HI SR44

Hawaii's Senate urges the U.S. Congress to enact federal legislation granting statehood to Washington, D.C.

Identifies Washington, D.C.'s population of approximately 712,000 residents as comparable to states like Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, and North Dakota.

Notes that D.C. residents pay more federal taxes than 22 states and serve in the military and on federal juries but lack full representation in Congress.

References D.C. residents' November 8, 2016 referendum endorsing statehood by 86 percent and cites H.R. 51 and S. 51 (Washington, D.C. Admission Act) as proposed legislation.

Directs transmission of certified copies of the resolution to Hawaii's four-member congressional delegation.