Article: SEN. JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN AND SEN. ORRIN G. HATCH HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE TO INTRODUCE A BILL TO GIVE THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA A VOTING SEAT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Article: SEN. LEAHY, CHAIRMAN, SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY COMMENT ON THE 'DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 2007', OTHERS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ......this important voting rights measure, the "District of Columbia House Voting Rights" Act. I am a...version of a voting rights bill for the District of Columbia...power to grant District residents voting rights in the House...

Article: SEN. LEAHY URGES PASSAGE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VOTING RIGHTS BILL
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 26, 2009 ;     700+ words ......vote. Under the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009, of...to cosponsor the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009, which...action to grant District residents voting rights in the House of...

Article: SEN. LEAHY ISSUES STATEMENT ON CONSIDERATION OF S. 1257, THE 'DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 2007'
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ......this important voting rights measure, the "District of Columbia House Voting Rights" Act. I am a...version of a voting rights bill for the District of Columbia...power to grant District residents voting rights in the House...

Article: SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN LEAHY ISSUES STATEMENT ON INTRODUCTION OF 'DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 2009'
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 6, 2009 ;     700+ words ......to cosponsor the "District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009" to end...pass a version of a voting rights bill for the District of Columbia led by...the power to grant District residents voting rights in the House of Representatives...

Article: Voting rights for the District.(LETTERS)
The Washington Times;  July 1, 2003 ;     477 words ......jurisdiction over the District, it does not follow that they also thought the District should not have a vote...he spoke in favor of voting rights for the District. In the Federalist Papers...Fathers never wanted the District to have a vote in Congress...comes to fruition, the ...

Article: REP. CANNON ISSUES STATEMENT ON ON S.1257, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 2007
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Hearing on S.1257, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 United...residents of the District lost their voting rights. The Framers' failure...explicitly to protect District residents' voting rights, the Framers did...

Article: DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE: CHAIRMAN DEAN COMMENTS ON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VOTING RIGHTS
Targeted News Service;  February 5, 2007 ;     193 words ......resolution advocating full voting rights for the District of Columbia: "I would...swiftly to restore the District's voting rights, which were stripped...Committee that the District of Columbia receives full voting rights and Representation...

Article: Justice Department Settles Voting Rights Lawsuit with North Harris Montgomery Community College District in Texas
U.S. Newswire;  July 27, 2006 ;     331 words ......alleging that the district violated Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The Department...lawsuit against the district. The Voting Rights Act requires...diminish the voting rights of minority citizens...filed in the U.S. District Court for the...

Article: MAYOR FENTY APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VOTING RIGHTS ACT IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 19, 2007 ;     119 words ......241-177 passage of the District of Columbia Voting Rights Act in the House...Representatives today, District of Columbia Mayor...for passing the DC Voting Rights Act today, with...its commitment to voting rights for our nation's...

Article: District Voting Rights Campaign Targets Middle America
Washington Informer;  July 11, 2001 ;     599 words ......Washington Informer 07-11-2001 District Voting Rights Campaign Targets Middle...America on the issue of voting rights for the District. They plan to enlist some...grassroots advocacy program for District voting rights in Congress. "There's room...

Article: GOVERNMENT REFORM COMMITTEE OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVES HISTORIC LEGISLATION ON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VOTING RIGHTS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 18, 2006 ;     700+ words ......to grant the District of Columbia...5388, "The District of Columbia Fair and Equal House Voting Rights Act of 2006...would treat the District of Columbia...We give the District of Columbia a permanent, full voting member by expanding...

Article: Bite the Bullet?; Congress and the District don't have to accept a dire choice between voting rights and city gun laws.
The Washington Post;  March 26, 2009 ;     535 words ......about whether the District should accept the...a condition for voting rights has centered on...choice presented to District officials. House...quick action on the voting rights bill know they...gun amendment. So District residents go without...brood over whether voting ...

Article: A 'Palpable Injustice'; The Republican Party blocks voting rights for the District of Columbia.
The Washington Post;  September 19, 2007 ;     497 words ......the People of the District of Columbia." A few...bid to bring D.C. voting rights legislation to the...would have given the District a voting member in...opponents gave to voting rights -- only if done properly...mainly Democratic District of Columbia? And if...House, is ...

Article: District Trying a New Tactic to Win Voting Rights
The Washington Post;  June 28, 1998 ;     700+ words ......and a resident of the District is to know what it is...set to launch a novel voting rights challenge this week, arguing that denying District residents representation...happen to reside in the District of Columbia. That's all...Amendment. A lawsuit in U.S. District Court, supporters ...