Momentum has been building for an unconstitutional, political power grab to make the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) the 51^st state. Urge each Member of Congress to vote against moving forward on any D.C. statehood measure, specifically the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.

BACKGROUND

On June 25, 2020, for the first time ever, legislation to make the District of Columbia the 51^st state passed a Chamber of Congress. The U.S. House of Representatives, led by a Democrat majority, passed the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, arguing it’s about representation.

Evidence points more to it being a political power grab with the intent of changing the balance of power in the U.S. Senate. Making the District a state would allow a tiny number of residents the same number of electors as the state of Rhode Island, giving it a disproportionate advantage in the Electoral College.

It would also make the federal government dependent on that newly created state for public services. The Constitution calls for a federal district, in part, to keep any one state from being disproportionately helped—or burdened—by the operational needs of the federal government. Turning a majority of the District into a state would violate that principle. This legislation has been introduced in the 119^th Congress (H.R. 51/S. 51). As of June 2026, H.R. 51 has 206 co-sponsors and S. 51 has 43 co-sponsors.