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District of Columbia-Maryland Reunion Act

Introduced: April 22, 2021 Introduced by: Marshall, Roger Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Apr 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Apr 22, 2021
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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.

What's happening now April 22, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 472 Related bill District of Columbia-Maryland Reunion Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1361: District of Columbia-Maryland Reunion Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1361/
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"S. 1361: District of Columbia-Maryland Reunion Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1361/.
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S. 1361, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1361/.
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