S 194
118th Congress
Senate
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 of 2023
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 31, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act of 2023
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 194: Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-194/
"S. 194: Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-194/.
S. 194, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-194/.
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