District of Columbia Fair and Equal House Voting Rights Act of 2007

To provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.

1/9/2007--Introduced.
District of Columbia Fair and Equal House Voting Rights Act of 2007 - Considers the District of Columbia a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives. 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 Twenty-Third 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 the:
(1) President to submit to Congress a revised version of the most recent statement of such apportionment; and
(2) Clerk of the House, upon receipt of such revision, to send to the executive of each state a certificate of the number of Representatives to which such state is entitled and to identify to the Speaker of the House the state (other than the District) which is entitled to one additional Representative. Subjects the general elections for such additional Representatives to specified requirements.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Eleanor Norton [D, DC-0]
• and 24 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
  • Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9]
  • Rep. Donna Christensen [D, VI-0]
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
  • Thomas Davis
  • Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
  • Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
  • Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]
  • Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]
  • Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12]
  • Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
  • Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
  • Christopher Shays
  • Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO]
  • Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
  • Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]
  • Rep. Diane Watson [D, CA-33]
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Committees

• House Judiciary

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.328

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
January 09, 2007

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All Bill Actions

• Feb 12, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E324)
• Feb 12, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR E324)
• Jan 30, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E215-216)
• Jan 30, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR E215-216)
• Jan 09, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
• Jan 09, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H231-232, E56-57)
• Introduced on Jan 09, 2007.
• Jan 09, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR H231-232, E56-57)

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• District of Columbia
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March 06, 2007 Voting Rights March on DC Emancipation Day

Momentum has been building for the DC Voting Rights Act (HR 328), a piece of legislation that would give Washingtonians a vote in Congress for the first ...

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February 15, 2007 History Justifies DC Voting Rights

In his viewpoint on HR 328, the latest attempt to confer voting rights on the District, Cameron O’Bannon writes that “we should oppose the bill because of ...

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February 15, 2007 DC voting-rights advocates emboldened

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December 15, 2008 The Daily Render by Nikolas R. Schiller » The American Flag with a ...

The New DC Flag...if HR 328 passes... Take 1/3 of a day off work for 1/3 Representation · Third of representation a start, but not enough · The New DC License Plate.. if H.R. 5388 passes · Dennis Hastert's Office 3 Years ago... ...

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November 24, 2008 The Daily Render by Nikolas R. Schiller » DC.gov website confuses ...

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The New DC Flag...if HR 328 passes... Take 1/3 of a day off work for 1/3 Representation · Third of representation a start, but not enough · The New DC License Plate.. if H.R. 5388 passes · Dennis Hastert's Office 3 Years ago... ...

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