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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:political_party
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gptkbp:aimsTo
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grant U.S. statehood to Washington, D.C.
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gptkbp:alternativeProposal
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gptkb:constitutional_law
retrocession to Maryland
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gptkbp:firstMajorBillIntroduced
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1980s
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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DC statehood
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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gptkb:Republican_Party
some members of U.S. Congress
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gptkbp:opposedReason
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Constitutional concerns
Political balance in Senate
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gptkbp:proposedName
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gptkb:Douglass_Commonwealth
gptkb:State_of_Washington,_Douglass_Commonwealth
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gptkbp:recentBillPassedHouse
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2020
2021
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gptkbp:referendumResult
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2016
overwhelming support
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Home_Rule_Act
gptkb:District_of_Columbia_Organic_Act_of_1801
gptkb:U.S._Congress
gptkb:U.S._Constitution
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:requires
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Presidential signature
U.S. Congressional approval
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gptkbp:status
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not a U.S. state
pending legislation
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gptkbp:supportedBy
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
District of Columbia residents
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gptkbp:supportedReason
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Taxation without representation
Equal rights for D.C. residents
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Justice_Democrats
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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