Washington, D.C., Admission Act

Washington, D.C., Admission Act

Long title	To provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union
Announced in	the 117th United States Congress
Sponsored by	Eleanor Holmes Norton (D‑DC)
Number of co-sponsors	216
Legislative history
Introduced in the House of Representatives as H.R. 51 by Eleanor Holmes Norton (D‑DC) on January 4, 2021 Committee consideration by Oversight and Reform Passed the House of Representatives on April 22, 2021 (216–208)

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 Washington, D.C., admission into the Union as a state (which would also make it the country's first and only city-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.