,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ea ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #c1 #bjai,ms4 ,norton 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,demings1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,crist1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mrs4 ,torres of ,california1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,price of ,north ,carolina1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4 ,frankel1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,california1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,mrs4 ,lowey1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,neal1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mrs4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,courtney1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,ms4 ,waters1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,ruppersberger1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,yarmuth1 ,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,perlmutter1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 and ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,rules1 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 admission of the ,state of ,washington1 ,d4,c4 into the ,union4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,washington1 ,d4,c4 ,admission ,act4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents of this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4 ,,title ,i--,state of ,washington1 ,d4,c4 ,subtitle ,a--,procedures for ,admission ,sec4 #aja4 ,admission into the ,union4 ,sec4 #ajb4 ,election of officials of ,state4 ,sec4 #ajc4 ,issuance of presidential proclamation4 ,subtitle ,b--,description of ,washington1 ,d4,c4 ,territory ,sec4 #aaa4 ,territories and boundaries of ,washington1 ,d4,c4 ,sec4 #aab4 ,description of ,district of ,columbia after admission of ,state4 ,sec4 #aac4 ,continuation of title to lands and property4 ,subtitle ,c--,general ,provisions ,relating to ,laws of ,washington1 ,d4,c4 ,sec4 #aba4 ,limitation on authority of ,state to tax ,federal property4 ,sec4 #abb4 ,effect of admission of ,state on current laws4 ,sec4 #abc4 ,continuation of judicial proceedings4 ,sec4 #abd4 ,united ,states nationality4 ,,title ,,ii--,responsibilities and ,interests of ,federal ,government ,sec4 #bja4 ,continuation of revised ,district of ,columbia as seat of ,federal ,government4 ,sec4 #bjb4 ,treatment of military lands4 ,sec4 #bjc4 ,waiver of claims to ,federal lands and property4 ,sec4 #bjd4 ,permitting individuals residing in new seat of government to vote in ,federal elections in ,state of most recent domicile4 ,sec4 #bje4 ,repeal of law providing for participation of ,district of ,columbia in election of ,president and ,vice-,president4 ,sec4 #bjf4 ,expedited procedures for consideration of constitutional amendment repealing #bcrd ,amendment4 ,,title ,,iii--,general ,provisions ,sec4 #cja4 ,general definitions4 ,sec4 #cjb4 ,certification of enactment by ,president4 ,i ,state of ,washington1 ,d4,c4 ,a ,procedures for ,admission #aja4 ,admission into the ,union 7a7 ,in general ,subject to the provisions of this ,act1 upon issuance of the proclamation required by section #ajc7;b71 the ,state of ,washington1 ,douglass ,commonwealth is declared to be a ,state of the ,united ,states of ,america1 and is declared admitted into the ,union on an equal footing with the other ,states in all respects whatever4 7b7 ,constitution of ,state ,the ,state ,constitution shall always be republican in form and shall not be repugnant to the ,constitution of the ,united ,states and the principles of the ,declaration of ,independence4 #ajb4 ,election of officials of ,state 7a7 ,issuance of proclamation 7#a7 ,in general ,not more than #cj days after receiving certification of the enactment of this ,act from the ,president pursuant to section #cjb1 the ,mayor of the ,district of ,columbia shall issue a proclamation for the first elections1 subject to the provisions of this section1 for two ,senators and one ,representative in ,congress4 7#b7 ,special rule for election of ,senators ,in the election of ,senators from the ,state pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 the #b ,senate 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 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 ,rules for conducting election 7#a7 ,in general ,the proclamation of the ,mayor issued under subsection 7a7 shall provide for the holding of a primary election and a general election and at such elections the officers required to be elected as provided in subsection 7a7 shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the ,district of ,columbia in the manner required by law4 7#b7 ,certification of returns ,election returns shall be made and certified in the manner required by law1 except that the ,mayor shall also certify the results of such elections to the ,president of the ,united ,states4 7c7 ,assumption of duties ,upon the admission of the ,state into the ,union1 the ,senators and ,representative elected at the election described in subsection 7a7 shall be entitled to be admitted to seats in ,congress and to all the rights and privileges of ,senators and ,representatives of other ,states in the ,congress of the ,united ,states4 7d7 ,transfer of offices of ,mayor and members and ,chair of ,council ,upon the admission of the ,state into the ,union1 the ,mayor1 members of the ,council1 and the ,chair of the ,council at the time of admission shall be deemed the ,governor1 members of the ,legislative ,assembly1 and the ,speaker of the ,legislative ,assembly of the ,state1 respectively1 as provided by the ,state ,constitution and the laws of the ,state4 7e7 ,continuation of authority and duties and judicial and executive officers ,upon the