HI SR96

Urges the 113th United States Congress to enact federal legislation or propose a constitutional amendment granting full voting rights to District of Columbia residents.

Notes that D.C. residents (601,723 people) have populations comparable to Wyoming, Vermont, North Dakota, and Alaska, yet lack voting representation in Congress.

Highlights that D.C. residents pay federal taxes, serve on federal juries, and serve in the U.S. Armed Forces while being denied congressional representation.

References the 2003 Inter-American Commission on Human Rights finding that the United States violates international human rights law by disenfranchising D.C. residents.

Requires certified copies to be sent to the President, congressional leadership, D.C.'s delegate, and Hawaii's congressional delegation.