Recognizing the disenfranchisement of District of Columbia residents, calling for statehood for the District of Columbia through the enactment of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, and expressing support for the designation of May 1, 2025, as "D.C. Statehood Day".
United States119th CongressHRES-374House of Representatives
Updated: May 1, 2025
Summary
This resolution addresses the long-standing issue of disenfranchisement for District of Columbia residents , who currently lack voting representation in Congress and full local self-government despite paying federal taxes. It highlights that D.C. residents pay more per capita federal taxes than any state and have a larger population and gross domestic product than many existing states. The resolution explicitly calls for the enactment of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51 and S. 51), which would admit the "State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth" and reduce the size of the federal district. It asserts that Congress possesses the constitutional authority to admit new states and that D.C. meets the general criteria for statehood, including strong resident support. Ultimately, the resolution expresses support for the designation of May 1, 2025, as "D.C. Statehood Day" , reinforcing the call for full political equality for the District's residents.
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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Armed Services, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
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