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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1257 

To provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah 

an additional seat in the House of Representatives. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 1, 2007 

Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. HATCH, and Mr. BENNETT) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the 

State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 

5 House Voting Rights Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AS CON7 GRESSIONAL DISTRICT. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi9 sion of law, the District of Columbia shall be considered 


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1 a Congressional district for purposes of representation in 

2 the House of Representatives. 

3 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO AP4 PORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTA5 TIVES.— 

6 (1) INCLUSION OF SINGLE DISTRICT OF COLUM7 BIA MEMBER IN REAPPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS

8 AMONG STATES.—Section 22 of the Act entitled ‘‘An 

9 Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent de10 cennial censuses and to provide for apportionment of 

11 Representatives in Congress’’, approved June 28, 

12 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a), is amended by adding at the 

13 end the following new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(d) This section shall apply with respect to the Dis15 trict of Columbia in the same manner as this section ap16 plies to a State, except that the District of Columbia may 

17 not receive more than one Member under any reapportion18 ment of Members.’’. 

19 (2) CLARIFICATION OF DETERMINATION OF

20 NUMBER OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS ON BASIS OF

21 23RD AMENDMENT.—Section 3 of title 3, United 

22 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘come into of23 fice;’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘come into office 

24 (subject to the twenty-third article of amendment to 


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1 the Constitution of the United States in the case of 

2 the District of Columbia);’’. 

3 SEC. 3. INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP OF HOUSE OF REP4 RESENTATIVES. 

5 (a) PERMANENT INCREASE IN NUMBER OF MEM6 BERS.—Effective with respect to the 111th Congress and 

7 each succeeding Congress, the House of Representatives 

8 shall be composed of 437 Members, including the Member 

9 representing the District of Columbia pursuant to section 

10 2(a). 

11 (b) REAPPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS RESULTING

12 FROM INCREASE.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 22(a) of the Act en14 titled ‘‘An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subse15 quent decennial censuses and to provide for appor16 tionment of Representatives in Congress’’, approved 

17 June 28, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a(a)), is amended by 

18 striking ‘‘the then existing number of Representa19 tives’’ and inserting ‘‘the number of Representatives 

20 established with respect to the 111th Congress’’. 

21 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 

22 by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to the reg23 ular decennial census conducted for 2010 and each 

24 subsequent regular decennial census. 


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1 (c) TRANSMITTAL OF REVISED APPORTIONMENT IN2 FORMATION BY PRESIDENT.— 

3 (1) STATEMENT OF APPORTIONMENT BY PRESI4 DENT.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the 

5 enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit 

6 to Congress a revised version of the most recent 

7 statement of apportionment submitted under section 

8 22(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the 

9 fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to 

10 provide for apportionment of Representatives in 

11 Congress’’, approved June 28, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 

12 2a(a)), to take into account this Act and the amend13 ments made by this Act and identifying the State of 

14 Utah as the State entitled to one additional Rep15 resentative pursuant to this section. 

16 (2) REPORT BY CLERK.—Not later than 15 cal17 endar days after receiving the revised version of the 

18 statement of apportionment under paragraph (1), 

19 the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall sub20 mit a report to the Speaker of the House of Rep21 resentatives identifying the State of Utah as the 

22 State entitled to one additional Representative pur23 suant to this section. 


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1 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; TIMING OF ELECTIONS. 

2 The general election for the additional Representative 

3 to which the State of Utah is entitled for the 111th Con4 gress and 112th Congress and the general election for the 

5 Representative from the District of Columbia for the 

6 111th Congress and the 112th Congress shall be subject 

7 to the following requirements: 

8 (1) The additional Representative from the 

9 State of Utah will be elected pursuant to a redis10 tricting plan enacted by the State, such as the plan 

11 the State of Utah signed into law on December 5, 

12 2006, which— 

13 (A) revises the boundaries of Congressional 

14 districts in the State to take into account the 

15 additional Representative to which the State is 

16 entitled under section 3; and 

17 (B) remains in effect until the taking ef18 fect of the first reapportionment occurring after 

19 the regular decennial census conducted for 

20 2010. 

21 (2) The additional Representative from the 

22 State of Utah and the Representative from the Dis23 trict of Columbia shall be sworn in and seated as 

24 Members of the House of Representatives on the 

25 same date as other Members of the 111th Congress. 


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1 SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

2 (a) REPEAL OF OFFICE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

3 DELEGATE.— 

4 (1) REPEAL OF OFFICE.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Sections 202 and 204 

6 of the District of Columbia Delegate Act (Pub7 lic Law 91–405; sections 1–401 and 1–402, 

8 D.C. Official Code) are repealed, and the provi9 sions of law amended or repealed by such sec10 tions are restored or revived as if such sections 

11 had not been enacted. 

12 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments 

13 made by this subsection shall take effect on the 

14 date on which a Representative from the Dis15 trict of Columbia takes office for the 111th 

16 Congress. 

17 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO DISTRICT

18 OF COLUMBIA ELECTIONS CODE OF 1955.—The Dis19 trict of Columbia Elections Code of 1955 is amended 

20 as follows: 

21 (A) In section 1 (sec. 1–1001.01, D.C. Of22 ficial Code), by striking ‘‘the Delegate to the 

23 House of Representatives,’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

24 Representative in Congress,’’. 

25 (B) In section 2 (sec. 1–1001.02, D.C. Of26 ficial Code)— 


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1 (i) by striking paragraph (6); and 

2 (ii) in paragraph (13), by striking 

3 ‘‘the Delegate to Congress for the District 

4 of Columbia,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Rep5 resentative in Congress,’’. 

