AL HR101

Alabama House of Representatives proclaims support for admitting Washington, D.C. as a state of the United States.

District of Columbia's population of approximately 689,545 residents (2021) is comparable to Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, and North Dakota.

D.C. residents pay more federal taxes than residents of 22 states and serve in the armed forces but lack full representation in Congress and have limited self-government authority.

District of Columbia residents passed a referendum on November 8, 2016, with 86 percent support for statehood, and H.R. 51 and S. 51 (The Washington, D.C. Admission Act) were introduced in the 118th Congress to grant statehood with two Senators and at least one House member.

Resolution urges U.S. Congress to enact federal legislation granting statehood to Washington, D.C., and directs copies be sent to the President, Vice President, Speaker of Congress, Senate President Pro Tempore, and Alabama Congressional Delegation.