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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.

Source: Congress.gov · 349 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This bill prevents the government of Washington D.C. from using money provided by the federal government to let people who are not U.S. citizens vote in elections. The bill requires D.C. to certify that it does not allow non-citizens to vote whenever it applies for, receives or uses federal funds.

Who It Affects

The government of Washington D.C. is directly impacted by this bill.

Key Provisions

• Federal funds given to D.C. cannot be used to allow non-citizens of the United States to vote in any election (Sec. 1(a)) • When D.C. applies for, gets approval for or receives federal funds, the D.C. government must certify that it does not permit non-citizens to vote in any election (Sec. 1(b)) • These requirements apply to any federal funds that D.C. applies for, gets approved for, receives or has made available starting from the date this bill is introduced in the House of Representatives (Sec. 1(c))

What Changes

If this becomes law, D.C. must certify to the federal government that non-citizens cannot vote whenever the city seeks or receives federal funds.

Important Definitions

None defined in bill text.

Effective Date

The requirements apply to federal funds applied for, approved for, received by or made available to D.C. on or after the date this bill is introduced in the House of Representatives.

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 486 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 24, 2023 Mr. ROY (for himself, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. PALMER, Mr. POSEY, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. CLYDE, and Mrs. GREENE of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Oversight and Accountability 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDS. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi- 4 sion of law, no Federal funds made available to the Dis- 5 trict of Columbia may be used to allow individuals who 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:36 Feb 04, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H486.IH H486 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 486 IH are not citizens of the United States to vote in any elec- 1 tion. 2 (b) CERTIFICATION.—Upon application for, approval 3 for, or receipt of any Federal funds, the government of 4 the District of Columbia shall certify that the government 5 does not permit individuals who are not citizens of the 6 United States to vote in any election. 7 (c) APPLICATION.—The requirements under this sec- 8 tion shall apply with respect to any Federal funds applied 9 for, approved for, received by, or made available to the 10 District of Columbia on or after the date on which this 11 bill is introduced in the House of Representatives. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:36 Feb 04, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H486.IH H486 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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