There are, at this point, two major hurdles in advancing S.51 through the Senate. First, the bill is assigned to the Senate s Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee. Because of the 50-50 split between Democrats and Republicans, the DC Statehood bill would need every Democrat to vote yes to advance the bill out of committee.
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has yet to announce committee assignments, but there s no guarantee every Democrat on the committee would support advancing the bill.
Secondly, the legislative filibuster requires that 60 votes be necessary to close debate on an issue and advance to a vote. Only if the filibuster is scrapped or if 10 Republicans voted to close debate, could D.C. statehood get a vote on the floor of the Senate; both possibilities seem very unlikely at this point.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser
(Washington, DC) Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser released the following statement after Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced her DC statehood bill (H.R. 51) with a record number of original cosponsors (202) on the first day of the 117th Congress.
“We are grateful to Congresswoman Norton for her steadfast leadership in continuing to grow support for H.R. 51 and ensuring statehood remains a top priority for the Congress. 2020 was a historic year in our fight to become the 51st state with the first-ever House passage of a statehood bill. Now, we carry that momentum into 2021 with renewed hope and a president who knows our struggle and supports our cause.
Updated on January 6, 2021 at 12:25 pm
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The mayor of Washington, D.C., is hopeful that D.C. will become the 51st state if Democrats win control of the U.S. Senate, she said Wednesday.
Mayor Muriel Bowser spoke about statehood on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” as vote counting continued in Georgia. She said she was excited about what Democrat Raphael Warnock’s projected win means for D.C. residents. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
“We know now that we will have the White House, the House and fingers crossed that Democrats will win the Senate. This could become a 100-day priority, D.C. statehood, for our next president,” she said.
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