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.

6/28/2007--Reported to Senate amended. District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 -
(Sec. 2) Considers the District of Columbia a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives. Declares that the District shall not be considered a state for purposes of representation in the Senate. Applies to the District in the same manner as it applies to a state the federal law providing for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and for apportionment of Representatives in Congress. Limits the District to one Member under any reapportionment of Members. Modifies the formula regarding the number of presidential electors to subject it to the 23rd amendment to the Constitution in the case of the District.
(Sec. 3) Increases membership of the House from 435 to 437 Members. Provides for a reapportionment of Members resulting from such increase. Requires the:
(1) President to submit to Congress a revised version of the most recent statement of such apportionment identifying Utah as the state entitled to one additional Representative; and
(2) Clerk of the House, upon receipt of such revision, to identify such state to the Speaker of the House.
(Sec. 5) Repeals provisions of:
(1) the District of Columbia Delegate Act establishing the office of District of Columbia Delegate to the House of Representatives; and
(2) the District of Columbia Statehood Constitution Convention Initiative of 1979 providing for election of a Representative for the District. Makes conforming amendments to the District of Columbia Elections Code of 1955.
(Sec. 7) Sets forth procedures for expedited judicial review of any action brought to challenge the constitutionality of any provision of this Act or any amendment made by it.

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Sponsor

• Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
• and 20 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Robert Bennett [R, UT]
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
  • Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
  • Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
  • Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
  • Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
  • Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
  • Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]
  • Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
  • Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
  • Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
  • Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
  • Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
  • Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
  • Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
  • Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL]
  • Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
  • Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]
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Committees

• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
• 1 more
  • Senate Judiciary
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.1257

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
May 01, 2007

Latest Vote

September 18, 2007Roll call number 339 in the Senate
Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1257 )
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 3/5 (60%)	Percentage of 'aye' votes: 56%	Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected

Democrats Voting 'Aye'

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Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]
Sen. B. Evan Bayh [D, IN]
Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND]
Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI]
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL]
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]

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Republicans Voting 'Aye'

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Sen. Robert Bennett [R, UT]
Sen. Norm Coleman [R, MN]
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN]
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
Sen. Arlen Specter [R, PA]
Sen. George Voinovich [R, OH]

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Others Voting 'Aye'

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Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]

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Democrats Voting 'Nay'

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Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]

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Republicans Voting 'Nay'

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Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]
Sen. Wayne Allard [R, CO]
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY]
Sen. Christopher Bond [R, MO]
Sen. Samuel Brownback [R, KS]
Sen. Jim Bunning [R, KY]
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]
Sen. C. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA]
Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK]
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS]
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
Sen. Larry Craig [R, ID]
Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID]
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]
Sen. Elizabeth Dole [R, NC]
Sen. Pete Domenici [R, NM]
Sen. John Ensign [R, NV]
Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC]
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA]
Sen. Judd Gregg [R, NH]
Sen. Charles Hagel [R, NE]
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]
Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK]
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]
Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ]
Sen. Trent Lott [R, MS]
Sen. Mel Martinez [R, FL]
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS]
Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL]
Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL]
Sen. Gordon Smith [R, OR]
Sen. Ted Stevens [R, AK]
Sen. John Sununu [R, NH]
Sen. John Thune [R, SD]
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA]
Sen. John Warner [R, VA]

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Others Voting 'Nay'

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Democrats Voting 'Abstain'

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Sen. Robert Byrd [D, WV]

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Republicans Voting 'Abstain'

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Others Voting 'Abstain'

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Voting History

Date	Chamber	Question	Aye	Nay	Result
September 18, 2007	Senate	S.1257 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1257 )	57	42	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	See Vote

All Bill Actions

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• Sep 18, 2007: Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
• Sep 18, 2007: Cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 42. Record Vote Number: 339.
• Sep 12, 2007: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
• Sep 12, 2007: Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the bill presented in Senate.
• Sep 12, 2007: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
• Added to calendar on Jun 28, 2007: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 257..
• Jun 28, 2007: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with amendments. With written report No. 110-123. Additional views filed.
• Jun 13, 2007: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
• Jun 13, 2007: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-342. 10:00 a.m.
• May 23, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-440.
• May 23, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
• May 23, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-226. 1:30 p.m.
• May 01, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
• May 01, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5394-5395)
• Introduced on May 01, 2007.
• May 01, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5394-5395)

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• Statehood (American politics)
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In the News

September 27, 2007 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 ...

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September 19, 2007 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. ...

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September 19, 2007 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 ...

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September 11, 2008 Warner Should Lead Fight for DC Before Retiring

has the opportunity to add a significant chapter to his distinguished record of public service. Warner should rally his compatriot GOP military veterans — there are 15 in the Senate — to vote for cloture on S. 1257. A...

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July 15, 2008 2007sep17_dcvra_l

September 17, 2007Dear Senator: On behalf of the American Bar Association, I urge you to support the enactment of S. 1257, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act. The ABA, which supports full voting representation in Congress ...

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July 15, 2008 Norton Says DC Voting Rights Bill Has New Republican Commitments

... to give an update on her bill, S. 1257, "The District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007," and to offer her continuing support to local officials, and grassroots and civil rights organizations as the Council announced plans ...

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