To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia.

Bill: 117-hr-9172
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2022-10-11
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Immigration status and procedures

State and local government operations

Voting rights
Latest action: action_date: 2022-10-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-10-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits an individual who is not a U.S. citizen from voting in any elections in the District of Columbia (DC).</p> <p>Federal law bars noncitizens from voting in federal elections; however, the DC Council passed a bill on October 18, 2022, that allows noncitizens who meet residency and other requirements to vote in local elections.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9172 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 11, 2022 Mr. Pfluger introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia.

1. Prohibiting voting by noncitizens in elections in District of Columbia An individual who is not a citizen of the United States may not vote in an election for public office in the District of Columbia or in any ballot initiative or referendum in the District of Columbia.