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 Sort descending State District Party Vote
Rep. Jerrold Nadler
NY
12 Democrat Yes
Rep. Grace F. Napolitano
CA
31 Democrat Yes
Rep. Richard E. Neal
MA
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Joe Neguse
CO
2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Dan Newhouse 4 Republican No
Rep. Donald W. Norcross
NJ
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ralph Norman
SC
5 Republican No
Rep. Devin Nunes
CA
22 Republican No
Rep. Tom O'Halleran
AZ
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
NY
14 Democrat Yes
Rep. Pete Olson
TX
22 Republican No
Rep. Ilhan Omar
MN
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Steven Palazzo
MS
4 Republican No
Rep. Frank Pallone
NJ
6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Gary Palmer
AL
6 Republican No
Rep. Jimmy Panetta
CA
19 Democrat Yes
Rep. Chris Pappas
NH
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr.
NJ
9 Democrat Yes
Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr.
NJ
10 Democrat Yes
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
CA
11 Democrat Yes