HRES 871119th CongressIn Committee

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.

Introduced: Nov 10, 2025

Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-District of Columbia)

Civil Rights & JusticeDefense & National SecurityVeterans Affairs

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs

This resolution recognizes approximately 30,000 District of Columbia veterans who served in every American war without voting representation in Congress, highlights casualty statistics exceeding multiple states in major conflicts, and demands statehood through the Washington D.C. Admission Act to grant full democratic rights and self-governance to D.C. residents.

Key Points

1D.C. veterans served in all U.S. wars while being denied congressional voting representation and full local self-government despite paying federal taxes.
2Casualty figures for D.C. residents in World Wars I and II, Korea, and Vietnam exceeded those of several states during each respective conflict.
3The resolution condemns the ongoing disenfranchisement of D.C. residents including veterans and calls for immediate enactment of statehood legislation H.R. 51/S. 51.

Impact Areas

District of Columbia veterans and residentsU.S. congressional representation structureWashington D.C. governance and self-determination

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