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 Sort descending District Party Vote
Rep. Kenny Marchant
TX
24 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Lloyd Doggett
TX
37 Democrat Yes
Rep. Filemon Vela
TX
34 Democrat Yes
Rep. Henry Cuellar
TX
28 Democrat Yes
Rep. Sylvia Garcia
TX
29 Democrat Yes
Rep. John Carter
TX
31 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Dan Crenshaw
TX
2 Republican No
Rep. William M. Thornberry
TX
13 Republican No
Rep. Ron Wright
TX
6 Republican No
Rep. Van Taylor
TX
3 Republican No
Rep. Michael C. Burgess
TX
26 Republican No
Rep. Roger Williams
TX
25 Republican No
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson
TX
30 Democrat Yes
Rep. Chris Stewart
UT
2 Republican No
Rep. Ben McAdams
UT
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Rob Bishop
UT
1 Republican Not Voting
Rep. John Curtis
UT
3 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Jennifer Wexton
VA
10 Democrat Yes
Rep. Morgan Griffith
VA
9 Republican No
Rep. Ben Cline
VA
6 Republican No