On Federal Tax Filing Deadline, Norton Calls on Senate to Pass D.C. Statehood Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today, the federal tax filing deadline, called on the Senate to pass her District of Columbia statehood bill. Norton noted that D.C. pays more federal taxes per capita than any state and more federal taxes than 21 states but has no voting representation in Congress.

"Today, many D.C. residents will rush to mail checks to the IRS before the deadline to keep our federal government running, but still do not have voting representation in Congress," Norton said. "‘No taxation without representation' was the slogan that gave birth to the nation itself and should apply to the citizens of the nation's capital. The House passed my D.C. statehood bill last month for the second time in history, and I call on the Senate to pass the bill and finally give the same rights other Americans have to the residents of our nation's capital."

The House passed the D.C. statehood bill (H.R. 51) on April 22, 2021. The Senate companion bill (S. 51) has a record 45 cosponsors.

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