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    DC Voting Rights Legislation in the 110th Congress

    Published: January 26, 2009
    Bill No. Short Title Sponsors Date Introduced Related Bills Description
    S. 1257
    [VIEW BILL TEXT]    		 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 Lieberman
    [VIEW ALL]    		 May 1, 2007
    [VIEW STATUS]    		 H.R. 328, H.R. 1433, H.R. 1905 This bill would provide for the consideration of the District of Columbia as a Congressional district for the purposes of representation in the House of Representatives.  The bill would permanently increase the membership of the House to 437 members.  During the 111th and 112th Congresses, Utah would have additional Representative.
    H.R. 328
    [VIEW BILL TEXT]    		 District of Columbia Fair and Equal House Voting Rights Act of 2007 Norton
    [VIEW ALL]    		 January 9, 2007
    [VIEW STATUS]    		 H.R. 1433, H.R. 1905, S. 1257 This bill would treat Washington, DC as a Congressional district and have no more than one representative in the House of Representatives.  It would also permanently increase the membership of the House of Representatives from 435 to 437.
    H.R. 492
    [VIEW BILL TEXT]    		 District of Columbia Voting Rights Restoration Act of 2007 Rohrabacher January 16, 2007
    [VIEW STATUS]    		   This bill would treat residents of Washington DC as residents of the state of Maryland for the purpose of Congressional and Presidential elections.  It would also permit residents Washington DC to hold Congressional office as residents of Maryland.  This bill would also permanently increase the membership of the House of Representatives from 435 to 437 members.  Generally, the entire area of Washington DC must be included in the same Congressional district, with exceptions.  This bill also details policies relating to election administration in Washington DC.
    H.R. 1433
     [VIEW BILL TEXT]    		 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 Norton
    [VIEW ALL]    		 March 7, 2007
    [VIEW STATUS]    		 H.R. 328, H.R. 1905, S. 1257 This bill would permanently increase the membership of the House of Representatives to 437 members and establish the District of Columbia as a Congressional district to have a representative in the House of Representatives.  During the 110th, 111th, and 112th Congresses, one state would be entitled to elect a Representative at large until the next apportionment of Representatives.