HI HCR167

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

Notes that Washington, D.C. residents pay more federal taxes than residents of 22 states but lack full representation in Congress, with a population of approximately 689,545 residents comparable to several states.

References that D.C. residents passed a November 8, 2016 referendum endorsing statehood by 86 percent and that the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51 and S. 51) would provide two senators and at least one House representative.

States that the United Nations Human Rights Committee and Organization of American States have called for addressing D.C.'s lack of political equality as a violation of human rights standards.

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