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TX HR468
Resolution
Status
3/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Terry Meza
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AI Summary
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Texas House of Representatives expresses support for admitting Washington, D.C. into the Union as a state, granting full representation rights to approximately 700,000 residents who currently lack voting representation in Congress
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Opposes federal interference with D.C.'s local self-government and Home Rule, including congressional actions that disapprove, amend, or repeal decisions by D.C.'s elected Council and Mayor
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Notes that D.C. voters approved statehood with 85.69% support in a November 8, 2016 referendum, including approval of a proposed state constitution and boundaries
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References that the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Washington, D.C. Admission Act on June 26, 2020 and April 22, 2021, but the Senate has not acted
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Directs copies of the resolution be sent to the President, Vice President, Speaker of the House, and members of the Texas congressional delegation
Legislative Description
Recognizing the D.C. Statehood Compact and petitioning the Congress of the United States to admit Washington, D.C., into the Union.
Resolutions
Last Action
Referred to s/c on State-Federal Relations by Speaker
3/11/2025