6 (C) In section 8 (sec. 1–1001.08, D.C. Of7 ficial Code)— 

8 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘Dele9 gate’’ and inserting ‘‘Representative’’; and 

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ each place 

11 it appears in subsections (h)(1)(A), (i)(1), 

12 and (j)(1) and inserting ‘‘Representative in 

13 Congress,’’. 

14 (D) In section 10 (sec. 1–1001.10, D.C. 

15 Official Code)— 

16 (i) in subsection (a)(3)(A)— 

17 (I) by striking ‘‘or section 206(a) 

18 of the District of Columbia Delegate 

19 Act’’; and 

20 (II) by striking ‘‘the office of 

21 Delegate to the House of Representa22 tives’’ and inserting ‘‘the office of 

23 Representative in Congress’’; 

24 (ii) in subsection (d)(1), by striking 

25 ‘‘Delegate,’’ each place it appears; and 


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1 (iii) in subsection (d)(2)— 

2 (I) by striking ‘‘(A) In the event’’ 

3 and all that follows through ‘‘term of 

4 office,’’ and inserting ‘‘In the event 

5 that a vacancy occurs in the office of 

6 Representative in Congress before 

7 May 1 of the last year of the Rep8 resentative’s term of office,’’; and 

9 (II) by striking subparagraph 

10 (B). 

11 (E) In section 11(a)(2) (sec. 1– 

12 1001.11(a)(2), D.C. Official Code), by striking 

13 ‘‘Delegate to the House of Representatives,’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘Representative in Congress,’’. 

15 (F) In section 15(b) (sec. 1–1001.15(b), 

16 D.C. Official Code), by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘Representative in Congress,’’. 

18 (G) In section 17(a) (sec. 1–1001.17(a), 

19 D.C. Official Code), by striking ‘‘the Delegate 

20 to Congress from the District of Columbia’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘the Representative in Congress’’. 

22 (b) REPEAL OF OFFICE OF STATEHOOD REPRESENT23 ATIVE.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the District of 

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1 tiative of 1979 (sec. 1–123, D.C. Official Code) is 

2 amended as follows: 

3 (A) By striking ‘‘offices of Senator and 

4 Representative’’ each place it appears in sub5 section (d) and inserting ‘‘office of Senator’’. 

6 (B) In subsection (d)(2)— 

7 (i) by striking ‘‘a Representative or’’; 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘the Representative 

9 or’’; and 

10 (iii) by striking ‘‘Representative shall 

11 be elected for a 2-year term and each’’. 

12 (C) In subsection (d)(3)(A), by striking 

13 ‘‘and 1 United States Representative’’. 

14 (D) By striking ‘‘Representative or’’ each 

15 place it appears in subsections (e), (f), (g), and 

16 (h). 

17 (E) By striking ‘‘Representative’s or’’ each 

18 place it appears in subsections (g) and (h). 

19 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

20 (A) STATEHOOD COMMISSION.—Section 6 

21 of such Initiative (sec. 1–125, D.C. Official 

22 Code) is amended— 

23 (i) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (I) by striking ‘‘27 voting mem2 bers’’ and inserting ‘‘26 voting mem3 bers’’; 

4 (II) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end 

5 of paragraph (5); and 

6 (III) by striking paragraph (6) 

7 and redesignating paragraph (7) as 

8 paragraph (6); and 

9 (ii) in subsection (a–1)(1), by striking 

10 subparagraph (H). 

11 (B) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA12 TIONS.—Section 8 of such Initiative (sec. 1– 

13 127, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘and House’’. 

15 (C) APPLICATION OF HONORARIA LIMITA16 TIONS.—Section 4 of D.C. Law 8–135 (sec. 1– 

17 131, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘or Representative’’ each place it appears. 

19 (D) APPLICATION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE

20 LAWS.—Section 3 of the Statehood Convention 

21 Procedural Amendments Act of 1982 (sec. 1– 

22 135, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 

23 ‘‘and United States Representative’’. 


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1 (E) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELECTIONS

2 CODE OF 1955.—The District of Columbia Elec3 tions Code of 1955 is amended— 

4 (i) in section 2(13) (sec. 1– 

5 1001.02(13), D.C. Official Code), by strik6 ing ‘‘United States Senator and Represent7 ative,’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Sen8 ator,’’; and 

9 (ii) in section 10(d) (sec. 1– 

10 1001.10(d)(3), D.C. Official Code), by 

11 striking ‘‘United States Representative 

12 or’’. 

13 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

14 by this subsection shall take effect on the date on 

15 which a Representative from the District of Colum16 bia takes office for the 111th Congress. 

17 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REGARDING AP18 POINTMENTS TO SERVICE ACADEMIES.— 

19 (1) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Sec20 tion 4342 of title 10, United States Code, is amend21 ed— 

22 (A) in subsection (a), by striking para23 graph (5); and 

24 (B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘the Dis25 trict of Columbia,’’. 


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1 (2) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Such 

2 title is amended— 

3 (A) in section 6954(a), by striking para4 graph (5); and 

5 (B) in section 6958(b), by striking ‘‘the 

6 District of Columbia,’’. 

7 (3) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.— 

8 Section 9342 of title 10, United States Code, is 

9 amended— 

10 (A) in subsection (a), by striking para11 graph (5); and 

12 (B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘the Dis13 trict of Columbia,’’. 

14 (4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection and the 

15 amendments made by this subsection shall take ef16 fect on the date on which a Representative from the 

17 District of Columbia takes office for the 111th Con18 gress. 

19 SEC. 6. NONSEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. 

20 If any provision of this Act or any amendment made 

21 by this Act is declared or held invalid or unenforceable, 

22 the remaining provisions of this Act or any amendment 

23 made by this Act shall be treated and deemed invalid and 

24 shall have no force or effect of law. 

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