Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act
Latest action · Dec 16, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and 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.
- IntroducedDec 16, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act
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.
Cosponsors 76
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 16, 2021 to Oct 28, 2022; 38 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Original | Dec 16, 2021 |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Dec 16, 2021 |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Original | Dec 16, 2021 |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Original | Dec 16, 2021 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Dec 16, 2021 |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Original | Dec 16, 2021 |
| R-VA | Bob Good | Original | Dec 16, 2021 |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Original | Dec 16, 2021 |
| R-NY | Chris Jacobs | Original | Dec 16, 2021 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Dec 16, 2021 |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Original | Dec 16, 2021 |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Original | Dec 16, 2021 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Dec 16, 2021 |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Dec 16, 2021 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Dec 16, 2021 |
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 Dec 16, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2021Introduced in House
- Dec 16, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and 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. 167, no. 217, December 16, 2021, page H7833.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 149 | Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 9, 2023 |
| S 3403 | Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act | Identical bill | Dec 15, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the disbursement of Federal funds to State and local governments that allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any Federal, State, or local election.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2021Introduced 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.
