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The bill would grant Washington, D.C., admission into the Union as a state (which would also make it the country's first and only city-state). The bill was originally introduced in the 116th Congress on January 3, 2019, and was reintroduced on January 4, 2021, and January 9, 2023, in the 117th and 118th Congresses .
Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1: New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.
The power of Congress over interstate commerce is plenary and complete in itself, may be exercised to its utmost extent, and acknowledges no limitations other than are prescribed in the Constitution.... It follows that no form of state activity can constitutionally thwart the regulatory power granted by the commerce clause to Congress.
The federal government could shut down in a matter of hours if Congress does not cobble together a temporary funding plan on Friday. Lawmakers are racing to come to an agreement that will meet ...
A deal to give Washington, DC greater control over the RFK stadium appeared to be lost when it was left out of the bill passed by the House on Friday — but in an early morning surprise, the ...
The farm bill, which includes funding for food stamps, is set to expire on Sept. 30 but is likely to be delayed due to political jockeying over work requirements and the end of expanded COVID-19 ...
Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 463 U.S. 29 (1983), commonly known in U.S. administrative law as State Farm, is a United States Supreme Court decision concerning regulations requiring passive restraints in cars.
Farm Bills should stop funding the industrialization, corporate and foreign takeover of U.S. agriculture, Missouri farmer Darvin Bentlage writes. Instead of dodging deadlines, Congress should pass ...