Recognizes District of Columbia Emancipation Day and urges Congress to pass the Washington, DC Admission Act.
The bill recognizes District of Columbia Emancipation Day, commemorating the end of slavery in the District of Columbia on April 16, 1862, when President Abraham Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act. It symbolizes the aspirations of District of Columbia residents for the same rights and freedoms as residents of states. The bill also urges Congress to pass the Washington, DC Admission Act, which has passed the House of Representatives twice and has numerous cosponsors in both the House and Senate.
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