MN HF1801

Minnesota House of Representatives urges Congress to pass federal legislation admitting Washington, D.C. as a state.

D.C.'s population of 689,545 residents (2020 census) is comparable to Alaska, North Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming, yet residents lack full congressional representation.

D.C. residents pay more federal taxes than residents of 22 states, serve on federal juries, and have served in all U.S. wars since the War for Independence while being denied full representation in Congress.

A November 8, 2016 district-wide referendum showed 86 percent of D.C. residents support statehood; the United Nations Human Rights Committee and Organization of American States have called for addressing D.C.'s lack of political equality.

Resolution directs the House Chief Clerk to transmit an enrolled copy to both houses of Congress and Minnesota's federal delegation.