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 Sort ascending Party Vote
Rep. Bill Flores
TX
17 Republican No
Rep. Anthony Gonzalez
OH
16 Republican No
Rep. Mike Kelly
PA
16 Republican No
Rep. Adam Kinzinger
IL
16 Republican No
Rep. Darin M. LaHood
IL
16 Republican No
Rep. Vern Buchanan
FL
16 Republican No
Rep. Eliot L. Engel
NY
16 Democrat Yes
Rep. Veronica Escobar
TX
16 Democrat Yes
Rep. Anna G. Eshoo
CA
16 Democrat Yes
Rep. José E. Serrano
NY
15 Democrat Yes
Rep. John Shimkus
IL
15 Republican No
Rep. Ross Spano
FL
15 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Steve Stivers
OH
15 Republican No
Rep. Glenn Thompson
PA
15 Republican No
Rep. Lauren Underwood
IL
14 Democrat Yes
Rep. Tom Graves
GA
14 Republican No
Rep. Randy Weber
TX
14 Republican No
Rep. Dave Joyce
OH
14 Republican No
Rep. Brenda Lawrence
MI
14 Democrat Yes
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
NY
14 Democrat Yes