,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ibi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ag1 #bjbj,ms4 
,norton submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,,resolution         
,recogniz+ ! endur+ cultural & hi/orical
 significance ( emancipation 9 !        
,nation's capital on ! anniv]s>y (      
,presid5t ,abraham ,l9coln's sign+ ( !  
,di/rict ( ,columbia ,comp5sat$         
,emancipation ,act1 :i* e/abli%$ ! fir/ 
fre$ on ,april #af1 #ahfb1 & celebrat+  
atta9+ ! requisite numb] ( cosponsors = 
passage ( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia        
/atehood bill 9 ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives4  ,:]eas ! ,di/rict (   
,columbia has be5 a focal po9t ( !      
,nation's complex racial hi/ory1 :i* has
 includ$ slav]y1 ! ,civil ,w>1 brutal & 
unju/ifi$ kill+s ( innoc5t citiz5s1     
racial segregation1 & legal             
dis5fran*isem5t1 among o!r violations ( 
human rights2 ,:]eas1 on ,april #af1    
#ahfb1 9 ! mid/ ( ! ,civil ,w>1         

,presid5t ,abraham ,l9coln sign$ !      
,di/rict ( ,columbia ,comp5sat$         
,emancipation ,act1 :i* au?oriz$ !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,treasury to exp5d ne>ly  
#a1jjj1jjj1 up to #cjj p] slave1 to     
effect ! free+ ( ab\t #c1ajj p]sons (   
,african desc5t1 & (f]$ #ajj to =m]     
slaves :o agre$ to emigrate to c\ntries 
outside ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 on   
,janu>y #a1 #ahfc1 ,presid5t ,abraham   
,l9coln issu$ ! ,emancipation           
,proclamation1 :i* e/abli%$ a new bir? (
 fre$om by legally emancipat+ millions (
 slaves 9 ! #aj ,/ates ( ! ,conf$]acy n 
"u ,union control1 free+ ! majority ( ! 
,nation's slaves2 ,:]eas ! ,?irte5?     
,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 :i* reads ,nei!r slav]y nor     
involunt>y s]vitude1 except z a puni%m5t
 = crime :]e( ! p>ty %all h be5 duly    
convict$1 %all exi/ )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
or any place subject to _! jurisdiction4
 ,congress %all h p[] to en=ce ?is      
article by appropriate legislation1 0   
adopt$ on ,decemb] #f1 #ahfe1 &         

effectively outlaw$ slav]y 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! enslavem5t ( p]sons (  
,african desc5t endur$ = m ?an two      
c5turies 9 :at is n[ ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
includ+ ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia2 ,:]eas 9
 #bjje1 ,di/rict ( ,columbia            
,emancipation ,day1 commemorat+ ,april  
#af1 ! date slaves 7 fre$1 0 made a     
legal public holiday 9 ! ,di/rict (     
,columbia to be celebrat$ annually on   
,april #af2 ,:]eas ! resid5ts ( !       
,di/rict ( ,columbia pay m p] capita 9  
,f$]al taxes ?an ! resid5ts ( any ,/ate2
 ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #aa1 #bjbj1 ! ,h\se
 ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m pass$  
,h4,r4 #ehjc1 ! ,wa%+ton1 ,d4,c4        
,admission ,act1 ! fir/ "t ! ,d4,c4     
/atehood bill has be5 vot$ out ( a      
committee s9ce #aiic2 ,:]eas ! resid5ts 
( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 :o pay ! full 
freight ( ,f$]al taxes1 s]ve 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces1 are subject to all (
 ! requirem5ts ( citiz5%ip1 & o!rwise h 
long made contributions to ! life1      
culture1 & lead]%ip ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  

/ill are d5i$ ! vot+ repres5tation 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,congress & indep5d5ce f  
congressional int]f]5ce 9 local matt]s  
af=d$ to o!r ,unit$ ,/ates jurisdictions
 9 violation ( ! basic pr9ciples (      
taxation requir+ repres5tation & local  
gov]nance2 ,:]eas ,h4,r4 #ea1 !         
,wa%+ton1 ,d4,c4 ,admission ,act1 has a 
record #bbc cosponsors1 m ?an en\gh     
votes to pass ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 
) cosponsors alone2 & ,:]eas ! ,s5ate   
%\ld pass ,s4 #fca1 ! ,wa%+ton1 ,d4,c4  
,admission ,act1 :i* has a record #ce   
cosponsors3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes     
,di/rict ( ,columbia ,emancipation ,day1
 m>k+ ! anniv]s>y ( ! end ( slav]y 9 !  
,di/rict ( ,columbia & symboliz+ !      
aspirations ( ! citiz5s ( ! ,di/rict (  
,columbia = ! same rights & fre$oms     
af=d$ to all ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s2 &   
7#b7 recognizes t ! ,wa%+ton1 ,d4,c4    
,admission ,act has m ?an ! requisite   
numb] ( cosponsors necess>y to pass 9 ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & t ! ,h\se (   

,repres5tatives %\ld pass ! ,wa%+ton1   
,d4,c4 ,admission ,act 9 #bjbj4