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S.1257 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007, 110th Congress

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  • Latest Action: Sep 17, 2007 Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.

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  • This bill's most-recent vote occurred on September 18, 2007, with a roll call of 57 ayes, 42 nays, and 1 not voting.

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    • S.1257: Border Health Security Act of 2011 - U.S. ... - OpenCongress - June 21, 2011 by opencongress.org - S.1257 - Border Health Security Act of 2011. A bill to establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for all hazards preparedness in the border area including bioterrorism and infectious disease, ...

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    • S.1257: Border Health Security Act of 2011 - U.S. ... - OpenCongress - June 21, 2011 by opencongress.org - S.1257 - Border Health Security Act of 2011. A bill to establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for all hazards preparedness in the border area including bioterrorism and infectious disease, ...

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    • S.1257: Border Health Security Act of 2011 - U.S. ... - OpenCongress - June 21, 2011 by opencongress.org - S.1257 - Border Health Security Act of 2011. A bill to establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for all hazards preparedness in the border area including bioterrorism and infectious disease, ...

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    Highly Rated News Articles

    • GUEST COLUMNIST: Nation's capital nearly gets right to vote - September 26, 2007 by thepaper24-7.com - 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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      As noted by thepaper24-7.com on September 26, 2007, "The Senate was considering the District of Columbia Voting Rights Act of 2007 (S. 1257). The House of Representatives had already shown strong bipartisan ..." (http://www.thepaper24-7.com/main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=24&ArticleID=12044&TM=7282.69)
    • Urban League Decries Filibuster - September 18, 2007 by Black Star News, NY - ... 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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      As noted by Black Star News, NY on September 18, 2007, "... 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. ..." (http://blackstarnews.com/?c=123&a=3723)
    • Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed - September 18, 2007 by People For the American Way - 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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      As noted by People For the American Way on September 18, 2007, "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 ..." (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/110/senate/1/votes/339/)
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