allowed the four delegates and the resident commissioner to vote on the floor of the House, but only in the Committee of the Whole. However, if any measure passed or failed in the Committee of the Whole because of a delegate's vote, a second vote—excluding the delegates—would be taken. In other words, delegates were permitted to vote only if their votes had no effect on a measure's ultimate outcome. This change was denounced by Republicans (all five of the delegates either were Democrats or were allied with the Democrats at the time) as a case of partisanship; the Democrats had lost a dozen House seats in the 1992 elections, and Republicans charged allowing delegates to vote would inflate Democratic vote totals. In 1995, this rule was swiftly reversed by the newly seated Republican majority in the 104th Congress; stripping the delegates, all of whom caucused with the Democrats, of even non-decisive voting privileges. Upon re-gaining control of the House in January 2007, Democrats revived the 1993–1995 status for delegates during both the 110th and 111th Congresses. Republicans again objected, and after taking back control of the House in 2011, revoked the right of delegates to vote in the Committee of the Whole starting during the term of the 112th Congress. In 2019, Democrats took back control of the House and delegates have retained the right to vote in the Committee of the Whole since the 116th United States Congress. In a contrast from previous GOP Majorities, Delegate voting remains in place for the 118th Congress. Current non-voting members of the U.S. House of Representatives As of the 118th United States Congress, the six non-voting delegates consist of three Democrats and three Republicans. Jenniffer González, of Puerto Rico, a member of the New Progressive Party in Puerto Rico, belongs nationally to the Republican Party. See also Member of Congress Shadow congressperson Maine Legislature: Maine House of Representatives (Non-voting tribal delegates) American Samoa Fono: American Samoa House of Representatives (Swains Island) References Further reading External links History and powers of DC's Delegate to Congress Delegates to the United States House of Representatives