Admission of Washington, D.C. as a state into the Union.
The Washington, D.C. Admission Act provides for the admission of the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth into the Union. It declares that the State shall be admitted on an equal footing with the other States. It reserves the authority of the United States to exercise exclusive legislation over certain military lands and Coast Guard properties. It also outlines the process for the election of Senators and a Representative from the State, and the issuance of a proclamation by the President upon certification of the election results by the Mayor.
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