Key Votes
S 160 - Washington DC Voting Act - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Bob Casey, Jr. voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A THREE-FIFTHS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS.
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Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (61-37) - Feb. 26, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Washington DC Voting Act
Vote to pass a bill that gives the District of Columbia a voting seat in the House of Representatives.
- Creates a new congressional district for the District of Columbia, but prohibits the District from gaining additional seats in the US House or any seats in the US Senate (Sec. 2).
- Permanently increases the size of the House of Representatives from 435 to 437 members (Sec. 3).
- Creates a new congressional district in Utah for the 112th Congress (Secs. 3, 4).
- Provides guidelines for judicial review of this act (Sec. 8).
- Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from requiring broadcasters to present opposing viewpoints under the “Fairness Doctrine” (Sec. 10).
- Prevents the District of Columbia from using previous acts to restrict the possession and purchase of firearms by residents (Sec. 203, 211).
- Repeals the District of Columbia’s bans on semiautomatic firearms and handgun ammunition (Sec. 204, 206).
- Repeals the District of Columbia’s firearms registration and penalties associated with owning an unregistered firearm (205, 208).
- Repeals the District of Columbia’s law against self-defense in the home (Sec. 207).
Sponsors
- Joseph I. 'Joe' Lieberman (CT - I) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Thomas Richard 'Tom' Carper (DE - D)
- Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher J. 'Chris' Dodd (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Richard J. 'Dick' Durbin (IL - D)
- Russell D. 'Russ' Feingold (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA - D)
- Orrin G. Hatch (UT - R)
- Edward M. 'Ted' Kennedy Sr. (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- John Forbes Kerry (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mary L. Landrieu (LA - D)
- Frank R. Lautenberg (NJ - D)
- Patrick J. Leahy (VT - D)
- Carl Levin (MI - D)
- Claire McCaskill (MO - D)
- Barbara A. Mikulski (MD - D)
- Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders (VT - I)
- Charles E. 'Chuck' Schumer (NY - D)
- Arlen Specter (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- George V. Voinovich (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
