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Union Calendar No. 32 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1433 

[Report No. 110–52, Parts I and II] 

To provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional 

district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 9, 2007 

Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 

PLATTS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. HOYER, Mr. ISSA, Mr. NADLER, 

Mr. PORTER, and Mr. MATHESON) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 

such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

MARCH 19, 2007 

Reported from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform with an 

amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

MARCH 20, 2007 

Additional sponsors: Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. WASSERMAN

SCHULTZ, Ms. WATERS, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. DELAHUNT, 

and Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania 

MARCH 20, 2007 

Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary; committed to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia 

as a Congressional district for purposes of representation 

in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 

5 House Voting Rights Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds as follows: 

8 (1) Over half a million people living in the Dis9 trict of Columbia, the capital of our democratic Na10 tion, lack direct voting representation in the United 

11 States Senate and House of Representatives. 

12 (2) District of Columbia residents have fought 

13 and died to defend our democracy in every war since 

14 the War of Independence. 

15 (3) District of Columbia residents pay billions 

16 of dollars in Federal taxes each year. 

17 (4) Our Nation is founded on the principles of 

18 ‘‘one person, one vote’’ and ‘‘government by the con19 sent of the governed’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AS CON2 GRESSIONAL DISTRICT. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi4 sion of law, the District of Columbia shall be considered 

5 a Congressional district for purposes of representation in 

6 the House of Representatives. 

7 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO AP8 PORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTA9 TIVES.— 

10 (1) INCLUSION OF SINGLE DISTRICT OF COLUM11 BIA MEMBER IN REAPPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS

12 AMONG STATES.—Section 22 of the Act entitled ‘‘An 

13 Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent de14 cennial censuses and to provide for apportionment of 

15 Representatives in Congress’’, approved June 28, 

16 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a), is amended by adding at the 

17 end the following new subsection: 

18 ‘‘(d) This section shall apply with respect to the Dis19 trict of Columbia in the same manner as this section ap20 plies to a State, except that the District of Columbia may 

21 not receive more than one Member under any reapportion22 ment of Members.’’. 

23 (2) CLARIFICATION OF DETERMINATION OF

24 NUMBER OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS ON BASIS OF

25 23RD AMENDMENT.—Section 3 of title 3, United 

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1 fice;’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘come into office 

2 (subject to the twenty-third article of amendment to 

3 the Constitution of the United States in the case of 

4 the District of Columbia);’’. 

5 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REGARDING AP6 POINTMENTS TO SERVICE ACADEMIES.— 

7 (1) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Sec8 tion 4342 of title 10, United States Code, is amend9 ed— 

10 (A) in subsection (a), by striking para11 graph (5); and 

12 (B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘the Dis13 trict of Columbia,’’. 

14 (2) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Such 

15 title is amended— 

16 (A) in section 6954(a), by striking para17 graph (5); and 

18 (B) in section 6958(b), by striking ‘‘the 

19 District of Columbia,’’. 

20 (3) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.— 

21 Section 9342 of title 10, United States Code, is 

22 amended— 

23 (A) in subsection (a), by striking para24 graph (5); and 


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1 (B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘the Dis2 trict of Columbia,’’. 

3 (4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection and the 

4 amendments made by this subsection shall take ef5 fect on the date on which a Representative from the 

6 District of Columbia takes office for the One Hun7 dred Tenth Congress. 

8 SEC. 4. INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP OF HOUSE OF REP9 RESENTATIVES. 

10 (a) PERMANENT INCREASE IN NUMBER OF MEM11 BERS.—Effective with respect to the One Hundred Tenth 

12 Congress and each succeeding Congress, the House of 

13 Representatives shall be composed of 437 Members, in14 cluding any Members representing the District of Colum15 bia pursuant to section 3(a). 

16 (b) REAPPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS RESULTING

17 FROM INCREASE.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 22(a) of the Act en19 titled ‘‘An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subse20 quent decennial censuses and to provide for appor21 tionment of Representatives in Congress’’, approved 

22 June 28, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a(a)), is amended by 

23 striking ‘‘the then existing number of Representa24 tives’’ and inserting ‘‘the number of Representatives 


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1 established with respect to the One Hundred Tenth 

2 Congress’’. 

3 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 

4 by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to the reg5 ular decennial census conducted for 2010 and each 

6 subsequent regular decennial census. 

