These Democrats Voted to Pass Legislation That Overrules DC Voting, Crime Bills

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Nov. 9, 2022. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

The House of Representatives on Feb. 9 approved two measures that overturn bills passed by the Council of the District of Columbia.

Specifically, the legislation would block a pair of laws recently approved by the D.C. City Council.

One of these measures, the Revised Criminal Code Act (RCC), would lessen penalties for violent crimes even as Washington is experiencing a record-breaking crime wave. That proposal was vetoed by Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser; the D.C. City Council later overruled Bowser’s veto in a 12–1 vote.

The other measure, the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act, would allow noncitizens in Washington to vote.

The bill overturning the new voting law ordinance, passed in a 260–173 vote, winning the support of 41 Democrats.

The other, overruling the new Washington criminal statutes passed the lower chamber in a bipartisan 250–173 vote including the support of 31 Democrats. Ten fewer Democrats voted in favor of this measure.

Here are the Democrats who voted in favor of both of the GOP measures.

Democrats Who Voted for Both

Nicole Budzinski (D-Ill.) Yadira Caraveo (D-Colo.) Lou Correa (D-Calif.) Jim Costa (D-Calif.) Angie Craig (D-Minn.) Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) Donald Davis (D-N.C.) Jared Golden (D-Maine) Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas) Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) Josh Harder (D-Calif.) Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.) Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) Susie Lee (D-Nev.) Kathy Manning (D-N.C.) Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.) Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) Marie Perez (D-Wash.) Brittany Pettersen (D-Colo.) Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.) Kim Schrier (D-Wash.) Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) Eric Sorensen (D-Ill.) Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

Democrats Who Supported One Bill

10 Democrats supported only one of the proposed measures, which would overturn the statute relating to noncitizen voting in Washington.

However, these 10 voted against the measure reducing penalties for violent crime.

Colin Allred (D-Texas) Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.) Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.) Sharice Davids (D-Kan.) Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) John Garamendi (D-Calif.) Darren Jackson (D-N.C.) Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) Mike Levin (D-Calif.) Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.)

To advance, Republicans’ bills will also need to win the approval of the Senate, where they will face a tougher challenge. Democrats have broadly expressed opposition to the measures.

Like all legislation in the upper chamber, it will need the support of at least 60 senators. If it overcomes this hurdle, it would still need to win President Joe Biden’s approval.