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Vote number 2007-231 granting Washington DC an Electoral vote & vote in Congress
on Apr 19, 2007 regarding bill H R 1905 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act
Results: Bill passed, 241-177

Bill to provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional district for representation in the House of Representatives, and in the Electoral College. Increases membership of the House from 435 to 437 Members beginning with the 110th Congress. [Political note: D.C. currently has a non-voting delegate to the US House. Residents of D.C. overwhelmingly vote Democratic, so the result of this bill would be an additional Democratic vote in the House and for President].

Proponents support voting YES because:

This bill corrects a 200-year-old oversight by restoring to the citizens of the District of Columbia the right to elect a Member of the House of Representatives who has the same voting rights as all other Members.

Residents of D.C. serve in the military. They pay Federal taxes each year. Yet they are denied the basic right of full representation in the House of Representatives.

The District of Columbia was created to prevent any State from unduly influencing the operations of the Federal Government. However, there is simply no evidence that the Framers of the Constitution thought it was necessary to keep D.C. residents from being represented in the House by a voting Member.

Opponents support voting NO because:

The proponents of this bill in 1978 believed that the way to allow D.C. representation was to ratify a constitutional amendment. The Founders of the country had the debate at that time: Should we give D.C. a Representative? They said no. So if you want to fix it, you do it by making a constitutional amendment.

Alternatively, we simply could have solved the D.C. representation problem by retroceding, by giving back part of D.C. to Maryland. There is precedent for this. In 1846, Congress took that perfectly legal step of returning present-day Arlington to the State of Virginia.

