HR 6299 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act

Introduced Dec 16, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Jeff Duncan R-SC

Latest action · Dec 16, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Progress

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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
R-TX	Jake Ellzey	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-MO	Jason Smith	Original	Dec 16, 2021
D-NJ	Jefferson Van Drew	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-FL	John H. Rutherford	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-PA	John Joyce	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-NY	Lee M. Zeldin	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-TX	Louie Gohmert	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-NC	Madison Cawthorn	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-IA	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-IL	Mary E. Miller	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-FL	Matt Gaetz	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-SC	Ralph Norman	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-IA	Randy Feenstra	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-TX	Randy K. Weber, Sr.	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-GA	Rick W. Allen	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-IL	Rodney Davis	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-NC	Ted Budd	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-MI	Tim Walberg	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-TX	Tony Gonzales	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-OH	Troy Balderson	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-OH	Warren Davidson	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-SC	William R. Timmons IV	Original	Dec 16, 2021
R-IA	Ashley Hinson		Jan 11, 2022
R-TX	Ronny Jackson		Jan 11, 2022
R-FL	Scott Franklin		Jan 11, 2022
R-TX	John R. Carter		Jan 12, 2022
R-CA	Ken Calvert		Jan 18, 2022
R-TX	Brian Babin		Jan 19, 2022
R-TX	Dan Crenshaw		Jan 19, 2022
R-PA	Glenn Thompson		Jan 19, 2022
R-TX	Lance Gooden		Jan 19, 2022
R-MT	Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr.		Jan 19, 2022
R-TX	Michael Cloud		Jan 19, 2022
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar		Jan 19, 2022
R-NC	Dan Bishop		Jan 20, 2022
R-PA	Guy Reschenthaler		Jan 20, 2022
R-PA	Scott Perry		Jan 20, 2022
R-KS	Tracey Mann		Jan 20, 2022
R-AR	Steve Womack		Feb 2, 2022
R-TX	Troy E. Nehls		Feb 2, 2022
R-AL	Mo Brooks		Feb 9, 2022
R-PA	Daniel Meuser		Feb 22, 2022
R-CO	Ken Buck		Feb 22, 2022
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry		Feb 22, 2022
R-TX	Pete Sessions		Feb 22, 2022
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais		Feb 22, 2022
R-CO	Lauren Boebert		Feb 25, 2022
R-TX	Roger Williams		Feb 28, 2022
R-GA	Barry Loudermilk		Apr 5, 2022
R-NV	Mark E. Amodei		Sep 30, 2022
R-WI	Mike Gallagher		Oct 18, 2022
R-IN	Jim Banks		Oct 21, 2022
R-GA	Jody B. Hice		Oct 21, 2022
R-FL	Kat Cammack		Oct 21, 2022
R-SC	Nancy Mace		Oct 21, 2022
R-FL	Vern Buchanan		Oct 21, 2022
R-FL	W. Gregory Steube		Oct 21, 2022
R-FL	Michael Waltz		Oct 25, 2022
R-MN	Brad Finstad		Oct 28, 2022
R-MS	Michael Guest		Oct 28, 2022

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

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

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