The Committee will consider the following: 1. H.R. 51, DC Admissions Act; and 2. Several postal naming measures.
Chairwoman Maloney's Opening Statement [PDF]
Congresswoman Norton's Opening Statement [PDF]
On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, along with Committee Member Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, will hold a business meeting on H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, introduced by Congresswoman Norton on January 4, 2021.
H.R. 51 would admit the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth into the Union and reduce the size of the federal district. The bill has 215 cosponsors and an identical version was passed by the House of Representatives in the 116th Congress.
On March 22, 2021, the Committee held a hearing on H.R. 51. At the hearing, witnesses testified that Congress has the constitutional authority to admit Washington, D.C. as a state and reduce the size of the federal district, and that Washington, D.C. meets the three prerequisites Congress has generally considered in admission decisions—commitment to democracy, support for statehood, and the population and resources to support itself.
Text of Legislation
- H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- H. R. 1170, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 League in Irvine, California, as the “Tuskegee Airman Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Friend Memorial Post Office Building”;
- H. R. 1444, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 132 North Loudoun Street, Suite 1 in Winchester, Virginia, as the “Patsy Cline Post Office”;
- H. R. 1298, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1233 North Cedar Street in Owasso, Oklahoma, as the “Staff Sergeant Marshal Roberts Post Office Building”
- H. R. 960, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3493 Burnet Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the “John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office”
- H. R. 767, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, as the “Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building”
- H. R. 92, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, South Carolina, as the “Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post Office”
- H. R. 91, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 South Pendleton Street in Easley, South Carolina, as the "Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office Building".
- H.R. 2044, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 17 East Main Street in Herrington, Kansas as the "Captain of Emil J. Kapaun Post Office Building"
Amendments
- ANS to H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- Rep.Comer #1, Amendment to the ANS
- Rep. Gosar #1, Amendment to the ANS
- Rep. Higgins #1, Amendment to the ANS
- Rep. Hice #1, Amendment to the ANS
- Rep. Hice #2, Amendment to the ANS
- Rep. Cloud #1, Amendment to the ANS
- Rep. Keller #1, Amendment to the ANS
- Rep. Keller #2, Amendment to the ANS
- Rep. Biggs #1, Amendment to the ANS
- Rep. Sessions #1, Amendment to the ANS
- Rep. Clyde #1, Amendment to the ANS
- Rep. Foxx #1, Amendment to the ANS
Documents
- Notice
- Memo
- Attendance
- Rep Pat Fallon Letter to show support for Rep Hice Amendment #1, vote not recorded via WebEx
- Summary
- UC - Rep Comer- Letter from the Georgia Attorney General
- Rep Connolly Statement for the Record
Votes
- Rep Comer Amendment #1 to the ANS offered by Chairwoman Maloney - Vote #1
- Rep Gosar Amendment #1 to the ANS offered by Chairwoman Maloney - Vote #2
- Rep Higgins Amendment #1 to the ANS offered by Chairwoman Maloney - Vote #3
- Rep Hice Amendment #1 to the ANS offered by Chairwoman Maloney - Vote #4
- Rep Hice Amendment #2 to the ANS offered by Chairwoman Maloney - Vote #5
- Rep Foxx Amendment #1 to the ANS offered by Chairwoman Maloney - Vote #6
- Rep Cloud Amendment #1 to the ANS offered by Chairwoman Maloney - Vote #7
- Rep Keller Amendment #1 to the ANS offered by Chairwoman Maloney - Vote #8
- Rep Keller Amendment #2 to the ANS offered by Chairwoman Maloney - Vote #9
- Rep Sessions Amendment #1 to the ANS offered by Chairwoman Maloney - Vote #10
- Rep Clyde Amendment #1 to the ANS offered by Chairwoman Maloney - Vote #11
- Rep Biggs Amendment #1 to the ANS offered by Chairwoman Maloney - Vote #12
- Final Passage of H.R. 51, the Washington D.C. Admission Act - Vote #13