,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bh1 #bjbc,ms4 
,norton submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,acc\ntability1 & 9 addition
 to ! ,committees on ,rules1 ,arm$      
,s]vices1 ! ,judici>y1 & ,en]gy &       
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !              
dis5fran*isem5t ( ,di/rict ( ,columbia  
resid5ts1 call+ = /atehood = ! ,di/rict 
( ,columbia ?r\gh ! enactm5t ( !        
,wa%+ton1 ,d4,c4 ,admission ,act1 &     
express+ support = ! designation ( ,may 
#a1 #bjbc1 z ,d4,c4 ,/atehood ,day4     
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates 0 f\nd$ on !     
pr9ciples ( cons5t ( ! gov]n$ & no      
taxation )\t repres5tation2 ,:]eas      
,di/rict ( ,columbia resid5ts are d5i$  
vot+ repres5tation 9 ,congress & full   
local self-gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas ! ,di/rict (

 ,columbia pays m p] capita ,f$]al taxes
 ?an any ,/ate & pays m ,f$]al taxes ?an
 #bc ,/ates2 ,:]eas /atehood w\ld give  
,di/rict ( ,columbia resid5ts vot+      
repres5tation 9 ,congress & full local  
self-gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas ,congress has !   
con/itutional au?ority to pass !        
,di/rict ( ,columbia /atehood bill1 !   
,wa%+ton1 ,d4,c4 ,admission ,act 7,h4,r4
 #ea & ,s4 #ea71 :i* w\ld admit ! ,/ate 
( ,wa%+ton1 ,d\glass ,commonweal? &     
r$uce ! size ( ! ,f$]al di/rict2 ,:]eas 
! ,admissions ,clause ( ! ,con/itution  
gives ,congress ! au?ority to admit new 
,/ates1 & all #cg new ,/ates 7 admitt$  
by ,congress2 ,:]eas no ,/ate w\ld h to 
cons5t to ! admission ( ! ,/ate (       
,wa%+ton1 ,d\glass ,commonweal?2 ,:]eas 
! ,di/rict ,clause ( ! ,con/itution     
gives ,congress pl5>y au?ority ov] !    
,f$]al di/rict & e/abli%es a maximum    
size ( ! ,f$]al di/rict1 b n a m9imum   
size nor a location ( ! ,f$]al di/rict2 
,:]eas ! #bc;d ,am5dm5t to !            
,con/itution all[s ! ,f$]al di/rict to  

p>ticipate 9 ! electoral college1 :ile n
 e/abli%+ a m9imum size nor a location (
 ! ,f$]al di/rict2 ,:]eas ! ,con/itution
 does n e/abli% any pr]equisites = new  
,/ates1 b ,congress has g5]ally consid]$
 #c factors--  7#a7 population &        
res\rces2  7#b7 support = /atehood2 &   
7#c7 commitm5t to democracy2 ,:]eas !   
,di/rict ( ,columbia has a l>g]         
population ?an #b ,/ates2 ,:]eas !      
,di/rict ( ,columbia has a l>g] gross   
dome/ic product ?an #af ,/ates & a high]
 p] capita gross dome/ic product ?an any
 ,/ate2 ,:]eas ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia   
has a high] p] capita p]sonal income ?an
 any ,/ate2 ,:]eas ! ,di/rict (         
,columbia has a triple-,a bond rat+2    
,:]eas #hf p]c5t ( ,di/rict ( ,columbia 
resid5ts vot$ = /atehood 9 #bjaf2 &     
,:]eas ,di/rict ( ,columbia resid5ts h  
be5 fight+ = vot+ repres5tation 9       
,congress & full local self-gov]nm5t = m
 ?an #bjj ye>s3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7 supports
 ! designation ( ,d4,c4 ,/atehood ,day2 

&  7#b7 calls on ,congress to pass !    
,wa%+ton1 ,d4,c4 ,admission ,act 7,h4,r4
 #ea & ,s4 #ea74