U.S. House of Representatives record vote 231, 110th Congress, Session 1 - OpenCongress Wiki
U.S. House of Representatives record vote 231, 110th Congress, Session 1
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- Name of bill: District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007
- Chamber: U.S. House of Representatives
- Roll call number: 231
- Congress number: 110th
- Session number: 1
- Vote link: U.S. House of Representatives record vote 231, 110th Congress, Session 1
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Org. position: Nay | |
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Description: "The House passed legislation increasing the size of the House of Representatives to 437, giving a seat to the District of Columbia and an additional seat to Utah. ACU opposed this bill." (Original scorecard available at: http://www.acuratings.org/) | |
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Scorecard: Americans for Democratic Action 2007 House Scorecard |
Org. position: Aye |
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Description: "Passage of a bill to increase permanently the membership of the House of Representatives to 437 by granting a seat to the District of Columbia and an additional seat to Utah. The new members would be chosen in special elections. The bill also would add one seat to the Electoral College for Utah, for a total of 539 votes. A “non-severability clause” provides that, if any provision of the bill is invalidated by a court, the entire bill would be invalid." (Original scorecard available at: http://www.adaction.org/pages/publications/voting-records.php) | |
