S 5085
117th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
District of Columbia
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations
Voting rights
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.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 14, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov 14, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to allow noncitizens 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.
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1