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Feb 10, 2025
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Feb 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Feb 10, 2025
Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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Feb 10, 2025
Subjects (4)
District of Columbia
Government Operations and Politics
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State and local finance
State and local government operations
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Feb 10, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:21 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1173 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1173
To amend title 1, United States Code, to provide that, for the purpose
of determining eligibility for Federal funds, the District of Columbia
shall be treated as a State and any political subdivision of a State or
unit of local government, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 10, 2025
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend title 1, United States Code, to provide that, for the purpose
of determining eligibility for Federal funds, the District of Columbia
shall be treated as a State and any political subdivision of a State or
unit of local government, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1173 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1173
To amend title 1, United States Code, to provide that, for the purpose
of determining eligibility for Federal funds, the District of Columbia
shall be treated as a State and any political subdivision of a State or
unit of local government, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 10, 2025
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 1, United States Code, to provide that, for the purpose
of determining eligibility for Federal funds, the District of Columbia
shall be treated as a State and any political subdivision of a State or
unit of local government, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Federal Funding for the
District of Columbia Act''.
SEC. 2.
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF STATE OR UNIT OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENT FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL FUNDING.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 1, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``
GOVERNMENT FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL FUNDING.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 1, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``
Sec. 9.
subdivision of State or unit of local government
``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.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--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.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall take
effect on October 1, 2026.
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``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.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--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.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall take
effect on October 1, 2026.
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