Recognizing the service of all District of Columbia veterans, condemning the denial of voting representation in Congress and full local self-government for veterans and their families who are District of Columbia residents, and calling for statehood for the District of Columbia through the enactment of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51 and S. 51), particularly in light of the service of District of Columbia veterans in every American war.
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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Armed Services, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Every recorded action on this bill, newest first. Stage badges color-code the legislative path.
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Each stage of the bill — official text published by GPO. Click any format to read on congress.gov / govinfo.
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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.
ih / is — Introduced in House / Senate. First filed version.
rfh / rfs — Referred to a committee for review.
rh / rs — Reported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).
pcs / pch — Placed on Calendar for floor consideration.
eh / es — Engrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.
rdh / rds — Received by the other chamber.
eah / eas — Engrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.
ath / ats — Agreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.
enr — Enrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.
pl — Public Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.
pp — Public Print. Official printing post-enactment.
Most bills die before eh/es. Going from pcs → enr is the full path through both chambers.
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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.
ih/is— Introduced in House / Senate. First filed version.rfh/rfs— Referred to a committee for review.rh/rs— Reported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).pcs/pch— Placed on Calendar for floor consideration.eh/es— Engrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.rdh/rds— Received by the other chamber.eah/eas— Engrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.ath/ats— Agreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.enr— Enrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.pl— Public Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.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.