The House has passed this bill twice. The Senate has never held a floor vote. 700,000 Americans are still waiting. Here is what has already passed, and where every senator stands today.
No statehood effort in modern history has come this far. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Washington, D.C. Admission Act twice — the first time either chamber of Congress has ever voted to admit the District as a state. The record below shows how far the bill has traveled, and where it waits now.
| Congress | Chamber | Bill | Vote | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116th (2021) | House | H.R. 51 | 216–208 | PASSED | First House passage. Sent to Senate, no action taken. |
| 117th (2021) | House | H.R. 51 | 216–208 | PASSED | Second House passage. Senate, filibuster threshold not reached. |
| 117th (2021–22) | Senate | S. 51 | n/a | NO VOTE | Referred to Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs. Never brought to the floor. |
| 118th (2023–24) | House | H.R. 51 | n/a | NO VOTE | Republican majority. Did not advance out of committee. |
| 119th (2025–26) | Senate | S. 51 | n/a | NO VOTE | Republican majority. 53–47 split. Filibuster reform is the threshold question. |
Each dot is one of the 100 U.S. senators. The forty-seven green seats are on record supporting DC statehood — click any of them to see who. The navy seats are senators not yet on record as cosponsors or supporters of S. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.
This page is provided for public education. Positions reflect public cosponsorship records and on-record statements only, and are not an endorsement of, or opposition to, any candidate for office. Sources: Congress.gov and unitedstates/congress-legislators.