,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bc1 #bjac  
,ms4 ,norton 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,honda1 
,mr4 ,farr1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mrs4         
,napolitano1 ,mrs4 ,christensen1 ,mr4   
,rush1 ,mr4 ,faleomavaega1 ,mr4 ,clay1  
,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,ms4      
,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4            
,blumenauer1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4 ,pierluisi1
 and ,mr4 ,polis7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide for the treatment of the        
,district of ,columbia as a ,state for  
purposes of representation in the ,house
 of ,representatives and ,senate1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   

,this ,act may be cited as the ,district
 of ,columbia ,equal ,representation    
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,representation in  
,congress for ,district of ,columbia    
7a7 ,representation  7#a7 ,in general   
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 effective with respect to the ,one 
,hundred ,thirteenth ,congress and each 
succeeding ,congress1 the ,district of  
,columbia shall be treated as a ,state  
for the purposes of representation in   
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,senate4  7#b7 ,classification of       
senators ,in the first election of      
,senators from the ,district of         
,columbia1 the #b senatorial offices    
shall be separately identified and      
designated1 and no person may be a      
candidate for both offices4 ,no such    
identification or designation of either 
of the #b senatorial offices shall refer
 to or be taken to refer to the terms of
 such offices1 or in any way impair the 
privilege of the ,senate to determine   
the class to which each of the ,senators

 elected shall be assigned4  7b7        
,conforming ,amendments ,relating to    
,apportionment of ,members of ,house of 
,representatives  7#a7 ,inclusion of    
,district of ,columbia in               
reapportionment of members among ,states
 ,section #bb of the ,act entitled ,an  
,act to provide for the fifteenth and   
subsequent decennial censuses and to    
provide for apportionment of            
,representatives in ,congress1 approved 
,june #bh1 #aibi 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #b;a71 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new subsection3  7d7 ,this    
section shall apply with respect to the 
,district of ,columbia in the same      
manner as this section applies to a     
,state4  4  7#b7 ,clarification of      
determination of number of ,presidential
 electors on basis of #bcrd ,amendment  
,section #c of title #c1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by striking come into
 office2 and inserting the following3   
come into office 7subject to the        
twenty-third article of amendment to the

 ,constitution of the ,united ,states in
 the case of the ,district of           
,columbia724  7c7 ,conforming amendments
 regarding appointments to service      
academies  7#a7 ,united ,states military
 academy ,section #dcdb of title #aj1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking     
paragraph 7#e72 and  7,b7 in subsection 
7f71 by striking the ,district of       
,columbia14  7#b7 ,united ,states naval 
academy ,such title is amended--  7,a7  
in section #fied7;a71 by striking       
paragraph 7#e72 and  7,b7 in section    
#fieh7;b71 by striking the ,district of 
,columbia14  7#c7 ,united ,states air   
force academy ,section #icdb of title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking   
paragraph 7#e72 and  7,b7 in subsection 
7f71 by striking the ,district of       
,columbia14  7#d7 ,effective date ,this 
subsection and the amendments made by   
this subsection shall take effect on the
 date on which a ,representative from   

the ,district of ,columbia takes office 
for the ,one ,hundred ,thirteenth       
,congress4  #c4 ,increase in ,membership
 of ,house of ,representatives  7a7     
,permanent ,increase in ,number of      
,members ,effective with respect to the 
,one ,hundred ,thirteenth ,congress and 
each succeeding ,congress1 the ,house of
 ,representatives shall be composed of  
#dcf ,members1 including any ,members   
representing the ,district of ,columbia 
pursuant to section #b7;a74  7b7        
,reapportionment of ,members ,resulting 
,from ,increase  7#a7 ,in general       
,section #bb7;a7 of the ,act entitled   
,an ,act to provide for the fifteenth   
and subsequent decennial censuses and to
 provide for apportionment of           
,representatives in ,congress1 approved 
,june #bh1 #aibi 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #b;a7a771
 is amended by striking the then        
existing number of ,representatives and 
inserting the number of ,representatives
 established with respect to the ,one   
,hundred ,thirteenth ,congress4  7#b7   

