Official Summaries

This bill prohibits a non-U.S. citizen from voting in a District of Columbia (DC) election and repeals relevant provisions of DC law.

Federal law prohibits noncitizens from voting in a federal election; however, in 2022, DC enacted a law allowing noncitizens who meet residency and other requirements to vote in local elections. This bill repeals the DC law, which went into effect on February 23, 2023. 

Current Full Text

[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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 11, 2025

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

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                                 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24-242) is repealed, and any provision of law amended or repealed by 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.