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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1433 

To provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional 

district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 9, 2007 

Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 

PLATTS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. HOYER, Mr. ISSA, Mr. NADLER, 

Mr. PORTER, and Mr. MATHESON) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 

such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia 

as a Congressional district for purposes of representation 

in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. 

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. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds as follows: 


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1 (1) Over half a million people living in the Dis2 trict of Columbia, the capital of our democratic Na3 tion, lack direct voting representation in the United 

4 States Senate and House of Representatives. 

5 (2) District of Columbia residents have fought 

6 and died to defend our democracy in every war since 

7 the War of Independence. 

8 (3) District of Columbia residents pay billions 

9 of dollars in Federal taxes each year. 

10 (4) Our Nation is founded on the principles of 

11 ‘‘one person, one vote’’ and ‘‘government by the con12 sent of the governed’’. 

13 SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AS CON14 GRESSIONAL DISTRICT. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi16 sion of law, the District of Columbia shall be considered 

17 a Congressional district for purposes of representation in 

18 the House of Representatives. 

19 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO AP20 PORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTA21 TIVES.— 

22 (1) INCLUSION OF SINGLE DISTRICT OF COLUM23 BIA MEMBER IN REAPPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS

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

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1 cennial censuses and to provide for apportionment of 

2 Representatives in Congress’’, approved June 28, 

3 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a), is amended by adding at the 

4 end the following new subsection: 

5 ‘‘(d) This section shall apply with respect to the Dis6 trict of Columbia in the same manner as this section ap7 plies to a State, except that the District of Columbia may 

8 not receive more than one Member under any reapportion9 ment of Members.’’. 

10 (2) CLARIFICATION OF DETERMINATION OF

11 NUMBER OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS ON BASIS OF

12 23RD AMENDMENT.—Section 3 of title 3, United 

13 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘come into of14 fice;’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘come into office 

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

16 the Constitution of the United States in the case of 

17 the District of Columbia);’’. 

18 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REGARDING AP19 POINTMENTS TO SERVICE ACADEMIES.— 

20 (1) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Sec21 tion 4342 of title 10, United States Code, is amend22 ed— 

23 (A) in subsection (a), by striking para24 graph (5); and 


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1 (B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘the Dis2 trict of Columbia,’’. 

3 (2) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Such 

4 title is amended— 

5 (A) in section 6954(a), by striking para6 graph (5); and 

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

8 District of Columbia,’’. 

9 (3) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.— 

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

11 amended— 

12 (A) in subsection (a), by striking para13 graph (5); and 

14 (B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘the Dis15 trict of Columbia,’’. 

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

17 amendments made by this subsection shall take ef18 fect on the date on which a Representative from the 

19 District of Columbia takes office for the One Hun20 dred Tenth Congress. 

21 SEC. 4. INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP OF HOUSE OF REP22 RESENTATIVES. 

23 (a) PERMANENT INCREASE IN NUMBER OF MEM24 BERS.—Effective with respect to the One Hundred Tenth 

25 Congress and each succeeding Congress, the House of 


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1 Representatives shall be composed of 437 Members, in2 cluding any Members representing the District of Colum3 bia pursuant to section 3(a). 

4 (b) REAPPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS RESULTING

5 FROM INCREASE.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 22(a) of the Act en7 titled ‘‘An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subse8 quent decennial censuses and to provide for appor9 tionment of Representatives in Congress’’, approved 

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

11 striking ‘‘the then existing number of Representa12 tives’’ and inserting ‘‘the number of Representatives 

13 established with respect to the One Hundred Tenth 

14 Congress’’. 

15 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 

16 by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to the reg17 ular decennial census conducted for 2010 and each 

18 subsequent regular decennial census. 

19 (c) SPECIAL RULES FOR PERIOD PRIOR TO 2012 RE20 APPORTIONMENT.— 

21 (1) TRANSMITTAL OF REVISED STATEMENT OF

22 APPORTIONMENT BY PRESIDENT.—Not later than 

23 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

24 the President shall transmit to Congress a revised 

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1 ment submitted under section 22(a) of the Act enti2 tled ‘‘An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subse3 quent decennial censuses and to provide for appor4 tionment of Representatives in Congress’’, approved 

5 June 28, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a(a)), to take into ac6 count this Act and the amendments made by this 

7 Act. 

8 (2) REPORT BY CLERK.—Not later than 15 cal9 endar days after receiving the revised version of the 

10 statement of apportionment under paragraph (1), 

11 the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in ac12 cordance with section 22(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 

13 2a(b)), shall send to the executive of each State a 

14 certificate of the number of Representatives to which 

15 such State is entitled under section 22 of such Act, 

16 and shall submit a report to the Speaker of the 

17 House of Representatives identifying the State 

18 (other than the District of Columbia) which is enti19 tled to one additional Representative pursuant to 

20 this section. 

21 (3) REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTION OF ADDI22 TIONAL MEMBER.—During the One Hundred Tenth 

23 Congress, the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, and 

24 the One Hundred Twelfth Congress— 


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1 (A) notwithstanding the Act entitled ‘‘An 

2 Act for the relief of Doctor Ricardo Vallejo 

3 Samala and to provide for congressional redis4 tricting’’, approved December 14, 1967 (2 

5 U.S.C. 2c), the additional Representative to 

6 which the State identified by the Clerk of the 

7 House of Representatives in the report sub8 mitted under paragraph (2) is entitled shall be 

9 elected from the State at large; and 

10 (B) the other Representatives to which 

11 such State is entitled shall be elected on the 

12 basis of the Congressional districts in effect in 

13 the State for the One Hundred Ninth Congress. 

