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Senate Judiciary Committee advances D.C. statehood resolution with carve‑out for federal enclave
Summary
The committee adopted a committee substitute for Senate Joint Resolution 6 (Washington, D.C. statehood) that excludes a federal enclave containing the White House, U.S. Capitol and Supreme Court, then referred the resolution out of committee with recommendations and an attached fiscal note.
The Alaska Senate Judiciary Committee on March 21 adopted a committee substitute for Senate Joint Resolution 6, a measure supporting statehood for the District of Columbia, and referred the resolution out of committee with individual recommendations and a fiscal note.
Committee aide Brianna Kacaruk presented the committee substitute and described one change in version I: it inserts language excluding “a federal enclave that encompasses at least the White House, The United States Capitol, and the United States Supreme Court.” Kacaruk read the amendment aloud for the record.
“...is excluding a federal enclave that encompasses at least the White House, The United States Capitol, and the United States Supreme Court,” Kacaruk said when summarizing the edit.
Senators asked no follow‑up questions after the staff summary, and the committee proceeded. Senator Akhil moved to adopt the committee substitute as the working document for SJR 6; Senator Kiel subsequently moved to refer SJR 6 (committee substitute, version I, with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note) out of the committee. The referral was adopted without recorded objection.
The committee did not provide additional debate on the resolution in the transcript beyond the staff presentation and the two motions. The referral transmits the committee substitute and its accompanying fiscal note and recommendations to the next legislative stage for consideration.
The committee adjourned after completing the item; committee staff noted upcoming hearings on March 24 and March 26.