admission of the ,state into the ,union1 members of executive and judicial offices of the ,district of ,columbia shall be deemed members of the respective executive and judicial offices of the ,state1 as provided by the ,state ,constitution and the laws of the ,state4 7f7 ,special rule for ,house of ,representatives membership ,the ,state upon its admission into the ,union shall be entitled to one ,representative until the taking effect of the next reapportionment1 and such ,representative shall be in addition to the membership of the ,house of ,representatives as prescribed by law on the day before the date of enactment of this ,act1 except that such temporary increase in the membership shall not operate to either increase or decrease the permanent membership of the ,house of ,representatives or affect the basis of apportionment for the ,congress4 #ajc4 ,issuance of presidential proclamation 7a7 ,in general ,the ,president1 upon certification of the returns of the election of the officers required to be elected as provided in section #ajb7;a71 shall1 not later than #ij days after receiving such certification1 issue a proclamation announcing the results of such elections as so ascertained4 7b7 ,admission of ,state upon issuance of proclamation ,upon the issuance of the proclamation by the ,president under subsection 7a71 the ,state shall be deemed admitted into the ,union as provided in section #aja4 ,b ,description of ,washington1 ,d4,c4 ,territory #aaa4 ,territories and boundaries of ,washington1 ,d4,c 7a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subsection 7b71 the ,state shall consist of all of the territory of the ,district of ,columbia as of the date of the enactment of this ,act1 subject to the results of the technical survey conducted under subsection 7c74 7b7 ,exclusion of portion of ,district of ,columbia remaining as national capital ,the territory of the ,state shall not include the area described in section #aab1 which shall remain as the ,district of ,columbia for purposes of serving as the seat of the ,government of the ,united ,states4 7c7 ,technical survey ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president 7in consultation with the ,chair of the ,national ,capital ,planning ,commission7 shall conduct a technical survey of the metes and bounds of the ,district of ,columbia and of the territory described in section #aab7;b74 #aab4 ,description of ,district of ,columbia after admission of ,state 7a7 ,in general ,subject to subsection 7c71 after the admission of the ,state into the ,union1 the ,district of ,columbia shall consist of the property described in subsection 7b7 and shall include the principal ,federal monuments1 the ,white ,house1 the ,capitol ,building1 the ,united ,states ,supreme ,court ,building1 and the ,federal executive1 legislative1 and judicial office buildings located adjacent to the ,mall and the ,capitol ,building 7as such terms are used in section #heja7;a7 of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code74 7b7 ,specific description of metes and bounds ,after the admission of the ,state into the ,union1 the specific metes and bounds of the ,district of ,columbia shall be as follows3 ,beginning at the intersection of the southern right-of-way of ,f ,street ,,ne and the eastern right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,ne2 7#a7 thence south along said eastern right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,ne to the eastern right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,se2 7#b7 thence south along said eastern right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,se to its intersection with the northern property boundary of the property designated as ,square #gfj ,lot #hjc2 7#c7 thence east along said northern property boundary of ,square #gfj ,lot #hjc to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #crd ,street ,,se2 7#d7 thence south along said western right-of-way of #crd ,street ,,se to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of ,independence ,avenue ,,se2 7#e7 thence west along said northern right-of-way of ,independence ,avenue ,,se to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,se2 7#f7 thence south along said eastern right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,se to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of ,c ,street ,,se2 7#g7 thence west along said southern right-of-way of ,c ,street ,,se to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of #ast ,street ,,se2 7#h7 thence south along said eastern right-of-way of #ast ,street ,,se to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,se2 7#i7 thence west along said southern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,se to its intersection with the western right-of-way of ,south ,capitol ,street2 7#aj7 thence south along said western right-of-way of ,south ,capitol ,street to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of the northwest-bound lanes of ,canal ,street ,,se2 7#aa7 thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way of the northwest-bound lanes of ,canal ,street ,,se to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of ,e ,street ,,se2 7#ab7 thence east along said southern right-of-way of said ,e ,street ,,se to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #ast ,street ,,se2 7#ac7 thence south along said western right-of-way of #ast ,street ,,se to its intersection with the southernmost corner of the property designated as ,square #gcf,s ,lot #hja2 7#ad7 thence west along a line extended due west from said corner of said property designated as ,square #gcf,s ,lot #hja to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of ,new ,jersey ,avenue ,,se2 7#ae7 thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way of ,new ,jersey ,avenue ,,se to its intersection