HI SR188

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

Affirms Hawaii's support for admitting Washington, D.C. as a state of the United States of America.

Notes that Washington, D.C. has a population of approximately 689,545 residents, comparable to states like Wyoming, Vermont, and Alaska, yet residents lack full congressional representation.

Highlights that D.C. residents pay more federal taxes than residents of 22 states and serve in the U.S. Armed Forces but are denied full representation in Congress.

References the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51 and S. 51) introduced in the 117th Congress, which would grant D.C. residents two senators and at least one House representative.