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Quigley, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr.

Cárdenas, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Trone, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Evans, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Craig, Ms. Meng, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Soto, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Adams, Ms. Titus, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Bera, Ms. Strickland, Mr.

McGovern, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Case, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Peters, Mr. Payne, Mr. Costa, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Neal, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Foster, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mrs.

Napolitano, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Ross, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Gottheimer, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Schneider, Mrs. Torres of California, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Crow, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Aguilar, Ms.

Spanberger, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Chu, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Omar, Ms. Waters, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Keating, Mr. Mrvan, Ms. Wild, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Crockett, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. Tokuda, and Ms. Leger Fernandez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Armed Services, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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