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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

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What This Bill Does

This bill blocks people who are not U.S. citizens from voting in District of Columbia elections. It also removes a previous law called the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022.

Who It Affects

Non-citizens living in or voting in the District of Columbia.

Key Provisions

• Non-citizens of the United States cannot vote in elections for public office in the District of Columbia (Sec. 1) • Non-citizens cannot vote in any ballot initiative or referendum in the District of Columbia (Sec. 1) • The Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 is repealed, and any laws that were changed by that act are restored to their previous form (Sec. 2)

What Changes

Non-citizens will no longer be allowed to vote in District of Columbia elections, ballot initiatives or referendums. Any laws that were modified or repealed by the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 will be restored to how they were before that law was enacted.

Important Definitions

None defined in bill text.

II Calendar No. 414 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 192 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 3, 2024 Received; read the first time JUNE 4, 2024 Read the second time and placed on the calendar AN ACT To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Colum- bia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. PROHIBITING VOTING BY NONCITIZENS IN DIS- 3 TRICT OF COLUMBIA ELECTIONS. 4 An individual who is not a citizen of the United 5 States may not vote in an election for public office in the 6 District of Columbia or in any ballot initiative or ref- 7 erendum in the District of Columbia. 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:49 Jun 05, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H192.PCS H192 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 HR 192 PCS SEC. 2. REPEAL OF LOCAL RESIDENT VOTING RIGHTS 1 AMENDMENT ACT OF 2022. 2 The Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act 3 of 2022 (D.C. Law 24–242) is repealed, and any provision 4 of law amended or repealed by such Act shall be restored 5 or revived as if such Act had not been enacted into law. 6 Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2024. Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:49 Jun 05, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H192.PCS H192 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:49 Jun 05, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H192.PCS H192 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS Calendar No. 414 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 192 AN ACT To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the Dis- trict of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resi- dent Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022. JUNE 4, 2024 Read the second time and placed on the calendar VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:49 Jun 05, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H192.PCS H192 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS

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