Make DC Square Again Act
Sponsored By: Representative McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would restore Arlington County and the City of Alexandria to the District of Columbia, undoing the 1846 retrocession. It shifts legal authority from Virginia to D.C., preserves private property rights, and lets pending Virginia court cases conclude as if the retrocession never occurred.
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- Residents: People living in the named areas would be governed by District of Columbia law instead of Virginia law, effective the first day of the first fiscal year after enactment.
- Property owners: All rights, titles, and interests in property held by any person on the enactment date remain undisturbed, so current ownership claims continue.
- Legal proceedings: Any civil or criminal case already pending in a Virginia court that arose in the territory may be finished in that court as if this bill had not been enacted.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Timing and protections for transition
If enacted, District of Columbia law would apply to the restored land on the date the bill is signed and Virginia law would stop applying on that date. The bill would say the Act itself takes effect on the first day of the first fiscal year after enactment. It would keep all property rights held on the enactment date undisturbed. It would also let civil or criminal cases already pending in Virginia courts finish there as if the bill had not been enacted.
Return Arlington and Alexandria to D.C.
If enacted, this bill would repeal the 1846 law that returned the Alexandria-area land to Virginia. It would restore Arlington County and the City of Alexandria to the District of Columbia. That restoration would start on the first day of the first fiscal year after the bill is signed. Local taxes, rules, and public services in those areas could change under D.C. law.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7]
GA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
GA • R
Sponsored 4/22/2026
Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6]
FL • R
Sponsored 4/23/2026
Rep. Fuller, Clay [R-GA-14]
GA • R
Sponsored 4/30/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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