Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862, and celebrating passage of the District of Columbia statehood bill in the House of Representatives.

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Action timeline

Every recorded action on this bill, newest first. Stage badges color-code the legislative path.

Text versions

Each stage of the bill — official text published by GPO. Click any format to read on congress.gov / govinfo.

Changelog

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How a bill moves through Congress. Each stage produces a new official text. The diff between them shows what changed at that step.

1. ih / is — Introduced in House / Senate. First filed version.
2. rfh / rfs — Referred to a committee for review.
3. rh / rs — Reported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).
4. pcs / pch — Placed on Calendar for floor consideration.
5. eh / es — Engrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.
6. rdh / rds — Received by the other chamber.
7. eah / eas — Engrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.
8. ath / ats — Agreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.
9. enr — Enrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.
10. pl — Public Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.
11. pp — Public Print. Official printing post-enactment.

Most bills die before eh/es. Going from pcs → enr is the full path through both chambers.

Line-level diff between text versions of this bill — what actually changed at each legislative stage. Only one text version published so far.