Grant DC statehood

The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday advanced legislation to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, marking the first vote in Congress in nearly 30 years to grant full congressional representation for residents of the nation's capital.

The panel approved the bill in a 21-16 party-line vote. The measure is expected to hit the House floor in the coming months.

The vote marked a major victory for the District’s non-voting delegate, Eleanor Holmes Norton, who has pushed for statehood since she began serving in Congress in 1991.

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Proponents of D.C. statehood note that the city has more residents than two states — Vermont and Wyoming — and that Census Bureau estimates show about 46 percent of the District’s roughly 706,000 residents are African American.

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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) has pledged to bring the legislation to the floor for a vote. And unlike the last time the House considered D.C. statehood, in 1993, the bill is expected to pass with widespread Democratic support.

  The Hill

And then lie dormant on Mitch McConnell's desk. You know why.

Norton’s bill would grant D.C. representation in Congress with two senators and at least one House member.

And all three would be Democrats.