with the northwestern right-of-way of ,virginia ,avenue ,,se2 7#af7 thence northwest along said northwestern right-of-way of ,virginia ,avenue ,,se to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of ,south ,capitol ,street2 7#ag7 thence north along said eastern right-of-way of ,south ,capitol ,street to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of ,e ,street ,,se2 7#ah7 thence west along a line extending westward said southern right-of-way of ,e ,street ,,se to its intersection with the western right-of-way of ,south ,capitol ,street2 7#ai7 thence north along said western right-of-way of ,south ,capitol ,street to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of ,washington ,avenue ,,sw2 7#bj7 thence northwest along said southwestern right-of-way of ,washington ,avenue ,,sw to its intersection with the southeastern boundary of the property designated as ,square #fdj ,lot #gj2 7#ba7 thence clockwise around said boundary of said property designated as ,square #fdj ,lot #gj to its northernmost point2 7#bb7 thence generally northeast along a line extending the boundary of said property designated as ,square #fdj ,lot #gj northeast to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of ,washington ,avenue ,,sw2 7#bc7 thence northwest along said southwestern right-of-way of ,washington ,avenue ,,sw to its intersection with a line extending northward the western boundary of the property designated as ,square #ehb ,lot #di2 7#bd7 thence south along said line extending northward the western boundary of said property designated as ,square #ehb ,lot #di to the northwestern corner of said property designated as ,square #ehb ,lot #di2 7#be7 thence clockwise along the boundary of said property designated as ,square #ehb ,lot #di to its southwestern corner2 7#bf7 thence west along a line extended west from said southwestern corner of said property designated as ,square #ehb ,lot #di to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,sw2 7#bg7 thence south along said western right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,sw to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of ,virginia ,avenue ,,sw2 7#bh7 thence northwest along said southwestern right-of-way of ,virginia ,avenue ,,sw to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #crd ,street ,,sw2 7#bi7 thence north along said western right-of-way of #crd ,street ,,sw to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,sw2 7#cj7 thence west along said northern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,sw to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of #dth ,street ,,sw2 7#ca7 thence north along said eastern right-of-way of #dth ,street ,,sw to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of ,c ,street ,,sw2 7#cb7 thence west along said northern right-of-way of ,c ,street ,,sw to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of #fth ,street ,,sw2 7#cc7 thence north along said eastern right-of-way of #fth ,street ,,sw to its intersection with the northern right -of-way of ,independence ,avenue ,,sw2 7#cd7 thence west along said northern right-of-way of ,independence ,avenue ,,sw to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #abth ,street ,,sw2 7#ce7 thence south along said western right-of-way of #abth ,street ,,sw to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,sw2 7#cf7 thence west along said northern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,sw to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #adth ,street ,,sw2 7#cg7 thence south along said western right-of-way of #adth ,street ,,sw to its end at the southeastern corner of the property designated as ,square #bca ,lot #hjb2 7#ch7 thence northwest along the southwest boundary of said property designated as ,square #bca ,lot #hjb to its first intersection with a corner of the property designated as ,federal ,reservation #b2 7#ci7 thence southwest along the boundary of said property designated as ,federal ,reservation #b to its southernmost point2 7#dj7 thence southwest and west along the northwestern edge of pavement of the southbound lanes of #adth ,street ,,sw to the point where said southbound lanes of #adth ,street ,,sw merge with the southbound lanes of ,interstate #cie2 7#da7 thence continuing southwest along the northwestern edge of pavement of the southbound lanes of ,interstate #cie to its intersection with the eastern shore of the ,potomac ,river2 7#db7 thence generally northwest along said eastern shore of the ,potomac ,river to its intersection with a line extending westward the northern boundary of the property designated as ,square #ab ,lot #hjf2 7#dc7 thence east along said line extending westward the northern boundary of the property designated as ,square #ab ,lot #hjf to the northern property boundary of the property designated as ,square #ab ,lot #hjf1 and continuing east along said northern boundary of said property designated as ,square #ab ,lot #hjf to its northeast corner2 7#dd7 thence east along a line extending east from said property designated as ,square #ab ,lot #hjf to its intersection with the western boundary of the property designated as ,square #cc ,lot #hg2 7#de7 thence south along said western boundary of the property designated as ,square #cc ,lot #hg to its intersection with the northwest corner of the property designated as ,square #cc ,lot #hh2 7#df7 thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said property designated as ,square #cc ,lot #hh to its southeast corner1 which it shares with the property designated as ,square #cc ,lot #hg2 7#dg7 thence east along the southern boundary of said property designated as ,square #cc ,lot #hg to its southeast corner2 7#dh7 thence south along a line running due south from said southeast corner of the property designated as ,square #cc ,lot #hg