,effective date ,the amendment made by  
paragraph 7#a7 shall apply with respect 
to the regular decennial census         
conducted for #bjbj and each subsequent 
regular decennial census4  #d4 ,repeal  
of office of ,district of ,columbia     
delegate  7a7 ,repeal of ,office        
,sections #bjb and #bjd of the ,district
 of ,columbia ,delegate ,act 7,public   
,law #ia-dje2 sections #a-dja and       
#a-djb1 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 are     
repealed1 and the provisions of law     
amended or repealed by such sections are
 restored or revived as if such sections
 had not been enacted4  7b7 ,effective  
date ,the amendments made by this       
section shall take effect on the date on
 which a ,representative from the       
,district of ,columbia takes office for 
the ,one ,hundred ,thirteenth ,congress4
  #e4 ,providing ,for ,elections for    
,house ,members and ,senators ,from     
,district of ,columbia  7a7 ,application
 of ,district of ,columbia ,elections   
,code of #aiee ,the ,district of        

,columbia ,elections ,code of #aiee is  
amended as follows3  7#a7 ,in section #a
 7sec4 #a-ajja4ja1 ,d4,c4 ,official     
,code71 by striking the ,delegate to the
 ,house of ,representatives1 and        
inserting the ,representative in the    
,congress1 ,senator1 4  7#b7 ,in section
 #b 7sec4 #a-ajja4jb1 ,d4,c4 ,official  
,code7--  7,a7 by striking paragraph    
7#f72 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#ac71 by  
striking the ,delegate to ,congress for 
the ,district of ,columbia1 ,united     
,states ,senator and ,representative1   
and inserting the ,representative in the
 ,congress1 ,senator14  7#c7 ,in section
 #h 7sec4 #a-ajja4jh1 ,d4,c4 ,official  
,code7--  7,a7 in the heading1 by       
striking ,delegate and inserting        
,representative1 ,senator12 and  7,b7 by
 striking ,delegate1 each place it      
appears in subsections 7h77#a77;,a71    
7i77#a71 and 7j77#a7 and inserting      
,representative in the ,congress1       
,senator14  7#d7 ,in section #aj 7sec4  
#a-ajja4aj1 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7--   

7,a7 in subsection 7a77#c77;,a7--  7i7  
by striking or section #bjf7;d7 of the  
,district of ,columbia ,delegate ,act1  
and  7ii7 by striking the office of     
,delegate to the ,house of              
,representatives and inserting the      
office of ,representative in the        
,congress2  7,b7 in subsection 7d77#a71 
by striking ,delegate1 each place it    
appears2  7,c7 in subsection 7d77#b7--  
7i7 by striking 7,a7 ,in the event and  
all that follows through term of office1
 and inserting ,in the event that a     
vacancy occurs in the office of         
,representative in the ,congress before 
,may #a of the last year of the         
,representative's term of office1 and   
7ii7 by striking subparagraph 7,b72 and 
7,d7 by amending subsection 7d77#c7 to  
read as follows3  7#c7 ,in the event of 
a vacancy in the office of ,senator1 the
 ,mayor shall appoint a successor to    
complete the remainder of the term of   
office4  4  7#e7 ,in section #aa7;a77#b7
 7sec4 #a--ajja4aa7;a77#b71 ,d4,c4      

