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.
Passed HouseGovernment Operations and Politics
IntroducedJan 31, 2025
Passed HouseJun 10, 2025
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet
Where it stands
Passed House. Latest step, Jun 11, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The House passed it 266–148.All 4 of Iowa's representatives voted yes in the House. It would change 0 sections of existing law and would add 2 new provisions of its own.
How this bill changes the law
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H.R. 884 doesn't change any existing section of law. It would create 2 new provisions of its own. Read from the bill text as sent to the Senate (Jun 11, 2025).
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H.R. 884Bill
Sec. 1Prohibit voting by noncitizens in District of Columbia Electionsnew law
Sec. 2Repeal of the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022new law
New provisions of the bill's own
Sec. 1 Prohibit voting by noncitizens in District of Columbia Elections
Sec. 2 Repeal of the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022
What the words would change: every change, in place (0)
Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.
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What it does
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This bill prohibits a non-U.S. citizen from voting in a District of Columbia (DC) election and repeals relevant provisions of DC law.
Federal law prohibits noncitizens from voting in a federal election; however, in 2022, DC enacted a law allowing noncitizens who meet residency and other requirements to vote in local elections. This bill repeals the DC law, which went into effect on February 23, 2023.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 31, 2025).
Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.
What has happened
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Jun 10, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 266 - 148, 1 Present (Roll no. 163). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2594) Roll call recordLibrary of Congress
Jun 4, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-137.Library of Congress
Jan 31, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress