Bill Tracker 119th Congress · Updated June 2026

H.R. 51 · Washington, D.C. Admission Act

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.

Status at a Glance, 119th CongressSource: Congress.gov · unitedstates/congress-legislators

Senate Floor Votes Ever

In 225 years, the Senate has never held a floor vote on DC statehood.

All-time Senate record

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House Passed

116th & 117th Congresses. The bill cleared the House both times before stalling in the Senate.

House roll call votes

Sponsor & Cosponsors

Forty-four senators have sponsored or cosponsored S. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, in the 119th Congress.

S. 51 cosponsors · 119th Congress

225

Years Without a Vote

DC residents have paid federal taxes without a voting representative in Congress since 1801.

IRS Data Book FY 2024 · U.S. Census

The Progress So Far

The House Has Voted for Statehood — Twice

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	Did not advance out of committee.
119th (2025–26)	Senate	S. 51	n/a	NO VOTE	53–47 split. Filibuster reform is the threshold question.

The Senate Today

See Where Senators Stand on Statehood

Each dot is one of the 100 U.S. senators. The forty-four blue seats have sponsored or cosponsored S. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act; the fifty-three red seats have not. Three more — white with a blue ring — caucus with the sponsors but have not cosponsored. Click any seat to see who.

Sponsor or cosponsor of S. 51 · 44 Has not cosponsored S. 51 · 53 Caucuses with the sponsors, not a cosponsor · 3

Select a senator to see where they stand.

Cosponsorship: Congress.gov API — S. 51 (119th Congress), 1 sponsor and 43 cosponsors. Roster: U.S. Senate (100 members). Informational only. Last reviewed June 2026.

This page is provided for public education. Status reflects public cosponsorship of S. 51 in the 119th Congress via Congress.gov, and is not an endorsement of, or opposition to, any candidate for office. Source: Congress.gov.