to its intersection with the southern edge of pavement of ,e ,street ,,nw2 7#di7 thence east along said southern edge of pavement ,e ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #ahth ,street ,,nw2 7#ej7 thence south along said western right-of-way of #ahth ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of ,virginia ,avenue ,,nw2 7#ea7 thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way of ,virginia ,avenue ,,nw to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of ,constitution ,avenue ,,nw2 7#eb7 thence continuing southeast along a line extending the southwestern right-of-way of ,virginia ,avenue ,,nw to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of ,constitution ,avenue ,,nw2 7#ec7 thence east along said southern right-of-way of ,constitution ,avenue ,,nw to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of #agth ,street ,,nw2 7#ed7 thence north along said eastern right-of-way of #agth ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of ,h ,street ,,nw2 7#ee7 thence east along said southern right-of-way of ,h ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the northwest corner of the property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #ce2 7#ef7 thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #ce to its southeast corner1 which is along the boundary of the property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #cg2 7#eg7 thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #cg to its southwest corner1 which it shares with the property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #hah2 7#eh7 thence south along the boundary of said property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #hah to its southwest corner1 which it shares with the property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #hji2 7#ei7 thence south along the boundary of said property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #hji to its southwest corner1 which it shares with the property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #hjj2 7#fj7 thence counter-clockwise along the boundary of said property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #hjj to its southwest corner1 which it shares with the property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #haj2 7#fa7 thence counter-clockwise along the boundary of said property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #haj to its southwest corner1 which is along the northern right-of-way of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,nw2 7#fb7 thence east along said northern right-of-way of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,nw to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #aeth ,street ,,nw2 7#fc7 thence south along said western right-of-way of #aeth ,street ,,nw to its intersection with a line extending northwest from the southern right-of-way of the portion of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,nw north of ,pershing ,square2 7#fd7 thence southeast along said line extending the southern right-of-way of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,nw to the southern right-of-way of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,nw and continuing southeast along said southern right-of-way of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,nw to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #adth ,street ,,nw2 7#fe7 thence south along said western right-of-way of #adth ,street ,,nw to its intersection with a line extending west from the southern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,nw2 7#ff7 thence east along said line extending west from the southern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,nw to the southern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,nw1 and continuing east along said southern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of #ac ,street ,,nw2 7#fg7 thence north along said eastern right-of-way of #ac ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,nw2 7#fh7 thence east and southeast along said southern right-of-way of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,nw to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #abth ,street ,,nw2 7#fi7 thence south along said western right-of-way of #abth ,street ,,nw to its intersection with a line extending to the west the southern boundary of the property designated as ,square #cbd ,lot #hji2 7#gj7 thence east along said line to the southwest corner of said property designated as ,square #cbd ,lot #hji1 and continuing northeast along the southern boundary of said property designated as ,square #cbd ,lot #hji to its eastern corner1 which it shares with the property designated as ,square #cbc ,lot #hjb2 7#ga7 thence east along the southern boundary of said property designated as ,square #cbc ,lot #hjb to its southeast corner1 which it shares with the property designated as ,square #cbd ,lot #hjh2 7#gb7 thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said property designated as ,square #cbd ,lot #hjh to its northeastern corner along the southern right-of-way of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,nw2 7#gc7 thence southeast along said southern right-of-way of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,nw to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of #dth ,street ,,nw2 7#gd7 thence north along a line extending north from said eastern right-of-way of #dth ,street ,,nw to its intersection with a line extending west from the southern right-of-way of ,c ,street ,,nw2 7#ge7 thence east along said line extending west from the southern right-of-way of ,c ,street ,,nw to the southern right-of-way of ,c ,street ,,nw1 and continuing east along said southern right-of-way of ,c ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of #crd ,street ,,nw2 7#gf7 thence north