HRES374Referred to Committee

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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2025-05-01
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democrat · DC · Representative
Votes with party: 96.6% (59 recorded votes)

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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.

2025-05-01

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This resolution calls for making Washington, D.C. a state rather than a federal district, which would give its roughly 700,000 residents voting representation in Congress and the ability to elect a senator and representative like other states. Currently, D.C. residents can vote in presidential elections but have no voting members in Congress, making them unable to directly influence federal laws that affect them. The resolution also designates May 1, 2025, as "D.C. Statehood Day" to recognize this issue.

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