A bill to authorize and direct the Commissioner of the District of Columbia to conduct an election for the purposes of a referendum on the question of statehood for the residents of the present District, election of delegates to a constitutional convention, and for other purposes.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Authorizes the Commissioner of the District of Columbia to conduct a referendum on the question of statehood for the District of Columbia within 120 days after the enactment of this Act. Provides for the admission of the State of Columbia into the Union if a majority of the voters vote in favor of statehood and upon the approval of the constitution for the State of Columbia by the Congress. Authorizes the Commissioner of the District of Columbia to issue a proclamation for the election of delegates to a constitutional convention for the District of Columbia. States that the constitutional convention shall consist of fifty-seven delegates elected from among the residents of the District of Columbia. Provides that such convention shall write a constitution of the State of Columbia which shall be republican in form and shall not be repugnant to the Constitution of the United States and the principles of the Declaration of Independence. Establishes an advisory commission to be known as the State of Columbia Advisory Commission to conduct a full and complete study of the necessary and appropriate legislative or administrative actions that must be taken in order to facilitate the transfe…