District of Columbia-Maryland Reunion Act
United States117th CongressS-1361Senate
Updated: Apr 22, 2021
Summary
District of Columbia-Maryland Reunion Act This bill cedes the District of Columbia to Maryland after Maryland's acceptance of the retrocession. Furthermore, the bill declares that the National Capital Service Area in the District shall not be ceded and relinquished to Maryland and shall continue to serve as the permanent seat of the federal government. The bill maintains the exclusive legislative authority and control of Congress over the area. Finally, excluding the John A. Wilson Building, the area shall include the principal federal monuments, the White House, the U.S. Capitol, the U.S. Supreme Court Building, the federal executive, legislative, and judicial office buildings located adjacent to the Mall and the U.S. Capitol, and the Frances Perkins Building, including any portion of it north of D Street NW.
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Latest companion bill action
HR-472: District of Columbia-Maryland Reunion ActReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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