House Passes Bill To Make Washington, D.C. The 51st State
The bill will likely face significant Republican opposition in the Senate unless Democrats reform the filibuster.
ByAshleigh Carter
Published on 4/22/2021 at 3:04 PM
Residents of the District of Columbia rally for statehood near the U.S. Capitol on March 22, 2021 in Washington, D.C. | Getty Images
Residents of the District of Columbia rally for statehood near the U.S. Capitol on March 22, 2021 in Washington, D.C. | Getty Images
The House of Representatives passed a bill in a 216-208 vote to make Washington, D.C. the 51st U.S. state. The passage on Thursday came after advocates and progressive leaders have been pushing for D.C. statehood for years.
US House Oks DC Statehood, Sending Measure To Senate
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser calls on holdouts in Senate to seize this opportunity to right a 220 year old wrong The US House of Representatives voted on Thursday to admit the nation s capital as the 51st state to the union in what could mark a historic shift for the nation.
The 216-208 was along party lines as expected. Washington is overwhelmingly Democratic, meaning its representatives to the House and Senate would reliably be of the party, a fact that has led to uniform opposition among Republican lawmakers.
The vote marks the second time in a year that the Democratic-controlled House has passed the statehood bill. After clearing the chamber last year then-Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to take it up in the Senate.
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