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".

Sponsor: Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic-DC)May 1, 2025

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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.

House calls for D.C. statehood and supports a special day to recognize it.

This resolution would have the House ask Congress to make Washington, D.C., a state. It also supports naming May 1, 2025, as "D.C. Statehood Day." This aims to give D.C. residents a vote in Congress and full control over their local laws, which they currently do not have.

What Would Change

Today, District of Columbia residents do not have voting representation in Congress or full local self-government, despite paying federal taxes. If this resolution passes, the House of Representatives would formally call for D.C. statehood and support a special "D.C. Statehood Day" on May 1, 2025, pushing for these changes.

Key Provisions

House calls on Congress to pass the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51 and S. 51).
House supports designating May 1, 2025, as "D.C. Statehood Day."

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HRES 374 · 119th Congress · May 1, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10

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".

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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