119-hres374

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 374 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 374

 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''.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 1, 2025

 Ms. Norton submitted the following resolution; which was 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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 RESOLUTION

 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''.

Whereas the United States was founded on the principles of consent of the 
 governed and no taxation without representation;
Whereas District of Columbia residents are denied voting representation in 
 Congress and full local self-government;
Whereas the District of Columbia pays more per capita Federal taxes than any 
 State and pays more Federal taxes than 19 States;
Whereas statehood would give District of Columbia residents voting 
 representation in Congress and full local self-government;
Whereas Congress has the constitutional authority to pass the District of 
 Columbia statehood bill, 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;
Whereas the Admissions Clause of the Constitution gives Congress the authority 
 to admit new States, and all 37 new States were admitted by Congress;
Whereas no State would have to consent to the admission of the State of 
 Washington, Douglass Commonwealth;
Whereas the District Clause of the Constitution gives Congress plenary authority 
 over the Federal district and establishes a maximum size of the Federal 
 district, but not a minimum size nor a location of the Federal district;
Whereas the 23d Amendment to the Constitution allows the Federal district to 
 participate in the electoral college, while not establishing a minimum 
 size nor a location of the Federal district;
Whereas the Constitution does not establish any prerequisites for new States, 
 but Congress has generally considered 3 factors--

    (1) population and resources;

    (2) support for statehood; and

    (3) commitment to democracy;

Whereas the District of Columbia has a larger population than 2 States;
Whereas the District of Columbia has a larger gross domestic product than 15 
 States and a higher per capita gross domestic product than any State;
Whereas the District of Columbia has a higher per capita personal income than 
 any State;
Whereas 86 percent of District of Columbia residents voted for statehood in 
 2016; and
Whereas District of Columbia residents have been fighting for voting 
 representation in Congress and full local self-government for more than 
 200 years: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

    (1) supports the designation of ``D.C. Statehood Day''; and

    (2) calls on Congress to pass the Washington, D.C. 
 Admission Act (H.R. 51 and S. 51).
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