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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 884

Introduced

To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022.

Sponsor
RAugust Pfluger· Texas
Introduced
January 31, 2025
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Latest action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.June 11, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 884 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 884

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 11, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from 
voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local 
Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBIT VOTING BY NONCITIZENS IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
ELECTIONS.

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.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE LOCAL RESIDENT VOTING RIGHTS AMENDMENT ACT OF 
2022.

The Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 
24-242) is repealed, and any provision of law amended or repealed by 
such Act shall be restored or revived as if such Act had not been 
enacted into law.

Passed the House of Representatives June 10, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.

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