[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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