District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

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1		-	ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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6		-	A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
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8		-	25-303
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11		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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13		-	December 3, 2024
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	2	+	_____________________________ _______________________________ 2
	3	+	Chairman Phil Mendelson Councilmember Anita Bonds 3
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	8	+	Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 8
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	12	+	____________________________ _______________________________ 12
	13	+	Councilmember Matthew Frumin C ouncilmember Trayon White, Sr. 13
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	18	+	Councilmember Charles Allen Counc ilmember Janeese Lewis George 18
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	23	+	Councilmember Christina Henderson Councilmember Zachary Parker 23
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	27	+	_____________________________ _______________________________ 27
	28	+	Councilmember Brooke Pinto Counc ilmember Brianne K. Nadeau 28
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	35	+	A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 35
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	38	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 38
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15	42		To recognize the 51
16	43		st
17		-	anniversary of the enactment in Congress of Public Law 93-198, the
18		-	“District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act,” which
19		-	granted the residents of the District of Columbia limited self-government.
20		-
21		-	WHEREAS, Washington, D.C. was founded on July 16, 1790, as the permanent seat of
22		-	government of the United States, with Congress having the exclusive power over such territory;
23		-
24		-	WHEREAS, the “District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801” disenfranchised residents in
25		-	lands surrendered to the District by Maryland and Virginia, preventing those persons from either
26		-	voting for representation in Congress or organizing a unified local government;
27		-
28		-	WHEREAS, in the early 1800s, D.C. residents sought and achieved modest concessions
29		-	in their attempts to attain self-government, including the right, initially granted to white male
30		-	property owners only, to elect a mayor and a local council;
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32		-	WHEREAS, the city of Alexandria was included as part of the District of Columbia from
33		-	1801 until Congress passed a retrocession act in 1847, returning Alexandria to Virginia’s
34		-	jurisdiction;
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36		-	WHEREAS, in 1867, against a presidential veto, the “District of Columbia Suffrage Act”
37		-	extended the right to vote to all males residing in the District, allowing African-American men to
38		-	vote in D.C. 3 years before the passage of the 15
	44	+	anniversary of the enactment in Congress of Public Law 93-198, the 42
	45	+	“District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act,” which granted the 43
	46	+	residents of the District of Columbia limited self-government. 44
	47	+	45
	48	+	WHEREAS, Washington, D.C. was founded on July 16, 1790, as the permanent seat of 46
	49	+	government of the United States, with Congress having the exclusive power over such territory; 47
	50	+	48 WHEREAS, the “District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801” disenfranchised residents in lands 49
	51	+	surrendered to the District by Maryland and Virginia, preventing those persons from either voting for 50
	52	+	representation in Congress or organizing a unified local government; 51
	53	+	52
	54	+	WHEREAS, in the early 1800s, D.C. residents sought and achieved modest concessions in their 53
	55	+	attempts to attain self-government, including the right, initially granted to white male property owners 54
	56	+	only, to elect a mayor and a local council; 55
	57	+	56
	58	+	WHEREAS, the city of Alexandria was included as part of the District of Columbia from 1801 57
	59	+	until Congress passed a retrocession act in 1847, returning Alexandria to Virginia’s jurisdiction; 58
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	61	+	WHEREAS, in 1867, against a presidential veto, the “District of Columbia Suffrage Act” 60
	62	+	extended the right to vote to all males residing in the District, allowing African-American men to vote in 61
	63	+	D.C. three years before the passage of the 15
39	64		th
40		-	amendment;
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42		-	WHEREAS, by 1870, the population of the District of Columbia had grown to nearly
43		-	132,000 residents, with regional needs that outpaced the existing system of municipal
44		-	governments as divided between Georgetown, Alexandria, and Washington;
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46		-	WHEREAS, in 1871, Congress passed the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871,
47		-	abolishing the office of mayor and vesting executive power in the office of a governor, to be
48		-	appointed by the president;
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52		-	WHEREAS, Congress further restricted self-government in the District in 1874 by
53		-	repealing provisions of law providing for the election of an executive, a secretary, and a board of
54		-	public works;
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56		-	WHEREAS, in 1938, after a more than decade-long campaign by the Daughters of the
57		-	American Revolution, D.C. adopted its own flag, noting that the city deserved more than just a
58		-	symbol of statehood;
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60		-	WHEREAS, advocates for District statehood continued to raise the issue in Congress
61		-	throughout the 20
	65	+	amendment; 62
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	67	+	WHEREAS, by 1870, the population of the District of Columbia had grown to nearly 132,000 64
	68	+	residents, with regional needs that outpaced the existing system of municipal governments as divided 65
	69	+	between Georgetown, Alexandria, and Washington; 66
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	71	+	WHEREAS, in 1871, Congress passed the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871, abolishing 68
	72	+	the office of mayor and vesting executive power in the office of a governor, to be appointed by the 69
