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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D–DC
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E109)
Introduced in House
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PlainBill explanation
Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-10 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This bill would require the District of Columbia to be treated as both a state and a state's political subdivisions or local governments for federal funding purposes. That treatment would apply when determining eligibility for federal money and rules for using it. The requirement would apply unless otherwise provided, so it would not override every exception.
In determining eligibility for Federal funds or relating to the use of Federal funds, the District of Columbia shall be treated as a State and as any political subdivision of a State or unit of local government, unless otherwise provided.
The bill would place this federal funding rule in a new section 9 of chapter 1 of title 1 of the United States Code and add a corresponding entry to that chapter's table of sections.
Chapter 1 of title 1, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 9. District of Columbia treated as State and political subdivision of State or unit of local government
The table of sections for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 9. District of Columbia treated as State and political subdivision of State or unit of local government.
The proposed amendments specify October 1, 2026, as their effective date. This is the bill's proposed start date, not evidence that the amendments took effect.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2026.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated June 9, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on the Judiciary on February 10, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-06-09T17:58:33Z. 2025-02-10: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 2025-02-10: Introduced in House
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