Open Congress : News Articles for S.1257 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007

GUEST COLUMNIST: Nation's capital nearly gets right to vote

2007-09-26T20:00:00Z

The Senate was considering the District of Columbia Voting Rights Act of 2007 (S. 1257). The House of Representatives had already shown strong bipartisan ...

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Urban League Decries Filibuster

2007-09-18T20:00:00Z

... of the proposed DC House Voting Rights Act (S.1257), which gives the District of Columbia one voting member of the US House of Representatives. ...

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Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed

2007-09-18T20:00:00Z

Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1257; District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 A three-fifths majority ...

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Support Washington, DC’s residents in their quest for representation

2007-09-17T20:00:00Z

In April, the House of Representatives passed the DC House Voting Rights Act (HR 1905/S. 1257), a bill that would give DC citizens a vote in Congress. ...

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Senators Place Roadblock In the Way of Representation for DC

2007-09-17T20:00:00Z

In response to the failure of today’s cloture vote for the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 (S. 1257), People For the American Way ...

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Support Washington, DC’s residents in their quest for representation

2007-09-17T20:00:00Z

In April, the House of Representatives passed the DC House Voting Rights Act (HR 1905/S. 1257), a bill that would give DC citizens a vote in Congress. ...

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Historic vote on DC voting rights before Senate

2007-09-17T20:00:00Z

18, 2007, 12:00 am - The Senate is scheduled to vote today on whether to end a filibuster on the DC Voting Rights Act (S.1257) which, if approved, ...

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» DC residents rally to support upcoming congressional vote «

2007-09-16T20:00:00Z

The US Senate will vote on whether to proceed to a floor debate on S. 1257, which would create two additional House seats: one for the District and the ...

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Advocates Unite in Support of DC Voting Rights

2007-09-16T20:00:00Z

... a news conference today urging Senators to vote in favor of ending debate on the DC Voting Rights Act (S.1257) when it is brought to the floor tomorrow. ...

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Congressional Briefs: Rep. Lewis says there was never anything ...

2007-09-13T20:00:00Z

... to 100 senators of both parties asking them to vote for S.1257, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act expected on the Senate floor next week. ...

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Filibuster Could Derail DC Voting Rights Bill

2007-09-04T20:00:00Z

After 206 years, the Senate is poised to pass S. 1257, the DC voting rights bill the House passed in April to give DC a voting seat in the House of ...

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The Constitution and Voting Representation for the District of ...

2007-07-25T20:00:00Z

by Nathaniel Ward The Senate is currently considering S. 1257, the "District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007," which would grant the District of ...

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Congressional Briefs: Norton, Scott, Cummings, Obama

2007-07-20T20:00:00Z

... consideration of S.1257, the DC Voting Rights Act, as he promised in a meeting in his office with Norton and District elected officials last month. ...

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DC Citizens Fueled by Possibility of a Vote, Gather for Senate ...

2007-07-16T20:00:00Z

Who: DC Vote's coalition, students, supporters and concerned citizens What: Rallying for Senate passage of the DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) When: ...

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DC Citizens Fueled by Possibility of a Vote, Gather for Senate ...

2007-07-16T20:00:00Z

Who: DC Vote's coalition, students, supporters and concerned citizens What: Rallying for Senate passage of the DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) When: ...

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GOP senators urged to support DC voting member in House

2007-06-27T20:00:00Z

The DC Republican Committee supports S. 1257, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007,” they wrote. “We do so in the tradition in which the ...

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Senate Committee Passes DC Voting Rights Bill

2007-06-13T20:00:00Z

... Rights Bill - The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee approved the DC Voting Rights Bill (S 1257) yesterday in a 9 to 1 vote. ...

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Bill to give Utah fourth House seat passes Senate hurdle

2007-06-12T20:00:00Z

Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., is known as the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 (S. 1257). It cleared the Senate Homeland Security and ...

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Bipartisan Group of Senators OKs DC Voting Rights Act in Committee

2007-06-12T20:00:00Z

The District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) now moves to the full Senate for a vote. People For the American Way President Ralph G. Neas ...

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Fixing Our Dysfunctional Democracy

2007-05-06T20:00:00Z

Tell your Senator to bring democracy home by supporting the DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) today. 2. National Popular Vote. ...

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