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Admission into the Union

The formal process by which a territory or district becomes a U.S. state, gaining all the rights and responsibilities of existing states.

Seat of Government

The official location where the central government of a country operates, referring in this bill to the specific federal area that would remain separate from the new D.C. state.

Proclamation

An official public announcement, typically made by a head of state or government, for example, to declare an election or a new law.

Apportionment

The process of dividing the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives among the states based on their population, as determined by the decennial census.

Republican in form

A constitutional requirement that every U.S. state must have a government where power is held by the people and their elected representatives, rather than by a monarch or dictator.

23rd Amendment

A change to the U.S. Constitution that grants Washington, D.C., electoral votes in presidential elections, as if it were a state, but without granting it full statehood or congressional representation.