,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfc  ,,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 and ,mr4        
,pierluisi7 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 ,representatives1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short ,title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,district

 of ,columbia ,house ,voting ,rights    
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,representation in  
,house of ,representatives for ,district
 of ,columbia  7a7 ,representation in   
,house ,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 purposes of     
representation in the ,house of         
,representatives4  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       
subsection 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 ,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 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 and inserting the        
,representative in the ,congress14  7#c7
 ,in section #h 7sec4 #a-ajja4jh1 ,d4,c4

 ,official ,code7--  7,a7 in the        
heading1 by striking ,delegate and      
inserting ,representative2 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 ,congress14  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 and  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,b74     
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        
,congress14  7#f7 ,in section #ae7;b7   
7sec4 #a-ajja4ae7;b71 ,d4,c4 ,official  
,code71 by striking ,delegate1 and      
inserting ,representative in the        
,congress14  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 ,congress4  7b7  
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to
 the election of the first              
,representative from the ,district of   
,columbia pursuant to this ,act and each
 subsequent election of ,representatives
 from the ,district of ,columbia        
pursuant to this ,act4  #f4 ,repeal of  

office of statehood ,representative  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 as follows3  7#a7 ,by 
striking offices of ,senator and        
,representative each place it appears in
 subsection 7d7 and inserting office of 
,senator4  7#b7 ,in subsection 7d77#b7--
  7,a7 by striking a ,representative or2
  7,b7 by striking the ,representative  
or2 and  7,c7 by striking               
,representative shall be elected for a  
#b-year term and each4  7#c7 ,in        
subsection 7d77#c77;,a71 by striking and
 #a ,united ,states ,representative4    
7#d7 ,by striking ,representative or    
each place it appears in subsections    
7e71 7f71 7g71 and 7h74  7#e7 ,by       
striking ,representative's or each place
 it appears in subsections 7g7 and 7h74 
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 #bf voting 
members2  7ii7 by adding and at the end 
of paragraph 7#e72 and  7iii7 by        
striking paragraph 7#f7 and             
redesignating paragraph 7#g7 as         
paragraph 7#f72 and  7,b7 in subsection 
7a-#a77a71 by striking subparagraph     
7,h74  7#b7 ,authorization of           
appropriations ,section #h of such      
,initiative 7sec4 #a-abg1 ,d4,c4        
,official ,code7 is amended by striking 
and ,house4  7#c7 ,application of       
honoraria limitations ,section #d of    
,d4,c4 ,law #h-ace 7sec4 #a-aca1 ,d4,c4 
,official ,code7 is amended by striking 
or ,representative each place it        
appears4  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 amended by   
striking and ,united ,states            
,representative4  7#e7 ,district of     

,columbia ,elections ,code of #aiee ,the
 ,district of ,columbia ,elections ,code
 of #aiee is amended--  7,a7 in section 
#b7ac7 7sec4 #a-ajja4jb7ac71 ,d4,c4     
,official ,code71 by striking ,united   
,states ,senator and ,representative1   
and inserting ,united ,states ,senator12
 and  7,b7 in section #aj7;d7 7sec4     
#a-ajja4aj7;d77#c71 ,d4,c4 ,official    
,code71 by striking ,united ,states     
,representative or4  7c7 ,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
  #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