S 160 · 111th Congress · Congress
District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009
Bill Progress
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Introduced✓
Committee✓
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Held at the desk.(2009-03-02)
Recorded Votes
PassedSenate · 2009-02-26
Roll #73 ↗Yea 61Nay 37
PassedSenate · 2009-02-26
Roll #73 ↗Yea 61Nay 37
Plain Language Summary
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District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 - 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 15th 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. Increases membership of the House from 435 to 437 Members. Provides for a reapportionment of Members resulting from such increase. Requires: (1) the 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) the Clerk of the House, upon receipt of such revision, to identify such state to the Speaker of the House. Repeals provisions of: (1) the District of Columbia Delegat…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 160, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009
Feb 17, 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on February 11, 2009</p>
Full CBO report ↗S. 160, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009
Feb 17, 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on February 11, 2009
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (19)
15 Democrats3 Republicans1 Independent