Make DC Square Again Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8455 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8455 To repeal an Act entitled ``An Act to retrocede the county of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia, to the State of Virginia,'' and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2026 Mr. McCormick (for himself and Mr. Carter of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To repeal an Act entitled ``An Act to retrocede the county of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia, to the State of Virginia,'' and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Make DC Square Again Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Article I, section 8, clause 17 of the Constitution known as the Enclave Clause enumerates the power of the Federal Government to ``exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over such District (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of government of the United States''. (2) The Constitution does not enumerate authority for the Federal Government to retrocede portions of such a district back to states. (3) An Act of Congress approved July 16, 1790, ten miles square of territory was accepted from the States of Maryland and Virginia to serve the permanent seat of government subsequently being known as the Di