DE SR9

Urges members of the United States Congress to enact federal legislation granting statehood to Washington, D.C.

Notes that D.C.'s population of approximately 689,545 residents is comparable to Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, and North Dakota, yet residents lack full voting representation in Congress.

Emphasizes that D.C. residents pay federal taxes and serve in the military and on federal juries but are denied full democratic representation in the national legislature.

References a 2016 District-wide referendum where 86% of D.C. residents voted in favor of statehood and the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51 and S. 51) introduced in the 117th and 118th Congresses.

States that Delaware supports admitting Washington, D.C. as a state of the United States of America, citing violations of international human rights standards and the lack of political equality for D.C. residents.