HCR32 • 2026

Urges Congress to repeal the Residence Act of 1790 and designate Missouri as the nation's capitol

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Sponsor: Riggs, Louis (005)
Last action: 2026-05-15
Official status: 05/15/2026 - Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
Effective date: 2026-08-28

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Urges Congress to repeal the Residence Act of 1790 and designate Missouri as the nation's capitol

What This Bill Does

Urges Congress to repeal the Residence Act of 1790 and designate Missouri as the nation's capitol

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Bill History

2026-05-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
2026-01-14 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Read Second Time (H)
2026-01-13 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Official Summary Text

Urges Congress to repeal the Residence Act of 1790 and designate Missouri as the nation's capitol

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION NO. 32
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE RIGGS.
4273H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
WHEREAS, the Residence Act of 1790 established W ashington, D.C., as the capital
2 of the United States; and
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4 WHEREAS, the capital of the United States should be centrally located and easily
5 accessible to all citizens; and
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7 WHEREAS, according to the 2020 census, the population center of the United States
8 is located within the state of Missouri:
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10 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOL VED that the members of the House of
11 Representatives of the One Hundred Third General Assembly , Second Regular Session, the
12 Senate concurring therein, hereby ur ge Congress to repeal the Residence Act of 1790 and
13 designate Missouri, as the population center of the lower forty-eight states, as the next
14 national capital; and
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16 BE IT FUR THER RESOL VED that the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of
17 Representatives be instructed to prepare a properly inscribed copy of this resolution for the
18 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the United
19 States Senate, and the Missouri congressional delegation.
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