Recognizing Voting Representation for DC Residents on Memorial Day

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Recognizing Voting Representation for DC Residents on Memorial Day

On May 21, 2025, the resolution (H.R. 440) was introduced in the House of Representatives to recognize the denial of voting representation in Congress and full local self-government through statehood for active duty servicemembers, National Guard members, reservists, veterans, and their families who are residents of the District of Columbia.

Background

The resolution was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and is available here: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hres440ih

Key Points

On Memorial Day, May 26, 2025, the resolution recognizes the denial of voting representation in Congress and full local self-government through statehood for active duty servicemembers, National Guard members, reservists, veterans, and their families who are residents of the District of Columbia.
The service and sacrifice of active duty servicemembers, National Guard members, reservists, veterans, and their families are unparalleled.
Approximately 30,000 veterans are residents of the District of Columbia and do not have voting representation in Congress or full local self-government in the District of Columbia.
Residents of the District of Columbia fought in every war since the Revolutionary War, including World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
Almost 200,000 District of Columbia residents have served in the military since World War I.

The Resolution

The resolution is as follows:

“Resolved, That—
(1) District of Columbia residents have earned voting representation in the House of Representatives and Senate and full local self-government;
(2) on Memorial Day, the House of Representatives recognizes that active duty servicemembers, National Guard members, reservists, veterans, and their families who are residents of the District of Columbia deserve passage of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.”