7 (c) SPECIAL RULES FOR PERIOD PRIOR TO 2012 RE8 APPORTIONMENT.— 

9 (1) TRANSMITTAL OF REVISED STATEMENT OF

10 APPORTIONMENT BY PRESIDENT.—Not later than 

11 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

12 the President shall transmit to Congress a revised 

13 version of the most recent statement of apportion14 ment submitted under section 22(a) of the Act enti15 tled ‘‘An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subse16 quent decennial censuses and to provide for appor17 tionment of Representatives in Congress’’, approved 

18 June 28, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a(a)), to take into ac19 count this Act and the amendments made by this 

20 Act. 

21 (2) REPORT BY CLERK.—Not later than 15 cal22 endar days after receiving the revised version of the 

23 statement of apportionment under paragraph (1), 

24 the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in ac25 cordance with section 22(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 


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1 2a(b)), shall send to the executive of each State a 

2 certificate of the number of Representatives to which 

3 such State is entitled under section 22 of such Act, 

4 and shall submit a report to the Speaker of the 

5 House of Representatives identifying the State 

6 (other than the District of Columbia) which is enti7 tled to one additional Representative pursuant to 

8 this section. 

9 (3) REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTION OF ADDI10 TIONAL MEMBER.—During the One Hundred Tenth 

11 Congress, the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, and 

12 the One Hundred Twelfth Congress— 

13 (A) notwithstanding the Act entitled ‘‘An 

14 Act for the relief of Doctor Ricardo Vallejo 

15 Samala and to provide for congressional redis16 tricting’’, approved December 14, 1967 (2 

17 U.S.C. 2c), the additional Representative to 

18 which the State identified by the Clerk of the 

19 House of Representatives in the report sub20 mitted under paragraph (2) is entitled shall be 

21 elected from the State at large; and 

22 (B) the other Representatives to which 

23 such State is entitled shall be elected on the 

24 basis of the Congressional districts in effect in 

25 the State for the One Hundred Ninth Congress. 


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1 (d) SEATING OF NEW MEMBERS.—The first Rep2 resentative from the District of Columbia and the first ad3 ditional Representative to which the State identified by the 

4 Clerk of the House of Representatives in the report sub5 mitted under subsection (c) is entitled shall each be sworn 

6 in and seated as Members of the House of Representatives 

7 on the same date. 

8 SEC. 5. REPEAL OF OFFICE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

9 DELEGATE. 

10 (a) REPEAL OF OFFICE.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Sections 202 and 204 of the 

12 District of Columbia Delegate Act (Public Law 91– 

13 405; sections 1–401 and 1–402, D.C. Official Code) 

14 are repealed, and the provisions of law amended or 

15 repealed by such sections are restored or revived as 

16 if such sections had not been enacted. 

17 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

18 by this subsection shall take effect on the date on 

19 which a Representative from the District of Colum20 bia takes office for the One Hundred Tenth Con21 gress. 

22 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO DISTRICT OF CO23 LUMBIA ELECTIONS CODE OF 1955.—The District of Co24 lumbia Elections Code of 1955 is amended as follows: 


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1 (1) In section 1 (sec. 1–1001.01, D.C. Official 

2 Code), by striking ‘‘the Delegate to the House of 

3 Representatives,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Representative 

4 in the Congress,’’. 

5 (2) In section 2 (sec. 1–1001.02, D.C. Official 

6 Code)— 

7 (A) by striking paragraph (6); and 

8 (B) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘the 

9 Delegate to Congress for the District of Colum10 bia,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Representative in the 

11 Congress,’’. 

12 (3) In section 8 (sec. 1–1001.08, D.C. Official 

13 Code)— 

14 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘Delegate’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘Representative’’; and 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ each place it 

17 appears in subsections (h)(1)(A), (i)(1), and 

18 (j)(1) and inserting ‘‘Representative in the Con19 gress,’’. 

