,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ccc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ad1 #bjbe,ms4 
,norton submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,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+ 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 kill+s1  
segregation1 & dis5fran*isem5t1 among   
o!r violations ( civil & human rights2  
,:]eas1 on ,april #af1 #ahfb1 9 ! mid/ (
 ! ,civil ,w>1 ,presid5t ,abraham       
,l9coln sign$ ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia    
,comp5sat$ ,emancipation ,act1 :i* fre$ 

! approximately #c1ajj enslav$          
individuals 9 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia &  
au?oriz$ comp5sation to _! =m] enslav]s2
 ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #a1 #ahfc1 ,presid5t
 ,abraham ,l9coln issu$ ! ,emancipation 
,proclamation1 :i* e/abli%$ a new bir? (
 fre$om by legally emancipat+ millions (
 enslav$ individuals 9 ! #aj ,/ates ( ! 
,conf$]acy n "u ,union control1 free+ ! 
majority ( ! ,nation's enslav$          
individuals2 ,:]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 ,:]eas1 

9 #bjje1 ,di/rict ( ,columbia           
,emancipation ,day1 commemorat+ ,april  
#af1 ! date ( ! sign+ ( ! ,di/rict (    
,columbia ,comp5sat$ ,emancipation ,act1
 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$]al taxes ?an ! resid5ts 
( any ,/ate2 ,:]eas ! resid5ts ( !      
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 :o pay ! full     
freight ( ,f$]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 !    
,congress & indep5d5ce f congressional  
int]f]5ce 9 local matt]s 9 violation ( !
 ,nation's f\nd+ pr9ciples ( no taxation
 )\t repres5tation & cons5t ( ! gov]n$2 
,:]eas1 on ,june #bf1 #bjbj1 & ,april   
#bb1 #bjba1 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives   
pass$ ! ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc ,admission ,act1 
! fir/ & ! second times 9 hi/ory1       

respectively1 ! ,,dc /atehood bill _h   
be5 pass$ by ei!r *amb] ( ,congress2    
,:]eas ,h4,r4 #ea1 ! ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc     
,admission ,act1 has #ahi cosponsors2 & 
,:]eas ,s4 #ea1 ! ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc        
,admission ,act1 has #db 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 ( ! resid5ts ( ! ,di/rict ( 
,columbia = ! same rights & fre$oms     
af=d$ to resid5ts ( ,/ates2 &  7#b7     
calls on ,congress to pass ! ,wa%+ton1  
,,dc ,admission ,act4