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2. • State of New Columbia

     • If D.C. ever becomes the 51st state, it will officially be known as the State of New Columbia.
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   What would happen if Washington DC became a state?

   • If Washington, D.C. is granted statehood, its two senators will almost certainly be Democrats, giving the Democrats 49 out of the now 102 seats in the Senate. This will slightly reduce the Republican majority. The Democrats would now only need two more senators to have the same number as the Republicans.

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   When did DC become a state?

   • And in 1979, the D.C. Voting Rights Amendment, which would have awarded DC the same status of a state — representation in both the House and the Senate as well as the constitutional amendment process — passed both houses of Congress by the necessary two-thirds majority.

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   Will DC become a state?

   • On Friday, the House of Representatives voted for the first time ever to turn the nation’s capital into its 51st state. But D.C. statehood is not likely to happen soon, for reasons both constitutional and political. Lisa Desjardins reports. Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors.

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   How did Washington become a state?

   • The Washington, D.C. Admission Act would create the state of "Washington, Douglass Commonwealth" (named after Frederick Douglass). As a state, the Douglass Commonwealth would receive two senators and one representative in the House of Representatives based on population. [ 42 ]

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   Could the district of Columbia become a state?

   • It is currently debated whether the District of Columbia could be made a state by an act of Congress or whether it would require a constitutional amendment. Alternative proposals to statehood include the retrocession of the District of Columbia and voting rights reforms.

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   Can the Constitution make DC a state?

   • For starters, the Constitution sort of seems to say it can’t be done. Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution says Congress should be in charge of the seat of government, which will be a “District (not exceeding ten Miles square).” So you’d have to change the Constitution to make DC a state? Maybe not.

   DC statehood: Why it should (and should not) happen

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4. www.grunge.com › 1406015 › what-would-happen-ifWhat Would Happen If Washington D.C. Became The 51st State?

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   Sep 29, 2023 · If the new state of the Douglass Commonwealth was to become reality, it would involve upgrading the city institutions to state-level organs of government. Some of them are straightforward. The mayor of D.C. would become the governor of the Douglass Commonwealth, and the D.C. City Council would convert to a state legislature.

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5. www.cnn.com › 2021/04/23 › politicsDC statehood: Why it should (and should not) happen

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   Apr 23, 2021 · What would happen to the 23rd Amendment if Congress made DC a state? The bill before Congress says the US would start undoing the amendment. But it takes an amendment to undo an amendment.

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   • How The District Sizes Up
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   “Defending the new Constitution, James Madison assured his fellow Americans that residents of this new capital district would happily live there ‘as they will have had their voice in the election of the government which is to exercise authority over them,’” wrote Hoyer in his op-ed. “But for 228 years, our government has denied them that voice.” St...

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   What will happen politically if the district becomes the 51st state? How will the distribution of representatives and senators among the states change? The answers show why Republicans consistently vote against statehood for the district. Every state has two senators. Currently, the Senate has 45 Democrats, plus two independent senators who caucus ...

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   Statehood discussions for the district have a long history, going back to the 1950s. A bill even made it onto the House floorin 1993, but it was defeated in the House of Representatives by a vote of 277 to 153. For the district to become the 51st state today, the Hoyer-Norton bill would need to first pass in the House. Given the Democratic majority...

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8. www.pbs.org › newshour › showHow Washington, D.C., could become a state — and why it ...

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   Jun 26, 2020 · Today, the House passed her Washington, D.C., Admission Act, the first time in history that either chamber has voted to make the city a state.

   • Author: Lisa Desjardins

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9. www.history.com › news › washington-dc-statehoodWhy Isn't Washington, D.C. a State? - HISTORY

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   Jun 17, 2020 · Many statehood advocates have pointed out that there is no constitutional reason that D.C., a 68-square-mile city with a larger population than Wyoming and Vermont, cannot become a state.

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10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › District_of_ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia statehood movement - Wikipedia

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    The District of Columbia statehood movement is a political movement that advocates making the District of Columbia a U.S. state, to provide the residents of the District of Columbia with voting representation in the Congress and complete control over local affairs.

11. www.brennancenter.org › dc-statehood-explainedDC Statehood Explained - Brennan Center for Justice

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    Mar 18, 2022 · If passed by the Senate and signed into law by the president, it would give voters in our nation’s capital the ability to participate fully in our democracy by admitting “Washington, Douglass Commonwealth,” as the 51st state.