Washington, D.C. Admission Act

Apr. 22, 2021 | H.R. 51

This bill would grant statehood to the District of Columbia, making it the 51st state. Although Washington, D.C.’s population is now greater than both Vermont and Wyoming, its residents are without a constitutional right to voting representation in Congress. This bill passed the House on April 22, 2021.

This is Good for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 216
NAYs: 208

Legislator State District Party Sort descending Vote
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
NY
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jamaal Bowman
NY
16 Democrat Yes
Rep. Mike Levin
CA
49 Democrat Yes
Rep. Hank Johnson
GA
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Antonio Delgado
NY
19 Democrat Yes
Rep. John Sarbanes
MD
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ilhan Omar
MN
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Pete Aguilar
CA
33 Democrat Yes
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva
AZ
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Judy Chu
CA
28 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ed Perlmutter
CO
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jerry McNerney
CA
9 Democrat Yes
Rep. Bill Foster
IL
11 Democrat Yes
Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux
GA
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
NY
8 Democrat Yes
Rep. Suzan K. DelBene 1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Linda T. Sánchez
CA
38 Democrat Yes
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
NY
14 Democrat Not Voting
Sen. Peter Welch
VT
Democrat Yes
Rep. Pramila Jayapal 7 Democrat Yes