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119th Congress

H.Res. 871

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.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Agreed to
Sponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton(D-DC)
Introduced
Nov 10, 2025
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Committees
House Committee on Armed Services; House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; House Committee on Rules; House Committee on the Judiciary; House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Official text
Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (0)

No cosponsors.

Summary

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Latest action(Nov 10, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 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.

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