	73	+	president; 70
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	75	+	WHEREAS, Congress further restricted self-government in the District in 1874 by repealing 72
	76	+	provisions of law providing for the election of an executive, a secretary, and a board of public works; 73
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	78	+	WHEREAS, in 1938, after a more than decade-long campaign by the Daughters of the American 75
	79	+	Revolution, D.C. adopted its own flag, noting that the city deserved more than just a symbol of statehood; 76
	80	+	77
	81	+	WHEREAS, advocates for District statehood continued to raise the issue in Congress throughout 78
	82	+	the 20
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63		-	century, with 6 bills introduced between 1948 and 1966 alone;
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65		-	WHEREAS, the 1970 District of Columbia Delegate Act allowed D.C. residents to elect
66		-	one non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives;
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68		-	WHEREAS, William Fauntroy, elected as the first delegate to represent the District of
69		-	Columbia, launched a vigorous campaign advocating for home rule and statehood for the
70		-	District;
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72		-	WHEREAS, Representative Charles Diggs, a Michigan Democrat, worked diligently as
73		-	the Chair of the House District of Columbia Committee to build Congressional support for home
74		-	rule;
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76		-	WHEREAS, in 1973, Fauntroy and Diggs championed the passage of the District of
77		-	Columbia Home Rule Act, which established the Council of the District of Columbia and gave
78		-	residents the right to self-government for the first time in over 100 years;
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	84	+	century, with six bills introduced between 1948 and 1966 alone; 79
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	86	+	WHEREAS, the 1970 District of Columbia Delegate Act allowed D.C. residents to elect one non-81
	87	+	voting delegate to the House of Representatives; 82
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	89	+	WHEREAS, William Fauntroy, elected as the first delegate to represent the District of Columbia, 84
	90	+	launched a vigorous campaign advocating for home rule and statehood for the District; 85
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	92	+	WHEREAS, Representative Charles Diggs, a Michigan Democrat, worked diligently as the Chair 87
	93	+	of the House District of Columbia Committee to build Congressional support for home rule; 88
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	95	+	WHEREAS, in 1973, Fauntroy and Diggs championed the passage of the District of Columbia 90
	96	+	Home Rule Act, which established the Council of the District of Columbia and gave residents the right to 91
	97	+	self-government for the first time in over 100 years; 92
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80	99		WHEREAS, the District will celebrate the 51
81	100		st
82		-	anniversary of the passage of the District
83		-	of Columbia Home Rule Act on December 24
	101	+	anniversary of the passage of the District of 94
	102	+	Columbia Home Rule Act on December 24
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85		-	;
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87		-	WHEREAS, D.C.’s elected representatives to Congress still do not have the power to
88		-	vote on final passage of legislation, including on legislation directly affecting the District;
89		-
90		-	WHEREAS, despite paying more in federal income taxes than 22 states, serving the
91		-	military and on federal juries, and bearing all the other responsibilities of citizenship, D.C.
92		-	residents still do not have full rights to self-government and representation in Congress;
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94		-	WHEREAS, as of November 2024, the District of Columbia has designated numerous
95		-	official state symbols, including a state bird, a state dinosaur, a state flower, a state rock, and,
96		-	most recently, a state amphibian in the form of the red-backed salamander, whose stripes emulate
97		-	the D.C. flag.
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100		-	ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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103		-	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That the
104		-	Council of the District of Columbia recognizes the 51
	104	+	; 95
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	106	+	WHEREAS, D.C.’s elected representatives to Congress still do not have the power to vote on 97
	107	+	final passage of legislation, including on legislation directly affecting the District; 98
	108	+	99 WHEREAS, despite paying more in federal income taxes than 22 states, serving the military and 100
	109	+	on federal juries, and bearing all the other responsibilities of citizenship, D.C. residents still do not have 101
	110	+	full rights to self-government and representation in Congress; 102
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	112	+	WHEREAS, as of November 2024, the District of Columbia has designated numerous official 104
	113	+	state symbols, including a state bird, a state dinosaur, a state flower, a state rock, and, most recently, a 105
	114	+	state amphibian in the form of the red-backed salamander, whose stripes emulate the D.C. flag; 106
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	116	+	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRIC T OF COLUMBIA, that the Council of the 108
	117	+	District of Columbia recognizes the 51
105	118		st
106		-	anniversary of the enactment in Congress
107		-	of Public Law 93-198, the “District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental
108		-	Reorganization Act.”
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	119	+	anniversary of the enactment in Congress of Public Law 93-198, 109
	120	+	the “District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act.” 110
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110	122		Sec. 2. This resolution may be cited as the “51
111	123		st
112		-	Anniversary of the Enactment of the
113		-	Home Rule Act Recognition Resolution of 2024.”
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115		-	Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
116		-
	124	+	Anniversary of the Enactment of the Home Rule 112
	125	+	Act Recognition Resolution of 2024.” 113
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	127	+	Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the 115
	128	+	District of Columbia Register. 116
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