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S. 1257 · 110th Congress

District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007

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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.

What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Jun 28, 2007

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007

Latest action (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. (consideration: CR S11631; text: CR S11631)

Policy area: Congress · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 1, 2007

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Latest vote · Senate · Sep 18, 2007

Ending debate on taking up the measure (cloture) — Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Harry Reid

Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Lisa MurkowskiRAKNay
Ted StevensRAKNay
Jeff SessionsRALNay
Richard ShelbyRALNay
Blanche LincolnDARYea
Mark PryorDARYea
John McCainRAZNay
Jon KylRAZNay
Barbara BoxerDCAYea
Dianne FeinsteinDCAYea
Ken SalazarDCOYea
Wayne AllardRCONay
Christopher DoddDCTYea
Joseph LiebermanIDCTYea
Joseph BidenDDEYea
Thomas CarperDDEYea
Bill NelsonDFLYea
Mel MartinezRFLNay
Johnny IsaksonRGANay
Saxby ChamblissRGANay
Daniel AkakaDHIYea
Daniel InouyeDHIYea
Chuck GrassleyRIANay
Tom HarkinDIAYea
Larry CraigRIDNay
Mike CrapoRIDNay
Barack ObamaDILYea
Richard DurbinDILYea
Evan BayhDINYea
Richard LugarRINYea
Pat RobertsRKSNay
Sam BrownbackRKSNay
Jim BunningRKYNay
Mitch McConnellRKYNay
David VitterRLANay
Mary LandrieuDLAYea
John KerryDMAYea
Ted KennedyDMAYea
Barbara MikulskiDMDYea
Benjamin CardinDMDYea
Olympia SnoweRMEYea
Susan CollinsRMEYea
Carl LevinDMIYea
Debbie StabenowDMIYea
Amy KlobucharDMNYea
Norm ColemanRMNYea
Claire McCaskillDMOYea
Kit BondRMONay
Thad CochranRMSNay
Trent LottRMSNay
Jon TesterDMTYea
Max BaucusDMTNay
Elizabeth DoleRNCNay
Richard BurrRNCNay
Byron DorganDNDYea
Kent ConradDNDYea
Ben NelsonDNEYea
Chuck HagelRNENay
John SununuRNHNay
Judd GreggRNHNay
Bob MenendezDNJYea
Frank LautenbergDNJYea
Jeff BingamanDNMYea
Pete DomeniciRNMNay
Harry ReidDNVYea
John EnsignRNVNay
Chuck SchumerDNYYea
Hillary ClintonDNYYea
George VoinovichROHYea
Sherrod BrownDOHYea
Jim InhofeROKNay
Thomas CoburnROKNay
Gordon SmithRORNay
Ron WydenDORYea
Arlen SpecterRPAYea
Bob CaseyDPAYea
Jack ReedDRIYea
Sheldon WhitehouseDRIYea
Jim DeMintRSCNay
Lindsey GrahamRSCNay
John ThuneRSDNay
Tim JohnsonDSDYea
Bob CorkerRTNNay
Lamar AlexanderRTNNay
John CornynRTXNay
Kay HutchisonRTXNay
Orrin HatchRUTYea
Robert BennettRUTYea
Jim WebbDVAYea
John WarnerRVANay
Bernie SandersIVTYea
Patrick LeahyDVTYea
Maria CantwellDWAYea
Patty MurrayDWAYea
Herb KohlDWIYea
Russell FeingoldDWIYea
Jay RockefellerDWVYea
Robert ByrdDWVNot Voting
John BarrassoRWYNay
Michael EnziRWYNay