Arizona 2023 Regular Session

Arizona House Bill HCR2034 Compare Versions

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1	1	REFERENCE TITLE: supporting statehood; Washington D.C. State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023 HCR 2034 Introduced by Representatives Salman: Aguilar, Austin, Bravo, Cano, Contreras L, Contreras P, De Los Santos, Gutierrez, Hernandez A, Hernandez C, Hernandez L, Hernandez M, Longdon, Mathis, Ortiz, Peshlakai, Quionez, Sandoval, Schwiebert, Seaman, Shah, Stahl Hamilton, Sun, Travers, Tsosie, Senators Alston, Diaz, Epstein, Gabaldn, Hernandez, Mendez, Miranda, Tern A Concurrent Resolution proclaiming support for admitting washington, d.c. into the union as a state of the United States. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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9	9	REFERENCE TITLE: supporting statehood; Washington D.C.
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12	12	Introduced by Representatives Salman: Aguilar, Austin, Bravo, Cano, Contreras L, Contreras P, De Los Santos, Gutierrez, Hernandez A, Hernandez C, Hernandez L, Hernandez M, Longdon, Mathis, Ortiz, Peshlakai, Quionez, Sandoval, Schwiebert, Seaman, Shah, Stahl Hamilton, Sun, Travers, Tsosie, Senators Alston, Diaz, Epstein, Gabaldn, Hernandez, Mendez, Miranda, Tern
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14	14	REFERENCE TITLE: supporting statehood; Washington D.C.
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46	46	Representatives Salman: Aguilar, Austin, Bravo, Cano, Contreras L, Contreras P, De Los Santos, Gutierrez, Hernandez A, Hernandez C, Hernandez L, Hernandez M, Longdon, Mathis, Ortiz, Peshlakai, Quionez, Sandoval, Schwiebert, Seaman, Shah, Stahl Hamilton, Sun, Travers, Tsosie, Senators Alston, Diaz, Epstein, Gabaldn, Hernandez, Mendez, Miranda, Tern
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68	68	proclaiming support for admitting washington, d.c. into the union as a state of the United States.
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78	78	Whereas, the people living on the land that would eventually be designated as the District of Columbia were provided the right to vote for representation in Congress when the United States Constitution was ratified in 1788; and Whereas, the passage of the Organic Act of 1801 placed the District of Columbia under the exclusive authority of the United States Congress and abolished residents' right to vote for members of Congress and the President and Vice President of the United States; and Whereas, residents of the District of Columbia were granted the right to vote for the President and Vice President through passage of the 23rd Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1961; and Whereas, as of 2021, the United States Census Bureau data estimates that the District of Columbia's population, at approximately 689,545 residents, is comparable to the populations of Wyoming (576,851), Vermont (643,077), Alaska (733,391) and North Dakota (779,094); and Whereas, residents of the District of Columbia share all the responsibilities of United States citizenship, including paying more federal taxes than residents of 22 states, serving on federal juries and defending the United States as members of the United States armed forces in every war since the War for Independence, yet they are denied full representation in Congress; and Whereas, the residents of the District of Columbia themselves have endorsed statehood for the District of Columbia and passed a districtwide referendum on November 8, 2016, which favored statehood by 86%; and Whereas, no other democratic nation denies the right of self-government, including participation in its national legislature, to the residents of its capital; and Whereas, the residents of the District of Columbia lack full democracy, equality and citizenship enjoyed by the residents of the 50 states; and Whereas, the United States Congress has repeatedly interfered with the District of Columbia's limited selfgovernment by enacting laws that affect the District of Columbia's expenditure of its locally raised tax revenue, including barring the usage of locally raised revenue, thus violating the fundamental principle that states and local governments are best suited to enact legislation that represents the will of their citizens; and Whereas, although the District of Columbia has passed consecutive balanced budgets since fiscal year 1996-1997, it still faces the possibility of being shut down yearly because of congressional deliberations over the federal budget; and Whereas, in the 117th Congress, District of Columbia Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and Delaware's United States Senator Tom Carper introduced H.R. 51 and S. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, that provides that the State of Washington, D.C. would have all the rights of citizenship as taxpaying American citizens, including two Senators and at least one House member; and Whereas, the United Nations Human Rights Committee has called on the United States Congress to address the District of Columbia's lack of political equality, and the Organization of American States has declared the disenfranchisement of the District of Columbia residents a violation of its charter agreement, to which the United States is a signatory. Therefore Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring: That the Members of the Legislature support admitting Washington, D.C. into the Union as a state of the United States of America and enacting federal legislation granting statehood to the people of Washington, D.C.
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80	80	Whereas, the people living on the land that would eventually be designated as the District of Columbia were provided the right to vote for representation in Congress when the United States Constitution was ratified in 1788; and
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82	82	Whereas, the passage of the Organic Act of 1801 placed the District of Columbia under the exclusive authority of the United States Congress and abolished residents' right to vote for members of Congress and the President and Vice President of the United States; and
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84	84	Whereas, residents of the District of Columbia were granted the right to vote for the President and Vice President through passage of the 23rd Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1961; and
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86	86	Whereas, as of 2021, the United States Census Bureau data estimates that the District of Columbia's population, at approximately 689,545 residents, is comparable to the populations of Wyoming (576,851), Vermont (643,077), Alaska (733,391) and North Dakota (779,094); and
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88	88	Whereas, residents of the District of Columbia share all the responsibilities of United States citizenship, including paying more federal taxes than residents of 22 states, serving on federal juries and defending the United States as members of the United States armed forces in every war since the War for Independence, yet they are denied full representation in Congress; and
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90	90	Whereas, the residents of the District of Columbia themselves have endorsed statehood for the District of Columbia and passed a districtwide referendum on November 8, 2016, which favored statehood by 86%; and
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92	92	Whereas, no other democratic nation denies the right of self-government, including participation in its national legislature, to the residents of its capital; and
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94	94	Whereas, the residents of the District of Columbia lack full democracy, equality and citizenship enjoyed by the residents of the 50 states; and
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96	96	Whereas, the United States Congress has repeatedly interfered with the District of Columbia's limited selfgovernment by enacting laws that affect the District of Columbia's expenditure of its locally raised tax revenue, including barring the usage of locally raised revenue, thus violating the fundamental principle that states and local governments are best suited to enact legislation that represents the will of their citizens; and
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98	98	Whereas, although the District of Columbia has passed consecutive balanced budgets since fiscal year 1996-1997, it still faces the possibility of being shut down yearly because of congressional deliberations over the federal budget; and
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100	100	Whereas, in the 117th Congress, District of Columbia Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and Delaware's United States Senator Tom Carper introduced H.R. 51 and S. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, that provides that the State of Washington, D.C. would have all the rights of citizenship as taxpaying American citizens, including two Senators and at least one House member; and
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102	102	Whereas, the United Nations Human Rights Committee has called on the United States Congress to address the District of Columbia's lack of political equality, and the Organization of American States has declared the disenfranchisement of the District of Columbia residents a violation of its charter agreement, to which the United States is a signatory.
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106	106	Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring:
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108	108	That the Members of the Legislature support admitting Washington, D.C. into the Union as a state of the United States of America and enacting federal legislation granting statehood to the people of Washington, D.C.