Categorized under Government Reform



Democrats voting on 2007-231

Neil Abercrombie YESHawaii Democrat (Resigned 2010)
Gary Ackerman YESNew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Tom Allen YESMaine Democrat (Retiring 2008)
Jason Altmire YESPennsylvania Democrat
Rob Andrews YESNew Jersey Democrat
Michael Arcuri YESNew York Democrat (until 2010)
Joe Baca YESCalifornia Democrat
Brian Baird YESWashington Democrat (until 2010)
Tammy Baldwin YESWisconsin Democrat
John Barrow YESGeorgia Democrat
Melissa Bean YESIllinois Democrat (Unseated 2010)
Xavier Becerra YESCalifornia Democrat
Shelley Berkley YESNevada Democrat (Senate run 2012)
Sanford Bishop YESGeorgia Democrat
Timothy Bishop YESNew York Democrat
Earl Blumenauer YESOregon Democrat
Dan Boren NOOklahoma Democrat (Retiring 2012)
Leonard Boswell YESIowa Democrat
Rick Boucher YESVirginia Democrat (until 2010)
Nancy Boyda NOKansas Democrat (Unseated 2008)
Robert Brady YESPennsylvania Democrat
Bruce Braley YESIowa Democrat
Corrine Brown YESFlorida Democrat
G.K. Butterfield YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Lois Capps YESCalifornia Democrat
Michael Capuano YESMassachusetts Democrat
Dennis Cardoza YESCalifornia Democrat
Russ Carnahan YESMissouri Democrat
Chris Carney NOPennsylvania Democrat (until 2010)
Julia Carson YESIndiana Democrat (Deceased 2008)
Kathy Castor YESFlorida Democrat
Ben Chandler YESKentucky Democrat
Yvette Clarke YESNew York Democrat
William Lacy Clay YESMissouri Democrat
Emmanuel Cleaver YESMissouri Democrat
James Clyburn YESSouth Carolina Democrat
Steve Cohen YESTennessee Democrat
John Conyers YESMichigan Democrat
Jim Cooper YESTennessee Democrat
Jim Costa YESCalifornia Democrat
Joe Courtney YESConnecticut Democrat
Bud Cramer YESAlabama Democrat (Retiring 2008)
Joseph Crowley YESNew York Democrat
Henry Cuellar YESTexas Democrat
Elijah Cummings YESMaryland Democrat
Danny Davis YESIllinois Democrat
Lincoln Davis YESTennessee Democrat (until 2010)
Susan Davis YESCalifornia Democrat
Peter Defazio YESOregon Democrat
Diana DeGette YESColorado Democrat
Bill Delahunt YESMassachusetts Democrat (until 2010)
Rosa DeLauro YESConnecticut Democrat
Norm Dicks YESWashington Democrat
John Dingell YESMichigan Democrat
Lloyd Doggett YESTexas Democrat
Joe Donnelly YESIndiana Democrat (Senate run 2012)
Mike Doyle YESPennsylvania Democrat
Chet Edwards YESTexas Democrat (until 2010)
Keith Ellison YESMinnesota Democrat
Brad Ellsworth YESIndiana Democrat (until 2010)
Eliot Engel YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Anna Eshoo YESCalifornia Democrat
Bob Etheridge YESNorth Carolina Democrat (Unseated 2010)
Sam Farr YESCalifornia Democrat
Bob Filner YESCalifornia Democrat (Mayoral run 2011)
Barney Frank YESMassachusetts Democrat
Gabby Giffords YESArizona Democrat
Kirsten Gillibrand YESNew York Democrat
Bart Gordon YESTennessee Democrat (until 2010)
Al Green YESTexas Democrat
Gene Green YESTexas Democrat
Raul Grijalva YESArizona Democrat
Luis Gutierrez YESIllinois Democrat
John Hall YESNew York Democrat (until 2010)
Ralph Moody Hall NOTexas Democrat
Phil Hare YESIllinois Democrat (until 2010)
Jane Harman YESCalifornia Democrat (Resigned 2011)
Alcee Hastings YESFlorida Democrat
Stephanie Herseth YESSouth Dakota Democratic (until 2010)
Maurice Hinchey YESNew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Ruben Hinojosa YESTexas Democrat
Mazie Hirono YESHawaii Democrat (Senate run 2012)
Paul Hodes YESNew Hampshire Democrat (until 2010)
Tim Holden NOPennsylvania Democrat
Rush Holt YESNew Jersey Democrat
Mike Honda YESCalifornia Democrat
Darlene Hooley YESOregon Democrat (Retiring 2008)
Steny Hoyer YESMaryland Democrat
Jay Inslee YESWashington Democrat
Jesse Louis Jackson YESIllinois Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee YESTexas Democrat
William Jefferson YESLouisiana Democrat
Eddie Bernice Johnson YESTexas Democrat
Hank Johnson YESGeorgia Democrat
Stephanie Tubbs Jones YESOhio Democrat (Deceased, 2008)
Steve Kagen YESWisconsin Democrat (until 2010)
Paul Kanjorski NOPennsylvania Democrat (until 2010)
Marcy Kaptur YESOhio Democrat
Dale Kildee YESMichigan Democrat
Carolyn Kilpatrick YESMichigan Democrat (until 2010)
Ron Kind YESWisconsin Democrat
Dennis Kucinich YESOhio Democrat
James Langevin YESRhode Island Democrat
