No Taxation Without Representation Act of 2005
Latest action · Mar 2, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 26, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No Taxation Without Representation Act of 2005 - Provides for full voting representation in Congress for the residents of the District of Columbia, including two Senators and as many Representatives as a similarly populous State would be entitled to under the law.
Treats the District of Columbia as a State. Prescribes a procedure for the first elections under this Act.
Entitles the District to one Representative until the taking effect of the next reapportionment.
Cosponsors 94
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 1, 2005 to Sep 26, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Jun 9, 2005 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Jul 11, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Jul 18, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Feb 14, 2006 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Feb 15, 2006 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Feb 28, 2006 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Mar 9, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Sep 26, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 26, 2005 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Mar 3, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
- Jan 26, 2005Introduced in House
- Jan 26, 2005Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H307 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Feb 2, 2005 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-227 | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 200662 pages | Appropriations Committee | Jun 15, 2005 |
| S. Hrg. 109-227 | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006121 pages | Appropriations Committee | Apr 20, 2005–Jun 15, 2005 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33830 | District of Columbia Voting Representation in Congress: An Analysis of Legislative Proposals Archived | Report | Apr 19, 2010 |
| RL33894 | Election Reform: Issues and Legislative Proposals in the 109th Congress Archived | Report | Feb 28, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 195 | No Taxation Without Representation Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Mar 9, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for full voting representation in Congress for the citizens of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- No Taxation Without Representation Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 26, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.