20 (4) In section 10 (sec. 1–1001.10, D.C. Official 

21 Code)— 

22 (A) in subsection (a)(3)(A)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘or section 206(d) of 

24 the District of Columbia Delegate Act’’, 

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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘the office of Delegate 

2 to the House of Representatives’’ and in3 serting ‘‘the office of Representative in the 

4 Congress’’; 

5 (B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘Dele6 gate,’’ each place it appears; and 

7 (C) in subsection (d)(2)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘(A) In the event’’ and 

9 all that follows through ‘‘term of office,’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘In the event that a vacancy 

11 occurs in the office of Representative in 

12 the Congress before May 1 of the last year 

13 of the Representative’s term of office,’’ and 

14 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B). 

15 (5) In section 11(a)(2) (sec. 1–1001.11(a)(2), 

16 D.C. Official Code), by striking ‘‘Delegate to the 

17 House of Representatives,’’ and inserting ‘‘Rep18 resentative in the Congress,’’. 

19 (6) In section 15(b) (sec. 1–1001.15(b), D.C. 

20 Official Code), by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘Representative in the Congress,’’. 

22 (7) In section 17(a) (sec. 1–1001.17(a), D.C. 

23 Official Code), by striking ‘‘the Delegate to the Con24 gress from the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘the Representative in the Congress’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. REPEAL OF OFFICE OF STATEHOOD REPRESENTA2 TIVE. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the District of Co4 lumbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiative of 

5 1979 (sec. 1–123, D.C. Official Code) is amended as fol6 lows: 

7 (1) By striking ‘‘offices of Senator and Rep8 resentative’’ each place it appears in subsection (d) 

9 and inserting ‘‘office of Senator’’. 

10 (2) In subsection (d)(2)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘a Representative or’’; 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘the Representative or’’; 

13 and 

14 (C) by striking ‘‘Representative shall be 

15 elected for a 2-year term and each’’. 

16 (3) In subsection (d)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘and 1 

17 United States Representative’’. 

18 (4) By striking ‘‘Representative or’’ each place 

19 it appears in subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h). 

20 (5) By striking ‘‘Representative’s or’’ each 

21 place it appears in subsections (g) and (h). 

22 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

23 (1) STATEHOOD COMMISSION.—Section 6 of 

24 such Initiative (sec. 1–125, D.C. Official Code) is 

25 amended— 

26 (A) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (i) by striking ‘‘27 voting members’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘26 voting members’’; 

3 (ii) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of 

4 paragraph (5); and 

5 (iii) by striking paragraph (6) and re6 designating paragraph (7) as paragraph 

7 (6); and 

8 (B) in subsection (a–1)(1), by striking sub9 paragraph (H). 

10 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

11 Section 8 of such Initiative (sec. 1–127, D.C. Offi12 cial Code) is amended by striking ‘‘and House’’. 

13 (3) APPLICATION OF HONORARIA LIMITA14 TIONS.—Section 4 of D.C. Law 8–135 (sec. 1–131, 

15 D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘or Rep16 resentative’’ each place it appears. 

17 (4) APPLICATION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE

18 LAWS.—Section 3 of the Statehood Convention Pro19 cedural Amendments Act of 1982 (sec. 1–135, D.C. 

20 Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘and United 

21 States Representative’’. 

22 (5) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELECTIONS CODE

23 OF 1955.—The District of Columbia Elections Code 

24 of 1955 is amended— 


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1 (A) in section 2(13) (sec. 1–1001.02(13), 

2 D.C. Official Code), by striking ‘‘United States 

3 Senator and Representative,’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘United States Senator,’’; and 

5 (B) in section 10(d) (sec. 1–1001.10(d)(3), 

6 D.C. Official Code), by striking ‘‘United States 

7 Representative or’’. 

8 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

9 this section shall take effect on the date on which a Rep10 resentative from the District of Columbia takes office for 

11 the One Hundred Tenth Congress. 

12 SEC. 7. NONSEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. 

13 If any provision of this Act, or any amendment made 

14 by this Act, is declared or held invalid or unenforceable, 

15 the remaining provisions of this Act and any amendment 

16 made by this Act shall be treated and deemed invalid and 

17 shall have no force or effect of law. 

