; Whereas the residents of the District of Columbia pay more per capita in Federal taxes than the residents of any State; Whereas, on February 11, 2020, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform passed H.R. 5803, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, the first time the D.C. statehood bill has been voted out of a committee since 1993; Whereas the residents of the District of Columbia, who pay the full freight of Federal taxes, serve in the United States Armed Forces, are subject to all of the requirements of citizenship, and otherwise have long made contributions to the life, culture, and leadership of the United States, still are denied the voting representation in the United States Congress and independence from congressional interference in local matters afforded to other United States jurisdictions in violation of the basic principles of taxation requiring representation and local governance; Whereas H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, has a record 223 cosponsors, more than enough votes to pass the House of Representatives with cosponsors alone; and Whereas the Senate should pass S. 631, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, which has a record 35 cosponsors: Now, therefore, be it