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.
Vote result: Passed
YEAs: 232
NAYs: 180
Legislator | State | District | Party Sort ascending | Vote | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rep. John Sarbanes | 3 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Chellie Pingree | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Lois Frankel | 22 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Linda T. Sánchez | 38 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson | 30 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Frank Pallone | 6 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Dean Phillips | 3 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Debra Haaland | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Jim McGovern | 2 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Ami Bera | 6 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Greg Stanton | 4 | Democrat | Yes |