18 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

19 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 

20 House Voting Rights Act of 2007’’. 

21 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

22 Congress finds as follows: 

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1 tion, lack direct voting representation in the United 

2 States Senate and House of Representatives. 

3 (2) District of Columbia residents have fought 

4 and died to defend our democracy in every war since 

5 the War of Independence. 

6 (3) District of Columbia residents pay billions of 

7 dollars in Federal taxes each year. 

8 (4) Our Nation is founded on the principles of 

9 ‘‘one person, one vote’’ and ‘‘government by the con10 sent of the governed’’. 

11 SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AS CON12 GRESSIONAL DISTRICT. 

13 (a) REPRESENTATION IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTA14 TIVES.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Whereas the District of Co16 lumbia is drawn from the State of Maryland, not17 withstanding any other provision of law, the District 

18 of Columbia shall be considered a Congressional dis19 trict for purposes of representation in the House of 

20 Representatives. 

21 (2) NO REPRESENTATION PROVIDED IN SEN22 ATE.—The District of Columbia shall not be consid23 ered a State for purposes of representation in the Sen24 ate. 


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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO APPOR2 TIONMENT OF MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTA3 TIVES.— 

4 (1) INCLUSION OF SINGLE DISTRICT OF COLUM5 BIA MEMBER IN REAPPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS

6 AMONG STATES.—Section 22 of the Act entitled ‘‘An 

7 Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decen8 nial censuses and to provide for apportionment of 

9 Representatives in Congress’’, approved June 28, 

10 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a), is amended by adding at the end 

11 the following new subsection: 

12 ‘‘(d) This section shall apply with respect to the Dis13 trict of Columbia in the same manner as this section ap14 plies to a State, except that the District of Columbia may 

15 not receive more than one Member under any reapportion16 ment of Members.’’. 

17 (2) CLARIFICATION OF DETERMINATION OF NUM18 BER OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS ON BASIS OF 23RD

19 AMENDMENT.—Section 3 of title 3, United States 

20 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘come into office;’’ and 

21 inserting the following: ‘‘come into office (subject to 

22 the twenty-third article of amendment to the Con23 stitution of the United States in the case of the Dis24 trict of Columbia);’’. 


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1 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REGARDING APPOINT2 MENTS TO SERVICE ACADEMIES.— 

3 (1) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Sec4 tion 4342 of title 10, United States Code, is amend5 ed— 

6 (A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph 

7 (5); and 

8 (B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘the Dis9 trict of Columbia,’’. 

10 (2) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Such 

11 title is amended— 

12 (A) in section 6954(a), by striking para13 graph (5); and 

14 (B) in section 6958(b), by striking ‘‘the Dis15 trict of Columbia,’’. 

16 (3) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Sec17 tion 9342 of title 10, United States Code, is amend18 ed— 

19 (A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph 

20 (5); and 

21 (B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘the Dis22 trict of Columbia,’’. 

23 (4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection and the 

24 amendments made by this subsection shall take effect 

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1 trict of Columbia takes office for the One Hundred 

2 Tenth Congress. 

3 SEC. 4. INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP OF HOUSE OF REP4 RESENTATIVES. 

5 (a) PERMANENT INCREASE IN NUMBER OF MEM6 BERS.—Effective with respect to the One Hundred Tenth 

7 Congress and each succeeding Congress, the House of Rep8 resentatives shall be composed of 437 Members, including 

9 any Members representing the District of Columbia pursu10 ant to section 3(a). 

11 (b) REAPPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS RESULTING

12 FROM INCREASE.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 22(a) of the Act enti14 tled ‘‘An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subse15 quent decennial censuses and to provide for appor16 tionment of Representatives in Congress’’, approved 

17 June 28, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a(a)), is amended by strik18 ing ‘‘the then existing number of Representatives’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘the number of Representatives estab20 lished with respect to the One Hundred Tenth Con21 gress’’. 

22 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

23 paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to the regular 

24 decennial census conducted for 2010 and each subse25 quent regular decennial census. 


