To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022
HR 192 prohibits noncitizens from voting in all District of Columbia elections, including for public office and ballot initiatives. It directly affects noncitizen residents of Washington D.C. who currently have voting rights under the repealed Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022. The bill's key mechanism is repealing that 2022 amendment, restoring the requirement that only U.S. citizens may vote in DC elections. This changes the voting eligibility rules for noncitizens living in the District. The law would take effect upon enactment, removing noncitizens from the voter rolls for all local elections.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jan 9, 2023
Last action Jun 4, 2024
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May 23, 2024
MINOR
The bill adds a new section (Section 2) that repeals D.C. Law 24-242, the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022, and restores any provisions that law had previously amended or repealed. This effectively undoes a 2022 DC local law that expanded voting rights to noncitizen residents in certain District elections. The title was also slightly reworded for clarity.
SCOPE
New Section 2 repeals the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-242) and revives any prior law that had been amended or repealed by it, effectively removing the expanded noncitizen voting rights that DC had granted in 2022.
TECHNICAL
The short title was reworded from 'Prohibiting voting by noncitizens in elections in District of Columbia' to 'Prohibiting voting by noncitizens in District of Columbia Elections.'
Floor votes · House May 23, 2024
How they voted
262–143
Passed · 25 other
Total votes 430
May 23, 2024
D
Democratic213
67% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican216
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
2
May 23, 2024
Introduced
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
lower
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 262 - 143 (Roll no. 232).
lower
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 262 - 143 (Roll no. 232).
lower
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Mr. Garcia, Robert moved to recommit to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. (text: CR H3496)
lower
May 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rule H. Res. 1243 passed House.
lower
May 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1243 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4763, H.R. 5403 and H.R. 192. The resolution provides for one hour of debate on each bill. H.R. 4763 and H.R. 5403 are considered under a structured rule and H.R. 192 is considered under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on each bill.
lower
Jul 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-150.
lower
Jul 12, 2023
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 19.
lower
Jul 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Jan 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
lower
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 24 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
August Pfluger
RRepublican
Co
Andrew S. Clyde
RRepublican
Co
Beth Van Duyne
RRepublican
Co
Bill Johnson
RRepublican
Co
Bill Posey
RRepublican
Co
Brad R. Wenstrup
RRepublican
Co
Brian Babin
RRepublican
Co
Burgess Owens
RRepublican
Co
Byron Donalds
RRepublican
Co
Chris Stewart
RRepublican
Co
Claudia Tenney
RRepublican
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