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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2043 
To establish 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 
MAY 3, 2005 
Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. CANNON, 
Mr. DENT, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. LEACH, 
Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. PORTER, Mr. SHAYS, and Mr. 
SIMMONS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Government 
Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the District of Columbia as a Congressional 
district for purposes of representation in the House of 
Representatives, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 
Fairness in Representation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Over half a million people living in the Dis-
trict of Columbia, the capital of our democratic Na-
tion, lack direct voting representation in the United 
States Senate and House of Representatives. 
(2) District of Columbia residents have fought 
and died to defend our democracy in every war since 
the War of Independence. 
(3) District of Columbia residents pay billions 
of dollars in Federal taxes each year. 
(4) Our Nation is founded on the principles of 
‘‘one person, one vote’’ and ‘‘government by the con-
sent of the governed’’. 
SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AS CON-
GRESSIONAL DISTRICT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the District of Columbia shall be considered 
a Congressional district for purposes of representation in 
the House of Representatives. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT REGARDING APPLI-
CATION OF METHOD OF EQUAL PROPORTIONS IN APPOR-
TIONMENT OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Section 
2(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for appor-
tioning Representatives in Congress among the several 
States by the equal proportion method’’, approved Novem-
ber 15, 1941 (2 U.S.C. 2b), is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
the District of Columbia’’ after ‘‘no State’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REGARDING AP-
POINTMENTS TO SERVICE ACADEMIES.—
(1) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Sec-
tion 4342 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking para-
graph (5); and 
(B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘the Dis-
trict of Columbia,’’. 
(2) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Such 
title is amended—
(A) in section 6954(a), by striking para-
graph (5); and 
(B) in section 6958(b), by striking ‘‘the 
District of Columbia,’’. 
(3) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—
Section 9342 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking para-
graph (5); and 
(B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘the Dis-
trict of Columbia,’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall apply with respect to the 
One Hundred Tenth Congress and each succeeding Con-
gress. 
SEC. 4. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN APPORTIONMENT OF 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective January 3, 2007, and 
until the taking effect of the first reapportionment occur-
ring after the regular decennial census conducted for 
2010—
(1) the membership of the House of Represent-
atives shall be increased by 2 members; 
(2) each such Representative shall be in addi-
tion to the membership of the House of Representa-
tives as now prescribed by law; and 
(3) the State identified by the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives in the report submitted 
under subsection (b) shall be entitled to one addi-
tional Representative. 
(b) TRANSMITTAL OF REVISED APPORTIONMENT IN-
FORMATION BY PRESIDENT AND CLERK.—
(1) STATEMENT OF APPORTIONMENT BY PRESI-
DENT.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit 
to Congress a revised version of the most recent
statement of apportionment submitted under section 
22(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the 
fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to 
provide for apportionment of Representatives in 
Congress’’, approved June 28, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 
2a(a)), to take into account the provisions of this 
Act. 
(2) REPORT BY CLERK.—Not later than 15 cal-
endar days after receiving the revised version of the 
statement of apportionment under paragraph (1), 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in ac-
cordance with section 22(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
2a(b)), shall send to the executive of each State a 
certificate of the number of Representatives to which 
such State is entitled under section 22 of such Act, 
and shall submit a report to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives identifying the State enti-
tled to one additional Representative pursuant to 
this section. 
(c) INCREASE NOT COUNTED AGAINST TOTAL NUM-
BER OF MEMBERS.—The temporary increase in the mem-
bership of the House of Representatives provided under 
subsection (a) shall not—
(1) operate to either increase or decrease the 
permanent membership of the House of Representa-
tives as prescribed in the Act of August 8, 1911 (2 
U.S.C. 2); 
(2) affect the basis of reapportionment estab-
lished by the Act of June 28, 1929, as amended (2 
U.S.C. 2a), for the Eighty Second Congress and 
each Congress thereafter; or 
(3) be taken into account in determining the 
number of electors under section 3 of title 3, United 
States Code, with respect to the 2008 Presidential 
election. 
SEC. 5. REPEAL OF OFFICE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
DELEGATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 202 and 204 of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Delegate Act (Public Law 91–405; sec-
tions 1–401 and 1–402, D.C. Official Code) are repealed, 
and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such 
sections are restored or revived as if such sections had 
not been enacted. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA ELECTIONS CODE OF 1955.—The District of Co-
lumbia Elections Code of 1955 is amended—
(1) in section 1 (sec. 1–1001.01, D.C. Official 
Code), by striking ‘‘the Delegate to the House of 
Representatives’’;
(2) in section 2 (sec. 1–1001.02, D.C. Official 
Code)—
(A) by striking paragraph (6), and 
(B) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘the 
Delegate to Congress for the District of Colum-
bia’’; 
(3) in section 8 (sec. 1–1001.08, D.C. Official 
Code)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Delegate’’ in the heading, 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ each place it 
appears in subsections (h)(1)(A), (i)(1), and 
(j)(1); 
(4) in section 10 (sec. 1–1001.10, D.C. Official 
Code)—
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) of sub-
section (a)(3), and 
(B) in subsection (d)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ each place 
it appears in paragraph (1), and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (2) and re-
designating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
(2); 
(5) in section 15(b) (sec. 1–1001.15(b), D.C. 
Official Code), by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’; and
(6) in section 17(a) (sec. 1–1001.17(a), D.C. 
Official Code), by striking ‘‘except the Delegate to 
the Congress from the District of Columbia’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to elections occurring 
during 2006 and any succeeding year. 
SEC. 6. REPEAL OF OFFICE OF STATEHOOD REPRESENTA-
TIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the District of Co-
lumbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiative of 
1979 (sec. 1–123, D.C. Official Code) is amended as fol-
lows: 
(1) By striking ‘‘offices of Senator and Rep-
resentative’’ each place it appears in subsection (d) 
and inserting ‘‘office of Senator’’. 
(2) In subsection (d)(2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘a Representative or’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Representative or’’; 
and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Representative shall be 
elected for a 2-year term and each’’. 
(3) In subsection (d)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘and 1 
United States Representative’’. 
(4) By striking ‘‘Representative or’’ each place 
it appears in subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h).
(5) By striking ‘‘Representative’s or’’ each 
place it appears in subsections (g) and (h). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) STATEHOOD
COMMISSION.—Section 6 of 
such Initiative (sec. 1–125, D.C. Official Code) is 
amended—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) by striking ‘‘27 voting members’’ 
and inserting ‘‘26 voting members’’, 
(ii) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
paragraph (5); and 
(iii) by striking paragraph (6) and re-
designating paragraph (7) as paragraph 
(6); and 
(B) in subsection (a–1)(1), by striking sub-
paragraph (H). 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
Section 8 of such Initiative (sec. 1–127, D.C. Offi-
cial Code) is amended by striking ‘‘and House’’. 
(3) APPLICATION
OF
HONORARIA
LIMITA-
TIONS.—Section 4 of D.C. Law 8–135 (sec. 1–131, 
D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘or Rep-
resentative’’ each place it appears. 
(4) 
APPLICATION
OF
CAMPAIGN
FINANCE 
LAWS.—Section 3 of the Statehood Convention Pro-
cedural Amendments Act of 1982 (sec. 1–135, D.C. 
Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘and United 
States Representative’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to elections occurring 
during 2006 and any succeeding year. 
SEC. 7. NONSEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. 
If any provision of this Act or any amendment made 
by this Act is held invalid, the remaining provisions of this 
Act or any amendment made by this Act shall be treated 
as invalid.
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