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House Passes D.C. Statehood Bill in Historic Vote

April 22, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) celebrated House passage today of her District of Columbia statehood bill (H.R. 51). The bill passed by a vote of 216-208. The bill had 216 cosponsors, virtually guaranteeing passage. This was only the second time a chamber of Congress had ever passed the D.C. statehood bill. The first was when the House passed the bill last June.

"Today's victory was historic, both for D.C. residents and for the cause of D.C. statehood," Norton said. "For only the second time in history, the House passed the D.C. statehood bill. With Democrats in control of the Senate and White House, and with 54% of Americans supporting the bill, we have never been in a better position to achieve D.C. statehood."

Norton's opening remarks, delivered this morning on the floor of the House, can be found here.