To prohibit the government of the District of Columbia from using Federal funds to allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-486
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2023-01-24
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Immigration status and procedures

Intergovernmental relations

State and local government operations

Voting rights
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to allow an individual who is not a U.S. citizen to vote in any election in the District of Columbia (DC). Further, DC must certify that it does not allow noncitizens to vote in elections as a condition of receiving any federal funds.</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 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 486 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 24, 2023 Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Palmer , Mr. Posey , Mr. Ellzey , Mr. Clyde , and Mrs. Greene of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To prohibit the government of the District of Columbia from using Federal funds to allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibition on Federal funds (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds made available to the District of Columbia may be used to allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election. (b) Certification Upon application for, approval for, or receipt of any Federal funds, the government of the District of Columbia shall certify that the government does not permit individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election. (c) Application The requirements under this section shall apply with respect to any Federal funds applied for, approved for, received by, or made available to the District of Columbia on or after the date on which this bill is introduced in the House of Representatives.