Rick Larsen YESWashington Democrat
John Larson YESConnecticut Democrat
Barbara Lee YESCalifornia Democrat
Sander Levin YESMichigan Democrat
John Lewis YESGeorgia Democrat
Dan Lipinski YESIllinois Democrat
David Loebsack YESIowa Democrat
Zoe Lofgren YESCalifornia Democrat
Nita Lowey YESNew York Democrat
Steve Lynch YESMassachusetts Democrat
Tim Mahoney YESFlorida Democrat (Unseated 2008)
Carolyn Maloney YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Ed Markey YESMassachusetts Democrat
Jim Matheson YESUtah Democrat
Doris Matsui YESCalifornia Democrat
Carolyn McCarthy YESNew York Dem./Ind./Working-Families
Betty McCollum YESMinnesota Democrat
Jim McDermott YESWashington Democrat
Jim McGovern YESMassachusetts Democrat
Mike McIntyre YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Jerry McNerney YESCalifornia Democrat
Michael McNulty YESNew York Dem./Cons. (Retiring 2008)
Marty Meehan YESMassachusetts Democrat (Retired 2007)
Gregory Meeks YESNew York Dem./Working-Families
Michael Michaud YESMaine Democrat
Brad Miller YESNorth Carolina Democrat
George Miller YESCalifornia Democrat
Alan Mollohan YESWest Virginia Democrat
Dennis Moore YESKansas Democrat (until 2010)
Gwen Moore YESWisconsin Democrat
James Moran YESVirginia Democrat
Chris Murphy YESConnecticut Democrat (Senate run 2012)
Patrick Murphy YESPennsylvania Democrat (until 2010)
John Murtha YESPennsylvania Democrat (Deceased Feb. 2010)
Jerrold Nadler YESNew York Dem./Lib./Working-Families
Grace Napolitano YESCalifornia Democrat
Richard Neal YESMassachusetts Democrat
James Oberstar YESMinnesota Dem./Farmer/Labor (until 2010)
David Obey YESWisconsin Democrat (until 2010)
John Olver YESMassachusetts Democrat
Solomon Ortiz YESTexas Democrat (Unseated 2010)
Frank Pallone YESNew Jersey Democrat
Bill Pascrell YESNew Jersey Democrat
Ed Pastor YESArizona Democrat
Donald Payne YESNew Jersey Democrat
Ed Perlmutter YESColorado Democrat
Earl Pomeroy YESNorth Dakota Democrat (until 2010)
David Eugene Price YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Nick Rahall YESWest Virginia Democrat
Silvestre Reyes YESTexas Democrat
Ciro Rodriguez YESTexas Democrat (until 2010)
Steven Rothman YESNew Jersey Democrat
Lucille Roybal-Allard YESCalifornia Democrat
Dutch Ruppersberger YESMaryland Democrat
Tim Ryan YESOhio Democrat
John Salazar YESColorado Democrat (Unseated 2010)
Linda Sanchez YESCalifornia Democrat
Loretta Sanchez YESCalifornia Democrat
John Sarbanes YESMaryland Democrat
Jan Schakowsky YESIllinois Democrat
Adam Schiff YESCalifornia Democrat
Allyson Schwartz YESPennsylvania Democrat
Bobby Scott YESVirginia Democrat
David Scott YESGeorgia Democrat
Jose Serrano YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Joe Sestak YESPennsylvania Democrat (until 2010)
Carol Shea-Porter YESNew Hampshire Democrat (until 2010)
Brad Sherman YESCalifornia Democrat
Heath Shuler YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Albio Sires YESNew Jersey Democrat
Ike Skelton YESMissouri Democrat (until 2010)
Louise Slaughter YESNew York Democrat
Zack Space YESOhio Democrat (until 2010)
John Spratt YESSouth Carolina Democrat (until 2010)
Pete Stark YESCalifornia Democrat
Bart Stupak YESMichigan Democrat (until 2010)
Betty Sutton YESOhio Democrat
John Tanner YESTennessee Democrat (until 2010)
Gene Taylor NOMississippi Democrat (until 2010)
Bennie Thompson YESMississippi Democrat
Mike Thompson YESCalifornia Democrat
John Tierney YESMassachusetts Democrat
Ed Towns YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Mark Udall YESColorado Democrat (Senate 2008)
Tom Udall YESNew Mexico Democrat (Senate 2008)
Chris Van Hollen YESMaryland Democrat
Nydia Velazquez YESNew York Democrat/Working-Families
Peter Visclosky YESIndiana Democrat
Tim Walz YESMinnesota Democrat
Debbie Wasserman Schultz YESFlorida Democrat
Maxine Waters YESCalifornia Democrat
Mel Watt YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Henry Waxman YESCalifornia Democrat
Anthony Weiner YESNew York Democrat (Resigned 2011)
Peter Welch YESVermont Democrat
Robert Wexler YESFlorida Democrat (resigned Jan. 2010)
Charlie Wilson YESOhio Democrat (until 2010)
Lynn Woolsey YESCalifornia Democrat (Retiring 2012)
David Wu YESOregon Democrat
Albert Wynn YESMaryland Democrat (Unseated 2008)
John Yarmuth YESKentucky Democrat



