Recognizing the service of all District of Columbia veterans, condemning the denial of voting representation in Congress and full local self-government for veterans and their families who are District of Columbia residents, and calling for statehood for the District of Columbia through the enactment of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51 and S. 51), particularly in light of the service of District of Columbia veterans in every American war.
Latest action · Nov 11, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
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- IntroducedNov 10, 2022
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution
- recognizes the service of all District of Columbia (DC) veterans;
- condemns the denial of voting representation in Congress and full local self-government for veterans and their families who are DC residents; and
- calls for statehood for DC through the enactment of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51 and S. 51), particularly in light of the service of DC veterans in every American war.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
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- Nov 11, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 10, 2022Introduced in House
- Nov 10, 2022Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Armed Services, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 787 | Recognizing the service of all District of Columbia veterans, condemning the denial of voting representation in Congress and full local self-government for veterans and their families who are District of Columbia residents, and calling for statehood for t | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
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- Nov 10, 2022Introduced in House
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