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. Larry Bucshon
IN
8 Republican No
Rep. Susan Brooks
IN
5 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Sharice Davids
KS
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Steven Watkins
KS
2 Republican No
Sen. Roger Marshall
KS
Republican No
Rep. Ron Estes
KS
4 Republican No
Rep. Brett Guthrie
KY
2 Republican No
Rep. Thomas Massie
KY
4 Republican No
Rep. Andy Barr
KY
6 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Harold Rogers
KY
5 Republican No
Rep. John Yarmuth
KY
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. James Comer
KY
1 Republican No
Rep. Ralph Abraham
LA
5 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Steve Scalise
LA
1 Republican No
Rep. Mike Johnson
LA
4 Republican No
Rep. Garret Graves
LA
6 Republican No
Rep. Cedric Richmond
LA
2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Clay Higgins
LA
3 Republican No
Rep. Bill Keating
MA
9 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ayanna Pressley
MA
7 Democrat Yes