Republicans voting on 2007-231

Robert Aderholt NOAlabama Republican
Todd Akin NOMissouri Republican (Senate run 2012)
Rodney Alexander NOLouisiana Republican
Michele Bachmann NOMinnesota Republican
Spencer Bachus NOAlabama Republican
Richard Hugh Baker NOLouisiana Republican (Resigned 2008)
Gresham Barrett NOSouth Carolina Republican (until 2010)
Roscoe Bartlett NOMaryland Republican
Joe Linus Barton NOTexas Republican
Judy Biggert NOIllinois Republican
Brian Bilbray NOCalifornia Republican
Gus Bilirakis NOFlorida Republican
Marsha Blackburn NOTennessee Republican
Roy Blunt NOMissouri Republican (until 2010)
Jo Bonner NOAlabama Republican
Mary Bono NOCalifornia Republican
Charles Boustany NOLouisiana Republican
Kevin Brady NOTexas Republican
Henry Brown NOSouth Carolina Republican (until 2010)
Vern Buchanan NOFlorida Republican
Michael Burgess NOTexas Republican
Dan Burton YESIndiana Republican
Steve Buyer NOIndiana Republican (until 2010)
Ken Calvert NOCalifornia Republican
Dave Camp NOMichigan Republican
John Campbell NOCalifornia Republican
Chris Cannon YESUtah Republican
Shelley Moore Capito NOWest Virginia Republican
John Carter NOTexas Republican
Steve Chabot NOOhio Republican
John Howard Coble NONorth Carolina Republican
Tom Cole NOOklahoma Republican
Mike Conaway NOTexas Republican
Ander Crenshaw NOFlorida Republican
John Culberson NOTexas Republican
David Davis NOTennessee Republican (Unseated 2008)
Geoff Davis NOKentucky Republican
Tom Davis YESVirginia Republican (Retiring 2008)
Nathan Deal NOGeorgia Republican (Resigned 2010)
Mario Diaz-Balart NOFlorida Republican
John Doolittle NOCalifornia Republican (Retiring 2008)
Thelma Drake NOVirginia Republican (Unseated 2008)
David Dreier NOCalifornia Republican
Jimmy Duncan NOTennessee Republican
Vernon Ehlers NOMichigan Republican (until 2010)
Jo Ann Emerson YESMissouri Republican
Phil English YESPennsylvania Republican (Unseated 2008)
Terry Everett NOAlabama Republican (Retiring 2008)
Mary Fallin NOOklahoma Republican (until 2010)
Mike Ferguson YESNew Jersey Republican (Retiring 2008)
Jeff Flake NOArizona Republican (Senate run 2012)
Randy Forbes NOVirginia Republican
Jeff Fortenberry NONebraska Republican
Vito Fossella NONew York Rep./Cons. (Unseated 2008)
Virginia Foxx NONorth Carolina Republican
Trent Franks NOArizona Republican
Rodney Frelinghuysen NONew Jersey Republican
Elton Gallegly NOCalifornia Republican
Scott Garrett NONew Jersey Republican
Jim Gerlach NOPennsylvania Republican
Wayne Gilchrest YESMaryland Republican (Unseated 2008)
Paul Gillmor NOOhio Republican (Deceased 2007)
Phil Gingrey NOGeorgia Republican
Louie Gohmert NOTexas Republican
Virgil Goode NOVirginia Republican (Unseated 2008)
Bob Goodlatte NOVirginia Republican
Kay Granger NOTexas Republican
Samuel Graves NOMissouri Republican
Denny Hastert NOIllinois Republican (Retired 2007)
Doc Hastings NOWashington Republican
Robin Hayes NONorth Carolina Republican (Unseated 2008)
Dean Heller NONevada Republican (Resigned 2011)
Jeb Hensarling NOTexas Republican
Wally Herger NOCalifornia Republican
Dave Hobson NOOhio Republican (Retiring 2008)
Peter Hoekstra NOMichigan Republican (until 2010)
Kenny Hulshof NOMissouri Republican (Governor 2008)
Duncan Hunter NOCalifornia Republican (Retiring 2008)
Bob Inglis NOSouth Carolina Republican (until 2010)
Darrell Issa YESCalifornia Republican
Bobby Jindal NOLouisiana Republican (Governor 2008)
Sam Johnson NOTexas Republican
Timothy Johnson NOIllinois Republican
Walter Beaman Jones NONorth Carolina Republican
Jim Jordan NOOhio Republican
Ric Keller NOFlorida Republican (Unseated 2008)
Peter King NONew York Rep./Ind./Cons./Right-To-Life
Steve King NOIowa Republican
Jack Kingston NOGeorgia Republican
Mark Kirk NOIllinois Republican (until 2010)
John Kline NOMinnesota Republican
Joe Knollenberg NOMichigan Republican (Unseated 2008)
Randy Kuhl NONew York Republican (Unseated 2008)
Ray LaHood YESIllinois Republican (Retiring 2008)
Doug Lamborn NOColorado Republican
Tom Latham NOIowa Republican
Steven LaTourette YESOhio Republican
Jerry Lewis NOCalifornia Republican
Ron Lewis NOKentucky Republican (Retiring 2008)
Frank LoBiondo NONew Jersey Republican
Frank Dean Lucas NOOklahoma Republican
Dan Lungren NOCalifornia Republican
Connie Mack IV NOFlorida Republican
Donald Manzullo NOIllinois Republican
Kenny Marchant NOTexas Republican
Kevin McCarthy NOCalifornia Republican
Michael McCaul NOTexas Republican
Thad McCotter NOMichigan Republican
Jim McCrery NOLouisiana Republican (Retiring 2008)
Patrick McHenry NONorth Carolina Republican
John McHugh NONew York Republican/Conservative
Buck McKeon NOCalifornia Republican
Cathy McMorris-Rodgers NOWashington Republican
John Mica NOFlorida Republican
Candice Miller NOMichigan Republican
Gary Miller NOCalifornia Republican
Jeff Miller NOFlorida Republican
Jerry Moran NOKansas Republican (until 2010)
Tim Murphy NOPennsylvania Republican
Marilyn Musgrave NOColorado Republican (Unseated 2008)
Sue Myrick NONorth Carolina Republican
Randy Neugebauer NOTexas Republican
Devin Nunes NOCalifornia Republican
Ron Paul NOTexas Republican
Steve Pearce NONew Mexico Republican
Mike Pence YESIndiana Republican (Gov. run 2012)
John Peterson NOPennsylvania Republican (Retired 2008)
Tom Petri NOWisconsin Republican
Joseph Pitts NOPennsylvania Republican
Todd Platts YESPennsylvania Republican
Ted Poe NOTexas Republican
Jon Porter YESNevada Republican (Unseated 2008)
Tom Price NOGeorgia Republican
Deborah Pryce NOOhio Republican
Jim Ramstad NOMinnesota Republican (Retiring 2008)
Ralph Regula NOOhio Republican (Retiring 2008)
Dennis Rehberg NOMontana Republican (Senate run 2012)
Dave Reichert NOWashington Republican (Governor run 2012)
Rick Renzi YESArizona Republican (Retiring 2008)
Thomas Reynolds NONew York Republican (Retiring 2008)
Hal Rogers NOKentucky Republican
Michael Rogers NOAlabama Republican
Mike Rogers NOMichigan Republican
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen NOFlorida Republican
Peter Roskam NOIllinois Republican
Ed Royce NOCalifornia Republican
Paul Ryan YESWisconsin Republican
Bill Sali NOIdaho Republican (Unseated 2008)
Jim Saxton YESNew Jersey Republican (Retiring 2008)
Jean Schmidt NOOhio Republican
James Sensenbrenner NOWisconsin Republican
Pete Sessions NOTexas Republican
John Shadegg NOArizona Republican
Christopher Shays YESConnecticut Republican (Unseated 2008)
John Shimkus NOIllinois Republican
Bill Shuster NOPennsylvania Republican
Mike Simpson NOIdaho Republican
Adrian Smith NONebraska Republican
Christopher Smith YESNew Jersey Republican
Lamar Smith NOTexas Republican
Linda Smith YESWashington Republican Former (1994-)
Mark Souder NOIndiana Republican (until 2010)
Cliff Stearns NOFlorida Republican
John Sullivan NOOklahoma Republican
Tom Tancredo NOColorado Republican
Lee Terry NONebraska Republican
Mac Thornberry NOTexas Republican
Todd Tiahrt NOKansas Republican (until 2010)
Pat Tiberi NOOhio Republican
Fred Upton YESMichigan Republican
Tim Walberg NOMichigan Republican
Greg Walden NOOregon Republican
Zach Wamp NOTennessee Republican (until 2010)
Dave Weldon NOFlorida Republican (Retiring 2008)
Jerry Weller NOIllinois Republican (Retiring 2008)
Lynn Westmoreland NOGeorgia Republican
Ed Whitfield NOKentucky Republican
Heather Wilson NONew Mexico Republican (Senate 2008)
Joe Wilson NOSouth Carolina Republican
Bill Young NOFlorida Republican
Don Young NOAlaska Republican



