Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act
Latest action · Dec 15, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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 15, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 15, 2021 to Jan 10, 2022, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Dec 15, 2021 |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Original | Dec 15, 2021 |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | Dec 15, 2021 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Dec 15, 2021 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Dec 15, 2021 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Dec 16, 2021 | |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Dec 16, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Jan 10, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Dec 15, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6299 | Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act | Identical bill | Dec 16, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2021Introduced in Senate
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