Press releases
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1 row where chamber = "House", state = "DC" and year = 2021 sorted by date descending
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| https://norton.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/norton-introduces-dc-statehood-bill-with-202-original-cosponsors-in | Norton Introduces D.C. Statehood Bill with 202 Original Cosponsors in 117th Congress, Beginning Today | 2021-01-03 | 2021 | 2021-01 | Democrat | House | DC | Eleanor Norton | N000147 | norton.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that she introduced the District of Columbia statehood bill at the opening of the 117th Congress today with 202 original cosponsors, shattering the previous record of 155 original cosponsors of the bill, which she set in 2019. The House passed the bill overwhelmingly in June, which was the first time either chamber of Congress had passed the bill. Thank you to those who signed on as original cosponsors, helping us set a new landmark record, Norton said. We have now broken my record of 155 original cosponsors by 47. In June 2019, our D.C. statehood bill passed the House for the first time in our 220 years as the nation's capital. My goal this term was to break my previous record of 155 original cosponsors, and we've far outpaced that achievement. We're on our way to becoming the 51st state. Norton's introductory statement follows. Statement of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton on the Introduction of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act January 3, 2021 Madam Speaker, I rise today to introduce the Washington, D.C. Admission Act with 202 cosponsors, a record number of original cosponsors of the District of Columbia statehood bill. This is the most important bill I introduce each Congress, and it made historic strides in the last Congress. District residents have always been citizens of the United States and pay more federal taxes per capita than the residents of any state, but are the only federal income taxpaying Americans who do not have full and equal citizenship rights. The denial of local control on local matters and of equal representation in Congress can be remedied only by statehood. My introduction of this bill this Congress comes after this chamber's historic and decisive passage of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act in the 116th Congress. I look forward to building on our historic momentum. The Washington, D.C. Admission Act creates a state from the eight hometown wards of the District. This 51st state, of course, would have no juris… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |
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