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15_H317
on Jan 13, 2015
Bill Sponsorship: H.R.317
Source: New Columbia Admission Act
Congressional Summary: Sets forth procedures for admission into the United States of the state of New Columbia.- Requires the Mayor of the District of Columbia to submit to the voters propositions for statehood and adoption of a State Constitution, and issue a proclamation for the first elections to Congress of two Senators and one Representative of New Columbia.
- Requires the President to issue a proclamation announcing the results and admitting New Columbia into the Union.
- Provides for conversion of District government offices to state offices.
Opponents reasons for voting NAY: (DCist.com, Sept. 2014): The Argument Against: Congress does not have the authority to grant statehood to D.C.; the 23rd amendment, which gave D.C. three electoral votes, would have to be repealed before statehood was granted. Washington is a wholly urban, one-industry town, dependent on the federal government far in excess of any other state.
Moreover, with Congress no longer having authority over New Columbia but dependent on it, New Columbia could exert influence on the federal government far in excess of any other state. Supporters reasons for voting YEA: [Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-DC; the District of Columbia has one representative to Congress and no Senators; Rep. Holmes can introduce bills but her vote does not count]: This 51st state would have no jurisdiction over the federal territory or enclave that now consists of the Washington that Members of Congress and visitors associate with the capital of our country. Those would remain under federal jurisdiction. The New Columbia Admission Act was the first bill I introduced in 1991. Statehood is the only alternative for the citizens of the District of Columbia. To be content with less than statehood is to concede the equality of citizenship that is the birthright of our residents as citizens of the United States.
Updated with H.R.1291 and S.1278 (115th Congress, 2017-2018)
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 16.
Question 16: Make voter registration easier
Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
- Topic: Government Reform
- Headline: Statehood for the District of Columbia
(Score: 1)
- Headline 2: Statehood for the District of Columbia
(Score: 2)
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Democrats
participating in 15_H317 |
| Alma Adams |
s1o | North Carolina Democratic House Member | Jan 13, 2015
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| Pete Aguilar |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | Nov 14, 2018 |
| Tammy Baldwin |
s1o | WI Democratic Challenger | May 25, 2017 |
| Nanette Barragan |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 14, 2018 |
| Karen Bass |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Joyce Beatty |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Don Beyer |
s1o | Virginia Democratic House Member | Feb 3, 2015
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| Sanford Bishop |
s1o | Georgia Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Earl Blumenauer |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Richard Blumenthal |
s1o | CT Democratic Sr Senator | Jul 11, 2018 |
| Suzanne Bonamici |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Cory Booker |
s1o | NJ Democratic Challenger | May 25, 2017 |
| Brendan Boyle |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democratic House Member | May 24, 2017 |
| Robert Brady |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Anthony Brown |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Corrine Brown |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Sherrod Brown |
s1o | OH Democratic Sr Senator | May 25, 2017 |
| Julia Brownley |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Cheri Bustos |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Sep 20, 2018 |
| G.K. Butterfield |
s1o | North Carolina Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Michael Capuano |
s1o | MA Former Democratic Primary Senate Challenger (2009) | Feb 3, 2015
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| Salud Carbajal |
s1o | California Democrat | Apr 16, 2018 |
| Tony Cardenas |
s1o | California Democrat | Aug 3, 2018 |
| Benjamin Cardin |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | May 25, 2017 |
| Andre Carson |
s1o | Indiana Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Matt Cartwright |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Kathy Castor |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Sep 26, 2018 |
| Joaquin Castro |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Jul 16, 2018 |
| Judy Chu |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| David Cicilline |
s1o | Rhode Island Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Katherine Clark |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Yvette Clarke |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| William Lacy Clay |
s1o | Missouri Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Emmanuel Cleaver |
s1o | Missouri Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| James Clyburn |
s1o | South Carolina Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Steve Cohen |
s1o | Tennessee Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Bonnie Watson Coleman |
s1o | New Jersey Democratic House Member | Jan 13, 2015
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| Gerry Connolly |
s1o | Virginia Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| John Conyers |
s1o | Michigan Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Lou Correa |
s1o | California Democrat | Jul 24, 2018 |
| Catherine Cortez Masto |
s1o | NV Democratic Senate candidate | May 25, 2017 |
| Joe Courtney |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Charlie Crist |
s1o | FL Democratic Governor Challenger | Jul 25, 2018 |
| Joseph Crowley |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Elijah Cummings |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Danny Davis |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Susan Davis |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Peter Defazio |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Diana DeGette |
s1o | Colorado Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| John Delaney |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Rosa DeLauro |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Suzan DelBene |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Nov 16, 2018 |
