The House will vote next week on a bill to make the District of Columbia the 51st state — marking the first time since 1993 that Congress will have voted on the issue.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, accompanied by Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks at a news conference on District of Columbia statehood on June 16.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, accompanied by Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks at a news conference on District of Columbia statehood on June 16.The House has scheduled a vote next week on a bill to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, marking the first time since 1993 that Congress will have voted on the issue.
The Republican-controlled Senate is unlikely to concur, meaning the measure probably won't become law — but it will enable Pelosi and Democrats to make a political point about what they call the unfair status of the District.D.C. currently has over 700,000 residents, a number that trumps the populations of both Wyoming and Vermont.
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