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1 (c) SPECIAL RULES FOR PERIOD PRIOR TO 2012 RE2 APPORTIONMENT.— 

3 (1) TRANSMITTAL OF REVISED STATEMENT OF

4 APPORTIONMENT BY PRESIDENT.—Not later than 30 

5 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

6 President shall transmit to Congress a revised version 

7 of the most recent statement of apportionment sub8 mitted under section 22(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act 

9 to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial 

10 censuses and to provide for apportionment of Rep11 resentatives in Congress’’, approved June 28, 1929 (2 

12 U.S.C. 2a(a)), to take into account this Act and the 

13 amendments made by this Act. 

14 (2) REPORT BY CLERK.—Not later than 15 cal15 endar days after receiving the revised version of the 

16 statement of apportionment under paragraph (1), the 

17 Clerk of the House of Representatives, in accordance 

18 with section 22(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 2a(b)), shall 

19 send to the executive of each State a certificate of the 

20 number of Representatives to which such State is en21 titled under section 22 of such Act, and shall submit 

22 a report to the Speaker of the House of Representa23 tives identifying the State (other than the District of 

24 Columbia) which is entitled to one additional Rep25 resentative pursuant to this section. 


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1 (3) REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTION OF ADDI2 TIONAL MEMBER.—During the One Hundred Tenth 

3 Congress, the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, and 

4 the One Hundred Twelfth Congress— 

5 (A) notwithstanding the Act entitled ‘‘An 

6 Act for the relief of Doctor Ricardo Vallejo 

7 Samala and to provide for congressional redis8 tricting’’, approved December 14, 1967 (2 U.S.C. 

9 2c), the additional Representative to which the 

10 State identified by the Clerk of the House of Rep11 resentatives in the report submitted under para12 graph (2) is entitled shall be elected from the 

13 State at large; and 

14 (B) the other Representatives to which such 

15 State is entitled shall be elected on the basis of 

16 the Congressional districts in effect in the State 

17 for the One Hundred Ninth Congress. 

18 (d) SEATING OF NEW MEMBERS.—The first Represent19 ative from the District of Columbia and the first additional 

20 Representative to which the State identified by the Clerk 

21 of the House of Representatives in the report submitted 

22 under subsection (c) is entitled shall each be sworn in and 

23 seated as Members of the House of Representatives on the 

24 same date. 


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1 SEC. 5. REPEAL OF OFFICE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEL2 EGATE. 

3 (a) REPEAL OF OFFICE.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Sections 202 and 204 of the 

5 District of Columbia Delegate Act (Public Law 91– 

6 405; sections 1–401 and 1–402, D.C. Official Code) 

7 are repealed, and the provisions of law amended or 

8 repealed by such sections are restored or revived as if 

9 such sections had not been enacted. 

10 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

11 by this subsection shall take effect on the date on 

12 which a Representative from the District of Columbia 

13 takes office for the One Hundred Tenth Congress. 

14 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO DISTRICT OF CO15 LUMBIA ELECTIONS CODE OF 1955.—The District of Co16 lumbia Elections Code of 1955 is amended as follows: 

17 (1) In section 1 (sec. 1–1001.01, D.C. Official 

18 Code), by striking ‘‘the Delegate to the House of Rep19 resentatives,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Representative in 

20 the Congress,’’ . 

21 (2) In section 2 (sec. 1–1001.02, D.C. Official 

22 Code)— 

23 (A) by striking paragraph (6); and 

24 (B) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘the 

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1 bia,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Representative in the 

2 Congress,’’. 

3 (3) In section 8 (sec. 1–1001.08, D.C. Official 

4 Code)— 

5 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘Delegate’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘Representative’’; and 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ each place it 

8 appears in subsections (h)(1)(A), (i)(1), and 

9 (j)(1) and inserting ‘‘Representative in the Con10 gress,’’. 

11 (4) In section 10 (sec. 1–1001.10, D.C. Official 

12 Code)— 

13 (A) in subsection (a)(3)(A)— 

14 (i) by striking ‘‘or section 206(a) of the 

15 District of Columbia Delegate Act’’, and 

16 (ii) by striking ‘‘the office of Delegate 

17 to the House of Representatives’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘the office of Representative in the Con19 gress’’; 

20 (B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘Dele21 gate,’’ each place it appears; and 

22 (C) in subsection (d)(2)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘(A) In the event’’ and 

24 all that follows through ‘‘term of office,’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘In the event that a vacancy 


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1 occurs in the office of Representative in the 

2 Congress before May 1 of the last year of the 

3 Representative’s term of office,’’ and 

4 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B). 