| Val Demings |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jun 26, 2017 |
| Mark DeSaulnier |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Ted Deutch |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 27, 2015
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| Debbie Dingell |
s1o | Michigan Democratic House Member | Mar 13, 2018 |
| Lloyd Doggett |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Mar 13, 2018 |
| Tammy Duckworth |
s1o | IL Democratic Senate candidate | Aug 16, 2018 |
| Richard Durbin |
s1o | IL Democratic Sr Senator | Jun 5, 2017 |
| Donna Edwards |
s1o | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jan 13, 2015
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| Keith Ellison |
s1o | Minnesota Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Eliot Engel |
s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal | Jan 13, 2015
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| Anna Eshoo |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Adriano Espaillat |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jun 12, 2017 |
| Elizabeth Esty |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Jul 26, 2017 |
| Dwight Evans |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Jun 15, 2017 |
| Sam Farr |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Chaka Fattah |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Dianne Feinstein |
s1o | CA Democratic Sr Senator | Jul 11, 2018 |
| Bill Foster |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jun 13, 2017 |
| Lois Frankel |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Al Franken |
s1o | MN Democrat/DFL Jr Senator (resigned 2017) | May 25, 2017 |
| Marcia Fudge |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Tulsi Gabbard |
s1o | Hawaii Democrat | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Ruben Gallego |
s1o | Arizona Democratic House Member | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Kirsten Gillibrand |
s1o | New York Democrat | May 25, 2017 |
| Jimmy Gomez |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 13, 2018 |
| Alan Grayson |
s1o | FL Democratic Senate candidate | Jan 13, 2015
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| Al Green |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Gene Green |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Jul 10, 2018 |
| Raul Grijalva |
s1o | Arizona Democrat | Feb 3, 2015
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| Luis Gutierrez |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jan 22, 2015
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| Janice Hahn |
s1o | California Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jan 22, 2015
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| Colleen Hanabusa |
s1o | Hawaii Democrat (Senate run 2014) | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Kamala Harris |
s1o | CA Democratic Senate candidate | Feb 27, 2018 |
| Alcee Hastings |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Denny Heck |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Sep 27, 2018 |
| Martin Heinrich |
s1o | New Mexico Democrat (Senate run 2012) | May 17, 2018 |
| Brian Higgins |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jul 23, 2018 |
| Jim Himes |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Mazie Hirono |
s1o | Hawaii Democrat (Senate run 2012) | May 15, 2018 |
| Jared Huffman |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Steve Israel |
s1o | New York Democrat | Mar 10, 2015
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| Sheila Jackson Lee |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Pramila Jayapal |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Jun 14, 2017 |
| Hakeem Jeffries |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Eddie Bernice Johnson |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Hank Johnson |
s1o | Georgia Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Tim Kaine |
s1o | VA Democratic Challenger | May 25, 2017 |
| Marcy Kaptur |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Jan 22, 2015
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| Bill Keating |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Dec 20, 2018 |
| Robin Kelly |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Joe Kennedy III |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Feb 14, 2018 |
| Ruben Kihuen |
s1o | Nevada Democrat | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Derek Kilmer |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Ann Kirkpatrick |
s1o | Arizona Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jan 13, 2015
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| Amy Klobuchar |
s1o | MN Democrat/DFL Sr Senator | Nov 14, 2018 |
| Raja Krishnamoorthi |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Sep 26, 2018 |
| Annie Kuster |
s1o | New Hampshire Democrat | Feb 13, 2018 |
| James Langevin |
s1o | Rhode Island Democrat | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Rick Larsen |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Mar 1, 2017 |
| John Larson |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Brenda Lawrence |
s1o | Michigan Democratic House Member | Jan 13, 2015
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| Al Lawson |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Apr 5, 2017 |
| Patrick Leahy |
s1o | VT Democratic Sr Senator | Feb 27, 2018 |
| Barbara Lee |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Sander Levin |
s1o | Michigan Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| John Lewis |
s1o | Georgia Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Ted Lieu |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | Jan 13, 2015
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| Dan Lipinski |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| David Loebsack |
s1o | Iowa Democrat | Nov 30, 2017 |
| Zoe Lofgren |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Alan Lowenthal |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Nita Lowey |
s1o | New York Democrat | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Michelle Lujan-Grisham |
s1o | NM Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Carolyn Maloney |
s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal | Jan 22, 2015
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| Sean Maloney |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Doris Matsui |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 13, 2018 |
| Claire McCaskill |
s1o | MO Democratic Sr Senator; previously state Auditor | May 25, 2017 |
| Betty McCollum |
s1o | Minnesota Democrat | Mar 16, 2015
