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H.R. 9172: To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia.

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H.R. 9172: To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia.

117th Congress · introduced 2022-10-11 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-10-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia.

Plain summary

This bill prohibits an individual who is not a U.S. citizen from voting in any elections in the District of Columbia (DC). 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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Vern Buchanan (R-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] reported raising $3.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr9172 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117