HI SCR34

Urges the United States Congress to enact federal legislation or propose a constitutional amendment granting budget autonomy, legislative autonomy, and statehood to the District of Columbia.

Notes that District of Columbia residents (601,723 according to 2010 census) pay federal taxes, serve on federal juries, and serve in the Armed Forces, yet lack full representation in Congress.

Highlights that Congress has repeatedly interfered with the District of Columbia's self-government by restricting use of locally raised tax revenue, despite the District passing balanced budgets for the last twenty years.

Points out that no other democratic nation denies self-government and national legislature participation to residents of its capital city.

Directs certified copies of the resolution to be sent to the President, congressional leadership, Hawaii's congressional delegation, and presiding officers of each state legislative body.