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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".

Introduced·5/1/25
Introduced in House Text

Recognizing the disenfranchisement of District of Columbia residents, this bill calls for statehood through the Washington, D.C.

This bill recognizes the disenfranchisement of District of Columbia residents, advocating for statehood through the Washington, D.C. Admission Act. It highlights the District's larger population and higher per capita income compared to several states, and notes that 86% of District residents voted for statehood in 2016. The bill also calls for the designation of May 1, 2025, as "D.C. Statehood Day" to commemorate the potential statehood.

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Oversight And Government Reform Committee
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History

May 1, 2025

House

Submitted in House

May 1, 2025

House

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.