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DC Statehood Support in the 117th Congress
In the House of Representatives, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced the Washington, DC Admission Act (H.R. 51) on January 4, 2021 that would grant DC statehood. A list of co-sponsors of the bill can be found at congress.gov at: H.R.51 - Washington, DC Admission Act
In the Senate, Senator Thomas Carper of Delaware introduced the companion bill of Washington, DC Admission Act (S. 51) on January 26, 2021. A list of co-sponsors of the bill and be found at congress.gov at: S.51- A bill to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.
Congressional members who have not cosponsored H.R. 51 / S.51
House
- U.S. Representative Jim Cooper (TN-05)
- U.S. Representative Jared Golden (ME-02)
- U.S. Representative Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15)
- U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05)
- U.S. Representative Josh Harder (CA-10)
- U.S. Representative Ron Kind (WI-03)
- U.S. Representative Susie Lee (NV-03)
- U.S. Representative Mike Levin (CA-49)
- U.S. Representative Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01)
- U.S. Representative Kim Schrier (WA-08)
- U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (MI-08)
- U.S. Representative Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07)
- Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (CA-12)
Senate
- U.S. Senator John. W. Hickenlooper (CO)
- U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (NM)
- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (GA)
- U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
- U.S. Senator Jon Tester (MT)
- U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock (GA)
- U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (AZ)
- U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (AZ)
- U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, III (WV)
- U.S. Senator Angus King, Jr. (ME)