Bill Details
HR.1173 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-10 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Date
2025-02-10
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
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This bill would make Washington, D.C. count like a state when the federal government decides who can get federal money. It would also treat the District like a state’s local government or political subdivision for these funding rules, unless another law says otherwise. The goal is to help ensure D.C. is eligible for federal funds in the same way states and local governments are.
- For federal funding purposes, D.C. would be treated the same as a state.
- D.C. would also be treated like a state’s local government or other local unit when rules about federal money are being applied.
- The change would take effect on October 1, 2026.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1173 Introduced in House (IH)]
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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,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Federal Funding for the
District of Columbia Act''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AS STATE AND ANY
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:
``Sec. 9. District of Columbia treated as State and political
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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