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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09/26/07
GUEST COLUMNIST: Nation's capital ...

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

Source: thepaper24-7.com
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09/18/07
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 Repres...

Source: Black Star News, NY
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09/18/07
Question: On Cloture on the Motion...

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

Source: People For the American Way
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09/17/07
Support Washington, DC’s residents...

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...

Source: Salem Statesman Journal
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09/17/07
Senators Place Roadblock In the Wa...

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...

Source: People For the American Way, DC
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09/17/07
Support Washington, DC’s residents...

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...

Source: Statesman Journal, OR
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09/17/07
Historic vote on DC voting rights ...

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 ...

Source: CQPolitics.com
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09/16/07
» DC residents rally to support up...

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 Di...

Source: Examiner.com
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09/16/07
Advocates Unite in Support of DC V...

... 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 ...

Source: Washington Continent
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09/13/07
Congressional Briefs: Rep. Lewis s...

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

Source: Redding News Review, GA
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Blog Coverage

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05/12/11
H.R.1905: Iran Threat Reduction Ac...

[31] The new bill (H.R. 1905) passed the full House of Representatives in a vote of 214 to 177. The bill was then referred to the Senate ...

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12/08/08
Life and other scary things: Utah ...

Well, there is this bill, (H.R. 1905)/(S. 1257), that could come again to a vote (some time in February, I believe). This bill wants to g...

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11/29/08
Barack Obama Agenda| Barack Obama ...

I oppose S.1257, because I doubt that our Nation’s Founding Fathers ever intended that the Congress should be able to change the text o...

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11/29/08
DC, Represent!: Politico Reporter ...

I especially think that's the case because the Senate version of the DC Voting Rights Act, S. 1257, doesn't have that provision. Re: The ...

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11/24/08
Luis's Poverty & Justice Blog: Imp...

[2] District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act, H.R. 1905, S. 1257, 110th Cong. (2007). [3] But see Bob Bernick and Lisa Riley Roche, 4...

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11/17/08
Shopping Mall PC in Washington DC ...

Additionally, a number of potential DC voting rights supporters defeated senators who opposed the DC Voting Rights Act (S. 1257). For the...

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11/09/08
Rally for Rights

Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) were replaced by potential DC voting rights supporters. It's critical that we send a message to the incoming ...

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11/03/08
DC Vote - Press Releases

Additionally, a number of potential supporters of DC voting rights defeated senators who opposed the DC Voting Rights Act (S. 1257)." "Fo...

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10/28/08
Filibusters Gone Wild

HR 800 – Employee Free Choice Act of 2007. S. 1348 – Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007. HR 2831 – Lilly Ledbetter Fair P...

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10/23/08
McCain and Obama: 50 Key Senate Votes

S. 1257 – District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007, No, Yes. HR 7081 – United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval a...

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