The OSCE (formal name for the Helsinki Accords) Parliamentary Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn the U.S. for violating the accords, on July 5. Specifically, the U.S. was condemned for giving residents of the District of Columbia no voting representation in congress. 260 legislators from OSCE countries comprise the OSCE’s Parliamentary Assembly. This includes 12 members of congress from the U.S. Outside of the U.S. delegation, only two members voted against the resolution, a member from Canada and one from Denmark.