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".

Key Points

• This resolution asks Congress to officially support making Washington, D.C., the 51st state. It also proposes naming May 1, 2025, as D.C. Statehood Day to highlight the issue.
• The proposal argues that D.C. residents are treated unfairly because they pay federal taxes but have no voting power in Congress. D.C. pays more in federal taxes per person than any state in the country.
• Supporters note that D.C. has a larger population than Vermont and Wyoming. They also point out that 86 percent of D.C. residents voted in favor of becoming a state during a 2016 election.
• This is a non-binding resolution, which means it does not change any laws on its own. It is used to show where members of the House stand on the issue of statehood.

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