along said eastern right-of-way of #crd ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,nw2 7#gg7 thence east along said southern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #ast ,street ,,nw2 7#gh7 thence south along said western right-of-way of #ast ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of ,c ,street ,,nw2 7#gi7 thence west along said northern right-of-way of ,c ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,nw2 7#hj7 thence south along said western right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of ,constitution ,avenue ,,nw2 7#ha7 thence east along said northern right-of-way of ,constitution ,avenue ,,nw to its intersection with the northwestern right-of-way of ,louisiana ,avenue ,,nw2 7#hb7 thence northeast along said northwestern right-of-way of ,louisiana ,avenue ,,nw to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of ,new ,jersey ,avenue ,,nw2 7#hc7 thence northwest along said southwestern right-of-way of ,new ,jersey ,avenue ,,nw to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,nw2 7#hd7 thence east along said northern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the northwestern right-of-way of ,louisiana ,avenue ,,nw2 7#he7 thence northeast along said northwestern right-of-way of ,louisiana ,avenue ,,nw to its intersection with the western right-of-way of ,north ,capitol ,street2 7#hf7 thence north along said western right-of-way of ,north ,capitol ,street to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of ,massachusetts ,avenue ,,nw2 7#hg7 thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way of ,massachusetts ,avenue ,,nw to the southwestern right-of-way of ,massachusetts ,avenue ,,ne2 7#hh7 thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way of ,massachusetts ,avenue ,,ne to the southwestern right-of-way of ,columbus ,circle ,,ne2 7#hi7 thence counter-clockwise along said southwestern1 then southern1 southeastern1 and eastern right-of-way of ,columbus ,circle ,,ne to its intersection with the southern right-of way of ,f ,street ,,ne2 and 7#ij7 thence east along said southern right-of-way of ,f ,street ,,ne to the point of beginning4 7c7 ,exclusion of ,district ,building 7#a7 ,exclusion ,notwithstanding any other provision of this section1 the ,district of ,columbia shall not be considered to include the ,district ,building after the admission of the ,state into the ,union4 7#b7 ,district ,building defined ,in paragraph 7#a71 the term ,district ,building means the ,john ,a4 ,wilson ,building described and designated under section #fja7;a7 of the ,omnibus ,spending ,reduction ,act of #aiic 7sec4 #aj-acja7;a71 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code74 #aac4 ,continuation of title to lands and property 7a7 ,continuation of title to lands of ,district of ,columbia 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,state and its political subdivisions shall have and retain title to1 or jurisdiction over1 for purposes of administration and maintenance1 all property1 real and personal1 with respect to which title or jurisdiction for purposes of administration and maintenance is held by the ,district of ,columbia on the day before the ,state is admitted into the ,union4 7#b7 ,conveyance of interest in certain bridges and tunnels ,on the day before the ,state is admitted into the ,union1 the ,district of ,columbia shall convey to the ,united ,states any and all interest of the ,district of ,columbia in any bridge or tunnel that will connect the ,commonwealth of ,virginia with the ,district of ,columbia after the admission of the ,state into the ,union4 7b7 ,continuation of ,federal title to property in ,state ,the ,united ,states shall have and retain title to1 or jurisdiction over1 for purposes of administration and maintenance1 all property in the ,state with respect to which the ,united ,states holds title or jurisdiction on the day before the ,state is admitted into the ,union4 ,c ,general ,provisions ,relating to ,laws of ,washington1 ,d4,c4 #aba4 ,limitation on authority of ,state to tax ,federal property ,the ,state may not impose any taxes upon any lands or other property owned or acquired by the ,united ,states1 except to the extent as ,congress may permit4 #abb4 ,effect of admission of ,state on current laws 7a7 ,legislative power of ,state ,the legislative power of the ,state shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation within the ,state1 consistent with the ,constitution of the ,united ,states 7including the restrictions and limitations imposed upon the ,states by article ,i1 section #aj7 and subject to the provisions of this ,act4 7b7 ,treatment of ,federal laws ,to the extent that any law of the ,united ,states applies to the ,states generally1 the law shall have the same force and effect within the ,state as elsewhere in the ,united ,states1 except as such law may otherwise provide4 #abc4 ,continuation of judicial proceedings 7a7 ,pending proceedings 7#a7 ,in general ,no writ1 action1 indictment1 cause1 or proceeding pending in any court of the ,district of ,columbia or in the ,united ,states ,district ,court for the ,district of ,columbia shall abate by reason of the admission of the ,state into the ,union1 but shall be transferred and shall proceed within such appropriate ,state courts as shall be established under the ,state ,constitution1 or shall continue in the ,united ,states ,district ,court for the ,district of ,columbia1 as the nature of the case may require4 7#b7 ,succession of courts ,the appropriate courts of the ,state shall be the successors of the courts of the ,district of ,columbia as to all cases arising within the limits embraced within the jurisdiction of such courts1 with full power to proceed with such cases1 and award mesne or final process therein1 and all files1 records1 