Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act
Latest action · Jul 24, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 24, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act
This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to make payments to local governments that permit noncitizens to vote in state or local elections.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 24, 2018 to Oct 12, 2018; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Jul 24, 2018 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Jul 24, 2018 |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Original | Jul 24, 2018 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Jul 24, 2018 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Original | Jul 24, 2018 |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Original | Jul 24, 2018 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Jul 24, 2018 |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Original | Jul 24, 2018 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Jul 25, 2018 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jul 25, 2018 | |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Jul 25, 2018 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jul 25, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Jul 25, 2018 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Jul 25, 2018 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Aug 14, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Oct 5, 2018 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Oct 12, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 24, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2018Introduced in House
- Jul 24, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 124, July 24, 2018, page H7155.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 151 | Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 3, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit Federal payments to a unit of local government that allows individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in elections for State or local office, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
