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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1140 

Recognizing the denial of full voting rights in Congress for veterans and 

their families who are District of Columbia residents. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 9, 2018 

Ms. NORTON submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 

Committee on 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 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the denial of full voting rights in Congress for 

veterans and their families who are District of Columbia 

residents. 

Whereas, on November 11, our Nation observes Veterans 

Day, a Federal holiday commemorating the men and 

women who served and sacrificed for their country; 

Whereas the service and sacrifice of all American veterans 

must be recognized; 

Whereas the service of approximately 30,000 residents of the 

District of Columbia in the Armed Forces is unparalleled 

because they served without full voting rights in Congress; 


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Whereas residents of the District of Columbia fought to create the United States under the Revolutionary War slogan ‘‘no taxation without representation’’, and have 

served in every war engaged by the United States since; 

Whereas 635 District of Columbia residents were casualties 

of World War I, a casualty figure greater than that observed by 3 different States during the War; 

Whereas 3,575 District of Columbia residents were casualties 

of World War II, a casualty figure greater than that observed by 4 different States during the War; 

Whereas 547 District of Columbia residents were casualties 

of the Korean war, a casualty figure greater than that 

observed by 8 different States during the war; 

Whereas 243 District of Columbia residents were casualties 

of the Vietnam war, a casualty figure greater than that 

observed by 10 different States during the war; 

Whereas almost 200,000 District of Columbia residents have 

served in the military since World War I; 

Whereas residents of the District of Columbia, including active duty service members, National Guard members, reservists, and veterans, continue to be denied full voting 

rights in the House of Representatives and the Senate; 

and 

Whereas H.R. 1291, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, 

would grant full and equal voting rights as well as democratic control over local affairs to the District of Columbia by making it the 51st State: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog2 nizes the service of all District of Columbia veterans, past 

3 and present, condemns the denial of voting rights in ConVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:04 Nov 09, 2018 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR1140.IH HR1140

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1 gress and full home rule for veterans and their families 

2 who are District of Columbia residents, and calls for state3 hood for the District of Columbia. 

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