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0 pointsdntbnmpls6y ago0 comments

> The statehood act passed congress in the early 1950s, before the discussions about NASA began.

The statehood act was passed in March 1959.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii_Admission_Act

And I wouldn't say it was well on its way to statehood. There were lots of racial, political, historical, etc issues at play. Were it not for the desire to grant alaska statehood, it's likely that hawaii would still not be a state given their demographic.

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jedberg6y ago· 1 in thread

That was the last statehood act. The first one passed the House in the early 1950s but never made it through the Senate (because of the aforementioned racial issues).

dntbnmplsOP6y ago

> The first one passed the House in the early 1950s but never made it through the Senate (because of the aforementioned racial issues).

So it didn't pass congress ( house and senate )? "The statehood act passed congress in the early 1950s"

Also, it's my understanding that bills get considered by congress and once passed by congress, then it becomes an act ( law ). So as far as hawaii goes, there has been one and only one statehood act. But I may be wrong here.

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