HR 149
118th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations
Voting rights
Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
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Plain-English summary
Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act
This bill prohibits federal funds from being made available to state or local governments that allow noncitizens to vote in federal, state, or local elections.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
1 version
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
41
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Mace, Nancy
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Collins, Mike
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Luttrell, Morgan
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Bost, Mike
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Garbarino, Andrew R.
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Cline, Ben
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Ogles, Andrew
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Boebert, Lauren
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Balderson, Troy
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Banks, Jim
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Biggs, Andy
Bishop, Dan
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Buchanan, Vern
Buck, Ken
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Calvert, Ken
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Cammack, Kat
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
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Crenshaw, Dan
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Davidson, Warren
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Finstad, Brad
Gallagher, Mike
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Gosar, Paul A.
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Guest, Michael
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Harshbarger, Diana
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Jackson, Ronny
Lamborn, Doug
McHenry, Patrick
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Miller, Mary E.
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Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
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Norman, Ralph
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Perry, Scott
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Pfluger, August
Posey, Bill
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Reschenthaler, Guy
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Rutherford, John H.
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Sessions, Pete
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Smith, Christopher H.
R
Tenney, Claudia
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Timmons, William R.
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
R
Womack, Steve
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 149: Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-149/
"H.R. 149: Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-149/.
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