118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 12 — 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.

“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.”

Government operations and politics

Introduced Jan 23, 2023

Last action Jan 23, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Jan 23, 2023

Step 2

Referred

Jan 23, 2023

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Step 3

Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to allow an individual who is not a U.S. citizen to vote in any election in the District of Columbia (DC). Further, DC must certify that it does not allow noncitizens to vote in elections as a condition of receiving any federal funds. Federal law bars noncitizens from voting in federal elections; however, the DC Council passed a bill on October 18, 2022, that allows noncitizens who meet residency and other requirements to vote in local elections.

Provisions · 1 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Jan 23, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Jan 23, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.