Recognizing the service of all District of Columbia veterans, condemning the denial of voting representation in Congress and full local self-government for veterans and their families who are District of Columbia residents, and calling for statehood for the District of Columbia through the enactment of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51 and S. 51), particularly in light of the service of District of Columbia veterans in every American war.
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Latest Action · November 8, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Armed Services, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
This resolution honors the service of approximately 30,000 District of Columbia veterans while criticizing the fact that D.C. residents, including military members and veterans, lack voting representation in Congress and full control over local government decisions. The resolution highlights that D.C. residents have fought in every American war since the Revolutionary War, with casualty figures exceeding those of several states in major conflicts like World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. The resolution calls on Congress to pass the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, which would grant D.C. statehood and provide residents with full voting rights in Congress and democratic control over local affairs. This is a symbolic resolution with no direct funding or implementation timeline, though it references that the House has previously passed the D.C. statehood bill twice, in 2020 and 2021.
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