Independents voting on 2007-231

Marion Berry YESArkansas Former Democrat (until 2010)
John Boozman NOArkansas Former GOP (until 2010)
Allen Boyd YESFlorida Former Democrat (until 2010)
Ginny Brown-Waite NOFlorida Former GOP (until 2010)
Michael Castle YESDelaware Former GOP (until 2010)
Artur Davis YESAlabama Former Democrat (until 2010)
Lincoln Diaz-Balart NOFlorida Former GOP (until 2010)
Rahm Emanuel YESIllinois Former Democrat (until 2009)
Tom Feeney NOFlorida Former GOP
Ron Klein YESFlorida Former Democrat (until 2010)
Tom Lantos YESCalifornia Former Democrat (until 2008)
John Linder NOGeorgia Former GOP (until 2010)
Jim Marshall YESGeorgia Former Democrat (until 2010)
Kendrick Meek YESFlorida Former Democrat (until 2010)
Harry Mitchell YESArizona Former Democrat (until 2010)
Adam Putnam NOFlorida Former GOP (until 2010)
George Radanovich NOCalifornia Former GOP (until 2010)
Vic Snyder YESArkansas Former Democrat (until 2010)
Hilda Solis YESCalifornia Former Democrat (until 2009)
Ellen Tauscher YESCalifornia Former Democrat (until 2009)
Diane Watson YESCalifornia Former Democrat (until 2010)



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 197; NO 7
Republicans: YES 20; NO 161
Independents: YES 14; NO 7