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| Jim McDermott |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Donald McEachin |
s1o | Virginia Democrat | Apr 5, 2017 |
| Jim McGovern |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Feb 9, 2015
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| Jerry McNerney |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Gregory Meeks |
s1o | New York Dem./Working-Families | Jan 13, 2015
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| Robert Menendez |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Jul 17, 2018 |
| Grace Meng |
s1o | New York Democrat | Mar 13, 2018 |
| Jeff Merkley |
s1o | OR Democratic Jr Senator | Nov 14, 2017 |
| Gwen Moore |
s1o | Wisconsin Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Seth Moulton |
s1o | Massachusetts Democratic House Member | Sep 1, 2017 |
| Stephanie Murphy |
s1o | Florida Democrat | May 15, 2018 |
| Patty Murray |
s1o | WA Democratic Sr Senator | May 25, 2017 |
| Jerrold Nadler |
s1o | New York Dem./Lib./Working-Families | Jan 13, 2015
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| Grace Napolitano |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Richard Neal |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Apr 18, 2018 |
| Donald Norcross |
s1o | New Jersey Democratic House Member | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton |
s2p | District of Columbia Democrat | |
| Beto O`Rourke |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Frank Pallone |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Feb 10, 2015
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| Jimmy Panetta |
s1o | California Democrat | Sep 20, 2018 |
| Bill Pascrell |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Donald Payne |
s1o | New Jersey Former Democrat(Deceased 2012) | Jan 13, 2015
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| Ed Perlmutter |
s1o | CO Democratic candidate for Governor | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Scott Peters |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Pedro Pierluisi |
s1o | Puerto Rico Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Chellie Pingree |
s1o | Maine Democrat | Jul 24, 2017 |
| Mark Pocan |
s1o | Wisconsin Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Jared Polis |
s1o | CO Democratic candidate for Colorado Governor | Jan 13, 2015
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| Mike Quigley |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Charles Rangel |
s1o | New York Dem./Lib. (retiring 2016) | Jan 13, 2015
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| Jamie Raskin |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Kathleen Rice |
s1o | New York Democratic House Member | May 16, 2017 |
| Cedric Richmond |
s1o | Louisiana Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Lisa Blunt Rochester |
s1o | Delaware Democrat | Apr 5, 2017 |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard |
s1o | California Democrat | Oct 23, 2017 |
| Dutch Ruppersberger |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Bobby Rush |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Tim Ryan |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Feb 3, 2015
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| Gregorio Sablan |
s1o | Marianas Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Linda Sanchez |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Bernie Sanders |
s1o | POTUS Democratic Presidential candidate | May 25, 2017 |
| John Sarbanes |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Jan Schakowsky |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Brian Schatz |
s1o | HI Democratic Jr Senator | May 25, 2017 |
| Adam Schiff |
s1o | California Democrat | Jul 23, 2018 |
| Charles Schumer |
s1o | NY Democratic Sr Senator | May 25, 2017 |
| Bobby Scott |
s1o | Virginia Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| David Scott |
s1o | Georgia Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Jose Serrano |
s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal | Jan 22, 2015
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| Terri Sewell |
s1o | Alabama Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Carol Shea-Porter |
s1o | New Hampshire Democrat | Jul 12, 2017 |
| Brad Sherman |
s1o | California Democrat | Nov 9, 2018 |
| Albio Sires |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Sep 25, 2018 |
| Louise Slaughter |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Darren Soto |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jun 13, 2017 |
| Jackie Speier |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Eric Swalwell |
s1o | California Democrat | Sep 28, 2018 |
| Mark Takai |
s1o | Hawaii Democratic House Member | Jan 13, 2015
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| Mark Takano |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Bennie Thompson |
s1o | Mississippi Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Mike Thompson |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Dina Titus |
s1o | Nevada Democrat | Apr 17, 2018 |
| Paul Tonko |
s1o | New York Democrat | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Norma Torres |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | Apr 18, 2018 |
| Niki Tsongas |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Tom Udall |
s1o | New Mexico Democrat (Senate 2008) | Jun 7, 2018 |
| Chris Van Hollen |
s1o | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jan 13, 2015
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| Juan Vargas |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Marc Veasey |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Filemon Vela |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Sep 20, 2018 |
| Nydia Velazquez |
s1o | New York Democrat/Working-Families | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Elizabeth Warren |
s1o | MA Democratic Challenger | May 25, 2017 |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 14, 2015
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| Maxine Waters |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Peter Welch |
s1o | Vermont Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| Frederica Wilson |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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| John Yarmuth |
s1o | Kentucky Democrat | Jan 13, 2015
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Republicans
participating in 15_H317 |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
207
Republicans:
0
Independents:
1 |
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