14 (d) SEATING OF NEW MEMBERS.—The first Rep15 resentative from the District of Columbia and the first ad16 ditional Representative to which the State identified by the 

17 Clerk of the House of Representatives in the report sub18 mitted under subsection (c) is entitled shall each be sworn 

19 in and seated as Members of the House of Representatives 

20 on the same date. 

21 SEC. 5. REPEAL OF OFFICE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

22 DELEGATE. 

23 (a) REPEAL OF OFFICE.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Sections 202 and 204 of the 

25 District of Columbia Delegate Act (Public Law 91– 


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1 405; sections 1–401 and 1–402, D.C. Official Code) 

2 are repealed, and the provisions of law amended or 

3 repealed by such sections are restored or revived as 

4 if such sections had not been enacted. 

5 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

6 by this subsection shall take effect on the date on 

7 which a Representative from the District of Colum8 bia takes office for the One Hundred Tenth Con9 gress. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO DISTRICT OF CO11 LUMBIA ELECTIONS CODE OF 1955.—The District of Co12 lumbia Elections Code of 1955 is amended as follows: 

13 (1) In section 1 (sec. 1–1001.01, D.C. Official 

14 Code), by striking ‘‘the Delegate to the House of 

15 Representatives,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Representative 

16 in the Congress,’’. 

17 (2) In section 2 (sec. 1–1001.02, D.C. Official 

18 Code)— 

19 (A) by striking paragraph (6); and 

20 (B) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘the 

21 Delegate to Congress for the District of Colum22 bia,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Representative in the 

23 Congress,’’. 

24 (3) In section 8 (sec. 1–1001.08, D.C. Official 

25 Code)— 


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1 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘Delegate’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘Representative’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ each place it 

4 appears in subsections (h)(1)(A), (i)(1), and 

5 (j)(1) and inserting ‘‘Representative in the Con6 gress,’’. 

7 (4) In section 10 (sec. 1–1001.10, D.C. Official 

8 Code)— 

9 (A) in subsection (a)(3)(A)— 

10 (i) by striking ‘‘or section 206(d) of 

11 the District of Columbia Delegate Act’’, 

12 and 

13 (ii) by striking ‘‘the office of Delegate 

14 to the House of Representatives’’ and in15 serting ‘‘the office of Representative in the 

16 Congress’’; 

17 (B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘Dele18 gate,’’ each place it appears; and 

19 (C) in subsection (d)(2)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘(A) In the event’’ and 

21 all that follows through ‘‘term of office,’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘In the event that a vacancy 

23 occurs in the office of Representative in 

24 the Congress before May 1 of the last year 

25 of the Representative’s term of office,’’ and 


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1 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B). 

2 (5) In section 11(a)(2) (sec. 1–1001.11(a)(2), 

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

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

6 (6) In section 15(b) (sec. 1–1001.15(b), D.C. 

7 Official Code), by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘Representative in the Congress,’’. 

9 (7) In section 17(a) (sec. 1–1001.17(a), D.C. 

10 Official Code), by striking ‘‘the Delegate to the Con11 gress from the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘the Representative in the Congress’’. 

13 SEC. 6. REPEAL OF OFFICE OF STATEHOOD REPRESENTA14 TIVE. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the District of Co16 lumbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiative of 

17 1979 (sec. 1–123, D.C. Official Code) is amended as fol18 lows: 

19 (1) By striking ‘‘offices of Senator and Rep20 resentative’’ each place it appears in subsection (d) 

21 and inserting ‘‘office of Senator’’. 

22 (2) In subsection (d)(2)— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘a Representative or’’; 

24 (B) by striking ‘‘the Representative or’’; 

25 and 


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1 (C) by striking ‘‘Representative shall be 

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

3 (3) In subsection (d)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘and 1 

4 United States Representative’’. 

5 (4) By striking ‘‘Representative or’’ each place 

6 it appears in subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h). 

7 (5) By striking ‘‘Representative’s or’’ each 

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

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

10 (1) STATEHOOD COMMISSION.—Section 6 of 

11 such Initiative (sec. 1–125, D.C. Official Code) is 

12 amended— 

13 (A) in subsection (a)— 

14 (i) by striking ‘‘27 voting members’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘26 voting members’’; 

16 (ii) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of 

17 paragraph (5); and 

18 (iii) by striking paragraph (6) and re19 designating paragraph (7) as paragraph 

20 (6); and 

21 (B) in subsection (a–1)(1), by striking sub22 paragraph (H). 

23 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

24 Section 8 of such Initiative (sec. 1–127, D.C. Offi25 cial Code) is amended by striking ‘‘and House’’. 


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1 (3) APPLICATION OF HONORARIA LIMITA2 TIONS.—Section 4 of D.C. Law 8–135 (sec. 1–131, 

3 D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘or Rep4 resentative’’ each place it appears. 

5 (4) APPLICATION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE

6 LAWS.—Section 3 of the Statehood Convention Pro7 cedural Amendments Act of 1982 (sec. 1–135, D.C. 

8 Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘and United 

9 States Representative’’. 

10 (5) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELECTIONS CODE

11 OF 1955.—The District of Columbia Elections Code 

12 of 1955 is amended— 

13 (A) in section 2(13) (sec. 1–1001.02(13), 

14 D.C. Official Code), by striking ‘‘United States 

15 Senator and Representative,’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘United States Senator,’’; and 

17 (B) in section 10(d) (sec. 1–1001.10(d)(3), 

18 D.C. Official Code), by striking ‘‘United States 

19 Representative or’’. 

20 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

21 this section shall take effect on the date on which a Rep22 resentative from the District of Columbia takes office for 

23 the One Hundred Tenth Congress. 


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1 SEC. 7. NONSEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. 

2 If any provision of this Act, or any amendment made 

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

4 the remaining provisions of this Act and any amendment 

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

6 shall have no force or effect of law. 

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