; Whereas the residents of the District of Columbia pay more per capita in Federal taxes than the residents of any State; 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 Congress and independence from congressional interference in local matters in violation of the Nation’s founding principles of no taxation without representation and consent of the governed; Whereas, on June 26, 2020, and April 22, 2021, the House of Representatives passed the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, the first and the second times in history, respectively, the D.C. statehood bill had been passed by either chamber of Congress; Whereas H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, has 206 cosponsors; and Whereas S. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, has 46 cosponsors: Now, therefore, be it