5 (5) In section 11(a)(2) (sec. 1–1001.11(a)(2), 

6 D.C. Official Code), by striking ‘‘Delegate to the 

7 House of Representatives,’’ and inserting ‘‘Represent8 ative in the Congress,’’. 

9 (6) In section 15(b) (sec. 1–1001.15(b), D.C. Of10 ficial Code), by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘Representative in the Congress,’’. 

12 (7) In section 17(a) (sec. 1–1001.17(a), D.C. Of13 ficial Code), by striking ‘‘the Delegate to the Congress 

14 from the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

15 Representative in the Congress’’. 

16 SEC. 6. REPEAL OF OFFICE OF STATEHOOD REPRESENTA17 TIVE. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the District of Colum19 bia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiative of 1979 

20 (sec. 1–123, D.C. Official Code) is amended as follows: 

21 (1) By striking ‘‘offices of Senator and Rep22 resentative’’ each place it appears in subsection (d) 

23 and inserting ‘‘office of Senator’’. 

24 (2) In subsection (d)(2)— 

25 (A) by striking ‘‘a Representative or’’; 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘the Representative or’’; and 

2 (C) by striking ‘‘Representative shall be 

3 elected for a 2-year term and each’’. 

4 (3) In subsection (d)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘and 1 

5 United States Representative’’. 

6 (4) By striking ‘‘Representative or’’ each place it 

7 appears in subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h). 

8 (5) By striking ‘‘Representative’s or’’ each place 

9 it appears in subsections (g) and (h). 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

11 (1) STATEHOOD COMMISSION.—Section 6 of such 

12 Initiative (sec. 1–125, D.C. Official Code) is amend13 ed— 

14 (A) in subsection (a)— 

15 (i) by striking ‘‘27 voting members’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘26 voting members’’; 

17 (ii) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of 

18 paragraph (5); and 

19 (iii) by striking paragraph (6) and re20 designating paragraph (7) as paragraph 

21 (6); and 

22 (B) in subsection (a–1)(1), by striking sub23 paragraph (H). 


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1 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Sec2 tion 8 of such Initiative (sec. 1–127, D.C. Official 

3 Code) is amended by striking ‘‘and House’’. 

4 (3) APPLICATION OF HONORARIA LIMITATIONS.— 

5 Section 4 of D.C. Law 8–135 (sec. 1–131, D.C. Offi6 cial Code) is amended by striking ‘‘or Representative’’ 

7 each place it appears. 

8 (4) APPLICATION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS.— 

9 Section 3 of the Statehood Convention Procedural 

10 Amendments Act of 1982 (sec. 1–135, D.C. Official 

11 Code) is amended by striking ‘‘and United States 

12 Representative’’. 

13 (5) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELECTIONS CODE OF

14 1955.—The District of Columbia Elections Code of 

15 1955 is amended— 

16 (A) in section 2(13) (sec. 1–1001.02(13), 

17 D.C. Official Code), by striking ‘‘United States 

18 Senator and Representative,’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘United States Senator,’’; and 

20 (B) in section 10(d) (sec. 1–1001.10(d)(3), 

21 D.C. Official Code), by striking ‘‘United States 

22 Representative or’’. 

23 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

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1 tive from the District of Columbia takes office for the One 

2 Hundred Tenth Congress. 

3 SEC. 7. NONSEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. 

4 If any provision of this Act, or any amendment made 

5 by this Act, is declared or held invalid or unenforceable, 

6 the remaining provisions of this Act and any amendment 

7 made by this Act shall be treated and deemed invalid and 

8 shall have no force or effect of law. 


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Union Calendar No. 32 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1433 

[Report No. 110

–52, Parts I and II] 

A BILL 

To provide for the treatment of the District of Cotives, and for other purposes. of representation in the House of Representa- lumbia as a Congressional district for purposes 

MARCH 20, 2007 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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