indictments1 and proceedings relating to any such writ1 action1 indictment1 cause1 or proceeding shall be transferred to such appropriate ,state courts and shall be proceeded with therein in due course of law4 7b7 ,unfiled proceedings based on actions prior to admission ,all civil causes of action and all criminal offenses which shall have arisen or been committed prior to the admission of the ,state into the ,union1 but as to which no writ1 action1 indictment1 or proceeding shall be pending at the date of such admission1 shall be subject to prosecution in the appropriate ,state courts or in the ,united ,states ,district ,court for the ,district of ,columbia in like manner1 to the same extent1 and with like right of appellate review1 as if the ,state had been admitted and such ,state courts had been established prior to the accrual of such causes of action or the commission of such offenses4 7c7 ,maintenance of rights to and jurisdiction over appeals 7#a7 ,cases decided prior to admission ,parties shall have the same rights of appeal from and appellate review of final decisions of the ,united ,states ,district ,court for the ,district of ,columbia or the ,district of ,columbia ,court of ,appeals in any case finally decided prior to the admission of the ,state into the ,union1 whether or not an appeal therefrom shall have been perfected prior to such admission4 ,the ,united ,states ,court of ,appeals for the ,district of ,columbia ,circuit and the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states shall have the same jurisdiction in such cases as by law provided prior to the admission of the ,state into the ,union4 7#b7 ,cases decided after admission ,parties shall have the same rights of appeal from and appellate review of all orders1 judgments1 and decrees of the ,united ,states ,district ,court for the ,district of ,columbia and of the highest court of the ,state1 as successor to the ,district of ,columbia ,court of ,appeals1 in any case pending at the time of admission of the ,state into the ,union1 and the ,united ,states ,court of ,appeals for the ,district of ,columbia ,circuit and the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states shall have the same jurisdiction therein1 as by law provided in any case arising subsequent to the admission of the ,state into the ,union4 7#c7 ,issuance of subsequent mandates ,any mandate issued subsequent to the admission of the ,state shall be to the ,united ,states ,district ,court for the ,district of ,columbia or a court of the ,state1 as appropriate4 7d7 ,conforming amendments relating to ,federal courts ,effective upon the admission of the ,state into the ,union-- 7#a7 section #da of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended in the second column by inserting 1 ,washington1 ,douglass ,commonwealth after ,district of ,columbia2 and 7#b7 the first paragraph of section #hh of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to read as follows3 ,the ,district of ,columbia and the ,state of ,washington1 ,douglass ,commonwealth comprise one judicial district4 4 #abd4 ,united ,states nationality ,no provision of this ,act shall operate to confer ,united ,states nationality1 to terminate nationality lawfully acquired1 or to restore nationality terminated or lost under any law of the ,united ,states or under any treaty to which the ,united ,states is or was a party4 ,,ii ,responsibilities and ,interests of ,federal ,government #bja4 ,continuation of revised ,district of ,columbia as seat of ,federal ,government ,after the admission of the ,state into the ,union1 the seat of the ,government of the ,united ,states shall be the ,district of ,columbia as described in section #aab4 #bjb4 ,treatment of military lands 7a7 ,reservation of ,federal authority 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b7 and subsection 7b7 and notwithstanding the admission of the ,state into the ,union1 authority is reserved in the ,united ,states for the exercise by ,congress of the power of exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over such tracts or parcels of land located within the ,state that1 immediately prior to the admission of the ,state1 are controlled or owned by the ,united ,states and held for defense or ,coast ,guard purposes4 7#b7 ,limitation on authority ,the power of exclusive legislation described in paragraph 7#a7 shall vest and remain in the ,united ,states only so long as the particular tract or parcel of land involved is controlled or owned by the ,united ,states and used for defense or ,coast ,guard purposes4 7b7 ,authority of ,state 7#a7 ,in general ,the reservation of authority in the ,united ,states for the exercise by the ,congress of the ,united ,states of the power of exclusive legislation over military lands under subsection 7a7 shall not operate to prevent such lands from being a part of the ,state1 or to prevent the ,state from exercising over or upon such lands1 concurrently with the ,united ,states1 any jurisdiction which it would have in the absence of such reservation of authority and which is consistent with the laws hereafter enacted by ,congress pursuant to such reservation of authority4 7#b7 ,service of process ,the ,state shall have the right to serve civil or criminal process within such tracts or parcels of land in which the authority of the ,united ,states is reserved under subsection 7a7 in suits or prosecutions for or on account of rights acquired1 obligations incurred1 or crimes committed within the ,state but outside of such tracts or parcels of land4 #bjc4 ,waiver of claims to ,federal lands and property 7a7 ,in general ,as a compact with the ,united ,states1 the ,state and its people disclaim all right and title to any lands or other property not granted or confirmed to the ,state or its political subdivisions by or under the