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H.R. 882 119th Congress House

No Foreign Persons Administering Our Elections Act

Official title: To prohibit the hiring of individuals who are not citizens of the United States to administer an election for Federal office in a State or local jurisdiction, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 31, 2025 Introduced by: August Pfluger Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulationEmployee hiringForeign laborState and local government operations
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Jan 31, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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No Foreign Persons Administering Our Elections Act

This bill prohibits states and local jurisdictions from hiring noncitizens to administer federal elections.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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 Cosponsors 9
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Feb 25, 2025
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Feb 11, 2025
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Goldman, Craig A.
Texas · Feb 5, 2025
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Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Jan 31, 2025
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Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Jan 31, 2025
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Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Jan 31, 2025
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Hamadeh, Abraham J.
Arizona · Jan 31, 2025
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Jan 31, 2025
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Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Jan 31, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 882: No Foreign Persons Administering Our Elections Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-882/
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"H.R. 882: No Foreign Persons Administering Our Elections Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-882/.
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H.R. 882, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-882/.
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