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Norton, Maloney, Hoyer, Carper to Hold Press Conference on H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act

March 17, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, March 22, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, and Senator Tom Carper will hold a press conference on H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act. Norton first introduced a D.C. statehood bill in 1991. Carper is the lead author of the Senate companion bill.

H.R. 51 would admit the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth into the Union and reduce the size of the federal district. H.R. 51 has 215 cosponsors and the Senate companion bill (S. 51) has 40 cosponsors. An identical version of H.R. 51 was passed by the House of Representatives in the 116th Congress.

Following the press conference, the Committee on Oversight and Reform will hold a full committee hearing examining H.R. 51 beginning at 11:00 a.m. EST.

WHO: Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, and Senator Tom Carper
WHAT: Press Call on H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act

WHEN: Monday, March 22, 2021, at 10:00 a.m.

Media please RSVP to OversightPress@mail.house.gov by 9:00 AM on Monday, March 22, 2021, for dial-in information.

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