HR12 Summary

• Alabama expresses support for admitting Washington, D.C. as a state of the United States of America.

• Notes that D.C. residents pay more federal taxes than residents of 22 states, serve on federal juries, and fight in U.S. armed forces, yet lack full representation in Congress.

• Highlights that D.C.'s population of approximately 689,545 residents exceeds those of Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, and North Dakota, and that D.C. residents approved statehood by 86 percent in a November 8, 2016 referendum.

• References the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51 and S. 51) introduced in the 118th Congress, which would grant D.C. the status of a state with two Senators and at least one House member.

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