authority of this ,act1 the right or title to which is held by the ,united ,states or subject to disposition by the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,effect on claims against ,united ,states 7#a7 ,in general ,nothing contained in this ,act shall recognize1 deny1 enlarge1 impair1 or otherwise affect any claim against the ,united ,states1 and any such claim shall be governed by applicable laws of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act is intended or shall be construed as a finding1 interpretation1 or construction by the ,congress that any applicable law authorizes1 establishes1 recognizes1 or confirms the validity or invalidity of any claim referred to in paragraph 7#a71 and the determination of the applicability or effect of any law to any such claim shall be unaffected by anything in this ,act4 #bjd4 ,permitting individuals residing in new seat of government to vote in ,federal elections in ,state of most recent domicile 7a7 ,requirement for states ,to permit individuals ,to vote by absentee ballot 7#a7 ,in general ,each ,state shall-- 7,a7 permit absent ,district of ,columbia voters to use absentee registration procedures and to vote by absentee ballot in general1 special1 primary1 and runoff elections for ,federal office2 and 7,b7 accept and process1 with respect to any general1 special1 primary1 or runoff election for ,federal office1 any otherwise valid voter registration application from an absent ,district of ,columbia voter1 if the application is received by the appropriate ,state election official not less than #cj days before the election4 7#b7 ,absent ,district of ,columbia voter defined ,in this section1 the term absent ,district of ,columbia voter means1 with respect to a ,state1 a person who resides in the ,district of ,columbia after the admission of the ,state of ,washington1 ,d4,c4 into the ,union and is qualified to vote in the ,state 7or who would be qualified to vote in the ,state but for residing in the ,district of ,columbia71 but only if the ,state is the last place in which the person was domiciled before residing in the ,district of ,columbia4 7#c7 ,state defined ,in this section1 the term ,state means each of the several ,states1 including the ,state of ,washington1 ,d4,c4 7b7 ,recommendations to ,states ,to maximize access to polls by absent ,district of ,columbia voters ,to afford maximum access to the polls by absent ,district of ,columbia voters1 it is the sense of ,congress that the ,states should-- 7#a7 waive registration requirements for absent ,district of ,columbia voters who1 by reason of residence in the ,district of ,columbia1 do not have an opportunity to register2 7#b7 expedite processing of balloting materials with respect to such individuals2 and 7#c7 assure that absentee ballots are mailed to such individuals at the earliest opportunity4 7c7 ,enforcement ,the ,attorney ,general may bring a civil action in appropriate district court of the ,united ,states for such declaratory or injunctive relief as may be necessary to carry out this section4 7d7 ,effect on certain other laws ,the exercise of any right under this section shall not affect1 for purposes of any ,federal1 ,state1 or local tax1 the residence or domicile of a person exercising such right4 7e7 ,effective date ,this section shall take effect upon the date of the admission of the ,state of ,washington1 ,d4,c4 into the ,union1 and shall apply with respect to elections for ,federal office taking place on or after such date4 #bje4 ,repeal of law providing for participation of ,district of ,columbia in election of ,president and ,vice-,president 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #a of title #c1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking section #ba2 and 7#b7 in the table of sections1 by striking the item relating to section #ba4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall take effect upon the date of the admission of the ,state into the ,union1 and shall apply to any election of the ,president and ,vice-,president of the ,united ,states taking place on or after such date4 #bjf4 ,expedited procedures for consideration of constitutional amendment repealing #bcrd ,amendment 7a7 ,joint resolution described ,in this section1 the term joint resolution means a joint resolution-- 7#a7 entitled ,a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the ,constitution of the ,united ,states to repeal the #bcrd article of amendment2 and 7#b7 the matter after the resolving clause of which consists solely of text to amend the ,constitution of the ,united ,states to repeal the #bcrd article of amendment to the ,constitution4 7b7 ,expedited consideration in ,house of ,representatives 7#a7 ,placement on calendar ,upon introduction in the ,house of ,representatives1 the joint resolution shall be placed immediately on the appropriate calendar4 7#b7 ,proceeding to consideration 7,a7 ,in general ,it shall be in order1 not later than #cj legislative days after the date the joint resolution is introduced in the ,house of ,representatives1 to move to proceed to consider the joint resolution in the ,house of ,representatives4 7,b7 ,procedure ,for a motion to proceed to consider the joint resolution-- 7i7 all points of order against the motion are waived2 7ii7 such a motion shall not be in order after the ,house of ,representatives has disposed of a motion to proceed on the joint resolution2 7iii7 the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion2 7iv7 the motion shall not be debatable2 and 7v7 a motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be in order4 7#c7 ,consideration ,when the ,house of ,representatives proceeds to consideration of the joint resolution-- 7,a7 the joint resolution shall be considered as read2 7,b7 all points of order against the joint resolution and