U.S. House May Vote on Bill to Give D.C. a Voting Member of the U.S. House

April 15th, 2010

U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer has told the press that the U.S. House may vote on the bill to give the District of Columbia a voting member of the House, possibly as early as next week. See this story.

The bills are S.160 and HR 157. The Senate bill passed the Senate last year. It was not brought up in the House last year because an amendment was attached to require the D.C. government to relax its laws on restrictions on guns. Chances are, the political leadership of D.C. has decided to accept the gun amendment.

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