,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hdee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bb1 #bjbf,mr4 
,mc,cormick 7= himself & ,mr4 ,c>t] (   
,georgia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 
& 9 addition to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 = a p]iod  
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to repeal
 an ,act entitl$ ,an ,act to retroc$e ! 
c\nty ( ,alex&ria1 9 ! ,di/rict (       
,columbia1 to ! ,/ate ( ,virg9ia1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,make ,,dc ,squ>e ,aga9
 ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,article ,i1 section #h1  
clause #ag ( ! ,con/itution kn[n z !    
,enclave ,clause enum]ates ! p[] ( !    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to ex]cise exclusive   
legislation 9 all cases :atsoev] ov] su*
 ,di/rict 7n exce$+ t5 miles squ>e7 z   
may1 by cession ( p>ticul> ,/ates1 & !  

acceptance ( ,congress1 become ! seat ( 
gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,!    
,con/itution does n enum]ate au?ority = 
! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to retroc$e portions 
( su* a di/rict back to /ates4  7#c7 ,an
 ,act ( ,congress approv$ ,july #af1    
#agij1 t5 miles squ>e ( t]ritory 0      
accept$ f ! ,/ates ( ,m>yl& & ,virg9ia  
to s]ve ! p]man5t seat ( gov]nm5t       
subsequ5tly be+ kn[n z ! ,di/rict (     
,columbia4  7#d7 ,act ( ,congress       
approv$ on ,july #i1 #ahdf1 ! portion ( 
! ,di/rict ( ,columbia ly+ s\? ( !      
,potomac ,riv] 0 c$$ back to ! ,/ate (  
,virg9ia 9 violation ( ! int5t & mean+ (
 ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#e7
 ,s5ator ,b5jam9 ,wade ( ,ohio introduc$
 ,s4 #bhj to repeal ! #ahdf ,act (      
retrocession on ,april #bc1 #ahff1 dur+ 
! #a/ ,session ( ! #ci? ,congress4  #c4 
,repeal ( retrocession & re/oration (   
t]ritory  7a7  ,repeal  ,! ,act ( ,july 
#i1 #ahdf 7#i ,/at4 #ce1 ,*apt] #ce71   
entitl$ ,an ,act to ,retroc$e ! ,c\nty (
 ,alex&ria1 9 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 to

 ! ,/ate ( ,virg9ia1 is repeal$4  7b7   
,re/oration ,! t]ritory retroc$$ "u !   
,act repeal$ by subsection 7a71 consi/+ 
( ! area n[ compris+ ,arl+ton ,c\nty1   
,virg9ia1 & ! indep5d5t ,city (         
,alex&ria1 ,virg9ia1 is re/or$ to1 &    
%all con/itute "p (1 ! ,di/rict (       
,columbia4  7c7 ,gov]n+ law ,effective  
on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! laws 
( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia %all apply to !
 t]ritory re/or$ "u subsection 7b71 & ! 
laws ( ! ,commonweal? ( ,virg9ia %all   
cease to apply to su* t]ritory1 except  
t--  7#a7 all rights1 titles1 & int]e/s 
9 prop]ty held by any p]son on su* date 
%all rema9 undi/urb$2 &  7#b7 any civil 
or crim9al proce$+ p5d+ 9 a c\rt ( !    
,commonweal? ( ,virg9ia on su* date     
aris+ 9 su* t]ritory may be conclud$ 9 t
 c\rt z if ?is ,act _h n be5 enact$4    
7d7 ,effective date ,?is ,act %all take 
effect on ! fir/ day ( ! fir/ fiscal ye>
 beg9n+ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
,act4