Washington, D.C. Admission Act

Jun. 26, 2020 | H.R. 51

This bill would grant statehood to the District of Columbia, whose population is bigger than both Vermont and Wyoming, but whose residents do not have a constitutional right to voting representation in Congress. This bill would make Washington, D.C., the fifty-first state, with a voting member in the U.S. House of Representatives and two U.S. senators. This bill passed the House on June 26, 2020.

This is Good for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 232
NAYs: 180

Legislator State District Sort descending Party Vote
Sen. Ben Ray Luján
NM
Democrat Yes
Sen. Roger Marshall
KS
Republican No
Sen. Markwayne Mullin
OK
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Ted Budd
NC
Republican No
Sen. Peter Welch
VT
Democrat Yes
Rep. Kelly Armstrong
ND
At Large Republican No
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE
At Large Democrat Yes
Rep. Liz Cheney
WY
At Large Republican No
Rep. Greg Gianforte
MT
At Large Republican No
Rep. Don Young
AK
At Large Republican No
Rep. Dusty Johnson
SD
At Large Republican No
Rep. Doug LaMalfa
CA
1 Republican No
Rep. John B. Larson
CT
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. David McKinley
WV
1 Republican No
Rep. Carol Miller
WV
1 Republican No
Rep. Jack Bergman
MI
1 Republican No
Rep. Richard E. Neal
MA
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Rob Bishop
UT
1 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Donald W. Norcross
NJ
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
OR
1 Democrat Yes