Washington, D.C., Admission Act

Washington, D.C., Admission Act
Long titleTo provide for the admission of the State of the District of Columbia into the Union
Announced inthe 118th United States Congress
Sponsored byEleanor Holmes Norton (DDC)
Number of co-sponsors206
Legislative history

The Washington, D.C., Admission Act, often referred to simply as the D.C. Admission Act, is a bill introduced during the 116th United States Congress. The bill would grant the District of Columbia, admission into the Union as a state. The bill was originally introduced in the 116th Congress on January 3, 2019, and was reintroduced on January 4, 2021, and January 9, 2023, in the 117th and 118th Congresses. The United States House of Representatives passed it on April 22, 2021.