Records in this series include briefing books, congressional testimony and statements, house and conference reports, executive summaries, bills, background papers, appropriation acts, correspondence, and memoranda. Much of the materials relate to H.R. 51, statehood legislation introduced in Congress in 1987, including briefing book drafts and originals, internal memoranda from the House District Committee, testimony, and opposition statements. Other significant materials consist of testimony before D.C. City Council on budgets and Congressional testimony supporting statehood before the House Subcommittee on Fiscal Affairs and Health in 1987. Folders are arranged alphabetically by topic and then chronologically with materials related to specific house and senate bills (i.e., H.R. 51, S118) appearing first.