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, 2026, as "D.C. Statehood Day".
This resolution formally acknowledges that residents of Washington, D.C., currently lack voting representation in Congress and full local self-government. It expresses support for designating May 1, 2026, as "D.C. Statehood Day" and urges Congress to pass the Washington, D.C. Admission Act to admit the area as a new state. The bill cites the district's large population and high tax contributions as reasons why statehood would align with constitutional principles of representation. While the text outlines the legal basis for statehood, it does not include any new laws or funding measures, serving instead as a statement of position.
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Introduced Apr 30, 2026
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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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Apr 30, 2026
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
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