The House Oversight Committee voted the D.C. Statehood bill out of committee. The bill now goes for a full vote in the House.

The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of the District of Columbia today announced its official endorsement of H.R. 51 and S. 631, the Washington D.C. Admission Act, which would grant full voting representation, self-government, and equal civic participation for D.C.