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S.1257 - District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007
A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives. view all titles (3)
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- Short: District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 as introduced.
- Official: A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives. as introduced.
- Short: District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 as reported to senate.
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GUEST COLUMNIST: Nation's capital nearly gets right to vote
The Senate was considering the District of Columbia Voting Rights Act of 2007 (S. 1257). The House of Representatives had already shown strong bipartisan ...
Urban League Decries Filibuster
... 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. ...
Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
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 ...
Support Washington, DC’s residents in their quest for representation
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. ...
Senators Place Roadblock In the Way of Representation for DC
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 ...
Support Washington, DC’s residents in their quest for representation
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. ...
Historic vote on DC voting rights before Senate
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, ...
» DC residents rally to support upcoming congressional vote «
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 ...
Advocates Unite in Support of DC Voting Rights
... 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. ...
Congressional Briefs: Rep. Lewis says there was never anything ...
... 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. ...
Filibuster Could Derail DC Voting Rights Bill
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 ...
The Constitution and Voting Representation for the District of ...
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 ...
Congressional Briefs: Norton, Scott, Cummings, Obama
... 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. ...
DC Citizens Fueled by Possibility of a Vote, Gather for Senate ...
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: ...
DC Citizens Fueled by Possibility of a Vote, Gather for Senate ...
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: ...
GOP senators urged to support DC voting member in House
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 ...
Senate Committee Passes DC Voting Rights Bill
... 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. ...
Bill to give Utah fourth House seat passes Senate hurdle
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 ...
Bipartisan Group of Senators OKs DC Voting Rights Act in Committee
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 ...
Fixing Our Dysfunctional Democracy
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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