in connection therewith, shall be limited to 
not more than 30 hours, which shall be di-
vided equally between the majority and mi-
nority leaders or their designees; 
(iii) a motion further to limit debate 
is in order and not debatable; 
(iv) an amendment to, a motion to 
postpone, or a motion to commit the joint 
resolution is not in order; and 
(v) a motion to proceed to the consid-
eration of other business is not in order. 
(B) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—In the Senate the 
vote on passage shall occur immediately fol-
lowing the conclusion of the consideration of the 
joint resolution, and a single quorum call at the 
conclusion of the debate if requested in accord-
ance with the rules of the Senate. 
(C) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCE-
DURE.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 
relating to the application of this subsection or 
the rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to 
the procedure relating to the joint resolution 
shall be decided without debate. 
(d) RULES RELATING TO SENATE AND HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES.— 
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(1) COORDINATION
WITH
ACTION
BY
OTHER 
HOUSE.—If, before the passage by one House of the 
joint resolution of that House, that House receives 
from the other House the joint resolution— 
(A) the joint resolution of the other House 
shall not be referred to a committee; and 
(B) with respect to the joint resolution of 
the House receiving the resolution— 
(i) the procedure in that House shall 
be the same as if no joint resolution had 
been received from the other House; and 
(ii) the vote on passage shall be on 
the joint resolution of the other House. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
JOINT
RESOLUTION
OF 
OTHER HOUSE.—If one House fails to introduce or 
consider the joint resolution under this section, the 
joint resolution of the other House shall be entitled 
to expedited floor procedures under this section. 
(3) TREATMENT OF COMPANION MEASURES.— 
If, following passage of the joint resolution in the 
Senate, the Senate receives the companion measure 
from the House of Representatives, the companion 
measure shall not be debatable. 
(4) VETOES.—If the President vetoes the joint 
resolution, consideration of a veto message in the 
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Senate under this section shall be not more than 10 
hours equally divided between the majority and mi-
nority leaders or their designees. 
(e) RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND 
SENATE.—This section is enacted by Congress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate and House of Representatives, respec-
tively, and as such is deemed a part of the rules of 
each House, respectively, but applicable only with re-
spect to the procedure to be followed in that House 
in the case of the joint resolution, and supersede 
other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent 
with such rules; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change the rules (so far as 
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, 
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 
the case of any other rule of that House. 
TITLE III—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. GENERAL DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions shall apply: 
(1) The term ‘‘Council’’ means the Council of 
the District of Columbia. 
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(2) The term ‘‘Governor’’ means the Governor 
of the State of Washington, D.C. 
(3) The term ‘‘Mayor’’ means the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia. 
(4) Except as otherwise provided, the term 
‘‘State’’ means the State of Washington, D.C. 
(5) The term ‘‘State Constitution’’ means the 
proposed Constitution of the State of Washington, 
D.C., as approved by the Council of the District of 
Columbia on October 18, 2016, pursuant to the 
Constitution and Boundaries for the State of Wash-
ington, D.C. Approval Resolution of 2016 (D.C. 
Resolution R21–621), and ratified by District of Co-
lumbia voters in Advisory Referendum B approved 
on November 8, 2016, and certified by the District 
of Columbia Board of Elections on November 18, 
2016. 
(6) The term ‘‘Washington, D.C.’’ means 
Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. 
SEC. 302. CERTIFICATION OF ENACTMENT BY PRESIDENT. 
Not more than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the President shall certify such enactment to 
the Mayor of the District of Columbia. 
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