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TheWeekInCongress.com (TM) Week Ending February 27, 2009
S.160 A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives.
Under this bill the District of Columbia would be considered a State for the purposes of representation on the US House of Representatives but not in the US Senate. The District would also be given presidential elector status to the Electoral College. On enactment the bill would raise to number of US Representatives to 437.
The District is now represented in the House with one representative but she has no vote and is not included in the total of 435... The increase of to Representatives to the House would come from the reconfiguration of the District representative and would ad one representative for the State of Utah based on population growth there and the establishment of a redistricting by the State.
Judicial review of the matter, should there by challenges to the bill’s constitutionality shall be filed in the District Court of D.C. and will be heard by a three-judge court. A final decision shall be reviewable only by appeal directly to the Supreme Court within 10 days of the decision and filed within 30 days. The appeal is to be expedited “to the greatest possible extent.”
Sponsor: Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) Vote: Passed the Senate 61 to 37 RV 73 Cost to the taxpayers: Earmark Certification: ## All Rights Reserved. © 2009 TheWeekInCongress.com(TM) No reproduction, language translation or distribution without written permission from TheWeekInCongress.com.(TM) AMENDMENTS 1. S.AMDT.573 to S.160 (To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine). Sponsor:
Sen DeMint, Jim [SC] (introduced 2/25/2009) Cosponsors
(None) 2.
S.AMDT.574 to
S.160 To provide for the expedited judicial review for Members of
Congress. 3.
S.AMDT.575 to
S.160 To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.
4.
S.AMDT.576 to
S.160 To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.
5.
S.AMDT.577 to
S.160 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 6.
S.AMDT.578 to
S.160 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 7.
S.AMDT.579 to
S.160 To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow
citizens who have concealed carry permits from the State or the District
of Columbia in which they reside to carry concealed firearms in another
State or the District of Columbia that grants concealed carry permits, if
the individual complies with the laws of the State or District of
Columbia. 8.
S.AMDT.580 to
S.160 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 9.
S.AMDT.581 to
S.160 In the nature of a substitute. 10.
S.AMDT.582 to
S.160 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 11.
S.AMDT.583 to
S.160 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 12.
S.AMDT.584 to
S.160 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 13.
S.AMDT.585 to
S.160 To provide for the retrocession of the District of Columbia to
the State of Maryland, and for other purposes. 14.
S.AMDT.586 to
S.160 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 15.
S.AMDT.587 to
S.160 to reauthorize the DC School Choice Incentive Act of 2003 for
fiscal year 2010 16.
S.AMDT.588 to
S.160 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 17.
S.AMDT.589 to
S.160 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 18.
S.AMDT.590 to
S.160 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for
consideration. See Congressional Record for text. 10. Durbin amend #591 (To encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership, and to ensure that the public airwaves are used in the public interest). Yeas and nays ordered. The amendment was agreed to by a vote of 57-41
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