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 Party Sort descending Vote
Rep. Peter J. Visclosky
IN
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Betty McCollum
MN
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Dwight Evans
PA
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Al Lawson
FL
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Kathy Castor
FL
14 Democrat Yes
Rep. Bobby L. Rush
IL
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr.
GA
2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez
NY
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Joe Cunningham
SC
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Abigail Spanberger
VA
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Brenda Lawrence
MI
14 Democrat Yes
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer
MD
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Sean Casten
IL
6 Democrat Yes
Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
MD
2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
NY
14 Democrat Yes
Rep. Josh Gottheimer
NJ
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ed Perlmutter
CO
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Filemon Vela
TX
34 Democrat Yes
Rep. Henry Cuellar
TX
28 Democrat Yes
Rep. Adriano Espaillat
NY
13 Democrat Yes