against its consideration are waived2 7,c7 the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to its passage without intervening motion except #aj hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent2 7,d7 an amendment to the joint resolution shall not be in order2 and 7,e7 a motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall not be in order4 7c7 ,expedited consideration in ,senate 7#a7 ,placement on calendar ,upon introduction in the ,senate1 the joint resolution shall be placed immediately on the calendar4 7#b7 ,proceeding to consideration 7,a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding rule ,,xxii of the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate1 it is in order1 not later than #cj legislative days after the date the joint resolution is introduced in the ,senate 7even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to7 to move to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution4 7,b7 ,procedure ,for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution-- 7i7 all points of order against the motion are waived2 7ii7 the motion is not debatable2 7iii7 the motion is not subject to a motion to postpone2 7iv7 a motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order2 and 7v7 if the motion is agreed to1 the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business until disposed of4 7#c7 ,floor consideration 7,a7 ,in general ,if the ,senate proceeds to consideration of the joint resolution-- 7i7 all points of order against the joint resolution 7and against consideration of the joint resolution7 are waived2 7ii7 consideration of the joint resolution1 and all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith1 shall be limited to not more than #cj hours1 which shall be divided equally between the majority and minority leaders or their designees2 7iii7 a motion further to limit debate is in order and not debatable2 7iv7 an amendment to1 a motion to postpone1 or a motion to commit the joint resolution is not in order2 and 7v7 a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business is not in order4 7,b7 ,vote on passage ,in the ,senate the vote on passage shall occur immediately following the conclusion of the consideration of the joint resolution1 and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the ,senate4 7,c7 ,rulings of the chair on procedure ,appeals from the decisions of the ,chair relating to the application of this subsection or the rules of the ,senate1 as the case may be1 to the procedure relating to the joint resolution shall be decided without debate4 7d7 ,rules relating to ,senate and ,house of ,representatives 7#a7 ,coordination with action by other ,house ,if1 before the passage by one ,house of the joint resolution of that ,house1 that ,house receives from the other ,house the joint resolution-- 7,a7 the joint resolution of the other ,house shall not be referred to a committee2 and 7,b7 with respect to the joint resolution of the ,house receiving the resolution-- 7i7 the procedure in that ,house shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other ,house2 and 7ii7 the vote on passage shall be on the joint resolution of the other ,house4 7#b7 ,treatment of joint resolution of other ,house ,if one ,house fails to introduce or consider the joint resolution under this section1 the joint resolution of the other ,house shall be entitled to expedited floor procedures under this section4 7#c7 ,treatment of companion measures ,if1 following passage of the joint resolution in the ,senate1 the ,senate receives the companion measure from the ,house of ,representatives1 the companion measure shall not be debatable4 7#d7 ,vetoes ,if the ,president vetoes the joint resolution1 consideration of a veto message in the ,senate under this section shall be not more than #aj hours equally divided between the majority and minority leaders or their designees4 7e7 ,rules of ,house of ,representatives and ,senate ,this section is enacted by ,congress-- 7#a7 as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the ,senate and ,house of ,representatives1 respectively1 and as such is deemed a part of the rules of each ,house1 respectively1 but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that ,house in the case of the joint resolution1 and supersede other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules2 and 7#b7 with full recognition of the constitutional right of either ,house to change the rules 7so far as relating to the procedure of that ,house7 at any time1 in the same manner1 and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that ,house4 ,,iii ,general ,provisions #cja4 ,general definitions ,in this ,act1 the following definitions shall apply3 7#a7 ,the term ,council means the ,council of the ,district of ,columbia4 7#b7 ,the term ,governor means the ,governor of the ,state of ,washington1 ,d4,c4 7#c7 ,the term ,mayor means the ,mayor of the ,district of ,columbia4 7#d7 ,except as otherwise provided1 the term ,state means the ,state of ,washington1 ,d4,c4 7#e7 ,the term ,state ,constitution means the proposed ,constitution of the ,state of ,washington1 ,d4,c41 as approved by the ,council of the ,district of ,columbia on ,october #ah1 #bjaf1 pursuant to the ,constitution and ,boundaries for the ,state of ,washington1 ,d4,c4 ,approval ,resolution of #bjaf 7,d4,c4 ,resolution ,r#ba-fba71 and ratified by ,district of ,columbia voters in ,advisory ,referendum ,b approved on ,november #h1 #bjaf1 and certified by the ,district of ,columbia ,board of ,elections on ,november #ah1 #bjaf4 7#f7 ,the term ,washington1 ,d4,c4 means ,washington1 ,douglass ,commonwealth4 #cjb4 ,certification of enactment by ,president ,not more than #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall certify such enactment to the ,mayor of the ,district of ,columbia4