,official ,code71 by striking ,delegate 
to the ,house of ,representatives1 and  
inserting ,representative in the        
,congress1 ,senator14  7#f7 ,in section 
#ae7;b7 7sec4 #a-ajja4ae7;b71 ,d4,c4    
,official ,code71 by striking ,delegate1
 and inserting ,representative in the   
,congress1 ,senator14  7#g7 ,in section 
#ag7;a7 7sec4 #a-ajja4ag7;a71 ,d4,c4    
,official ,code71 by striking the       
,delegate to the ,congress from the     
,district of ,columbia and inserting the
 ,representative in the ,congress and   
,senator4  7b7 ,effective date ,the     
amendments made by this section shall   
apply with respect to the election of   
the first ,representative and ,senators 
from the ,district of ,columbia pursuant
 to this ,act and each subsequent       
election of ,representatives and        
,senators from the ,district of         
,columbia pursuant to this ,act4  #f4   
,repeal of offices of statehood         
,representative and ,senator  7a7 ,in   
general ,section #d of the ,district of 

,columbia ,statehood ,constitutional    
,convention ,initiative of #aigi 7sec4  
#a-abc1 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is      
amended by striking subsections 7d71    
7e71 7f71 and 7g74  7b7 ,conforming     
amendments  7#a7 ,statehood commission  
,section #f of such ,initiative 7sec4   
#a-abe1 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is      
amended--  7,a7 in subsection 7a7--  7i7
 by striking #bg voting members and     
inserting #bd voting members2  7ii7 by  
adding and at the end of paragraph 7#d72
 and  7iii7 by striking paragraphs 7#e7 
and 7#f7 and redesignating paragraph    
7#g7 as paragraph 7#e72 and  7,b7 in    
subsection 7a-#a77a71 by striking       
subparagraphs 7,f71 7,g71 and 7,h74     
7#b7 ,authorization of appropriations   
,section #h of such ,initiative 7sec4   
#a-abg1 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is      
repealed4  7#c7 ,application of         
honoraria limitations ,section #d of    
,d4,c4 ,law #h-ace 7sec4 #a-aca1 ,d4,c4 
,official ,code7 is repealed4  7#d7     
,application of campaign finance laws   

,section #c of the ,statehood           
,convention ,procedural ,amendments ,act
 of #aihb 7sec4 #a-ace1 ,d4,c4 ,official
 ,code7 is repealed4  7#e7 ,district of 
,columbia ,elections ,code of #aiee     
,section #b7ac7 of the ,district of     
,columbia ,elections ,code of #aiee     
7sec4 #a--ajja4jb7ac71 ,d4,c4 ,official 
,code7 is amended by striking ,united   
,states ,senator and ,representative14  
7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall take effect upon 
the taking office of the first          
,representative and ,senators from the  
,district of ,columbia pursuant to this 
,act4  #g4 ,expedited judicial review   
,if any action is brought to challenge  
the constitutionality of any provision  
of this ,act or any amendment made by   
this ,act1 the following rules shall    
apply3  7#a7 ,the action shall be filed 
in the ,united ,states ,district ,court 
for the ,district of ,columbia and shall
 be heard by a #c-;judge court convened 
pursuant to section #bbhd of title #bh1 

,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,a copy of 
the complaint shall be delivered        
promptly to the ,clerk of the ,house of 
,representatives and the ,secretary of  
the ,senate4  7#c7 ,a final decision in 
the action shall be reviewable only by  
appeal directly to the ,supreme ,court  
of the ,united ,states4 ,such appeal    
shall be taken by the filing of a notice
 of appeal within #aj days1 and the     
filing of a jurisdictional statement    
within #cj days1 of the entry of the    
final decision4  7#d7 ,it shall be the  
duty of the ,united ,states ,district   
,court for the ,district of ,columbia   
and the ,supreme ,court of the ,united  
,states to advance on the docket and to 
expedite to the greatest possible extent
 the disposition of the action and      
appeal4  #h4 ,nonseverability of        
provisions ,if any provision of section 
#b7;a71 #b7;b77#a71 or #c1 or any       
amendment made by any such section1 is  
declared or held invalid or             
unenforceable1 the remaining provisions 

of this ,act and any amendment made by  
this ,act shall be treated and deemed   
invalid and shall have no force or      
effect of law4