Recognizing on Memorial Day, May 27, 2024, the denial of full participation in their Government through statehood by active duty servicemembers, National Guard members, reservists, veterans, and their families who are residents of the District of Columbia.

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Introduced on May 21, 2024 by Eleanor Holmes Norton

Legislation Details

  • Recognizes Memorial Day, May 27, 2024, as a day to acknowledge the denial of full participation in government through statehood for residents of the District of Columbia who are active duty servicemembers, National Guard members, reservists, veterans, and their families.
  • Highlights the significant service and sacrifice of active duty servicemembers, National Guard members, reservists, veterans, and their families.
  • Notes that approximately 30,000 veterans residing in the District of Columbia lack voting representation in Congress and full local self-government.
  • Mentions the historical participation of District of Columbia residents in American wars, including the Revolutionary War under the slogan “no taxation without representation.”
  • Provides casualty figures for District of Columbia residents in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, comparing them to casualty figures from various states.
  • States that almost 200,000 District of Columbia residents have served in the military since World War I.
  • References the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51 and S. 51) and its number of cosponsors in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
  • Asserts that District of Columbia residents have earned full and equal representation in the House of Representatives and Senate, as well as full local self-government.
  • Calls for the recognition on Memorial Day that residents of the District of Columbia who are affiliated with the military deserve the passage of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.

Last updated 8/8/2024