September 30, 2018. (7) The District of Columbia’s total personal income is higher than that of 7 States, its per capita personal consumption expenditures is higher than those of any State, and its total personal consumption expenditures is greater than those of 7 States. (8) Congress has authority under article IV, section 3, clause 1 of the Constitution, which gives Congress power to admit new States to the Union, and article I, section 8, clause 17 of the Constitution, which grants Congress power over the seat of the Federal Government, to admit the new State carved out of the residential areas of the Federal seat of Government, while maintaining as the Federal seat of Government the United States Capitol Complex, the principal Federal monuments, Federal buildings and grounds, the National Mall, the White House, and other Federal property. D Territorial Voting Rights 2301. Findings relating to territorial voting rights Congress finds the following: (1) The right to vote is one of the most powerful instruments residents of the territories of the United States have to ensure that their voices are heard. (2) These Americans have played an important part in the American democracy for more than 120 years. (3) Political participation and the right to vote are among the highest concerns of territorial residents in part because they were not always afforded these rights. (4) Voter participation in the territories consistently ranks higher than many communities on the mainland. (5) Territorial residents serve and die, on a per capita basis, at a higher rate in every United States war and conflict since World War I, as an expression of their commitment to American democratic principles and patriotism. 2302. Congressional Task Force on Voting Rights of United States Citizen Residents of Territories of the United States (a) Establishment There is established within the legislative branch a Congressional Task Force on Voting Rights of United States Citizen Residents of Territories of the United States (in this section