Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862, and celebrating passage of the District of Columbia statehood bill in the House of Representatives.

This resolution recognizes the cultural and historical importance of emancipation in Washington, D.C., marking the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act on April 16, 1862, which freed enslaved people in the capital. It also celebrates the passage of a D.C. statehood bill in the House of Representatives. No official summary is available for this bill.

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